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Nov 21, 1980
Some 85 people are killed in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The survivors include three members of Mac Davis' band
Feb 10, 1981
Natalie Cole is rescued from her room on the 26th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton when the hotel has a fire. She is destined to receive a 1994 CMA nomination for Album of the Year for her contribution to "Rhythm Country & Blues"
Dec 29, 1981
A short in some Christmas lights causes a fire in a tool shed on Johnny Cash's property in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Damages are estimated at $250-$500
Aug 15, 1984
Billy Ray Cyrus' band loses almost all its instruments and equipment when a fire is set at Changes, a club in Ironton, Ohio, where they are scheduled to perform
Jan 9, 1985
A small fire near the chimney causes minor damage to Johnny Cash's home in Hendersonville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1985
A fire causes $3 million in damages to a control room and a recreation room at the Caribou Ranch recording studio in Nederland, Colorado. The facility had hosted sessions for Eddie Rabbitt, John Denver, Waylon Jennings and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among others
Apr 13, 1987
Fire destroys the Dallas home of Willie Nelson's drummer, Paul English, as well as his gold records and music equipment
May 17, 1987
An arsonist sets fire to Tom Petty's house in Los Angeles while his family eats breakfast, doing $800,000 worth of damage. Petty wrote Rosanne Cash's "Never Be You" and goes on to write Roy Orbison's "You Got It"
Jan 22, 1988
Donna Fargo's Nashville-area house is partially destroyed by a fire that erupts in her 1978 Rolls-Royce. Her gold records survive the blaze
Aug 28, 1988
Four members of The Charlie Daniels Band barely escape injury when they flee their burning bus 16 miles south of Ventura, California. Within minutes, flames shoot 30 feet into the air
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