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Mar 27, 1966
Roy Orbison breaks his foot in a motorcycle accident in England
Jun 7, 1966
Claudette Orbison dies in a motorcycle crash near Gallatin, Tennessee, while husband Roy Orbison, who is also riding a motorbike, watches helplessly. She had inspired him to write The Everly Brothers hit "Claudette"
Jul 29, 1966
Bob Dylan breaks several bones in his neck in a motorcycle wreck when he hits an oil slick and flies through the handlebars in Woodstock, New York. During his recovery, he writes "You Ain't Going Nowhere," a country hit in 1989 for Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn, backed by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Sep 4, 1967
Charles "Smokey" Walker, general manager of Nashville's WKDA-FM, dies in a motorcycle accident, while 10-year-old daughter Michelle sustains minor injuries. He was married to Jo Walker, executive director of the Country Music Association
Oct 29, 1971
Rock guitarist Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Georgia. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, namechecked in Conway Twitty's 1978 recording "Boogie Grass Band"
Nov 11, 1972
Bass player Berry Oakley, of the Southern rock act The Allman Brothers Band, dies in Macon, Georgia, when his motorcycle collides with a bus. Five years later, the band is celebrated in the Conway Twitty hit "Boogie Grass Band"
Aug 18, 1973
Billboard reports Marty Robbins injured his hand in a motorcycle accident
Jul 17, 1974
Guitarist/harmony vocalist Don Rich dies in a motorcycle accident near Morro Beach, California. A member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he provided some of the inspiration in the group's sound and co-wrote "Before You Go" and "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line"
Mar 19, 1976
Kris Kristofferson films a scene for the movie "A Star Is Born" in which he crashes a motorcycle off a concert stage at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona
Apr 15, 1982
Billy Joel is hospitalized after breaking his left hand in a motorcycle accident on Long Island. He goes on to write Garth Brooks' country hit "Shameless"
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