Mar 8, 1985

David Crosby is jailed indefinitely in Dallas two months after fleeing a court-ordered drug treatment facility in New Jersey. Crosby was a founding member of The Byrds, who became a pioneering act in country-rock

May 2, 1985

David Crosby posts $15,000 bail and is escorted by Graham Nash from a Dallas jail, where Crosby has been serving time on drug charges. Crosby was a founder of The Byrds, who became country-rock pioneers

Aug 16, 1985

Carl Perkins' blue suede shoes are stolen from his tour bus while it's parked outside a Memphis theater where he's performing

Nov 13, 1985

Vandals break into Bill Monroe's house and assault his Gibson mandolin, the instrument with which he established bluegrass music. Nothing is stolen

Nov 25, 1985

David Crosby fails to appear at a mandatory hearing in a Dallas court, triggering a warrant for his arrest. Crosby's former band, The Byrds, had an influential impact on the development of country-rock

Dec 7, 1985

Terry Speegel, a woman described as an acquaintance of Hank Williams Jr., is arrested for allegedly stealing a $4,500 diamond bracelet, a briefcase and $15,000 cash from Williams' home near Kentucky Lake in Tennessee

Dec 12, 1985

David Crosby, tormented by a string of arrests and disappearances, surrenders to the FBI in West Palm Beach, where he's jailed overnight. Crosby was a founding member of The Byrds, a leading act in the growth of country-rock

Dec 16, 1985

Bill Monroe reports a safe containing $10,000 was stolen from his bus during the previous week. The safe weighed 300 pounds

Dec 19, 1985

Johnny Paycheck shoots Larry Wise at the North High Lounge in Hillsboro, Ohio, after Wise asked if he'd ever eaten turtle meat

Dec 20, 1985

Johnny Paycheck is released from jail in Hillsboro, Ohio, after posting $25,000 bail. Paycheck was arrested for shooting a man in a barroom argument