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    • Jul 5, 1975
    "Honky Tonk Women" songwriter Keith Richards is arrested in Fordyce, Arkansas, under suspicion of drug possession. He escapes with a $162.50 fine after pleading guilty to reckless driving
    Jul 5, 1975
    Tanya Tucker's first MCA release, "Lizzie And The Rainman," storms the top of the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 5, 1975
    Pop singer Cher separates from "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman, just days after the couple was married. The newlyweds soon reconcile and maintain a rocky relationship until 1979
    Jul 5, 1975
    The Statler Brothers' Happy Birthday U.S.A. concert is held a day late, thanks to a holiday downpour. With 37,000 people on hand in Staunton, Virginia, the band's special guests are Johnny Russell and Charlie McCoy
    Jul 6, 1975
    Closing out a five-year relationship, Mel Tillis conducts his final MGM recording session in Nashville
    Jul 6, 1975
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant leaves the stage when he coughs up blood at a show in Jacksonville, Florida, setting off a riot among fans. "Sweet Home Alabama" is cited among the greatest country singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Jul 7, 1975
    George Morgan dies in Nashville, five days after having open heart surgery. Voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the smooth-voiced Grand Ole Opry member was best known for his 1949 hit "Candy Kisses." He was the father of Lorrie Morgan
    Jul 9, 1975
    Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith establishes CMH Records
    Jul 9, 1975
    John Anthony Gillis is born in Detroit, Michigan. Under the stage name Jack White, he forms the rock band The White Stripes in 1997. In 2004, he produces Loretta Lynn's album "Van Lear Rose", which garners five Grammy nominations
    Jul 10, 1975
    Bluegrass icon Lester Flatt undergoes a five-hour, triple heart bypass at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville
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