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  • May 23, 1961
    Gene Autry is arrested in North Hollywood and charged with drunk driving after failing a field sobriety test. He's released on $263 bail
    Jul 8, 1961
    Ray Charles is arrested in Chicago during a heroin bust. The following year, he connects country and R&B through the landmark album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
    Nov 14, 1961
    Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis on drug charges, after buying marijuana and heroin two days earlier. Within months, Charles will record the album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
    Nov 14, 1961
    Johnny Cash is jailed in Nashville for public intoxication after trying to kick in the door of a nightclub that was closed near Printers Alley
    Dec 6, 1961
    Gene Autry is arrested on drunk driving charges in Los Angeles after almost hitting maintenance workers with his station wagon near the corner of Sunshine Terrace and Laurel Canyon. Just two weeks prior, he pleaded guilty to a previous DUI
    Oct 8, 1963
    R&B singer Sam Cooke is arrested for disturbing the peace in Shreveport when he's enraged at a Holiday Inn that refuses to rent him a room because he's black. Cooke's songs "Good Times" and "Bring It On Home To Me" will become country hits for Dan Seals and Mickey Gilley
    Oct 31, 1964
    Ray Charles is arrested in Boston for possession of marijuana and heroin, leading him to secure professional help to beat his addiction
    Jan 5, 1965
    Faron Young is arrested for assault after throwing his drink in the face of a policeman cracking down on a violation of Nashville liquor policies at the Music City Club on 16th Avenue. Young is required to pay a $75 fine
    Jan 27, 1965
    Don Gibson is arrested at his home in Nashville for assault and battery following an altercation with his wife, Rosalene. She is hospitalized two days later with a laceration above her eye
    May 11, 1965
    Johnny Cash is arrested for trespassing in Starkville, Mississippi, when he walks on private property to pick some flowers. During his night in jail, he violently kicks the walls of his cell, breaking his big toe




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