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    • Jul 24, 1904
    Guy Drake is born in Weir, Kentucky. He earns his only hit record at the age of 65 with his novelty "Welfare Cadilac"
    Oct 17, 1968
    Guy Drake buys a used 1968 Buick from Boyd Motors in Benton, Kentucky, for $750. The check bounces, and he will be arrested 18 months later, ironically as he's marketing his single "Welfare Cadilac"
    Apr 15, 1970
    "Welfare Cadilac" singer Guy Drake is arrested in Hartford, Kentucky, and jailed 18 months after he bought a 1968 Buick with a $750 check that bounced
    Jul 8, 1971
    A year after he earned a hit with "Welfare Cadilac," Guy Drake announces he's running for president during a Miami event. "I'm interested in saving this country," he announces, "and we might not have another chance"
    Jun 17, 1984
    Guy Drake dies at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville, Kentucky. He created controversy with a 1970 single, "Welfare Cadilac," that ridiculed social programs and their beneficiaries
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