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Feb 8, 1929
When Jimmie Rodgers is bed-ridden with pleurisy in his hometown, a local messenger, Bill Bruner, is tabbed to do his best impersonation for six songs at a Meridian, Mississippi, theater. Rodgers gives him $10 and a guitar the next day
Mar 15, 1930
Jimmie Rodgers is forced to cancel a show in Carthage, Mississippi, when he begins hemorrhaging in the morning from tuberculosis
Jul 4, 1950
Hank Williams is unable to perform for 11,000 fans at the Watermelon Festival in DeLeon, Texas, because he's "too sick"
Dec 30, 1951
Hank Williams is forced to cancel concerts in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore after back surgery. Audrey Williams still performs at the shows, but as she leaves the house with her things, Hank fires four gun shots at her
Aug 9, 1952
Hank Williams misses a scheduled appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Two days later, Opry manager Jim Denny fires Williams
Dec 16, 1952
A sickly Hank Williams cancels a show in Victoria, Texas. Friends believe he may have had a heart attack, or an overdose
May 22, 1955
Ain't that a shame: Fats Domino's concert in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is cancelled when police predict it will lead to a riot. Domino's current hit, "Ain't It A Shame," is eventually reconstituted for the country audience by Hank Williams Jr.
Jun 12, 1960
Gene Vincent cancels a tour of Great Britain, saying he's received a telegram that his 18-month-old daughter has died from pneumonia. His story is fabricated
Jul 22, 1965
Following a near-fatal car wreck 12 days earlier, Roy Acuff cancels all his remaining dates for the year, except a USO tour of South Vietnam
Sep 21, 1967
Tennessee Ernie Ford begins a four-day run at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. He is forced to leave the state before the stint is concluded when his wife, Betty Ford, attempts to overdose at home in California
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