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Jul 11, 1970
Conway Twitty receives a phone call in Winona, Minnesota, threatening Bill Anderson's life if he performs that night. Anderson performs anyway, with 16 policemen dispersed among a crowd of 2,000
Dec 18, 1979
An internal FBI document indicates John Denver has received at least 17 death threats from Germany since December 1
Dec 29, 1980
Two men try to kill songwriter Gary S. Paxton, who produced hits for Vern Gosdin. One of the men tells police a country figure recruited them to do the job. Paxton believes Gosdin was responsible
May 20, 1981
An obsessive fan begins stalking Bob Dylan, trespassing on his property 19 times in the next month and issuing death threats to his entourage. Dylan is destined for a place in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Jun 21, 1981
An obsessive fan calls one of Bob Dylan's ex-girlfriends to warn that she'll be killed. The caller, who claims to be Dylan's wife, is prohibited by the courts from harassing Dylan, who authored the Judy Rodman hit "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
Jan 15, 1983
Dolly Parton cancels the remainder of her winter concerts, after receiving death threats in Owensboro, Kentucky
Jul 6, 2003
The Dixie Chicks perform at Dallas' American Airlines Center despite a threat that Natalie Maines will be shot on stage
Jul 29, 2003
A Louisiana songwriter sends a note to a George Strait associate, saying he might "go Rambo" if Strait doesn't cut one of his songs, adding that he "won't be the lone gunman." He's later indicted for extortion
Feb 11, 2004
A Louisiana songwriter is indicted in Nashville on seven counts of extortion. He sent a series of messages to George Strait's representatives, threatening to blow up the singer's property if Strait didn't record one of his songs. He subsequently claims the threats were emails sent by a hacker
Nov 10, 2004
Adrian Washington, an employee at Lorrie Morgan and Sammy Kershaw's HotChickens.com restaurant, is arrested on stalking charges in Nashville after threatening to rape, kill or otherwise harm members of the family
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