8 Music Legends from the 1970s You Never Knew Got Arrested

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00:008 Music Legends From The 1970s You Never Knew Got Arrested

00:05Number 8 Jim Gordon

00:08Jim Gordon's fingerprints are etched into rock history, working with Eric Clapton, George

00:12Harrison and Steely Dan.

00:14In 1983, Gordon suffered a psychotic episode ending in his arrest.

00:19Number 7 Chuck Berry

00:22Revolutionary guitarist who created Rock's foundation with Johnny B. Goode.

00:26His influential career was interrupted by a 1979 tax evasion conviction.

00:31Number 6 Leif Garrett

00:34Teen idol with hit I Was Made For Dancing, faced early drug addiction, caused an accident paralyzing

00:39his friend and experienced financial ruin.

00:42Number 5 Billy Preston

00:45The fifth Beatle keyboard virtuoso behind Nothing From Nothing, struggled with escalating tax problems

00:50and drug addiction throughout his career.

00:53Number 4 Gary Glitter

00:56Glam rocker whose Rock and Roll Part 2 became a sports anthem faced multiple imprisonments

01:00for child abuse, erasing his legacy.

01:04Number 3 David Ruffin

01:07The Temptations distinctive baritone battled cocaine dependency, becoming increasingly unreliable

01:12before his death at 50 in 1991.

01:15Number 2 Jerry Lee Lewis

01:18The musician who revolutionized piano rock with hits like Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta

01:23Shaken effectively ended his rock career at his peak after marrying his 13-year-old cousin.

01:29Number 1 Rick James

01:32Super Freak Funk pioneer fused musical styles with electrifying stage presence before his

01:36drug addiction led to prison and early death.

01:39Bye Now

01:49America

01:50Thank You

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