NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Nashville police arrested two people accused of
stealing a
59-year-old Hank Williams notebook containing notes and unpublished
song lyrics.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing said the book was stolen and was valued by
music experts at as much as $250,000.Stephen M. Shutts, co-owner of a traveling music memorabilia
collection, and Francine Boykin, a former worker on a cleaning crew at Sony,
turned themselves in yesterday on felony theft charges. They were released on bond.
Police said the singer's notebook had not
been recovered. The 42-year-old collector told The Tennessean newspaper he acquired the
notebook legally after purchasing it for an undisclosed amount.
Police said the 50-year-old former employee said she found the book in
the trash.
Williams' daughter,
Jet Williams, said she looks forward to its return to Sony.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Hank Williams' song notebook stolen
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