1953 - A news paper clipping stating that Dewey Cox caused an upset at the local high school talent show, by playing "The Devil's Music".  He leaves Springberry, with his future wife Edith.

 

1954 - Was the floor mopper at "Leroy's Lounge".  He use to watch Bobby Shad every night, to where he knew his show by heart.  One night he had to take over for Bobby Shad.  Bobby Shad had broken his hands from punching his land lord, when he had laryngitis.  Here, Dewey meets Sam.  He "wows" the crowd and the talent scouts with Bobby Shad's, "(Mama) You Got To Love Your Negro Man".  The talent scouts take Dewey to Planet Records.  There he meets Dave and Theo, who make up the rest of his band.  He almost fails at getting a record, until he sings his song, "Walk Hard".  Walk Hard becomes America's favorite record, within 35 minutes of it's recording.

 

???? - "Walk Hard" becomes a number one hit.

 

???? - Dewey goes on stage after the order of The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, then Elvis.  He manages to prove himself to the crowd with "Walk Hard".  He plays his song, "A Life Without You (Is No Life At All)" as an encore.

(Elvis has 9 number one hits - What year?)

 

???? - Darlene Madison joins the band.  Not long after, the song "Let's Duet" comes out.

 

1956? - The song "Darling" comes out and becomes a number one hit.

(Wayward Wind + I Almost Lost My Mind - Need Proof on the year)

 

???? - Dewey got married to Darlene Madison.  Edith divorces him.

 

???? - The song "Guilty As Charged" comes out and becomes a number one hit.  This is where some of the first signs of drug use are noticed.

(Lonely Boy + My Heart is a- + There Goes My Baby - What Year?)

 

1957? - Dewey gets arrested in a drug bust.  He goes into Rehab, to kick the drugs and avoid jail time.

(Can anyone get me the news paper clipping?)

 

1966 - Dewey was living with Darlene and his family in Berkeley, California.

 

???? - Played his song, "Royal Jelly" on The Ed Sullivan Show.

 

???? - Was escorted from some protests, were he was playing some of his songs, like "Let Me Hold You (Little Man)".

 

1968? - Dewey and Darlene have a public interview.  Dewey explains he's going to India.  It's rumored he met The Beatles there.

(Can anyone get me the footage of the interview or proof of the fact he met The Beatles?)

 

???? - Dewey comes back from India.  He begins work on his next song, "Black Sheep".  The song never gets finish and the band breaks up.

 

???? - Dewey was arrested, again.  It was for public indecency, as well as being under the influnace of several illegal drugs, one of them being PCP.  Darlene divorces him and leaves him.  He goes back into Rehab.

 

1976 - Dewey lived in Malibu, California.  He gets his own show, "The Dewey Cox Show".  It was a variety show.

 

???? - Dewey meets his third future wife, Cheryl Tiegs, when she guest stars on his show.  When she marries him, she takes the name, Cheryl Cox-Tiegs.  It was rumored that he had some really wild parties at his house.

 

???? - "The Dewey Cox Show" loses ratings to "The Incredible Hulk" show.

(Episode had the evil Red Hulk twin - 1978? - Proof of the year?)

 

???? - Dewey's father dies.  Patrick Duffy claims Dewey attacked him.  Cheryl Cox-Tiegs divorces him.  Dewey falls into obscurity for a number of years.

 

1992 - A small news bit comes out that Dewey marries Darlene Madison, again, at Cox Ranch in Tennessee.

 

2002 - Dewey makes a small performance in San Francisco, California on April 16.

(Someone get me the video clip, please)

 

???? - Lil' Nuzzack makes a music video, "(You Make Me So) Hard" and puts some clips of Dewey Cox's "Walk Hard", from one of his old performances.

 

2007 - Because of Lil' Nuzzack's video, Dewey Cox is reintroduced to a younger generation.  He his put up for "The Lifetime Achievement Award".  At the concert he has guest performers, like Jewel, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, and Ghostface Killah honor him.  There was a really moving introduction speech by Eddie Vedder.  The band was reunited for this amazing event and they performed Dewey's new song, "Beautiful Ride".  Dewey dies three minutes after the performance.  It was rumored to be a Heart Attack.

 

2007 - On December 21 the offical Biopic comes out into theaters.