Today in 1981, Buck Owens had a fictitious speeding ticket rescinded by singing “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail” in an episode of the CBS series “The Dukes Of Hazzard,” starring John Schneider and Tom Wopat.

Tammy Wynette, Roy Orbison, Dottie West, the Oak Ridge Boys and Mel Tillis were also “caught speeding” in Hazzard County. The recurring “Celebrity Speed Trap” bit was a way to feature the most popular country artists of the era on the show.

Other notable appearances included Loretta Lynn in a 1980 episode in which she was kidnapped. And Mickey Gilley played himself in an episode that featured Boss Hogg attempting to sell an illegal bootleg of a concert.