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May 6, 1988
Pam Lewis and Bob Doyle form a management company to oversee a boot salesman named Garth Brooks
Jun 17, 1988
Garth Brooks signs with Capitol Records
Dec 5, 1988
Jimmy Bowen debuts his new Universal label. The roster includes Eddie Rabbitt, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Eddy Raven
Jan 9, 1989
Sony Music buys Tree Publishing for an estimated $50 million. The catalog includes such titles as "I Fall To Pieces," "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
Feb 1, 1989
The Nashville Network announces it's establishing a new lifestyle magazine in October: Country America
Feb 2, 1989
The Country Music Association votes during quarterly meetings in San Diego to reinstate the CMA Video of the Year award. Instead of the artist, however, the trophy will go to the director
Mar 4, 1989
Warner Bros. merges with Time, becoming Time Warner. The conglomerate's country division includes Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam, Travis Tritt, The Forester Sisters, Emmylou Harris and Highway 101
Mar 30, 1989
Gilley's nightclub, the subject of a $17-million lawsuit filed against former manager Sherwood Cryer by namesake Mickey Gilley, closes its doors in Pasadena, Texas
Apr 15, 1989
The historic Lone Star Cafe closes in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. For years, the club was one of the few means of live exposure for country acts in New York. A performance at the venue inspired Hank Williams Jr.'s "Dixie On My Mind"
May 8, 1989
Clive Davis announces he's establishing a Nashville office for Arista Records. The country division debuts such acts as Alan Jackson, Pam Tillis, Brooks & Dunn, Diamond Rio and Brad Paisley
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