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Feb 27, 1989

Betty Jean Ford, the wife of Tennessee Ernie Ford, dies in Palo Alto, California, of complications from a stroke

Feb 28, 1989

K.T. Oslin leads the field with five nominations for the 24th annual Academy Of Country Music awards. In the running for the Entertainer of the Year trophy are: Alabama, The Judds, George Strait, Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr.

Mar 1, 1989

Songwriter/bassist/TV personality Cliffie Stone receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, just seven months before his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He wrote "Divorce Me C.O.D" and "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"

Mar 8, 1989

Singer/songwriter Stuart Hamblen dies of brain cancer in Santa Monica, California. His mix of gospel and cowboy music made him the first western singer to appear on Los Angeles radio, and, in 1976, brought him a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Mar 15, 1989

Liberty Records founder Al Bennett dies in Sherman Oaks, California. The label released Willie Nelson's first solo hit, "Touch Me," in 1962, and, after acquisition by United Artists, became associated with Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, Garth Brooks, Billy Dean and Tanya Tucker

Apr 2, 1989

Reba McEntire begins a three-night stand at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California. The concerts are recorded for a 19-song, in-concert album, "Reba Live"

Apr 10, 1989

"Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" takes Single Record of the Year for Kathy Mattea and producer Allen Reynolds and Song of the Year for Mattea and songwriters Gene and Paul Nelson at the 24th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, aired on NBC from the Disney Studios in Burbank

Apr 11, 1989

Foster & Lloyd make a stop on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles with an appearance at the Roxy Theatre

Apr 14, 1989

Just as his song "You Ain't Going Nowhere" is becoming a country hit for Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan secretly buys a home at 5430 Shirley Avenue in Tarzana, California. The neighbors have no idea a star is in their midst

May 29, 1989

Lisa Marie Presley Keough gives birth to Elvis Presley's first grandchild, Danielle Keough, in Santa Monica, California

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