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Jun 13, 1989

A week before the opening of the movie "Great Balls Of Fire," Jerry Lee Lewis receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Jun 14, 1989

Pop singer/songwriter Carole King is entered into the Hollywood RockWalk. Her credits include several country hits: Anne Murray's "Time Don't Run Out On Me," Bobby Bare's "What Am I Gonna Do" and Skeeter Davis' "I Can't Stay Mad At You"

Jun 29, 1989

"Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" singer Tom Jones receives a star at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jul 1, 1989

Playboy Records founder Hugh Hefner marries Kimberley Conrad at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The label, which closed a decade prior, found its greatest success with country hits by Barbi Benton and Mickey Gilley

Jul 3, 1989

Rock artist Elle King is born in Los Angeles. She joins Dierks Bentley on his 2016 country duet "Different For Girls" and wins the Academy of Country Music award for Musical Event of the Year after joining Miranda Lambert and three other women on a cover of "Fooled Around And Fell In Love"

Jul 10, 1989

The Monkees have a star embedded in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pop group's "Last Train To Clarksville" ranks among country music's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Jul 11, 1989

California Angels owner Gene Autry plays host to former president Ronald Reagan when Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is held at Anaheim Stadium. The American League defeats the National League, 5-3

Aug 4, 1989

Casey Kristofferson attends an Ozzy Osbourne concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. When Osbourne yells "Let's get crazy," fans rush the stage and knock over Kristofferson's mom, Rita Coolidge

Aug 6, 1989

Film producer Nat Levine dies in Woodland Hills, California. He oversaw the production of many of Gene Autry's movies

Aug 16, 1989

Riders In The Sky perform their 2,000th show in Santa Cruz, California

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