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May 2, 1989
Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson perform a free concert for 15,000 NASA employees at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The event is shot for an NBC-TV special, "Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong"
May 6, 1989
Keith Whitley plays a concert date at the Armadillo Ballroom in Brazoria, Texas, that amounts to his final show
May 26, 1989
Rodney Crowell's father, James Crowell, dies in Harris County, Texas. The event inspires Rodney to write "Many A Long & Lonesome Highway"
Jul 23, 1989
Ringo Starr begins his first solo tour at Dallas' Park Central Amphitheater backed by The All-Starr Band: Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, Levon Helm, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, Clarence Clemons, Rick Danko and Nils Lofgren. The set list includes "Act Naturally"
Aug 7, 1989
T.C. "Son" Lansford dies in Fort Worth, Texas. He played bass for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, appearing on such titles as "Take Me Back To Tulsa," "Ida Red," "San Antonio Rose" and "Maiden's Prayer"
Aug 22, 1989
Randy Rogers is in the ballpark when Nolan Ryan strikes out the 5,000th batter of his career at Arlington Stadium. The Oakland A's beat the hometown Texas Rangers, 2-0
Sep 16, 1989
Guitarist Billy Thompson dies in Texas. He was the leader of Hank Thompson's Brazos Valley Boys during the early 1960s
Oct 14, 1989
Roy Orbison and Joe Ely join the West Texas Walk of Fame in Lubbock, Texas
Dec 1, 1989
Willie Nelson's first wife, Martha Mathews, dies in Waco, Texas
Dec 9, 1989
A small fire causes $25,000 in damage at Gilley's nightclub in Pasadena, Texas. The local fire chief classifies the blaze as arson
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