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Dec 20, 1989
Ricky Van Shelton receives a platinum album from the RIAA, for "Loving Proof"
Dec 20, 1989
The Charlie Daniels Band gets a platinum single from the RIAA for "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
Dec 21, 1989
Triple-nominees Randy Travis and George Strait are the top country contestants announced among finalists in the American Music Awards. Hank Williams Jr. and Alabama are the genre's only double-nominees
Dec 21, 1989
John Bailes dies. A member of the first successful version of The Bailes Brothers, he was one of four siblings who played in the duo between 1942 and the 1950s
Dec 22, 1989
Richard Dreyfuss stars in "Always," making its theater debut. The soundtrack features Lyle Lovett's "Cowboy Man," plus music by Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, The Platters, Micheal Smotherman, The Coasters and Van Morrison
Dec 23, 1989
Ronnie Milsap's "A Woman In Love" takes over the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart
Dec 23, 1989
Merle Haggard and Theresa Lane have a daughter, Jenessa Haggard
Dec 26, 1989
MCA releases Patty Loveless' "Chains"
Dec 27, 1989
U.S. troops begin a withdrawal from Panama after driving Manuel Noriega from power in one week. Craig Morgan participated in Operation Just Cause as a member of the Army Airborne Division
Dec 27, 1989
Elmo & Patsy earn a gold record from the RIAA for their Christmas novelty hit, "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer," and a second gold record for the album of the same name
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