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    • Jan 7, 1989
    The Forester Sisters, John Hartford and Ray Stevens are slated as musical performers on TV's "Hee Haw"
    Jan 7, 1989
    Japanese emperor Hirohito dies of cancer at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Some 45 years earlier, in the throes of World War II, he was referenced in the lyrics of Red Foley's country hit "Smoke On The Water"
    Jan 7, 1989
    The Nashville Academy of Music presents Minnie Pearl a community service award for promoting cancer awareness
    Jan 8, 1989
    Pop singer Richard Marx marries actress/singer/dancer Cynthia Rhodes. He wrote Kenny Rogers' "Crazy"
    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"
    Jan 9, 1989
    The Judds appear on the debut of late-night TV's "The Pat Sajak Show"
    Jan 10, 1989
    Warner Bros. Records releases "More Great Dirt: The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vol. II"
    Jan 10, 1989
    Johnny Russell undergoes triple-bypass surgery at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. Randy Travis sends a get-well present: a leather and denim jacket
    Jan 10, 1989
    Warner Bros. Records releases Highway 101's "Setting Me Up"
    Jan 11, 1989
    Capitol releases the "Kix Brooks" album, including a song destined to become a hit for McBride & The Ride, "Sacred Ground"
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