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1989 was one of two years during the 1980s which sprouted the most prolific class of newcomers in country music history (1986 being the other), a trend that had not been seen since the mid-1950s (when artists such as Elvis Presley, George Jones and Johnny Cash first rose to fame).
Hot Country Songs is a record chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1989, 50 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine.
Class year Notability References Tony Arata: Grammy-nominated songwriter Luke Bryan: 1999 country music singer Elizabeth Cook: country music singer Dallas Davidson: country music singer Travis Greene: 2007 gospel music singer Ben Hayslip: 1994 Grammy-nominated songwriter; 2011 and 2012 ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year Cole Swindell: 2007
Real Country, a 24-hour satellite music network focusing on classic country and neotraditional country, is planned for a 1989 launch by country star Buck Owens out of his Phoenix Arizona radio studios and carried by the Satellite Music Network. It is heard primarily in smaller- and medium-sized markets.
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February 19 – Biff Collie, 66, country music disc jockey, promoter and journalist (cancer). [14] October 25 — Roger Miller, 56, singer-songwriter best known for Grammy Award winner "King of the Road". (throat cancer) November 23 — Roy Acuff, 89, country music pioneer from the 1930s onward, and Grand Ole Opry institution. (heart failure)
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Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. K.T. Oslin for "Hold Me" Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. Randy Travis for Old 8x10; Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The Judds for "Give a Little Love" Best Country Vocal Collaboration. k.d. lang & Roy Orbison for "Crying" Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group ...