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POP/ROCK - Jan. 5, 1989

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Country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson will go home from the American Music Awards on Jan. 30. with a special award of merit for career achievement. Another 22 awards will be handed out in pop-rock, soul-rhythm and blues, country, rap, and heavy metal categories. Dick Clark is producing the award show, which will be seen on ABC-TV. Nelson, known for his song-writing and acting successes, also has organized the Farm Aid concerts to help beleaguered family farms in the United States.

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