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Aug 16, 1985
French singer Charles Aznavour performs at the historic Hollywood Bowl for the first of two nights. The show concludes with a performance of a country hit that Aznavour wrote, "Yesterday, When I Was Young"
Sep 13, 1985
Singer/songwriter Sting performs in San Diego as he begins his first solo tour since leaving the rock band The Police. A dozen years later, he appears on a country hit with Toby Keith, "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
Sep 22, 1985
Willie Nelson sponsors the inaugural Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, with Merle Haggard, John Cougar Mellencamp, Roger Miller, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, B.B. King, Judy Rodman and Waylon Jennings, among others
Sep 24, 1985
Radney Foster performs for the first time at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe
Dec 7, 1985
John Denver sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in a flood-relief benefit at the Charleston Cultural Center in West Virginia. Some $1 million is raised with the concert which includes Richie Havens, Poco and Kathy Mattea
Dec 30, 1985
Rick Nelson holds a concert that proves to be the final performance of his life, at PJ's Lounge in Guntersville, Alabama
Jan 9, 1986
Ricky Skaggs reaches Mecca: He performs in Jerusalem in the third and final show during a mini-tour of Israel
Jan 16, 1986
With $7,000 borrowed from an aunt, K.T. Oslin gives a showcase at a Nashville club called Music Row. Record producer Harold Shedd signs her on the basis of that performance, leading to a recording contract with RCA Records
Jan 24, 1986
Jo-El Sonnier plays a "Farewell To Los Angeles" concert, before heading off to Nashville in search of a new recording contract
Feb 22, 1986
Hank Williams Jr. plays Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth, setting a record for the honky tonk when the night generates sales of 16,000 bottles of beer
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