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    • May 31, 1985
    Columbia releases Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days." The song will be referenced in the lyrics of Eric Church's 2012 country hit "Springsteen"
    Jun 24, 1985
    The USA For Africa album "We Are The World" is certified triple-platinum by the RIAA. Contributing artists include Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Kim Carnes and Bruce Springsteen
    Dec 4, 1985
    Willie Nelson and Bruce Springsteen lend their names to an ad in The New York Times, asking the 3M Company not to close its plant in Freehold, New Jersey. The corporation shuts down the operation anyway
    Feb 25, 1986
    USA For Africa's "We Are The World" wins four times during the 28th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Producer Quincy Jones collects Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Music Video, Short Form. Composers Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie take Song of the Year
    Dec 8, 1986
    With Mel McDaniel's version of the Boss' "Stand On It" riding the country chart, Bruce Springsteen occupies the cover of People magazine
    Jan 21, 1987
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame adds Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Jackie Wilson, Leiber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Louis Jordan, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Jun 18, 1987
    Bruce Springsteen separates from his wife, actress Julianne Phillips. He wrote "Stand On It," a country hit the prior year for Mel McDaniel
    Aug 22, 1987
    When Levon Helm appears at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen hops on stage to add vocals to "Up On Cripple Creek" and the former Waylon Jennings hit "Lucille"
    Sep 30, 1987
    Cinemax shoots "Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black & White Night" at Los Angeles' Cocoanut Grove, with Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, James Burton, Jennifer Warnes and k.d. lang, among others
    Apr 23, 1988
    With Roy Orbison in the crowd at the L.A. Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen tells the audience that Orbison's "Only The Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman" inspired him to write "Born To Run." The crowd then sings "Happy Birthday" to Orbison
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