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Jan 1, 1985
MTV's second cable network, Video Hits 1, debuts. Shows such as "Behind The Music," "Divas" and "The Storytellers" highlight numerous country acts, including Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson
Feb 8, 1985
Waylon Jennings performs for the first time at New York's prestigious Radio City Music Hall, sharing the bill with Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and Jessi Colter
Feb 13, 1985
Ricky Skaggs and Bill Monroe shoot the video for Skaggs' "Country Boy" in New York's Times Square and on the subway
Mar 7, 1985
The Nashville Network hosts a birthday bash at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Scheduled host George Jones, feeling mistreated, leaves just before the show starts. Ricky Skaggs takes over as host
Mar 18, 1985
Kris Kristofferson is inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York
Mar 23, 1985
Billy Joel marries model Christie Brinkley aboard a yacht on the west side of Manhattan. During their relationship, he writes "Shameless," which becomes a country hit for Garth Brooks
Apr 21, 1985
Songwriter Irving Mills dies in New York. In addition to the jazz classics "Mood Indigo" and "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," he wrote Hank Williams' breakthrough hit, "Lovesick Blues"
Apr 25, 1985
"Big River," based on the Mark Twain novel "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn," opens on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theater. Featuring music written by Roger Miller, the play goes on to win seven Tony awards, including Best Score
Jun 2, 1985
Roger Miller and the Broadway production of "Big River" win seven Tony awards, including Best Musical and Best Score
Jun 30, 1985
A Rolls-Royce owned by "I Feel Fine" songwriter John Lennon sells for $2 million during an auction in New York City
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