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    • Jan 18, 1985
    Steel guitarist Frankie Marvin dies in Valencia, California. He played on such hits as Gene Autry's "You Are My Sunshine," Al Dexter's "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry" and Tex Ritter's "Jingle Jangle Jingle"
    Jan 18, 1985
    RCA releases The Judds' "Girls Night Out"
    Jan 19, 1985
    George Strait hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart for the first of three total weeks with "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"
    Jan 19, 1985
    "How Blue" takes Reba McEntire to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jan 19, 1985
    The Statler Brothers, The Whites and pop singer Bobby Vinton are musical guests on the weekly TV show "Hee Haw"
    Jan 19, 1985
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band perform at one of the inaugural balls for Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C. Ray Charles sings "America, The Beautiful," and Mac Davis performs "God Bless The U.S.A."
    Jan 20, 1985
    Brantley Gilbert is born in Jefferson, Georgia. He earns his first hit, "Country Must Be Country Wide," in 2011, following with "You Don't Know Her Like I Do," "Bottoms Up" and "One Hell Of An Amen," among others. Gilbert also writes Jason Aldean's hits "My Kinda Party" and "Dirt Road Anthem"
    Jan 20, 1985
    RCA releases Alabama's "There's No Way"
    Jan 20, 1985
    Willie Nelson has a lot of friends: at a concert in Los Angeles, Nelson is joined on stage by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Booker T. Jones, Gary Busey and Robert Duvall
    Jan 21, 1985
    "Wanted: The Outlaws," featuring Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser, is certified double-platinum by the RIAA, along with the album "Waylon & Willie." Jennings' "Greatest Hits" is likewise recognized for shipments of three million copies
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