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    • Feb 1, 1985
    The Eagles' Glenn Frey makes his acting debut in an episode of "Miami Vice" that features his song "Smuggler's Blues"
    Feb 2, 1985
    Mary Ann Kristofferson dies in San Diego County. Her passing comes just two months after her son, Kris Kristofferson, recorded a song about reincarnation, "Highwayman," with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash
    Feb 2, 1985
    Merle Haggard's "A Place To Fall Apart," recorded with Janie Fricke, hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Feb 2, 1985
    The Judds hit #1 on the Billboard country albums chart for the first time in their career with "Why Not Me"
    Feb 2, 1985
    Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Roy Acuff and pop singer Anita Bryant hold down the guest slots on TV's "Hee Haw"
    Feb 2, 1985
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XI at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, joined by Kris Kristofferson, Tom Wopat, Little Richard, Nicolette Larson, Alabama, Ted Nugent, Bill Medley, Lacy J. Dalton, Gail Davies, Eddy Raven, Emmylou Harris and Amy Grant, among others
    Feb 4, 1985
    Terre Haute's WPFR-AM changes format from beautiful music to country. Owned by The Oak Ridge Boys, the station's first country song is "Elvira"
    Feb 5, 1985
    Smokey Robinson performs a version of "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" on PBS' "Sesame Street," a year after Mickey Gilley turned the song into a country hit
    Feb 6, 1985
    Columbia releases Bruce Springsteen's single "I'm On Fire." The song inspires the Kenny Rogers country hit "Morning Desire" and will be referenced in Eric Church's 2012 single "Springsteen"
    Feb 6, 1985
    Warner Bros. releases T.G. Sheppard's "You're Going Out Of My Mind"
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