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    • May 13, 1985
    Warner Bros. releases Dire Straits' rock album "Brothers In Arms." The album's first single, "Money For Nothing," gets intentionally misquoted in Wynonna's 1994 country hit "Girls With Guitars"
    May 13, 1985
    Bruce Springsteen marries Julianne Phillips at Our Lady Of The Lakes in Lake Oswego, Oregon. His song "Stand On It" will become a country hit for Mel McDaniel the following year
    May 14, 1985
    Dustin Lynch is born in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The reedy-voiced singer/songwriter earns a hit with his debut single, 2012's "Cowboys And Angels," nabbing an Academy of Country Music nomination for New Artist of the Year. He also finds hits with "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)," "Hell Of A Night" and "Small Town Boy"
    May 14, 1985
    Marie Osmond files for divorce from her first husband, former Brigham Young basketball player Stephen Craig, in Provo, Utah
    May 16, 1985
    The former Roswell, New Mexico, home of Louise Massey is added to the National Register of Historic Places
    May 18, 1985
    Sawyer Brown notches its first #1 country single in Billboard with "Step That Step"
    May 18, 1985
    Douglas, Arizona, proclaims Marty Robbins Day
    May 18, 1985
    U.S. vice president George Bush makes a brief appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, offering a hug to country icon Roy Acuff
    May 18, 1985
    Willie Nelson gives a benefit concert for ex-president Jimmy Carter's hometown, celebrating the centennial of Plains, Georgia
    May 18, 1985
    In his first appearance in England, Ricky Skaggs begins two nights of recording at the Dominion Theatre, resulting in the album "Live In London." In the audience for one of the shows: Elvis Costello
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