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    • Jul 13, 1985
    Willie Nelson's "Forgiving You Was Easy" occupies the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 13, 1985
    Harmonica player Terry McMillan is the only Nashville performer to appear on stage at Live Aid in Philadelphia. During the event, McMillan's nose is broken in the audience
    Jul 14, 1985
    Lily May Ledford dies in Lexington, Kentucky. Leader of The Coon Creek Girls, she was also the mother of Exile's J.P. Pennington
    Jul 15, 1985
    Warner Bros. releases Gary Morris' album "Anything Goes"
    Jul 15, 1985
    Don Williams signs with Capitol Records
    Jul 15, 1985
    Kenny Rogers appears on "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous"
    Jul 16, 1985
    Dance band leader Wayne King dies in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Nicknamed "The Waltz King," he had the biggest version of the 1931 pop hit "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)." The song was covered for country fans in 1977 by Marty Robbins
    Jul 16, 1985
    The Oak Ridge Boys sing the national anthem at baseball's All-Star Game and meet Johnny Bench at the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. The National League beats the American League, 6-1
    Jul 16, 1985
    Eddie Rabbitt's son, Timothy, dies of biliary atresia
    Jul 17, 1985
    Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' label debut, "On The Other Hand." The single fails, but is re-released the following year and becomes a classic
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