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    • Aug 17, 1985
    "Highwayman" appears at the top of the Billboard country singles chart, teaming Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson
    Aug 30, 1985
    A Willie Nelson performance of Hank Williams' "I Saw The Light" serves as a wakeup call for astronauts on the Discovery Space Shuttle
    Sep 1, 1985
    For the second day in a row, astronauts aboard the Discovery Space Shuttle wake up to the voice of Willie Nelson. This time it's a version of the traditional pop standard "That Lucky Old Sun"
    Sep 2, 1985
    A day after viewing Hurricane Elena from high above the atmosphere, the Discovery Space Shuttle crew gets a wakeup call of Willie Nelson singing "Stormy Weather"
    Sep 6, 1985
    Columbia releases a Willie Nelson duets album, "Half Nelson," featuring Merle Haggard, Julio Iglesias, Ray Charles, Hank Williams, Leon Russell, Lacy J. Dalton, George Jones, Carlos Santana and Mel Tillis, among others
    Sep 22, 1985
    Willie Nelson sponsors the inaugural Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, with Merle Haggard, John Cougar Mellencamp, Roger Miller, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, B.B. King, Judy Rodman and Waylon Jennings, among others
    Sep 28, 1985
    Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, known collectively as The Highwaymen, reach the top spot on the Billboard country albums chart with "Highwayman"
    Oct 12, 1985
    Willie Nelson is a surprise halftime guest at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, where the University of Texas Marching Band backs him in "On The Road Again." The Oklahoma Sooners beat the Longhorns, 14-7
    Oct 15, 1985
    Willie Nelson attends as the Country Music Hall of Fame opens a new exhibit devoted to his career in Nashville
    Nov 9, 1985
    Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson take guest slots on TV's "Hee Haw"
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