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    • 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
    Jan 21, 1987
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame adds Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Jackie Wilson, Leiber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Louis Jordan, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Nov 17, 1988
    Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles headline a globally televised concert in Rome to raise money for African child vaccinations. Also appearing: Little Richard, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, B.B. King and James Brown
    Mar 5, 1989
    Jerry Lee Lewis bangs out "Great Balls Of Fire" as Cinemax debuts "The Legends Of Rock 'N' Roll," a concert special that includes Ray Charles, B.B. King, Little Richard, James Brown, Bo Diddley and Fats Domino
    Sep 5, 1990
    Blues guitarist B.B. King is recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Four years later, he collaborates with George Jones for "Patches," a track on the album "Rhythm Country & Blues," which receives a nomination from the Country Music Association
    Sep 10, 1990
    President George Bush awards a National Medal of Arts to bluesman B.B. King at the White House. Four years later, King is a nominee for a Country Music Association award for his work on the album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Apr 30, 1991
    MCA releases the soundtrack to "Thelma & Louise," with music by Kelly Willis, B.B. King and The Eagles' Glenn Frey
    May 4, 1991
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XIV at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre. The lineup includes Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Ted Nugent, Joe Diffie, Steppenwolf and B.B. King, among others
    Sep 26, 1991
    Future Country Music Association awards nominee B.B. King receives a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C.
    May 22, 1993
    CBS airs "Willie Nelson The Big Six-0: An All-Star Birthday Celebration," with Ray Charles, B.B. King, Paul Simon, Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Travis Tritt, Lyle Lovett, Bob Dylan, Marty Stuart, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. The special closes with a mass rendition of "Whiskey River"
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