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    • Feb 23, 1985
    Bruce Springsteen appears on the cover of TV Guide with Prince and Michael Jackson. The Boss' "Atlantic City" will be named one of country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Feb 25, 1985
    "The Night Rock Cried": Honoring "We Are The World," People magazine puts Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie on its cover
    Mar 8, 1985
    Columbia releases the USA For Africa single "We Are The World," with country artists Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings joining Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, among others
    Mar 29, 1985
    Columbia releases the USA For Africa album "We Are The World," featuring Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kenny Rogers with a host of pop and rock stars, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Bruce Springsteen
    Mar 29, 1985
    Neil Simon's "The Slugger's Wife" debuts in movie theaters. Music is provided by Freddy Fender, Jimmy Buffett, Bruce Springsteen, Don Felder, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, The Lovin' Spoonful and future BlackHawk vocalist Van Stephenson
    Apr 1, 1985
    USA For Africa's album "We Are The World" is certified gold by the RIAA, while the single hits gold, platinum and quadruple-platinum. Artists on the project include Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and Billy Joel--46 in all
    Apr 5, 1985
    More than 5,000 radio stations simultaneously play "We Are The World." The record features 46 mostly pop artists, although the country contingent includes Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
    Apr 16, 1985
    The USA For Africa album "We Are The World" earns platinum and double-platinum awards from the RIAA. Among the album's many contributors: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Kim Carnes, Waylon Jennings and Paul Simon
    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 27, 1985
    "Stand On It" songwriter Bruce Springsteen appears on the cover of People magazine with his new wife, Julianne Phillips
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