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    • Jun 24, 1985
    The USA For Africa album "We Are The World" is certified triple-platinum by the RIAA. Contributing artists include Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Kim Carnes and Bruce Springsteen
    Feb 25, 1986
    USA For Africa's "We Are The World" wins four times during the 28th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Producer Quincy Jones collects Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Music Video, Short Form. Composers Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie take Song of the Year
    Sep 12, 1987
    Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers climb to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Make No Mistake, She's Mine," written by pop star Kim Carnes
    Aug 21, 1988
    Dolly Parton flies from the Louisiana set of "Steel Magnolias" to surprise Kenny Rogers at a 50th birthday party, serenading him with "9 To 5." Other guests: Sheena Easton, Mac Davis, Olivia Newton-John, Kim Carnes, Roger Miller and O.J. Simpson
    Jan 28, 1993
    MCA releases Reba McEntire's duet with Vince Gill, "The Heart Won't Lie," written by pop artist Kim Carnes
    Apr 2, 1996
    Songwriter Matraca Berg draws an A-list crowd at Nashville's 12th & Porter. She's joined on stage by Patty Loveless and Trisha Yearwood, while the audience includes James House, Kim Carnes and Mavericks Raul Malo and Robert Reynolds
    Dec 16, 1996
    T. Graham Brown performs "Mustang Sally" at Nashville's Caffe Milano in a fundraiser that puts him on stage with Peter Frampton, guitarist Larry Carlton, Kim Carnes, Billy Burnette, Bekka Bramlett and Take 6 vocalist Claude McKnight
    Aug 27, 1997
    Kenny Rogers & Dottie West collect a gold album from the RIAA for "Every Time Two Fools Collide" and platinum for "Classics," while the "Duets" album--pairing Rogers with West, Kim Carnes and Sheena Easton--goes gold and platinum simultaneously
    Nov 17, 1997
    Classic concert moment: Olivia Newton-John is joined by Vince Gill to sing "You're The One That I Want," from "Grease," during a benefit at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Also on the bill: Michael McDonald, Peter Frampton and Kim Carnes
    Sep 29, 2004
    Kerry-Oke Night At The Trap, a Nashville fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, features Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, J.D. Souther, Kim Carnes, Raul Malo, Jeff Hanna, Allison Moorer, Mandy Barnett, Nanci Griffith, Matraca Berg and Beth Nielsen Chapman
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