1985 in music
See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the
list of 'years in music'
Events
- January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey
Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon (musician),
Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are
The World".
Albums released
Top hits
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of
1985
Births
Deaths
- January 9 - Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer
- February 11 - Heinz Eric Roemheld
- February 11 - Ulysses Simpson Kay
- February 12 - Leslie Sarony, English singer, comedian and songwriter
- February 22 - Efrem Zimbalist, violinist
- February 28 - David Byron, Uriah
Heep
- March 31 - Jeanine
Deckers, known as The Singing Nun and had a hit record, "Dominique"
- July 23 - Kay Kyser, US
bandleader
- September 6 - Little Brother Montgomery
- October 6 - Nelson
Riddle, US conducter, composer and arranger
- October 11 - Tex
Williams, US country singer
- October 14 - Emil
Gilels, pianist
- October 21 - Ricky
Wilson, founding member of The B-52's
- December 12 - Ian Stewart, The Rolling Stones,
cerebrovascular accident
- December 22 - D. Boon, lead
singer of The Minutemen
- December 31 - Ricky
Nelson, singer, former teen idol
Awards
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