Texas Snicker Today1985 The First Farm Aid

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Today,1985, The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of
80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Organized
by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the event had been
spurred on by Bob Dylan’s comments at Live Aid earlier in that year that
he hoped some of the money would help American farmers. The star
studded line-up of country stars included: Alabama, Hoyt Axton, Glen
Campbell, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels Band, John Denver, Bob Dylan,
John Fogerty, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Waylon
Jennings, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Willie Nelson, Charley Pride, Bonnie Raitt,
Kenny Rogers.