Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young Start Farm Aid | This Week in Music History

On September 22nd, 1985, the first Farm Aid took place in Champaign, Illinois. The annual music festival was founded by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp to help raise money to support American farmers.

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