On This Day, September 22, 1985: The first Farm Aid is held in Illinois

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On This Day, September 22, 1985… Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp headlined the first-ever Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois. The trio organized the all-star event to raise money to help family farmers in the United States. They were inspired by comments Bob