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Looking Back: Farm Aid Celebrates 30 Years

Throwback Thursday‬ to September 22, 1985 – the first Farm Aid concert! Watch John Denver with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform “Back Home Again.”

Farm Aid celebrated 30 years last weekend with a concert in Chicago. The nonprofit organization, whose mission is to keep family farmers on the land, began with a concert on September 22, 1985, featuring many musicians including John Denver and Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp. Find out more about Farm Aid here:https://www.farmaid.org.