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Willie Nelson's Farm Aid
In 1985 a benefit concert was held for farmers living in the world's richest country, the USA. Witness speaks to the main organiser, the Country music legend Willie Nelson.
In 1985 a benefit concert was held for farmers living in the world's richest country, the USA. The money went toward preventing suicides and helping farmers keep their land. Witness speaks to the main organiser, the Country music legend Willie Nelson.
(Photo: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings by Paul Natkin/Photo Reserve, Inc)
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