The Best of Farm Aid: An American Event
Brief Synopsis
An hour of excerpts from Farm Aid, a fourteen-hour concert held at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, on September 22, 1985. The concert, the purpose of which was to raise money for struggling family farmers, featured top performers in country and rock music.
Film Details
Also Known As
Best of Farm Aid: An American Event, Farm Aid
Genre
Music
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
An hour of excerpts from Farm Aid, a fourteen-hour concert held at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, on September 22, 1985. The concert, the purpose of which was to raise money for struggling family farmers, featured top performers in country and rock music.
Cast
Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
Kenny Rogers
Billy Joel
Neil Young
John Mellencamp
Waylon Jennings
Kris Kristofferson
Loretta Lynn
Arlo Guthrie
Dottie West
Carole King
George Jones
Roger Miller
Charles Haid
Sissy Spacek
Debra Winger
Crew
Johnny Cash
Song Performer ("Folsom Prison Blues")
Bob Dylan
Song Performer ("Maggie'S Farm" "Trust Yourself")
Arlo Guthrie
Song Performer ("City Of New Orleans")
Waylon Jennings
Song Performer ("America")
Billy Joel
Song Performer ("Only The Good Die Young")
George Jones
Song Performer ("She'S My Rock")
Carole King
Song Performer ("You'Ve Got A Friend")
Kris Kristofferson
Song Performer ("Me And Bobby Mcgee")
Loretta Lynn
Song Performer ("Coal Miner'S Daughter")
John Mellencamp
Song Performer ("Pink Houses")
Willie Nelson
Executive Producer
Willie Nelson
Song Performer ("On The Road Again" "City Of New Orleans")
Kenny Rogers
Song Performer ("Islands In The Stream")
Dottie West
Song Performer ("City Of New Orleans")
Neil Young
Song Performer ("Heart Of Gold")
Film Details
Also Known As
Best of Farm Aid: An American Event, Farm Aid
Genre
Music
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
