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Recorded September 29, 2001 at Farm Aid concert at Noblesville, Indiana.

Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America. September 29, 2001 – Noblesville, Indiana. When asked about Farm Aid returning to Indiana, John Mellencamp, an Indiana native, said I’m proud to bring Farm Aid back to Indiana, America’s heartland. The enthusiasm and support for farmers in this part of the country is what inspires us all to keep working to protect rural America and all of the farms, families, and small businesses that make this country thrive. Farm Aid kicked off its annual benefit concert with a press event that featured pioneers in the good food movement.

Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp founded Farm Aid in 1985 and serve on the board of directors. The three agreed that family farmers were in dire need of assistance and decided to plan a concert for America. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid's Board of Directors in 2001 to help further Farm Aid's mission of keeping family farmers on their land.

Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America features highlights from this special show, and is the first ~Farm Aid concert to be released on home video; in addition to Nelson, Young, and Mellencamp, the video also features performances from the Dave Matthews Band, Martina McBride, and the Doobie Brothers.

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In 1988 his first book, Willie: An Autobiography, was published. The Facts of Life: And Other Dirty Jokes, a personal recollection of tour and musical stories from his career, combined with song lyrics, followed in 2002. In 2005 he co-authored Farm Aid: A Song for America, a commemorative book about the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of Farm Ai.The establishment had about 80 employees and was used as a concert hall with a bar and a 1,000 square feet (93 m2) dance floor. It closed in 2011 after defaulting on a loan, leading to foreclosure and bankruptcy. In 2010, Nelson founded with the collaboration of producers and filmmakers Luck Films, a company dedicated to produce feature.

Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America 2002.

This concert captures the spirit of a historic 2001 event. Performed on September 29, 2001, in Noblesville, Indiana, this sold-out Farm Aid concert featured a star-studded lineup including founder Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Farm Aids newest board member, Dave Matthews. Also performing are Arlo Guthrie, the Doobie Brothers, and Martina McBride, all of whom gave memorable performances to demonstrate their commitment to Americas family farmer. Held just 18 days after the September 11th attacks, Farm Aid 2001, A Concert for America, celebrated the solidarity, innovation, and hard work of family farmers in keeping America strong.

The day-long concert, renamed Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America, took place Saturday (Sept. 29) at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, In. just north of Indianapolis, before a sold-out crowd. Now I’m gonna introduce a great American to do a great song, and we’re gonna help him out," Nelson said at the outset of the six-hour portion of the concert telecast live on CMT. Arlo Guthrie took the stage to sing his father Woody’s classic, "This Land Is Your Land". Many in the audience held up American flags - some real, some printed on paper