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Aug 1, 1985
John Denver takes part in a benefit concert at The Bitter End in New York, celebrating the Greenwich Village venue's 25th anniversary. Also appearing are Tom Paxton, Joni Mitchell and Peter, Paul & Mary
Sep 22, 1985
Willie Nelson sponsors the inaugural Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, with Merle Haggard, John Cougar Mellencamp, Roger Miller, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, B.B. King, Judy Rodman and Waylon Jennings, among others
Dec 7, 1985
John Denver sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in a flood-relief benefit at the Charleston Cultural Center in West Virginia. Some $1 million is raised with the concert which includes Richie Havens, Poco and Kathy Mattea
Mar 29, 1986
Minnie Pearl joins Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams in the inaugural Comic Relief, with funds benefiting the homeless
Jun 14, 1986
Alabama hosts June Jam V in Fort Payne. The band's annual charity concert features musical guests Willie Nelson, Gary Morris, The Charlie Daniels Band, Mark Gray, Mel Tillis and The Forester Sisters
Jun 23, 1986
The Country Music Foundation presents the Roy Acuff Award to Willie Nelson, honoring his humanitarian efforts
Jul 4, 1986
Willie Nelson performs "Smokin' In The Boys Room" with Vince Neil in Farm Aid II at the University of Texas' Memorial Stadium in Austin. Also appearing: George Jones, John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam, Exile, Julio Iglesias, Huey Lewis, Alabama, Janie Fricke, Joe Ely and Rosanne Cash
Aug 23, 1986
Olivia Newton-John takes part in a David Foster-hosted celebrity softball game for charity in Victoria, British Columbia. Ending in a 12-12 tie, it also attracts Wayne Gretzky, Rob Lowe and Tommy Chong
Sep 30, 1986
Eddie Rabbitt and his wife, Janine, perform "Both To Each Other (Friends And Lovers)" at a benefit concert in Bloomington, Minnesota, to aid infant organ transplants. The issue was central to their son, Timmy, who died the previous year
Nov 5, 1986
Ronnie Milsap holds a Lost In The Fifties fundraiser for the Recording Academy at the National Guard Armory in Nashville
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