Bibliography and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Deutsch, Allison. “‘Farm-Aid: ‘Compassion fatigue’ sets in.” Ithacan, September 26, 1985. https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=ITH19850926.2.34&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN-Compassion+fatigue---------
Kleckner, Dean. “Concerts and Coalitions.” Farmers’ Weekly Review, September 11, 1986. https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=FWR19860911.2.8&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN-Concerts+and+coalitions---------
Governor Thompson
Thompson, James. "Interview with James Thompson," interview by Mark DePue, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, March 30, 2015. 525. https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/52d7d633-5f2e-4d63-9b26-a7dd4cb6deee/Thompson_Jam_PFNL_Vol_IV.pdf.
Gilbert, David. "Interview with David Gilbert," interview by Mark DePue, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, March 14, 2014. 110. https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/bba3918e-ce23-4bda-9fa1-2f3518df6122/Gilbert_Dav_4FNL.pdf.
"Farm Aid," American Eagle, September 27, 1985. https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/52d7d633-5f2e-4d63-9b26-a7dd4cb6deee/Thompson_Jam_PFNL_Vol_IV.pdf.
Setting the Stage
Crapanzano, Christina. "A Brief History of Farm Aid," Time, October 1, 2010. https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2023006,00.html.
The Farm Crisis
Bloome, Peter D. FarmAid Backgrounder. Champaign: Champaign County History Museum, 2023.
Campbell, John R. FarmAid Backgrounder. Champaign: Champaign County History Museum, 2023.
FarmAid: How it Came Together, What it Hopes to Accomplish. Champaign: Champaign County History Museum, 2023.
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service. Illinois Farm Facts. Champaign: Champaign County History Museum, 2023.
McDougal, Dennis. “Farmers Walk Down Rocky Country Road.” Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1985.
Riggs, Dennis. “History Harvest Interview with Dennis Riggs.” By Frank Cabrera and Anthony Raffone. Champaign County History Museum, (April 1, 2023).
Riney-Kehrberg, Pamela. When a Dream Dies: Agriculture, Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2022.
Walker, Debra. “History Harvest Interview with Debra Walker.” By James Perkovich, Annabella Nelson, and Jose Arellano. Champaign County History Museum, (April 1, 2023).
Memorial Stadium
"Memorial Stadium," UIHistories Project. https://uihistories.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/cview?SITEID=1&ID=169#_ftn5.
Keller, Kirsten. "Understanding the history of Memorial Stadium, Illinois football," Daily Illini, October 8, 2013. https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2013/10/08/understanding-the-history-of-memorial-stadium-illinois-football-4/.
Merritt, Sammi. "Campus Mythbusting: Is there a bulldozer beneath Memorial Stadium," University of Illinois Archives, September 14, 2022. https://archives.library.illinois.edu/blog/campus-mythbusting-is-there-a-bulldozer-buried-beneath-memorial-stadium/.
The Day of the Concert
1. Elaine Shelly, “Champaign Became One Long Line,” Herald and Review, September 23, 1985, 4.
2. Jane Jankowski, “Journalists Mingle With Star Performers,” Herald and Review, September 23, 1985, 4.
3. J. Phillip Bloomer, “Even Rain Can’t Dampen Farm Aid Spirit,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 1.
4. Jon Bream, “Farm Aid,” Star Tribune, September 23, 1985, 21.
5. Jill Block, “Steady Drizzle Failed to Dampen Spirits,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 3.
6. Gary Graff, “Melodies Ripen Into a Cash Crop,” Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1985, 17.
7. Bloomer, “Even Rain,” 1.
8. Bream, “Farm Aid,” 21.
9. Bloomer, “Even Rain,” 1.
10. P. Gregory Springer, “Emotion Overpowers Music at Concert,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 2.
11. Bream, “Farm Aid,” 21.
12. Jill Block, “Curiosity, Memories Draw Farm Aid Fans,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 3.
13. Block, “Curiosity,” 3.
14. Judy Tatham, “Fans Ignore Downpour,” Herald and Review, September 23, 1985, 3.
15. Craig Reiser and Laura Reiser, “Interview with Craig and Laura Reiser,” interview by Annabella Nelson, James Perkovich, and Jose Arellano, Champaign County History Museum, (April 1, 2023).
16. Robert Hilburn, “Farm Aid’s Cornucopia of Music,” Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1985, 64.
17. Graff, “Melodies Ripen,” 17.
18. Bloomer, “Even Rain,” 1.
19. Bream, “Farm Aid,” 21.
20. Bream, “Farm Aid,” 21.
21. Anne Cook, “American Agriculture at Center Stage,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 2.
22. Dave Smith and Jack Weaver, “Interview with Dave Smith and Jack Weaver,” interview by History Harvest Class, Champaign County History Museum, (April 1, 2023).
The Day of the Concert
Block, Jill. “Curiosity, Memories Draw Farm Aid Fans.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 3.
Block, Jill. “Steady Drizzle Failed to Dampen Spirits.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 3.
Bloomer, J. Phillip. “Even Rain Can’t Dampen Farm Aid Spirit.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 1.
Bream, Jon. “Farm Aid.” Star Tribune, September 23, 1985, 21.
Cook, Anne. “American Agriculture at Center Stage.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 2.
Graff, Gary. “Melodies Ripen Into a Cash Crop.” Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1985, 17.
Hilburn, Robert. “Farm Aid’s Cornucopia of Music.” Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1985, 64.
Jankowski, Jane Jankowski. “Journalists Mingle With Star Performers” Herald and Review, September 23, 1985, 4.
Reiser, Craig and Laura Reiser. “Interview with Craig and Laura Reiser.” By Annabella Nelson, James Perkovich, and Jose Arellano. Champaign County History Museum, (April 1, 2023).
Shelly, Elaine. “Champaign Became One Long Line.” Herald and Review, September 23, 1985, 4.
Smith, Dave and Jack Weaver. “Interview with Dave Smith and Jack Weaver.” By History Harvest Class. Champaign County History Museum, (April 1, 2023).
Springer, P. Gregory. “Emotion Overpowers Music at Concert.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 2.
Tatham, Judy. “Fans Ignore Downpour.” Herald and Review, September 23, 1985, 3.
Arlo Guthrie
1. “Biography,” The Official Arlo Guthrie Website, http://www.arlo.net/.
2. “About,” Arlo Guthrie, https://www.arloguthrie.com/about.
3. Chris Parton, “Flashback: See Willie Nelson’s ‘City of New Orleans’ at First Farm Aid,” Rolling Stone, September 22, 2016, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-see-willie-nelsons-city-of-new-orleans-at-first-farm-aid-117736/.
Willie Nelson
Bertram, Colin. "How Willie Nelson Helped Build Farm Aid," History, May 8, 2020. https://www.history.com/news/willie-nelson-farm-aid.
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Willie Nelson." Encyclopedia Britannica, August 13, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Willie-Nelson.
B.B. King
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "B.B. King." Encyclopedia Britannica, November 19, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/biography/B-B-King.
John Mellencamp
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "John Mellencamp." Encyclopedia Britannica, October 3, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Mellencamp.
Runtagh, Jordan. "Farm Aid Grows: How John Mellencamp Is Continuing the 31-Year Crusade for Family Farmers," People, September 16, 2016. https://people.com/music/farm-aid-john-mellencamp-on-the-fight-to-save-the-family-farmer/.
Neil Young
"Neil Young interviewed at Farm Aid 1985," Farm Aid, February 11, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7mMEBegVmk.
Santoro, G.. "Neil Young." Encyclopedia Britannica, November 8, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Neil-Young.
Bob Dylan
Kooper, A.. "Bob Dylan." Encyclopedia Britannica, August 23, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bob-Dylan-American-musician.
Staff, "Bob Dylan and Tom Petty perform 'Maggie's Farm' at the first-ever Farm Aid back in 1985," Far Out, July 26, 2020. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-dylan-tom-petty-first-ever-farm-aid-maggies-farm-1985-video/.
Performers
Surkamp, David. "FarmAid: Country, Rock In Their Finest 14 Hours," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 24, 1985.
Performers of Color
1. Jill Warren, “Weather Can’t Dampen FarmAid Fans’ Ardor,” Indianapolis Star, September 23, 1985, 17.
2. John Bowman, “Diverse Farm Aid Lineup Offered Something for Everyone,” News-Gazette, September 29, 1985, 5.
3. Gary Graff, “Melodies Ripen into a Cash Crop,” Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1985, 17.
4. B.B. King, “B.B. King on Life, Plantation Living and his ‘Droopy-Drawers’ Sound,” interview by Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR, October 22, 1996, audio, 36:21, https://www.npr.org/2015/05/15/406988156/b-b-king-on-life-plantation-living-and-his-droopy-drawers-sound.
5. Warren, “Weather,” 17.
6. Robert Hilburn, “Farm Aid’s Cornucopia of Music,” Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1985, 64.
7. Jon Bream, “Farm Aid,” Star Tribune, September 23, 1985, 21.
Performers of Color
Bowman, John. “Diverse Farm Aid Lineup Offered Something for Everyone.” News Gazette, September 29, 1985. 5.
Bream, Jon. “Farm Aid.” Star Tribune, September 23, 1985. 21.
Graff, Gary. “Melodies Ripen into Cash Crop.” Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1985. 17.
Hilburn, Robert. “Farm Aid’s Cornucopia of Music.” Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1985. 64.
King, B.B. “B.B. King on Life, Plantation Living and his ‘Droopy-Drawers’ Sound.” Interview by Terry Gross. Fresh Air, NPR, October 22, 1996. Audio, 36:21. https://www.npr.org/2015/05/15/406988156/b-b-king-on-life-plantation-living-and-his-droopy-drawers-sound.
Warren, Jill. “Weather Can’t Dampen FarmAid Fans’ Ardor.” Indianapolis Star, September 23, 1985. 17.
Foreigner
"Foreigner." In The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music, by Phil Hardy. 3rd ed. Faber and Faber Ltd, 2001. https://proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/ffcpop/foreigner/0?institutionId=386
"FAQ: Part I: The Band". Foreignerfiles.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012.
"I Want to Know What Love Is (1984)—Foreigner (written by Mick Jones)." In Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, by Steve Sullivan. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013. https://proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/rowmanpopular/i_want_to_know_what_love_is_1984_foreigner_written_by_mick_jones/0?institutionId=386
"Foreigner streamlines and likes the results". Hartford Courant. October 16, 1981. p. D5. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
"Live Aid F.A.Q". Liveaid.free.fr. 13 July 1985. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Fri, Sep 20, 1985 · Page 29 https://www.newspapers.com/image/99087476 Downloaded on Feb 15, 2023
Foreigner setlist at Farm Aid 1985. setlist.fm. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2023, from https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/foreigner/1985/memorial-stadium-champaign-il-7bc61e30.html
Tom Petty
Eric Meisfjord, “The Tragic Childhood of Tom Petty,” Grunge, June 18, 2020, https://www.grunge.com/219061/the-tragic-childhood-of-tom-petty/
“Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Full Set at Farm Aid 1985 (Broadcast) + Trust Yourself w/Bob Dylan”, Youtube, filmed September 22, 1985 at Farm Aid, Champaign, IL, video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRABxYOYo2U
Robert Hilburn, "Farm Aid's Cornucopia of Music: Backstage at Farm Aid," Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1985
Lou Reed
Brown, Bill (2013). Words and Guitar: A History of Lou Reed's Music. Colossal Books
Johnstone, Nick (2005), Lou Reed Talking. Omnibus Books.
"Lou Reed Facts, information, pictures". Encyclopedia.com
.McNeil, Legs; McCain, Gillian (2006). Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. Grove Press
Tearing Down the Stage
1. Rebecca Mabry, “Cleanup Effort Even Attracts Weldon Farmers,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 3.
2. Jane Jankowski, “Now, the Cleanup,” Herald and Review, September 24, 1985, 1.
3. Mabry, “Cleanup,” 3.
4. “Stadium Almost Back to Pre-Concert Shape,” News-Gazette, September 25, 1985, 2.
5. Jankowski, “Now,” 1.
6. Mabry, “Cleanup,” 3.
7. Joe Kennedy, “Concert-Touted Farm Bill Draws Fire As Well,” News-Gazette, September 24, 1985, 3.
8. Scott Canon, “Farm Aid Organizers Praise Message After Music is Gone,” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985, 1.
9. Terry Hackett, “OrangeAid to Liven Up Lagging Illini,” Daily Illini, October 4, 1985, 24.
10. Loren Tate, “Illini Comeback a Case of True Grit,” News-Gazette, October 6, 1985, 1.
Farm Aid Goes On
Rodale. Farm Aid: A Song for America, 2005.
Staff, “About Farm Aid.” Farm Aid, February 15, 2023. https://www.farmaid.org/about-us/.
Tearing Down the Stage
Canon, Scott. “Farm Aid Organizers Praise Message After Music is Gone.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985. 1.
Hackett, Terry. “OrangeAid to Liven Up Lagging Illini.” Daily Illini, October 4, 1985. 24.
Jankowski, Jane. “Now, the Cleanup.” Herald and Review, September 24, 1985. 2.
Kennedy, Joe. “Concert-Touted Farm Bill Draws Fire As Well.” News-Gazette, September 24, 1985. 3.
Mabry, Rebecca. “Cleanup Effort Even Attracts Weldon Farmers.” News-Gazette, September 23, 1985. 3.
“Stadium Almost Back to Pre-Concert Shape.” News-Gazette, September 25, 1985. 2.
Tate, Loren. “Illini Comeback a Case of True Grit.” News-Gazette, October 6, 1985. 1.