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Remembering Merle Haggard at Farm Aid ‘85

Another day, another titan of the music industry who is gone from us too soon. This weekend, it was outlaw country pioneer Merle Haggard.

In memoriam, here is a video of Merle performing Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” in Champaign at Farm Aid in 1985. Rest in peace, Merle; you’ll be dearly missed.

 

Merle Haggard at Farm Aid 1985

Another tribute to our friend, Merle Haggard. Watch him play Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” at the first Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, in 1985.

Posted by Farm Aid on Thursday, 7 April 2016

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