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- Record Album Cover, "Sloop John B" and "You're So Good to Me," 1966 - The Beach Boys issued their version of "Sloop John B" as a single in March 1966, and it became a worldwide hit. The Bahamian folk song came to the band's attention through a 1958 recording by the American group the Kingston Trio. "Sloop John B" was included on the Beach Boys' influential <em>Pet Sounds</em> album, released in May 1966.
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Record Album Cover, "Sloop John B" and "You're So Good to Me," 1966
The Beach Boys issued their version of "Sloop John B" as a single in March 1966, and it became a worldwide hit. The Bahamian folk song came to the band's attention through a 1958 recording by the American group the Kingston Trio. "Sloop John B" was included on the Beach Boys' influential Pet Sounds album, released in May 1966.
- "Farm Aid" Program, September 22, 1985 - High interest rates on loans and declining farm income destabilized the farm economy during the 1980s. Heavily mortgaged farmers lost everything, and suicide rates escalated. Recording artists Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young joined with other singers to stage the first Farm Aid concert at the University of Illinois on 22 September 1985.
- September 22, 1985
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"Farm Aid" Program, September 22, 1985
High interest rates on loans and declining farm income destabilized the farm economy during the 1980s. Heavily mortgaged farmers lost everything, and suicide rates escalated. Recording artists Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young joined with other singers to stage the first Farm Aid concert at the University of Illinois on 22 September 1985.