By Jane Ammeson - Times Correspondent

The "Small Town" that John Mellencamp immortalized in his 1985 hit song wasn't just an imagined Mayberry sort of place. Mellencamp, the rock singer and songwriter known for his heartland ballads, was writing about Seymour, Ind. , a town of about 20,000 just an hour south of Indianapolis.

There have been Mellencamps in Jackson County since the 1850s when a German immigrant, Johann Herman Möhlenkamp, settled in a nearby county.

Now an audio driving tour CD, "The Roots of an American Rocker," lets travelers listen to John Mellencamp's lyrics while visiting places important to him when he was growing up.

The folksy reminiscences include those from a woman he dated during his freshman year of high school. She recalls how Mellencamp tried to win her back by playing "Working My Way Back to You" on the telephone.

Though their romance didn't work out, Mellencamp later wrote a song titled "To M.G. (Wherever She May Be)" which talked about their stealing kisses underneath the porch. It was a song that would shock her grandmother.

Others who share recollections include Mellencamp's mother (who talks about him writing songs at 15 and how she threw away some of his music, only to be chastised by him telling her it was going to be "commercial"), his sister and brother, and former teachers and neighbors.

Seymour in those days was a place where kids caught lightning bugs, walked to school and came home for lunch and had ice cream sodas at places like Larrison's Diner at 200 South Chestnut St. in Seymour's historic downtown, a local eatery that first opened in the 1940s and a place where Mellencamp hung out. It's the first stop on the tour and since Mellencamp still stops by, there's always the chance he might be there.

Mellencamp, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, filmed "Falling from Grace," a 1992 movie which he directed and starred in, around Seymour. The movie tells the semi-autobiographical tale of a country star who tries to straighten out his life by returning to his southern Indiana roots. Scenes from the movie that are on the tour include the Schneck Medical Center and the Rok-Sey Roller Rink.

Other stops to check are the singer's boyhood home where he lived until age 14, the house where his grandmother, Laura Mellencamp, lived, the three schools -- Emerson Elementary, Shields Junior High and Seymour High School (he's honored on their Wall of Fame and if you want to see it, ask in the office and they'll show you) -- that he attended and the Rockford Ridge Restaurant, where food is still served, in that oh-so mid 20th century style, by car hops.

When Mellencamp heard that the two-story brick house with a broad front porch where he hung out with his friend Mark Ripley while growing up was for sale, he bought the house and used it when shooting "Falling from Grace."

It was a fortuitous buy. Besides being a musician, Mellencamp paints. For the nominal amount of $1 a year, he leases the home to the Southern Indiana Center for the Arts (SICA), another stopping point on the tour. It is the only place where his paintings are on permanent display.

The idea behind the audio driving tour developed more than a decade ago because of the constant stream of visitors from both the U.S and throughout the world who wanted to see what Mellencamp's "Small Town" was like.

And for those who love Mellencamp, co-founder of Farm Aid and someone who in his decades-long career has made 22 Top 40 Hits and won 13 Grammy Awards, this it it.

Seymour is indeed an old-fashioned town in many ways with its tree-lined streets, handsome historic houses and businesses that have been family owned for generations. For those driving and listening to the narration, it's easy to get a sense of the forces that shaped Mellencamp and why he would want to remain part of a place so integral to his music and who he became.

People were looking for something up close and personal regarding Mellencamp, said Jane Hays, public relations manager for the Jackson County Visitor Center.

"Taking the tour is like following in his footsteps," Hays said. "He's still an important part of us."

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John is set to help honor his Farm Aid co-founder Neil Young who is to receive the 2010 MusiCares annual Person of the Year tribute. The award is given at the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year gala dinner and tribute concert on Fri. Jan. 29, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The annual event is part of numerous activities that make up Grammy Week, culminating in the Grammy Awards ceremonies on Sun. Jan. 31. Proceeds will go to MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s foundation that provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of financial, medical and personal emergencies.

Young is being recognized for his exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work. He joins past Person of the Year honorees including Tony Bennett, Bono, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.

In addition to John—who will likely perform solo acoustic—the other performers include Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, k.d. lang, Dave Matthews, Ozomatli, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Taylor, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Wilco, Jackson Browne, Josh Groban and Everest. Don Was is the music director.
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Fans who can't wait until tomorrow's official release of the “NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack – Vol. 2,” featuring John's brand new song "Someday The Rains Will Fall," can take advantage of a special promotion via Amazon.com's MP3 Downloads which finds the entire album available one day early for the discounted price of $3.99. Act quickly as these deals don't last! Click HERE to go to Amazon.com

To hear a sample of the track visit the Soundtrack Website which features clips of all of the songs along with lyrics.

“Someday The Rains Will Fall”
Written and Performed by John Mellencamp

Someday the rains will fall
When you expect it least
Someday the rains will fall

When I first come down here from the country
Came to the fork in the road
One way went nowhere
And the other, it carried a heavy load

Someday the rains will fall
When you expect it least
Someday the rains will fall

Your eyes and mind are always looking for trouble
What if it permeates the brain
Try to take a shortcut home
And you end up back where you started, again

Someday the rains will fall
When you expect it least
Someday the rains will fall

Hurry down the alley with another man’s woman
You don’t care nothing about the ring on her hand
You think surely you can get away
And sometimes maybe you can

Someday the rains will fall
When you expect it least
Someday the rains will fall

You’re all just a bunch of lousy liars
Never seen a hypocrite before
Then you would love to judge each other
But hypocrites we are forever more

Someday the rains will fall
When you expect it least
Someday the rains will fall

So we jiggle up the horserace
Oh man, that desire to win
Keeps our bellies so hungry
And we all want to repent in the end

Someday the rains will fall
When you expect it least
Someday the rains will fall
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On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, John performed two songs at a tribute event for his friend, former NCAA and Indiana University President Myles Brand. John prefaced his solo acoustic performance of "Longest Days" from the Life Death Love and Freedom album noting the long friendship their shared and how Myles always thought everything John said was funny. John said Myles found comfort in "Longest Days" as he fought his battle, ultimately succumbing to pancreatic cancer.



Before the event-closing performance of "Save Some Time To Dream," his new song,  John pointed out to the thousand plus in the audience--many of whom work in academia, "I think a lot of you folks here tonight provide hope and dreams for younger people, for the working class, for the struggling. Myles was always for the underdog." John then played a very touching version of the song.



For further coverage of the event, visit the following links: The Indianapolis Star, Bloomington Herald Times, Indianapolis WISH TV 8, and the Indiana Daily Student.
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John’s four-CD box set “On the Rural Route 7609” is now being sequenced for release next spring.

The collection, which will include versions of some of John’s classic songs other then the well known ones in general release, was being prepared for release this year. Word now is that John and Mike Wanchic are hard at work reformatting and sequencing the material.
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A Mellencamp-inspired audio CD “driving tour” of Jackson County, Indiana, is now available from the Jackson Country Visitor Center.

The hour-long program is entitled “The Roots of an American Rocker” and features stops at many of John’s old stomping grounds and a detailed map of his Seymour hometown. Stops include John’s boyhood home, Larrison’s Diner, Schneck Medical Center, Seymour High School, Emerson Elementary School, First Presbyterian Church, Shields Junior High School, P.J.’s House, Dakota Ridge, Rockford Ridge, Rok-Sey Roller Rink, Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, Grandma Laura’s and One Chamber Square. Several locations were featured in John's film debut "Falling From Grace" or in many of his locally filmed music videos.

The CD soundtrack features snippets of several of John’s songs, along with the voices of various friends and acquaintances who relate their personal stories of John. These include his mother, sister and brother, former teachers and neighbors and a former girlfriend.

Jackson County Visitor Center public relations manager Jane Hays says that the project actually began as a brochure--10 years ago.

“A lot of the places changed since then or disappeared, and we decided to liven it up with personal accounts from people who knew him,” she says.

The CD can be purchased at the Jackson County Visitor Center in Seymour, 100 North Broadway Street. Cost is $13.99. Because of licensing agreements, The CD cannot be shipped outside of Indiana. Click HERE to visit the visitor center online.
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John's song lyrics have been added to the DISCOGRAPHY section of Mellencamp.com. Each album includes the lyrics for the songs included on that album along with the track listing and album credits. Click HERE to check it out.
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John's complete 9 song set at Farm Aid 2009 has been posted to YouTube, use the player below to view or click HERE. The concert was Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater outside of St. Louis, MO.


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The Indiana Memorial Union Board, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in December, will honor John during the annual Union Board dinner on Oct. 31.

The board, which runs Indiana University’s landmark Memorial Union building, has hosted the likes of Colin Powell, Bill Cosby, Kurt Vonnegut, Cornel West, Maya Angelou and John, whom the board has presented in concert several times. It sponsored his free 2000 Good Samaritan show in Woodlawn Field just off of the Union, as well as his last campus concert, at Assembly Hall in 2002.

Made up of 16 student directors and four non-student directors, the board is charged with campus programming that "entertains and educates" the IU community. In recognition of its centennial celebration, IU president Michael McRobbie will deliver the keynote address at the dinner.

John's participation in IU activities include his commencement address in 2000, in which he advised graduates to "play it like you feel it!" and then assured them, "you'll be all right." Following his speech the university bestowed upon him an honorary doctorate of Musical Arts.

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John will be taking part in the Oct. 28 memorial tribute for former National Collegiate Athletic Association and Indiana University president Myles Brand. The NCAA will host the event in conjunction with IU at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Brand, who died from pancreatic cancer on Sept. 16, was the first university president to lead the NCAA as its chief executive. He assumed that post in 2003 following his service as IU president from 1994 through 2002. It was during his IU tenure that he presented John an honorary degree in 2000, when John gave the spring commencement address.

During Brand's tenure John's lead gift helped the university build its indoor football practice facility.

Brand’s distinguished career in academia was capped by his time at IU, where he presided over a period of record student enrollments and national leadership in information technology and the life sciences, while continuing the school’s recognized strengths in the arts and humanities.

The Oct. 28 tribute will involve guest speakers, video tributes and performances. John will sing “Longest Days” and “Save Some Time To Dream.”

While attendees are being invited to the tribute, a limited number of seats are being made available to the public. Click HERE for more details about the event including how to request tickets. Click HERE to read the NCAA's press release.
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By Steve Leftridge

Something unusual was present at the press conference before the Farm Aid 2009 concert in St. Louis: a sense of optimism. Obviously, the situation in which family farmers in America find themselves is bleak, but the activists, farmers, and artists—including Farm Aid’s musical board members, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews—insisted that hopeful signs were on the horizon. First, people across the country are getting behind local-food movements, being educated to the healthful, economical, and ethical benefits of consuming food produced in and around one’s own zip code. Second, Farm Aid officials pointed to the obvious change in the attitude toward family-farm causes coming out of the new Administration in Washington: “We have an open door,” said Executive Director Carolyn Mugar.

Still, enormous challenges remain, namely addressing the ongoing dairy crisis by convincing the USDA to set milk prices that cover production costs for small farmers and to stop issuing loans to corporate farms, whose overproduction drives prices so low that family farms are unable to compete. Willie Nelson, easily the most adored person present—not an unusual position for Willie to find himself, but particularly true here—spoke to those gathered about eating good food as a kid growing up in Abbott, Texas, and the importance of kids today having access to natural, fresh food. After several moving speeches from the artists, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, dairy farmers, local owners of farmers markets, etc., the conference adjourned, and we poured out into the Verizon Amphitheater to take in the ten-hour Farm Aid, the 24th year for America’s longest-running annual charity concert.
 
John Mellencamp wasted no time working this crowd, launching immediately into “Pink Houses” as the crowd surged in the presence of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, whose songs were democratizers that everyone knew by heart. John came with a versatile seven-piece band, including Mirian Sturm on violin and Mellencamp lifer Mike Wanchic on guitar, who defaulted to bluesier, moodier versions of his hits. And while Coug opened with the a one-two punch, following “Pink Houses” with a searing take on “Paper in Fire”, he wasn’t just throwing haymakers. He played a solo-acoustic song, “Save Some Time to Dream” from his upcoming record, along with urgent, go-for-broke versions of “Troubled Land” and the jackhammer punch of “If I Die Sudden” from last year’s Life, Death, Love and Freedom. Mellencamp worked the crowd hard in his familiar stage hustle—a lot of closed-fist strutting, gum chewing, sleeve rolling, vest tugging, hair mussing, etc. The set ended with a rousing “Authority Song”, which had the audience swirling and sorry to see set end. To be sure, Mellencamp sang (in great voice) and performed with the fire of a hungry rocker with nothing left to prove but plenty left to say.

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John has been nominated for induction into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame.

For the second year in a row he’s been named in the Performing songwriter category, this time along with Bono (Paul Hewson)/The Edge (David Evans)/Adam Clayton/Larry Mullen (U2), Garth Brooks, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello, Dion DiMucci, David Gates (Bread), Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Tommy James, Lou Reed, Leon Russell, and Maurice White/Philip Bailey/Verdine White/Larry Dunn/Al McKay (Earth, Wind and Fire).

Ballots are now being sent to SongHall voting members. They are due back by Dec. 11, with the results to be announced next year.

Incidentally, there is a Non-Performing songwriter category as well. Those nominees are Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, Jackie DeShannon, Luther Dixon, David Foster, Mark James, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Johnny Mandel, Jerry Ragovy & Bert Berns, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones, Billy Sherrill, Joe South, and Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss.

Last year’s inductees were Eddie Brigati, Gerome Ragni, Stephen Schwartz, James Rado, Galt Mac Dermot, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook, Felix Cavaliere, Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi.

Based in New York, the Songwriters Hall of Fame was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond. It celebrates songwriters, educates the public with regard to their achievements, and produces professional programs devoted to the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships.

Inductees have included such Tin Pan Alley era legends as Mercer and Irving Berlin, rock icons like Bob Dylan and Billy Joel, rhythm-and-blues greats such as James Brown and Curtis Mayfield, country stars including Kris Kristofferson and Dolly Parton, and contemporary pop tunesmiths like Jimmy Webb and Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

John participated in the 2005 induction ceremony when he inducted his friend John Fogerty.

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Rolling Stone didn’t provide much coverage of Farm Aid other than a great photo of John and his guitar-slinging son Speck on stage.

John had brought Speck out to jam on his set’s closing “Authority Song,” which ended with a huge sing-along and a deafening crowd roar. John joked afterwards that the now 6 foot tall 14 year old Speck was trying out for the band.

The pic is in the current issue of Stone—dated Oct. 29 and with Madonna on the cover. It's also in the best position on the photo page--top left.
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The second volume of a specially produced soundtrack for the hit CBS TV series “NCIS” will feature another cut from John.

“NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack – Vol. 2,” which CBS Records releases on Nov. 3, includes John’s “Someday The Rains Will Fall.” Like all of the other tracks (except legendary musical satirist Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”), it is a new and previously unreleased recording.

As with the first “NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack,” which came out in February, John is in good company. Recent tour mate Bob Dylan is also present this time around, with Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and Joss Stone participating this time as well.

“Someday The Rains Will Fall” was recorded in San Antonio during the sessions for John’s forthcoming “No Better Than This.” It joins “Troubled Land,” one of the key tracks from “Life Death Love & Freedom,” which appeared on the first “NCIS” volume.

Now in its seventh season, action drama “NCIS,” which centers on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is the most-watched show on television.

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Written by Amy Burger - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis

The weather gods were smiling on St. Louis Sunday for the Farm Aid benefit concert, held for the first time in its nearly 25 year history in Missouri at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The dark clouds and harsh winds of Saturday blew through giving way to bright sun, mild fall temps and crystal clear blue skies - the perfect backdrop for a day of music in the heartland.

The fact that Farm Aid has never been held in Missouri is surprising, considering the vast number of family farms throughout the region. Many of these family farmers were in attendance, enjoying the sounds, selling organic foods and educating concert attendees about their cause in the "Homegrown Village." The regular fare in the amphitheater's concessions was replaced with organic alternatives (free range chicken tenders) and bright red shirts emblazoned with "Stop Factory Farms" dotted the landscape.

The sold out crowd began pouring in as the gates opened at noon, causing a bit of a human traffic jam at the entrance, which thinned out by mid-afternoon. Early acts included St. Louis resident Ernie Isley (of The Isley Brothers) and his band The Jam performing a brief but fun set including "Who's That Lady," "Shout" and "Amazing Grace;" as well as country crooner Jamey Johnson and "Redneck Woman" Gretchen Wilson (another "local") performing that hit along with anthems like "All Jacked Up" and "Here for the Party." Wilson clearly was, as she slugged from a fifth of Jack Daniels without a flinch during her mid-day set.

The early performances were extremely brief (and turned around very quickly in between), some lasting only around 30 minutes. A huge fan of Wilco and eagerly awaiting their performance, I was a bit disappointed that their set consisted of only six songs (albeit good ones). It seemed like just as they were really getting going, they were done - a tease that left hardcore fans yearning for more. Seeing a band like Wilco in a huge amphitheater in a festival environment (with a not all too enthusiastic crowd) undoubtedly falls short of seeing them in a smaller club or theater; but still it had its moments.

"We're Wilco and we're here for the party too," declared front man Jeff Tweedy as the band opened with "Black Bull Nova" from their latest self-titled release, Nels Cline's nimble guitar skills on full display. They then moved into a pair of songs from Sky Blue Sky, "Impossible Germany" and "Hate it Here."

Making reference to previous performer Gretchen Wilson's big hit, Tweedy asked the audience "Is there anyone here who is not a redneck woman? You don't have to be a redneck just because you're from around here." Unfortunately, the audience response was unenthusiastic, as it turned out the redneck contingency was larger than the Wilco contingency at this particular show.

Not surprisingly Tweedy paid homage to his local roots - giving a shout out to his hometown of Belleville, Ill., and playing the band's two most recognizably St. Louis songs, "Heavy Metal Drummer" (which references The Landing) and "Casino Queen," before rounding out the set with the Woody Guthrie tune "Hoodoo Voodoo."

Next up was soulful pop crooner Jason Mraz who couldn't be cuter and seemed to fully engage the entire audience for probably the first time all day. His brief, but powerful set included "The Remedy," "Never Too Late," "Anything You Want," the funky "The Dynamo of Volition" and a cover of the Norman Greenbaum hit "Spirit in the Sky." To the screaming delight of fans (definitely skewing on the female side), he closed out with his catchy hit "I'm Yours."

Dave Matthews paired up sans band with his old friend Tim Reynolds for an acoustic set that was good, although very much on the mellow side. Matthews and Reynolds highlighted tunes from DMB's most recent work, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, including"Funny the Way it Is," "Baby Blue" and "You & Me, as well as the haunting "Grace is Gone" from Busted Stuff. The most engaging moment of their set came when Farm Aid "president" Willie Nelson came out and joined in on guitar and vocals for Matthews' intense "Grave Digger" while a full harvest moon rose over the lawn as if on cue. Finally, Dave gave his old-school fans a treat with DMB classic "Dancing Nancies."

Although I was thoroughly enjoying the combination of excellent weather, good company and fine music, up until this point in the show, I wasn't completely "feeling it." The performances were certainly good, but their brevity possibly and somewhat mellow nature made them lack the power and intensity that one would expect should represent this uniquely American benefit concert with a nearly 25 year history . . . and then it happened.

The moment that Farm Aid became Farm Aid, at least for this concertgoer, was the moment John Mellencamp hit the stage and tore into the opening riffs of "Pink Houses." That is when I felt it. Somehow, although I grew up listening to John "Cougar" Mellencamp in my Central Illinois hometown only 45 miles from the very first Farm Aid in Champaign, and less than a day's drive from Mellencamp's own hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, I somehow missed ever seeing him in concert. This clearly was a huge mistake.

Like no one had yet to do that day, Mellencamp commanded the entire amphitheater with songs that are the very embodiment of Farm Aid and all it stands for, songs that are so truly American, and in particular, Midwestern. I expected him to be good, but it completely took me by surprise how I literally got goosebumps hearing him play "Pink Houses," as he catapulted me right back to 1984 in that small Illinois town.

Throughout his nearly hour-long set, Mellencamp proved why he was so deservedly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, tearing through hits like "Paper in Fire" and "Check it Out." An acoustic version of "Small Town" was a treat, with Mellencamp getting playful with the lyrics, at one point singing, "My wife was 13 years old when I wrote this song in a small town."

As powerful as Mellencamp's voice and guitar is, he was nearly upstaged at times by stellar violinist Miriam Sturm, who performed a sweet instrumental duet with keyboardist Troye Kinnett on accordion before the band launched into the hard-driving "Rain on the Scarecrow." This song could pretty much be the anthem for Farm Aid with Mellencamp's gruff voice snarling powerful lyrics about the plight of the small family farmer, "The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans, Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the farmers bank foreclosed."

Mellencamp invited his 14-year-old guitarist son, Speck, to "try out for the band," for crowd-pleaser "Authority Song" to closer out his set. He introduced the song by saying, "I know this isn't really the best song I ever did, but I also know that probably every single one of you have sung along to it at some point." He was right, and the crowd eagerly sang along to it again. Amid screams and cheers, Mellencamp left the audience by reiterating a statement he made during the event's earlier press conference, "Just because you call something progress, it doesn't make it right."

Next up was Farm Aid veteran and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young, whose sweet and mellow set kicked off with "Sail Away," his wife and backup singer Pegi at his side. He brought out fellow "board member" Willie Nelson for the funky-folksy "Homegrown" (which seemed a double-entendre given Willie's outspoken support of marijuana legalization.)

One of the evening's highlights was Young's performance of classic "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere," from his 1969 album of the same name with Crazy Horse. Backed by incredible pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith and Spooner Oldham on keys, as well as bassist Rick Rosas and drummer Karl Himmel, this song is Neil Young at his best. He closed out his set with a softly sweet "Comes a Time," his voice lilting into those haunting upper register notes that are his signature.

When "headliner" Willie Nelson finally took the stage, the night had grown bitter chilly, and the lawn began to thin out a bit with people leaving to avoid the mass exit. Nelson kicked of his set with "Whiskey River" and worked through a collection of songs spanning his impressive songwriting career including classics such as "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," "On the Road Again," "You Were Always on my Mind" and "Crazy," better known for the Patsy Cline version but a Willie tune nonetheless.

The ever-mellow Nelson closed out the day's activities with a "gospel jam" featuring members of earlier performing bands joining in on traditionals like "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "I'll Fly Away" and "Amazing Grace." Disappointingly, none of Nelson's co-board members made it back out for the finale.

All in all Farm Aid was a well-run and entertaining benefit - a good time that raised money for a good cause; and it felt right at home for it to be here in Missouri, where family farms dot the landscape from St. Louis to Kansas City and down into Arkansas. Thanks to Willie, Neil, John, Dave and everyone involved for making it happen here.

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