Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp organized the first annual Farm Aid in 1985. Taking place in Champaign, Illinois, the benefit for family farmers featured a star-studded lineup. B.B.

Singer Johnny Cash, born John R. Cash on Feb. 26, 1932, in Kingsland Arkansas, went on to become the king of country music and earned the nickname ‘The Man in Black’ throughout his decades in the ...