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Watch Neil & Willie on June 23

Watch Neil Young & Wille Nelson perform a beautiful rendition of “Long May You Run” on CMT Crossroads on June 23.

http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/919696/long-may-you-run-from-cmt-crossroads.jhtml#id=1709071

CMT Crossroads is a series of specials that aims to connect country-music luminaries with friends from across musical divides, but it usually just combines different flavors of cheese.  (The last episode, for instance, paired Rascal Flatts with Journey.)

But the show’s next episode promises to be something special. Willie Nelson taped his Willie Nelson & Friends special at Jack White’s Third Man Records, and he brought a roster of guests that included Jamey Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Leon Russell, Norah Jones, and Ashley Monroe.

And in what must’ve been a show-stopping moment, Nelson’s fellow free-spirited reedy-voiced legend Neil Young joined Nelson onstage to perform an absolutely shattering acoustic version of the 1976 Stills-Young Band classic “Long May You Run,” with no further accompaniment. Watch it below, and try not to let that hug at the end absolutely destroy you.

Source: stereogum.com/1386622/watch-neil-young-willie-nelson-perform-long-may-you-run-on-cmt-crossroads/video/

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Neil Young again heads Farm Aid line-up

Farm Aid will return to New York for the first time since 2007 this September, when the  annual benefit concert takes place at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs,  NY on September 21.

This year’s line-up will feature Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp as well as  Farm Aid regulars Neil  Young and Dave  Matthews. More artists will be announced soon.

A FarmAid.org pre-sale for tickets begins on Tuesday, June 18, at noon EDT. The general  onsale will take place Friday, June 28, at 10 a.m. EDT. Farm Aid is the longest running  series of benefit concerts in America. Organizers have raised over $43 million to benefit  family farmers. The first Farm Aid concert took place on September 22, 1985 in Champaign,  IL. Last year’s concert was held at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA.

Read more at:

http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.6236707/k.8E86/About_the_Concert.htm

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Willie Nelson turns 80

“Willie Nelson is celebrating 80 years today!

Whether you’re a loyal fan of his music, a supporter of good food, or a family farmer — chances are good that your life has been touched by Willie. We all have a “Willie story” to tell. And for his birthday, we’ve collected more than 1,500 heartfelt wishes from all of you and the artists that have rocked the stage alongside him.”

They’re on display now at HappyBirthdayWillie.org!

“Farm Aid is gathering up good wishes for Willie Nelson from America’s family farmers, artists and from all of us who eat.”

It has many video greetings to Willie, including one from Neil on the road.

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