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XM to carry Saturday's Farm Aid concert

CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- XM Satellite Radio plans to broadcast live Saturday's annual Farm Aid concert at the waterfront in Camden, N.J.

Farm Aid mainstays Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young will be joined by the Dave Matthews Band, Shelby Lynn, Los Lonely Boys and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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XM said Thursday Ray Knight and Jessica Scott would host the broadcast on X Country, channel 21.

Farm Aid was launched in 1985 as a benefit for struggling family farms around the United States. It has since evolved into a resource for disaster relief and advocates of sustainable agriculture.

Camden's Tweeter Center was selected as the site of Farm Aid 2006 because of its location in a larger region of primarily small family-owned farms.

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