Band Aid
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Band Aid | |
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Background information | |
Origin: | London, England, UK |
Years active: | 1984-11-25 |
Label(s): | Mercury |
Associated acts: | Bob Geldof, Sting |
Website: | none |
Members | |
Bob Geldof Midge Ure |
Contents
Band history
Bob Geldof initiated the Band Aid project after seeing a documentary about Ethiopia on TV. He wrote Do They Know It's Christmas? with Midge Ure and assembled a large number of pop and rock stars to record the charity single on 1984-11-25.
(Midge Ure had previously recorded a demo - some musicians like John Taylor and Sting had done their parts in the days preceding 1984-11-25)
Band members
- Bob Geldof (and other Boomtown Rats)
- Midge Ure
- Chris Cross (from Ultravox)
- Sting
- Spandau Ballet
- Duran Duran
- Bananarama
- George Michael
- Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (from Status Quo)
- Paul Young
- Phil Collins
- Bono and Adam Clayton (from U2)
- Boy George and Jon Moss (from Culture Club)
- Paul Weller
- Marilyn
- Kool & The Gang
- Heaven 17
- Jody Watley
Discography
Singles
Awards & Honors
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Quotations and Trivia
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See also
- Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Do They Know It's Christmas? - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
- 1984-12 The Official Band Aid Magazine No. 1
External links
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- BAND NAME at the Fan History
References
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