Director: Tom Trbovich

Writer: Mikal Gilmore (author of narration)

Producers: Craig B. Golin; Quincy Jones; Howard G. Malley

Keywords: Music Documentary

One-hour made-for-TV production documenting the making of We Are the World, a single written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie for USA for Africa. Inspired by Bob Geldof's Band Aid the previous year, 47 recording artists performed on the song. Proceeds assisted famine relief in Africa. In 2005 it was packaged and re-released as a 20th Anniversary Edition of much greater length, titled We Are the World: The Story Behind The Song.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dan Aykroyd	Actor	1-Jul-1952		Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
Lindsey Buckingham	Musician	3-Oct-1949		Fleetwood Mac
Kim Carnes	Singer/Songwriter	20-Jul-1946		Bette Davis Eyes
Ray Charles	Musician	23-Sep-1930	10-Jun-2004	Georgia On My Mind
Bob Dylan	Musician	24-May-1941		The Times They Are A-Changin'
Sheila E	Drummer	12-Dec-1957		Child prodigy Latin percussionist
Jane Fonda	Actor	21-Dec-1937		Barbarella
Bob Geldof	Musician	5-Oct-1951		Live Aid, Boomtown Rats
Daryl Hall	Singer/Songwriter	11-Oct-1949		Half of Hall and Oates
Dan Hill	Singer/Songwriter	3-Jun-1954		Sometimes When We Touch
Jackie Jackson	Musician	4-May-1951		Tallest of the Jackson Five
La Toya Jackson	Singer	29-May-1956		Sister of Michael Jackson
Marlon Jackson	Musician	12-Mar-1957		The Jackson Five
Michael Jackson	Singer	29-Aug-1958	25-Jun-2009	King of Pop
Tito Jackson	Musician	15-Oct-1953		Jackson Five
Al Jarreau	Singer	12-Mar-1940	12-Feb-2017	We're In This Love Together
Waylon Jennings	Country Musician	15-Jun-1937	13-Feb-2002	Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys
Billy Joel	Pianist	9-May-1949		Didn't start the fire
Quincy Jones	Music Producer	14-Mar-1933		Musician, Composer, Producer
Cyndi Lauper	Singer/Songwriter	22-Jun-1953		Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Huey Lewis	Musician	5-Jul-1950		Huey Lewis and The News
Kenny Loggins	Singer/Songwriter	7-Jan-1948		Footloose singer
Bette Midler	Singer	1-Dec-1945		Ol' Red Hair
Willie Nelson	Country Musician	30-Apr-1933		The red-headed stranger
John Oates	Musician	7-Apr-1949		Half of Hall and Oates
Jeffrey Osborne	Musician	9-Mar-1948		On the Wings of Love
Steve Perry	Singer	22-Jan-1949		Lead vocalist for Journey
Anita Pointer	Musician	23-Jan-1948		The Pointer Sisters
June Pointer	Musician	30-Nov-1953	11-Apr-2006	The Pointer Sisters
Ruth Pointer	Musician	19-Mar-1946		The Pointer Sisters
Lionel Richie	Singer/Songwriter	20-Jun-1949		All Night Long, former Commodore
Smokey Robinson	Singer/Songwriter	19-Feb-1940		Motown singer, A Quiet Storm
Kenny Rogers	Country Musician	21-Aug-1938		The Gambler
Diana Ross	Singer	26-Mar-1944		Dominion over The Supremes
Paul Simon	Singer/Songwriter	13-Oct-1941		Simon and Garfunkel
Bruce Springsteen	Musician	23-Sep-1949		The Boss
Tina Turner	Singer	26-Nov-1939		What's Love Got to Do With It?
Dionne Warwick	Singer	12-Dec-1940		Walk On By
Stevie Wonder	Singer/Songwriter	13-May-1950		Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

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