Wednesday, October 7, 2015

60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 1985.
60 YEARS OF
ROCK
(1955-2015)
1985
Live AidBob Geldof, who organized Live Aid, takes the mic during the live event on July 13, 1985, at London's Wembley Stadium.     Wearetheworldsingle.jpg
-VH-1 premieres.
-American artists unite to record "We Are the World", written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie.
-The Crowd reach #1 with a charity remake of "You'll Never Walk Alone".
-The Live Aid concerts in London & Philadelphia as well as other world locations are held. 
-Live Aid is watched by over 1 billion people around the world.
-John Lennon's son Julian charts with his slo singles & album.
- The inaugural Farm Aid concert.
-Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash.
Two blond females standing side-by-side. They are wearing black trousers and black-and-white tops, with a number of junk jewelery around their neck and hand. The woman on the right crosses her legs and looks towards the image, while the one of the left, looks on her far left. The image is surrounded by a black border, the right of which has the words "Madonna" and "Into the Groove" written in white capital letters.   Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (album).jpg
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The year opened with Band Aid at #1 in various countries. A group of British pop stars united to record a charity single. Bob Geldof's idea spawned an American response in USA for Africa's recording "We Are The World". 1985 was also the year of the Live Aid global concert event. Phil Collins and Sting enjoyed immense success as soloists. David Lee Roth launched his solo career. 
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