Artist Of The Month: 1985 "We Are The World" Singers

This month's Artist Of The Month includes all the singers whore recorded parts for the January 1985 charity single “We Are the World”. The project was organized by USA for Africa to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The track was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and it famously brought dozens of the biggest music stars together in one night after the American Music Awards. It became a cultural milestone, raising millions of dollars and showing how pop music could mobilize global humanitarian aid.

Artists who sang on the recording (USA for Africa)--and those you may see featured here in this section: Dan Aykroyd; Harry Belafonte; Lindsey Buckingham; Mario Cipollina; Ray Charles; Bob Dylan; Sheila E.; Bob Geldof; Hall & Oates (Daryl Hall, John Oates); James Ingram; Jackie Jackson; Michael Jackson; La Toya Jackson; Waylon Jennings; Billy Joel; Cyndi Lauper; Huey Lewis; Kenny Loggins; Bette Midler; Willie Nelson; Jeffrey Osborne; Smokey Robinson; Kenny Rogers; Lionel Richie; Diana Ross; Paul Simon; Bruce Springsteen; Tina Turner; Dionne Warwick; Stevie Wonder.