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SUPER STARS RECORD SINGLE FOR CHARITY
The special instruction Quincy Jones sent out to the several dozen
pop stars invited to participate in the recording of “We Are the
World” was this: “Check your egos at the door.” Jones was the
producer of a record that would eventually go on to sell more than
7 million copies and raise more than $60 million for African famine
relief. But before “We Are the World” could achieve those feats, it
had to be captured on tape—no simple feat considering the number
of major recording artists slated to participate.
With only one chance to get the recording the way he and writers
Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wanted it, Jones convened the marathon recording session of “We Are the World” at around 10
p.m. on the evening of January 28, 1985, immediately following
the conclusion of the American Music Awards ceremony held
just a few miles away.
Singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte was the initiator of the events
that led to the recording of “We Are the World.”
Quincy Jones will be 91 in March.
A soloist booth song sheet used for the 1985 recording
of ‘We Are the World’, individually signed by the artists
involved.
CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1865
In the East End of London, revivalist preacher William Booth and
his wife Catherine (below) establish the Christian Mission, later
known as the Salvation Army. Determined to wage war against
the evils of poverty and religious indifference with military
efficiency, Booth modeled his Methodist sect after the British
army, labeling uniformed ministers as “officers” and new
members as “recruits.”
In 1878, the organization was renamed the Salvation Army, and
two years later the first U.S. branch opened in Pennsylvania.
Salvation Army Christmas Bell Ringers, New York City –1903.
Official website salvationarmy.org
MOVIE USED CAR MAKES AUCTION MONEY
The DB5 wears its on-screen scars from a chase scene shot
in Matera, Italy.
(FOX NEWS) – Bond is coming to the rescue again. At least his
car is. An Aston Martin DB5 used during the making of the
latest 007 installment, "No Time to Die," has been auctioned
for over $3 million to raise money for charity.
The car is a replica that was built by Aston Martin to be identical
to the iconic 1964 car that Bond first drove in "Goldfinger."
Sean Connery first drove the Aston Martin DB5 in the film "Goldfinger."
MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1938
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (L), founder of the March
of Dimes to fight polio, is shown at the White House with
Basil O’Connor, who worked with the president in forming
the charity.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an adult victim of polio, founded the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which he later renamed
the March of Dimes Foundation, on January 3, 1938. A predominantly childhood disease in the early 20th century, polio wreaked havoc
among American children every summer. The virus, which affects
the central nervous system, flourished in contaminated food and
water and was easily transmitted. Those who survived the disease
usually suffered from debilitating paralysis into their adult lives. In
1921, at the relatively advanced age of 39, Roosevelt contracted
polio and lost the use of his legs. With the help of the media, his
Secret Service and careful event planning, Roosevelt managed to
keep his disease out of the public eye, yet his personal experience inspired in him an empathy with the handicapped and prompted
him to the found the March of Dimes.
Roosevelt talking with two young fellow polio patients at
Warm Springs.
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