news@brl-tgr.ARPA (The News System <news>) (04/17/85)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 85 21:50:19 PST From: dmh%xhmeia@CIT-HAMLET.ARPA Message-Id: <850416215019.00i@xhmeia> Subject: We are the World To: info-music@BRL-VGR.ARPA The April 1985 issue of LIFE magazine is a good source for answers to who sings when, and who is standing where in the We are the World taping. There are some interesting tidbits in the story, as well. For one thing, Stevie Wonder had to show Bob Dylan how to do a good ``Dylan'' version. There is also a picture of Michael Jackson with a Budweiser. (Isn't that a scandal?) Dan Ackroyd is in the middle of the back row of the group picture, wearing regular glasses. At the side back wearing dark glasses is a member from Huey Lewis' group, Mario Cipollina, which may or may not answer a reader's question. Besides pictures there is what looks like the original(?) hand- written music, with each artist's solo parts indicated. I think they didn't exactly follow it as published, though. For instance, when Prince didn't show up, Huey Lewis got the part. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Diane Hood, Caltech
news@brl-tgr.ARPA (The News System <news>) (04/17/85)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 85 21:52:43 PST From: dmh%xhmeia@CIT-HAMLET.ARPA Message-Id: <850416215243.00j@xhmeia> Subject: Ancient history To: info-music@BRL-VGR.ARPA A true story.... The other day I was looking around in a Wherehouse Records store, and I couldn't quite recognize the song that was playing. I thought it was "In the Beginning" by ELP, but I tend to get it mixed up with other early 70's music. Any way, I went over to the counter and asked the guy who worked there, "Excuse me, is this (what's playing) ELP?" His response: "No, its the radio." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Diane Hood, Caltech