Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Ch... More

Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. Two subsequent re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts. The original was produced by Midge Ure. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn. Participants The original Band Aid ensemble consisted of (in sleeve order): Linda Ronstadt Adam Clayton (U2) Phil Collins (Genesis) Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) Chris Cross (Ultravox) John Taylor (Duran Duran) Paul Young Tony Hadley Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) Simon Crowe Marilyn Keren Woodward (Bananarama) Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Jody Watley (Shalamar) Bono (U2) Paul Weller (The Style Council, and previously The Jam) James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & The Gang) George Michael (Wham!) Midge Ure (Ultravox) Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) John Keeble (Spandau Ballet) Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) Sara Dallin (Bananarama) Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) Sting (The Police) Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Robert 'Kool' Bell (Kool & the Gang) Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang) Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) Jon Moss (Culture Club, former member of Adam and the Ants) Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats) David Bowie (who contributed via a recording that was mailed to Geldof and then dubbed onto the single) Boy George (Culture Club) Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) Paul McCartney (Wings and The Beatles, who contributed via a recording that was mailed to Geldof and then dubbed onto the single) Stuart Adamson (Big Country) Bruce Watson (Big Country) Tony Butler (Big Country) Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) The sleeve artist, Peter Blake, was also credited on the sleeve. Less

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