So many reasons this classic "We are the World" video is one of the most amazing things musicians have ever done. With words and music by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, the video features some of the greatest talents in the history of American music. I couldn't count or catch them all but this list is the one's I could:
Ray Charles
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Al Jarreau
Quincy Jones
Cydney Lauper
Huey Lewis
Steve Perry (?)
Lionel Ritchie
Diana Ross
Bruce Springsteen
Tina…
Whoever decided to make this presidential inauguration ball a public one must be a genius because everything about it was classic and beautiful. When you listen to BeYonce singing "At Last" while President Obama and Michelle Obama actually dance live to her live performance you know she's singing about something more than a young woman fulfilling her dream of romance.
Still working on getting over all the amazing singers who left us in 2008. Odetta was one of the most powerful singers anybody ever heard or talked about.
Jazz is America's Classical Music, it is enjoyed worldwide, we must spread the word to jazz lovers worldwide. Thank you for joining. Have you checked out Jon Hammonds lates video.
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