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Musician And Founder Of Live Aid
Bob Geldof
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is probably best known for organizing the 1985 Live Aid benefit
for starvingAfrican children, inspired by a 1984 BBC documentary
about famine in Ethiopia.When Geldof learned about the ongoing
tragedy he flew to Africa to observe the situationfirst hand,
then returned to England and gathered numerous British pop
starstogether to record a charity single under the name Band
Aid; that song, "Do They KnowIt's Christmas," became
the best-selling U.K. single of all time, and inspired a similar1985
U.S. single "We Are The World." During the summer
of 1985 Geldof helped planthe intercontinental charity event
Live Aid, a set of simultaneous all-star charity concertsheld
in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. The proceeds
and other donationsamounted to millions of dollars, which
was used to feed starving Africans. Geldof wasnominated for
the Nobel Peace Prize and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
His autobiographywent on to become a best-seller in Britain. |
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