Hear ‘n Aid

Who have thought that rock had a heart? However when it found summoning relief money for African food cravings in the 1980s, actually the members of the most anti-social musical community noticed fit to assist. Led from the well-intentioned but terminally glib Ronnie Wayne Dio, 40 performers convened in Los Angeles’ A&M Studios on, may 20-21, 1985, to record an advantage solitary entitled “Celebrities.” Penned by these Dio and his bandmates Vivian Campbell and Jimmy Bain, the seven-minute anthem aped the collaborative strategy utilized by previously, more mainstream attempts Band Help and USA for Africa having a digital relay of rock performers and guitarists (just one single tempo section was required) taking becomes using the mic or acoustic guitar solo. The entire set of performers reads the following: Tommy Aldridge, David Alford, Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Frankie Banali, Eric Bloom, Mick Brownish, Vivian Campbell, Carlos Cavazo, Amir Derakh, Ronnie Wayne Dio, Don Dokken, Kevin Dubrow, Brad Gillis, Craig Goldie, Chris Hager, Rob Halford, Chris Holmes, Blackie Lawless, George Lynch, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mick Mars, Dave Meniketti, Dave Murray, Vince Neil, Ted Nugent, Eddie Ojeda, Jeff Pilson, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, David St. Hubbins, Rudy Sarzo, Claude Schnell, Neal Schon, Paul Shortino, Derek Smalls, Adrian Smith, Tag Stein, Geoff Tate, and Matt Thorr.