We are the world
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Sharon Davis [+ ]
Freelance music writer
Sharon Davis is one of Britain’s leading music writers and an authority on Motown. She is the author of nine books including, most recently, Diana Ross: A Legend in Focus (Mainstream Publishing), Stevie Wonder: Rhythms of Wonder (Robson Books) and Chinwaggin’ (Bank House Books). Before becoming a writer she worked in the music business, first for EMI Records and Motown Records, and then founding her own press and promotion company for top selling disco artists.
Description
The song "We are the world" was completed in January 1985 and performed by various singers as part of an event organized by Harry Belafonte, a concert to raise funds to fight starvation in Africa.