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Jamie Tworkowski, the founder of To Write Love on Her Arms, at Taylor University. TWLOHA was founded by Jamie Tworkowski in March 2006. The seeds of the organization were sown by a story written by Tworkowski, about 19-year-old Renee Yohe, who struggled with addiction, depression, self-injury, and attempted suicide.
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell.Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia.
Related: 1985 Live Aid Concert to Become a London Stage Musical Geldof also said that in today’s “fractious” world, “people have lost any ability to control events,” but when it comes to ...
Live 8 producer/promoter Russell Simmons was the man responsible for adding more African-American artists to the Live 8 Philadelphia bill, including some Def Poetry Jam poets. After noticing the lack of hip-hop artists on the bill, Bono called Jay-Z and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park personally and asked them to perform in Philadelphia.
At the conclusion, Hear 'n Aid was ranked as the "No. 1 Most Metal Moment". [14] The following CD release info needs verification as Wendy Dio indicated as late as 2011 that it was only ever released on vinyl and cassette. [15] "The Hear 'n Aid album was released in CD format in the U.S. in May of 1994. (Mercury/Phonogram 826-044-2 (US, CD ...
Most Americans in a new poll said they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. The Pew Research Center survey found 60 percent said they are “probably not” going to “get an updated ...
Rock Aid Armenia: The Earthquake Album was released in 1990. The Earthquake Album track list. Rock Aid Armenia – Smoke on the Water '90 (4:07) Free – All Right Now (4:15) Rush – The Spirit of Radio (4:58) Rainbow – Since You Been Gone (3:18) Black Sabbath – Headless Cross (5:03) Genesis – Turn It On Again (3:45) Yes – Owner of a ...