The GREATEST SUPERGROUP EVER…Only Together for 1 Night & ONLY Recorded 1 Song! | Professor of Rock

Coming up… the story of the greatest supergroup ever assembled. And there’s not a close second. the thing is they only recorded one song and they are only together for one night. USA for Africa with the #1 charity single We Are the World. One night where legends of all time like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Steve Perry of Journey, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Cyndi Lauper, Lionel Richie and so many more came together. I have exclusive interviews with 4 legendary members and they share some of the coolest stories you’ll ever hear. Man oh man buckle up for some pure unadulterated joy and nostalgia next on Professor of Rock.
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I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs and albums. Stories and tidbits from rock and pop history that you won’t find anywhere else. This is one for the ages. It was a night unlike any other night before there was the internet, 24-hour news, and AI. The date was January 28th, 1985 and a legendary producer would gather the greatest legends of rock and pop music underneath the same roof to assemble the greatest supergroup in the history of the world but it would only be for one song and only take place over one night…
Every 80s kid remembers this event…it was a key part of our childhood. I’m talking about the group USA for Africa and the multiplatinum #1 smash We Are The World. The charity single was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian. The song would go on to sell over 20 million copies making it one of the biggest-selling singles ever, and today I’ve got a half dozen interviews with legends sharing some of the key experiences from that magical night.
Inspired by Band Aid who had just released Do They Know It’s Christmas just a month before. The late musician activist Harry Belafonte wanted to help and he enlisted fundraiser and humanitarian and artist manager Ken Kragen to help implement his vision. They got a hold of Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie who had been a client in the past and they started to write the song. It was finished a mere 7 weeks after Do They Know It’s Christmas and just before they assembled the superstars and legends to record the song. In fact, they were still trying to put the finishing touches on the song as people were arriving.
They carefully planned the session to be right after the American Music Awards so that many of the artists would be able to make to the studio right after the show’s taping. Harry Belafonte deserves a lot of credit for putting together the initial idea or organizing it.