Columnist Rick Magee reflects on the 40th anniversary of the Band Aid Christmas anthem "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ...
Midge Ure - to raise awareness and funds for famine in Ethiopia, and he still sees the positive impact the money raised has had on people from the African nation During a recent trip to Montreal, a ...
Bob Geldof is defending 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' and the charity work Band Aid has accomplished after facing criticism ...
The 73-year-old singer is spearheading a new version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - which he co-wrote with Midge Ure in 1984 to raise awareness and funds for famine in Ethiopia - which features ...
Co-written by the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid generated humanitarian funds for the effort and set the stage for the ...
In 1984, Bob Geldof led a who’s who of British and Irish hitmakers — from Sting, Bono and George Michael to Phil Collins, ...
On November 25 1984, a number of British pop and rock stars gathered to record a charity single in aid of the Ethiopian famine appeal.
In 1984, the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure wrote a catchy, well-intentioned, deeply problematic ...