ArtistInfo

Band Aid

Band, *1984 GB, London
Electronic and Pop

All-star group assembled by Bob Geldof to raise money for African famine relief. The song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was written by Geldof with Midge Ure, and was recorded on 25 November 1984. Trevor Horn co-produced with Ure and mixed the 12" version. The single went on sale on 3 December, went straight to number one and by the end of the year had sold three million copies, smashing the previous UK sales record (2.1 million by Wings' "Mull Of Kintyre"). All those involved gave their services for free, and even the vinyl itself was donated. The Band Aid Trust also benefited from the 1985 Live Aid concerts and two Sport Aid events, the second of which had a tie-in single by Tears For Fears. In 1989, another all-star cast assembled under the banner of Band Aid II to record a new version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It too was a number one hit, as was the 20-year anniversary version by Band Aid 20. Sleeve artist Peter Blake (4) is also credited as a member of Band Aid.

Members

	Jody Watley bvoc, voc *1959 US
	Paul Weller voc, g *1958 GB
	Glenn Gregory voc *1958 GB
	Martyn Ware syn, bvoc *1956 GB
	George Michael voc *1963 GB
	Paul McCartney voc *1942 GB
	Tony Hadley voc *1960 GB
	Paul Young voc, perc *1956 GB
	Midge Ure voc, g, syn *1953 GB
	John Taylor b, voc *1960 GB
	Simon Le Bon voc *1958 GB
	Holly Johnson voc *1960 GB
	Phil Collins voc, dr *1951 GB
	Andy Taylor g, bvoc *1961 GB
	J.T. Taylor voc, bvoc *1953 US
	Mark Brzezicki dr, perc *1957 GB
	Siobhan Fahey voc *1958 GB
	Jon Moss dr, perc *1957 GB
	Marilyn key, g, b *1962 JM
	Bob Geldof voc *1951 IE
	Gordon Sumner b, voc *1951 GB
	Stuart Adamson g, voc 1958-2001 GB
	Bruce Watson g, man *1961 CA
	Adam Clayton b, eb *1960 IE
	Gary Kemp g, bvoc *1959 GB
	Francis Rossi voc, g *1949 GB
	Robert Kool Bell b *1950 US
	Dennis D.T. Thomas as, fl *1951 US
	Tony Butler b, voc *1957 GB
	Steve Norman perc, sax *1960 GB
	Martin Kemp b *1961 GB
	John Keeble dr *1959 GB
	Sarah Dallin voc *1961 GB
	Keren Woodward voc *1961 GB
	Roger Taylor dr *1960 GB
	Paul Hewson voc
	Rick Parfitt voc, g *1948 GB
	Simon Crowe dr, voc *1955 IE
	George O'Dowd
	Johnnie Fingers key, voc *1956 IE
	Nicholas James Bates
	Christopher Allen
	David Robert Jones voc, as 1947-2016 GB
	Patrick Cusack b IE