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USA for Africa

USA for Africa, a U.S. supergroup formed in 1985, united some of the era’s most influential musicians to confront famine in Africa, answering a call from the humanitarian organization Oxfam and the World Food Programme. The group’s core comprised vocalists and instrumentalists from leading rock, pop, and R&B acts, collaborating under the guidance of producer Quincy Jones, who had helped assemble the ensemble during a brief recording session at A&M Records in Los Angeles. The breakthrough came with the release of the single "We Are the World" in March 1985, which hit the Billboard...