We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)

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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

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Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda as Self - Host Age 88 · New York City, New York, USA Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film...
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones as Self Died 2024 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in t...
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan as Self Age 84 · Duluth, Minnesota, USA Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates...
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie as Self Age 76 · Tuskegee ,Alabama , USA Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of t...
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd as Self Age 73 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Daniel Edward Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, initially pursued studies in psychology, criminal sociology, and political science at Carleton University, where his comedy journey took off. He co-wrote sketche...
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen as Self Age 76 · Long Branch, New Jersey, USA Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen released his first album in 1973, but it was his second album, The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle later that year that led a rock critic to call him "the...

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