USA For Africa
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Formed: January 10, 1985 // Hollywood, CA, United States
USA means "United Support of Artists".
All profits realized by CBS Records International from the sale of "We Are The World" were contributed to the non-profit corporation USA for Africa.
They used the money to address immediate emergency needs in Africa, including food and medicine, and to help the African people become self-sufficient.
Members: Al Jarreau, Anita Pointer, Bette Midler, Bill Gibson, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Hayes, Cyndi Lauper, Dan Aykroyd, Daryl Hall, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Harry Belafonte, Hugh Cregg, Issa Pointer, Jackie Jackson, James Ingram, Jeffrey Osborne, John Oates, Johnny Colla, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, La Toya Jackson, Lindsey Buckingham, Lionel Richie, Mario Cipollina, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Randy Jackson, Ray Charles Robinson, Ruth Pointer, Sean Hopper, Sheila Escovedo, Smokey Robinson, Steve Perry, Stevland Morris, Tina Turner, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson