Hi, guys for the past few days we have Finnish our Woodstock topic in Social Studies and now we are going to move on and Going to another topic called Lived Aid. Today Im blogging about 2 famous Band-aid, We have to explain who they are and why they were involved. We have to post it on our blog and add an image of the 2 Famous Band-aid.
Once you have gathered enough information, write a paragraph for each saying who they are and why they were involved
Bob Geldof Research:
Geldof was born in Ireland in 1951, He was educated at a private Catholic school, though he later said he didn't enjoy his time there because of the Catholic ethos and bullying for his lack of rugby prowess.
In 1975, Bob Geldof became the lead singer of the Boomtown rats a punk rock band. He famously stated the reason for joining a pop band. It was 1981 Bob Geldof was invited to take part in a concert for Amnesty International and this sowed a seed of future ideas for Bob.
In the summer of 1985, Bob Geldof was one of the main organisers behind the Live Aid Concert at Wembley. It was a sixteen-hour rock extravaganza aimed at raising money and awareness for Africa. It was a unique musical event capturing the imagination and attention of the world.
Following this concert, he became more involved in work for non-governmental organisations in Africa and became one of the leading spoke people on Third World Debt Relief.
Midge Ure Research:
Midge Ure was born on October 10, 1953, in Cambuslang, Strathclyde, Scotland as James Ure. He has been married to Sheridan Forbe since July 15, 2003. They have three children. He was previously married to Annabel Giles.
Midge Ure began his professional music career with Salvation, a Glasgow-based group that became the bubblegum band Slik in 1974. Upset in the change direction, Ure left the band to join the Rich Kids, a punk.
Once he joined the ban in 1980, Ure helped make Ultravox a mainstream success. During this time he also worked as a producer, making records with Steve Harley and Modern Man. in 1982, Midge Ure released a solo single, a cover of the Walking Brothers' hit'' No Regrets''. It claimed into the U.K Top ten. Ure and Bob Geldof formed Band aid, a special project to aid famine relief efforts in Ethiopia in 1984.
Hey JV, I really like how you put a lot of information into the post and how it really gave us an idea on who they are. Maybe next time lay it out so its a little more easier to read. Anyways this is a great post and I hope you have a good day.
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