"WE ARE THE WORLD " artists

 WE ARE THE WORLD . 

Conductor
• Quincy Jones

Soloists (in order of appearance)
• Lionel Richie
• Stevie Wonder
• Paul Simon
• Kenny Rogers
• James Ingram
• Tina Turner
• Billy Joel
• Michael Jackson
• Diana Ross
• Dionne Warwick
• Willie Nelson
• Al Jarreau
• Bruce Springsteen
• Kenny Loggins
• Steve Perry
• Daryl Hall
• Huey Lewis
• Cyndi Lauper
• Kim Carnes
• Bob Dylan
• Ray Charles

Chorus (alphabetically)
• Dan Aykroyd
• Harry Belafonte
• Lindsey Buckingham
• Mario Cipollina (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Johnny Colla (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Sheila E.
• Bob Geldof
• Bill Gibson (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Chris Hayes (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Sean Hopper (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Jackie Jackson
• La Toya Jackson
• Marlon Jackson
• Randy Jackson
• Tito Jackson
• Waylon Jennings
• Bette Midler
• John Oates
• Jeffrey Osborne
• Anita Pointer (of the Pointer Sisters)
• June Pointer (of the Pointer Sisters)
• Ruth Pointer (of the Pointer Sisters)
• Smokey Robinson

Instrument players
• John Barnes – keyboards, programming, arrangement
• David Paich – synthesizers
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, programming
• Ian Underwood – synthesizers, programming
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizers, programming
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Louis Johnson – bass
• Michael Omartian – keyboards
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
• John Robinson – drums

Where are they today? 2026: 

1. Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) 

2. Lionel Richie, the 76-year-old has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide and is known for a string of number one hits, including All Night Long, Hello, Dancing on the Ceiling and Truly. Lionel Richie will take to the stage at the Sandringham Estate on August 20 as part of Heritage Live Festivals’ annual summer gigs. He will perform a UK-exclusive outdoor show in Norfolk. With Eric Clapton set to headline at the estate on August 23, 2026. 

3. Stevie Wonder, 76, Has No Plans to Retire as Long as He's Alive, Says 'I Love What I'm Doing'. He said that playing music is "my mantra," explaining that he's far from done exploring creative endeavors.

4. Paul Frederic Simon, 83 ( November, 2024), Shares Shocking Health Update, revealed that he has only 6 percent of hearing in his left ear. He began losing his hearing four years ago ( 2020), as he was working on his album Seven Psalms. "It was incredibly frustrating, I was very angry at first that this had happened. I guess what I'm most apprehensive about would be if I can't hear well enough to really enjoy the act of making music," he confessed. 

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