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In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Madonna ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beyoncé and Freddie Mercury performed with Destiny's Child and Queen, respectively, at the 1985 and 2005 shows. - Credit: Pete ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We were all forming a sort of a rut," Mercury said at the time. "I wanted to get out of this last 10 years of what we were doing.

(CNN) — Paul McCartney hadn’t taken the stage in over five years when he sat down at his piano to sing “Let It Be” for Live Aid on July 13, 1985, in a performance that was almost totally derailed by a ...