It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-poverty efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song " Do They Know It's Christmas?

The band also worked on the Band Aid single at the end of 1984, with Gregory supplying vocals alongside Midge Ure and Sting, after a personal request from Ure that he attend.

He also released a Top 40 single with Midge Ure in 1983, and collaborated with Peter Murphy of Bauhaus as the duo Dalis Car, releasing an album in 1984.

At this time, Ure also co-wrote and helped produce the 1984 Band Aid single " Do They Know It's Christmas ?".

Ultravox vocalist Midge Ure in concert, April 1984

Ultravox ( Midge Ure ) in concert, April 1984

After the live album Monument in 1983, Ultravox released their fourth studio album with Ure, Lament, in 1984.

In 1984 Irish musician Bob Geldof and Scottish Ultravox member Midge Ure organised a charity fundraiser record for the starving of Africa.

In 1983, he collaborated with Midge Ure on the UK top 40 single " After a Fashion ", and in 1984, he formed Dalis Car with Peter Murphy of the post-punk group Bauhaus.

He was invited by Nik Kershaw to play on his second album The Riddle ( 1984 ) and by Midge Ure to play on his albums The Gift ( 1985 ) and Answers to Nothing ( 1988 ).

Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, a satirical rockumentary about a band called Spinal Tap.

Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in Rob Reiner's 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap.

Gelbart also co-wrote the golden-era film spoof Movie Movie ( 1978 ) starring George C. Scott in dual roles, the racy comedy Blame It on Rio ( 1984 ) starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore, and the 2000 remake of Bedazzled with Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser.

After touring Germany in the early 1980s, Capra co-wrote a book on Green Politics with ecofeminist author Charlene Spretnak called Green Politics, in 1984.

In 1984, Keaggy and Randy Stonehill co-wrote and sang the duet " Who Will Save the Children?

During the Bee Gees hiatus in the mid-1980s, he worked with Robin on the albums How Old Are You ?, Secret Agent and Walls Have Eyes and Maurice co-wrote " Shine, Shine " and " The Hunter ", both songs were released on Barry's 1984 album Now Voyager.

In 1984, he co-wrote several hits with the Art of Noise including " Close ( To the Edit )", " Beat Box " and " Moments in Love ".

His best-known film acting roles are as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters ( 1984 ) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes ( 1981 ), both of which he also co-wrote.

Within the broader field of popular non-fiction, Langford co-wrote Facts and Fallacies: a Book of Definitive Mistakes and Misguided Predictions ( 1984 ) with Chris Morgan.

Into 1984, his various talents were employed on recordings as diverse as James Young's ( Styx ) first solo album, City Slicker for which he co-wrote and produced ; John Abercrombie's Night ; Mick Jagger's first solo album, She's the Boss ; and Jeff Beck's Flash which included Hammer's song " Escape ", winner of the 1985 Grammy award for " Best Rock Instrumental Performance ".

Gradually a regular line-up evolved around Simon Jeffes and Helen Liebman: Neil Rennie, who joined in 1975 on ukulele ; Geoffrey Richardson, who had joined in 1976 and co-wrote three pieces on Broadcasting from Home ( 1984 ), played viola, cuatro, guitar, clarinet, mandolin and ukulele ; Julio Segovia answered an advert in the Melody Maker and joined in 1978 on percussion ; Paul Street joined in 1984 playing guitar, cuatro and ukulele, leaving in 1988 ; Jennifer Maidman joined in 1984 on percussion, bass, ukulele and cuatro ; Steve Fletcher replaced Steve Nye in 1988 on piano and keyboards and Annie Whitehead, who had also appeared on Broadcasting from Home ( 1984 ), joined the live band in 1988 on trombone.

Winger's first commercial break came in 1984, when he co-wrote a song for KIX's third album, Midnite Dynamite.

In 1984, he started developing his first game, Skyline Attack for the Commodore 64 and also co-wrote a book called Quantum Theory ( about the Sinclair QL ).

Grazer and Howard teamed up again for Splash in 1984, which Grazer produced and co-wrote, the latter earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay of 1984.

In 1984, Besser co-wrote with authors Jeff and Greg Lenburg his autobiography, Not Just a Stooge, for Excelsior Books.

In 1984, she starred in Obsessive Love, a television movie about a female stalker which she co-wrote and co-produced.

Woodson began his tenure in the group on a high note when he co-wrote, co-produced, and sang lead / played keyboards on the 1984 Temptations single " Treat Her Like a Lady ," which appeared on his first full album with the group, Truly for You, and was a # 2 hit on the U. S. R & B charts.

Swayze and Stacy Widelitz co-wrote the song in 1984, originally for the soundtrack of Grandview, U. S. A. and was meant to be about Jamie Lee Curtis's character in the film.

Campbell also co-wrote the music and lyrics for the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and TUGS with Mike O ' Donnell, composing all music and songs during the classic period of Thomas films from 1984 – 2003.

* 1984 – 36 top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

After the acrimonious events that resulted in Jefferson Starship ’ s 1984 breakup, Paul Kantner reunited with Balin and Jack Casady in 1985 to form the KBC Band.

Their 1984 album produced the singles " Roll On ( Eighteen Wheeler )", " When We Make Love ", " If You're Gonna Play in Texas ( You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band )", and "( There's A ) Fire in the Night ".

* 1984: " Roll On ( Eighteen Wheeler )"; " When We Make Love "; " If You're Gonna Play in Texas ( You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band )"

* 1984 Favorite Country Band / Duo / Group

Bananarama was one of the few female groups featured on the Band Aid single, " Do They Know It's Christmas ?," and were the only artists to appear on both the original 1984 Band Aid, and the 1989, Band Aid II versions, with Siobhan Fahey only featured on the 1984 version.

The Brass Firemen would be the Official USA Band in the Opening Ceremonies for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.

The recording studio gave Band Aid no more than 24 free hours to record and mix the record, on 25 November 1984.

Most of the people involved in the original Band Aid single appeared on the 1984 Christmas edition of Top of the Pops to mime to the record.

* Hector is a Brown Himalayan Cat with a Purple Tie, a Grey Head Band, a 1980s hair style and a New jersey accent in the 1984 Heathcliff cartoon TV Series.

In 1984 Bruce Palmer teamed up with Frank Wilks and Stan Endersby to form the " Buffalo Springfield Revisited " Band.

Rothwell Temperance Band is a Championship section brass band founded in Rothwell in 1984.

At the end of 1984, Boy George was recruited by Bob Geldof to attend the Band Aid recording, consisting of mostly internationally-known UK and Irish recording stars.

** 1984 Favorite Soul / R & B Band, Duo or Group.

* 1984: Miles Davis Band Fra Idrettens Hus ( DVD )

* Until 1984, the RMAS had its own band-The RMAS Band Corps, the smallest Regiment in the British Army.

Duran Duran's only other work that year was an appearance on the 1984 Band Aid charity single, " Do They Know It's Christmas ".

Since then, the group has reunited as Split Enz several times, though its members have gone on to create other successful musical groups with one another since the breakup in 1984, such as Crowded House, Schnell Fenster, Citizen Band and the Finn Brothers.

Van Zandt officially left the E Street Band in 1984 ( Springsteen's song " Bobby Jean " is said to be inspired by the split, and Bruce asked him to perform his mandolin solo in the " Glory Days " video anyway ) and has been involved in numerous solo musical projects and collaborations since then, ranging from soul music to hard rock to world music.