Watch The Documentary Of Hear N’ Aid With 80s Heavy Metal All Star Lineup

Hear N’ Aid was recorded on May 20 and 21, 1985, 40 artists (see full list below) from the hard rock music community gathered at A&M Records Studios to participate in the making of a record called “Stars”, as part of an album, Hear ‘N Aid. The money raised would be for famine relief efforts in Africa and around the world. The Hear N’ Aid album was released on January 1st, 1986 and raised over $3 Million for charity.

The video is available below courtesy of photographer Mark Weiss’ The Decade That Rocked Channel on YouTube

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Look at this incredible lineup for the “Stars” single:

Lead vocals

Ronnie James Dio (Dio/Black Sabbath/Rainbow)
Don Dokken (Dokken)
Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot)
Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt/Quiet Riot/King Kobra)
Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche)
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)

Backing vocals

Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne/Whitesnake)
Dave Alford (Rough Cutt)
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Ozzy Osbourne/King Kobra)
Vinny Appice (Dio/Black Sabbath)
Jimmy Bain (Dio/Rainbow)
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot/W.A.S.P.)
Mick Brown (Dokken/Ted Nugent/Lynch Mob)
Vivian Campbell (Dio/Whitesnake/Def Leppard)
Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot/Ratt/Rough Cutt/Hurricane)
Amir Derakh (Rough Cutt/Orgy/Jailhouse)
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger/Ozzy Osbourne)
Craig Goldy (Giuffria/Dio)
Chris Hager (Rough Cutt)
Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.)
Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.)
George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
Michael McKean (Spinal Tap)
Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe)
Ted Nugent
Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
Jeff Pilson (Dokken/Dio/Foreigner)
Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot/Whitesnake/Ozzy Osbourne)
Claude Schnell (Dio)
Neal Schon (Journey)
Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap)
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
Matt Thorr (Rough Cutt)

Lead guitar solos
1st solo:

Craig Goldy (Giuffria/Dio)
Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
2nd solo:

Vivian Campbell (Dio)
Brad Gillis (Night Ranger/Ozzy Osbourne)
3rd solo:

Neal Schon (Journey)
George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob)
4th solo:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Vivian Campbell (Dio/Def Leppard/Whitesnake)
5th solo:

George Lynch (Dokken)
Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot/Ratt)
6th solo:

Brad Gillis (Night Ranger/Ozzy Osbourne)
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Rhythm guitar melody lines

Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Bass

Jimmy Bain (Dio/Rainbow)
Drums

Vinny Appice (Dio/Black Sabbath)
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot/W.A.S.P.)
Keyboards

Claude Schnell (Dio)

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Bobby Caughron

Bobby Caughron is a music journalist and Editor-In-Chief for XS ROCK. He began a life-long fan of hard rock and metal music after hearing KISS as a kid. He is still an avid fan of the 80s metal scene and continues to discover and write about new music in all rock genres today.

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