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’80s hitmaker Kenny Loggins is peeling again one other layer on the legendary recording of “We Are the World” — revealing how he scored his pal Huey Lewis a solo when Prince bowed out.
Kenny spilled the tea on a latest episode of Huey Lewis’ Apple Music show, as each artists have been speaking about “The Greatest Night in Pop” … the Netflix documentary in regards to the making of the 1985 charity report.
Huey says the doc helped him piece collectively plenty of particulars in regards to the recording … together with the very fact Kenny was the one who instructed Huey sing the road initially meant for the “Purple Rain” singer.
KL says he went to Michael Jackson — who co-wrote the music — and instructed him Huey was one of the best individual to take over the road, as soon as they realized Prince was no-showing.
Huey completely belted out, “But if you just believe, there’s no way we can fall” … and the remainder, as they are saying, is historical past.
That night time was monumental, with stars like Lionel Richie, Stevie Marvel, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross and Ray Charles — to call only a few — becoming a member of forces for the collaborative single.
It was a tremendous and distinctive recording session … which we broke down on TMZ’s music podcast, “Get to the Hook.”
BTW, USA for Africa — the official title of the supergroup — did not simply make music historical past … it additionally raised greater than $60 million in support for famine-ravaged Ethiopia, and snagged 4 Grammys.
