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Incredible multi-signed official program for the Live Aid USA benefit concert, which was held at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 1985. The program, 9 x 12, is signed in ink and felt tip by nearly every musical artist on the bill, in addition to a host of other stars and people involved with the concert. Signers include: Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones), the Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood), Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward), Madonna, Phil Collins, Neil Young, Carlos Santana, Crosby Stills & Nash (David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash), Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Stan Lynch, Howie Epstein, Benmont Tench), the Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Mike Love, Carl Wilson), The Cars (David Robinson, Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr), The Pretenders, Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, John Taylor, Andy Taylor), The Four Tops (Lawrence Payton Jnr, Renaldo ‘Obie’ Benson, Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, Levi Stubbs), Judas Priest, Paul Stanley of KISS, Bryan Adams, Joan Baez, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Ashford & Simpson (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson), The Temptations (Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin), The Hooters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Pat Metheny, Billy Ocean, Power Station, REO Speedwagon, Run DMC, Simple Minds, Rick Springfield, The Thompson Twins, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Eddie Martin, Bo Diddley, George Thorogood, Albert Collins, and Grace Slick.
Other signers include various 1984 USA Olympic team members and gold medallists, as well as celebrities like Bette Midler, Jeff Bridges, Don Johnson, Timothy Hutton, and Dick Clark. The consignor notes that these signatures were obtained by Judy Polkow, one of the event supervisors for the company that broadcast the concert. Polkow began collecting the autographs at the concert and personally obtained all of the additional signatures over the course of the next two years. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
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