Ferry Aid
A group of British artists who have performed as Ferry Aid, dedicated a cover version of the Beatles song Let It Be to financially support the families of the victims of the disaster of the British car ferry " Herald of Free Enterprise ": On March 6, started in 1987 car ferry from the Belgian port of Bruges - Zeebrugge and capsized shortly after. 193 people lost their lives. Michael Jackson had at the time the rights to all the Beatles songs and put the song royalty -free. The plate was three weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart in Germany it reached # 3
Members
(Selection, a total of more than 80 artists involved)
- The Alarm
- John Altman
- DeBEE Ashby
- Al Ashton
- Rick Astley
- Bananarama
- Simon Bates
- Andy Bell
- Alison Bettles
- Kate Bush
- Boy George
- Jenny Blythe
- Errol Brown
- Miquel Brown
- Bucks Fizz
- Jay Carly
- The Christians
- Nick Conway
- Linda Davidson
- Hazell Dean
- Anne Diamond
- Difford & Tilbrook
- Doctor & The Medics
- The Drifters
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Ray Gayle
- Go West
- Jaki Graham
- Carol Hitchcock
- Felix Howard
- Gloria Hunniford
- Imagination
- Jenny Jay
- Nick Kamen
- Nik Kershaw
- Mark King
- Paul King
- Mark Knopfler
- Ellie Laine
- Annabel Lamb
- Stephanie Lawrence
- Loose Ends
- Linda Lusardi
- Ruth Madoc
- Paul McCartney
- Bobby McVay
- Mel & Kim
- Suzanne Mizzi
- Gary Moore
- New Seekers
- Sadie Nine
- The Nolans
- Hazel O'Connor
- Mike Osman
- Pepsi & Shirlie
- Su Pollard
- Tim Polley
- Pamela Power
- Maxi Priest
- Princess
- Jimmy Pursey
- Suzi Quatro
- Mike Read
- Salley Sagoe
- Nejdet Salih
- Ray Shell
- Mandy Smith
- Neville Staple
- Alvin Stardust
- Edwin Starr
- Steve Strange
- Taffy
- Sylvie Tella
- Terraplane
- Ruby Turner
- Bonnie Tyler
- Ben Volpeliere
- Maria Whittaker
- Kim Wilde
- Working Week
- British band
- Music project