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Sheila E. Claims ‘We Are the World’ Producers Wanted Prince Instead
Sheila E. said that she felt she was only included in ‘We Are the World’ because the music event’s producers really wanted her to get Prince involved
Because the producers couldn’t get Sheila E. to talk Prince into it, The Greatest Night in Pop notes that they gave his designated solo spot to Huey Lewis. (L-R) Huey Lewis, Sheila E., and Lionel Richie attend “The Greatest Night in Pop” Los Angeles Screening.Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix“We Are the World” helped set a precedent for charity single supergroups. Country music, including Tanya Tucker, Chet Atkins, George Jones and Boots Randolph, contributed with Heart of Nashville’s “One Big Family” that same year.
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