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Sundance: Director Bao Nguyen On ‘We Are The World’ Docu, Lionel Richie Karaoke, Prince’s Guitar & Return To Park City
“I didn’t really know much about the making of the song,” admits The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen of 1985’s star-studded Ethiopian famine relief hit “We Are the World.̶…
What is a fact is that Nguyen’s latest documentary is debuting today at the Sundance Film Festival just a few days short of when U.S.A. for Africa recorded the Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson penned tune in a studio in Los Angeles. Produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian during an all-night session with the likes of Ritchie, Thriller star Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Waylon Jennings (for a while), Journey’s Steve Perry, Huey Lewis, Sheila E, Willie Nelson, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, many more, and legend among legends Ray Charles, the song hit #1, raised over $60 million, and was the closer at that summer Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. Back in Park City for today’s 9:15 pm MT premiere at the Eccles Theatre, Nguyen spoke with me about the making of The Greatest Night in Pop, a harsh purple secret of the recording session, and the importance of being honest.
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