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    Daily Toast! Raise a Glass to the World!

    BillBy BillJanuary 28, 2014Updated:March 27, 20141 Comment2 Mins Read

    Today marks the 29th anniversary of the recording of the single We are the World by the ensemble super group known as USA for Africa.

    The song was written by Lionel Ritchie and the late Michael Jackson, and sold over 10 million copies around the globe. It went on to win three Grammies, one AMA, and a People’s Choice Award. The artists who sang on the single included everyone from Bruce Springsteen, Joe Perry, Cyndi Lauper, Ray Charles, and Kenny Rogers to the Pointer Sisters, every other Jackson who ever recording a lyric, Dan Aykroyd, and Paul Simon. It was literally a Who’s Who and Who isn’t who (I’m looking at you, La Toya) of the music and entertainment industry.

    The song reached #1 on the Hot 100 chart in the US, and also hit #1 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, the UK, and even Spain and Norway. More importantly, it raised over $63 Million for humanitarian aid and causes around the world. Somewhat interestingly, the German speaking nations of Austria and Germany only MOSTLY loved it, since it peaked at #2 in both nations.

    So raise a glass today for USA for Africa and We Are the World!

     

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    Bill is the Co-Founder, Editor-in Chief, and official Bourbon-o-Phile for ModernThirst.com, and Founder and Chief Blending Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. He is a native of Louisville, KY in the heart of Bourbon Country. He attended the University of Kentucky in the mid to late 1990s. He has also been published on Liquor.com. He has conducted various bourbon and whiskey tastings in cities across the country, and consulted for multiple national labels. He is married with two daughters, and lives in east Louisville. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter @BillStraub and email him at [email protected].

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    1. Matt Gates on January 28, 2014 12:36 pm

      I think a Dogfish Head World Wide Stout would be the perfect beer for the occasion.

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