Ah, how helpful is the internet! :lol

Some facts on King Holiday from www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=3025

"This is a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights leader who was shot and killed in 1968. Proceeds raised money for the King foundation.

Artists who appeared on this include El DeBarge, Fat Boys, Full Force, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Whitney Houston, Kurtis Blow, Stacy Lattisaw, Lisa Lisa, Teena Marie, Menudo (with Ricky Martin), Stephanie Mills, New Edition, Run-D.M.C., James "J.T." Taylor, and Whodini.

Kurtis Blow wrote this with Phil Barnes and Melle Mel. Says Kurtis: "Dexter Scott King calls me up one day and says, 'This is Martin's son.' Dexter Scott King looks just like his dad and talks just like his dad. He calls me and says, 'Hello, can I speak to Kurtis Blow...' He started telling me this story, and I'm like, Yeah, right. I didn't believe this guy to save my life. He had to call me back, I hung up on him a couple of times. We finally got together and put all these people together."

This came out shortly after the Sun City project, an album and single that raised awareness about Apartheid in South Africa. That project was organized by "Little Steven" Van Zandt, who included Kurtis Blow and some of the other artists who were part of this. Steven was a little upset that he wasn't included in King Holiday. Kurtis felt bad about this, but once he set it up, Dexter Scott King's people took over and started calling everybody, so he didn't get to be a part of it. (thanks to Kurtis for speaking with us about this song) "


Teena Marie! Look, something for Joe. :p Menudo and New Edition? :eek And Run-DMC? Wow....

Apparently it was actually aired on HBO, too. Amazing. I wonder if Cissy was there and spotted the little hoodrat Bobby and kept the two as far apart as possible. :lol

Whitney masterpiece I'm feeling at the moment: God Bless America, live in NYC in 1999. In this patriotic sequel to her legendary SSB performance, Whitney does what she does best: Combines earth-shattering power, clarity, and range, with a torn-from-the-gut gospelicious flair.