Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.
Genres
Cast
Paul McCartney
Roger Daltrey
Pete Townshend
John Entwistle
Freddie Mercury
Roger Taylor
John Deacon
Brian May
Nick Lowe
Elvis Costello
Linda McCartney
Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Chrissie Hynde
Billy Connolly
Nicky Headon
Martin Chambers
Pete Farndon
James Honeyman-Scott
Denny Laine
Steve Holley
Laurence Juber
Lynval Golding
Horace Panter
Terry Hall
Jerry Dammers
Silverton Hutchinson
Neville Staple
Roddy Radiation
Robert Plant
Billy Bremner
Dave Edmunds
Terry Williams
Kenney Jones
Ian Dury
