Geldof to fire up charity hit 30 years on to fight Ebola
LONDON (Reuters) – Musician and philanthropist Bob Geldof, who in 1984 inspired a generation of rock stars to record a charity single for Africa, will raise money to combat Ebola with a new version of the song. Geldof, frontman for Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats, pulled together the Band Aid supergroup for "Do They Know It's Christmas?" three decades ago to help those affected by famine in Ethiopia. Geldof confirmed at a conference in London that the song would be re-recorded. …
