Bernard Watson
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Bernard Watson (born David Weinstein, 1967)[1] was the opening act at the American leg of the Live Aid concert in JFK Stadium, Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. An 18-year-old from Miami Beach, he had just graduated from high school and had no professional musical experience. After sleeping outside the stadium for a week, he persuaded the concert's producer Bill Graham, in the spirit of charity, to let him perform.
Watson sang Bob Dylan's "All I Want To Do", accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica. His contribution is not on the official DVD set; apparently, neither the BBC nor ABC-TV filmed Watson, and no known recording of him at Live-Aid exists.
- One of the strings on my guitar broke, then I dropped the pick and that wasn't very professional. But I felt happy that I got a chance. I'd like to make it in this business. It was the dream of a lifetime. That's what it was. — Bernard Watson[2]
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- ^ "Live Aid". Spokesman-Review (AP): p. A8. 14 July 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TfsRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6952,7118652&dq=live-aid+bernard-watson&hl=en. Retrieved 30 July 2010.[dead link]
