Who were the members of Rockestra? Rockestra was a supergroup, put together by Paul McCartney for at least two concerts, one of which was a 1979 benefit concert for the People of Kampuchea and one of which was a 1981 MDA telethon. The video above is from the Concert For The People of Kampuchea and featured Rockestra covering Smokey Robinson’s Lucille. This video was also the 32nd video to be played on MTV.
Among the members of Rockestra: John Bonham, Billy Bremner, Gary Brooker, Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Dave Edmunds, Steve Holley, James Honeyman-Scott, Steve Howard, Kenney Jones, John Paul Jones, Laurence Juber, Denny Laine, Ronnie Lane, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Thadeus Richard, Bruce Thomas, and Pete Townshend!
Enjoy!
The First Videos Shown on MTV:
- Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles
- You Better Run by Pat Benatar
- She Won’t Dance With Me by Rod Stewart
- You Better You Bet By The Who
- Little Suzi’s On The Up by PH.D
- We Don’t Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard
- Brass in Pocket by Pretenders
- Time Heals by Todd Rundgren
- Take It On The Run by REO Speedwagon
- Rockin’ in Paradise by Styx
- When Things Go Wrong by Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
- History Never Repeats by Split Enz
- Hold On Loosely by .38 Special
- Just Between You And Me by April Wine
- Sailing by Rod Stewart
- Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
- Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon
- Better Than Blue by Michael Johnson
- Message of Love by The Pretenders
- Mr. Briefcase by Lee Ritenour
- Double Life by The Cars
- In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins
- Looking for Clues by Robert Palmer
- Too Late by Shoes
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Do Ya Think I’m Sexy by Rod Stewart
- Surface Tension by Rupert Hine
- One Step Ahead by Split Enz
- Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
- I’m Gonna Follow You by Pat Benatar
- Savannah Nights by Tom Johnston
Through the Shattered Lens 