The song reached the Top 30 on the R&B chart, and led to a contract with Minit Records in her native New Orleans,Louisiana.

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The song was a million-selling hit on the R&B charts in the 1960s, and over the years, it became Taylor's most-requested show tune.

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Irma continued to have success on both the pop and R&B charts in the 1960s,with her biggest hit coming in 1964, Wish Someone Would Care.

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He went on to become a sought-after studio musician, working alongside a steady stream of pop and R&B greats, before landing a solo recording contract in 1992.

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while "Halo" competes for Record Of The Year. (MUSIC:Halo) Sharing third place with six nominations apiece are the Black Eyed Peas, R&B singer Maxwell, and Taylor Swift's nemesis Kanye West.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

The lineup for "We Are The World" included producer Quincy Jones, composers Lionel Richie and the late Michael Jackson, and an all-star cast of pop, rock and R&B stars named USA For Africa, featuring 21 soloists and another 22 members of the chorus.

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