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Freddie Mercury: Aids Awareness
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From the moment the musician was diagnosed as having AIDS, probably in 1986, Freddie Mercury devoted all his efforts to his music. He was eventually unable to arrest the progress of the condition... and the clearly ravaging effects of his condition marred his final appearances.
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After the will was published, a friend of Mercury's said, "I suppose a lot of outsiders might feel amazed that he made no direct provision for charities in his will, but that was not Freddie's way. He did an awful lot of things in secret for charities. He was a very generous guy; he just didn't like to show off about his charity work. Various AIDS charities had benefited very well and generously from the gifts that he made."
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John has long been associated with AIDS charities after the deaths of his friends Ryan White and Freddie Mercury, raising large amounts of money and using his public profile to raise awareness of the disease. For example, in 1986 he joined with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder to record the single
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FREDDIE MERCURY Concert For Aids Awareness (Fabulous set of concert goodies from the Concert For Aids Awarenss held at Wembley Stadium on Easter Monday 20th April 1992. Includes a 32-page programme containing many Mercury photos and quotes, 38"x5 " red & white nylon banner/scarf and a used ticked stub, all housed in a unique red & white picture/titled pvc carrier bag)
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