Answer: Bob Geldof, whose band was called the Boomtown Rats. He also was instrumental in organizing Live Aid. Holy cow, that was 20 years ago (as of July 13)!

Of course, it took 19 years for the day's performances to reach DVD. At least, some of the performances. Many potential DVD buyers would have liked to have seen material that was not included, such as Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones playing together for what very well may have been the last time. They didn't bill themselves as Led Zeppelin, but that was close enough.

My overriding memory of that day is watching a ragged-sounding Bob Dylan croak out a few tunes with ragged-looking Keith Richards and Ron Wood playing guitar on either side of him, cigarettes hanging out of their mouths. Not the best moment for any of those guys.

I also remember that I missed a good bit of Live Aid because I was forced that day to go to a wedding reception involving two people I didn't even know. Wonder if they're still married ...

Question: What band opened Live Aid? And what was its only U.S. hit single (way back in 1968)?