On this day in 1986 the song That’s What Friends Are For won the Song of the Year category at the Grammy Awards.
The recording by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Elton John also picked up the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.
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The collaboration between the four superstars raised millions of dollars for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) and brought attention to HIV awareness and education.
The song was a hit around world reaching the number one spot in the USA, Canada and Australia. It would also be the last time Wonder, Knight or Warwick would have a number 1 hit in the USA, while Elton John would go to have continuing success.
Elton John would go on to found his own AIDS Foundation in the early 1990’s that to date has raised over $600 million for AIDS research and support.
The song was written by husband-and-wife songwriting team Burt Bacharach and …
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