Paul McCartney & Rockestra - Lucille (Kampuchea 1979)

What this video is

Captured at the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (Hammersmith Odeon, December 1979), this footage documents one of the most significant British charity concert events of the rock era. Organized by Paul McCartney and UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim in response to war, famine, and disease that had devastated Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, the event assembled an extraordinary cross-generational roster — from…

Why it matters

A foundational artifact of the British charity-concert genre and classic-rock supergroup tradition. 'Lucille' (originally by Little Richard) here becomes a vehicle for collective rock identity, performed by the largest assembly of British rock talent to that date. Its dual status as both a live…

The director

Born 13 Feb 1947, UK. Real name Keith Stuart Macmillan. Studied photography at the Royal College of Art. Began career as photographer and album sleeve designer from c.1968, producing over a thousand covers for Vertigo, RCA/Neon, Nepentha, and Cube Records.…