Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who helped organize the 1985 all-star charity single “We Are the World,” has died.
Kragen died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement released by his family.
“Ken worked tirelessly on behalf of the artists he represented, but what I loved most about him, other than the essence of his spirit, was that he had a 360-degree understanding that the combination of art & commerce could be used to make the world a better place,” Quincy Jones, who produced “We Are the World,” tweeted this week.
“As one of the original organizing partners on “We Are the World,” w/o Ken’s expertise & specific skill set, we may never have made the enormous global impact that we did,″ Jones tweeted.Kragen was a Harvard Business School graduate whose other credits included producing “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” and “The Gambler” television movies that starred Rogers.
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