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For 264 hours, 50 drummers from across the world will play nonstop to raise funds for mental health charities. among them will be famous names, from coldplay and duran duran. mike liggins has been to meet some of those taking part. 77—year—old chrissy lee in her back garden, near colchester, still drumming, still loving every minute, and keen to take part in the drumathon. chrissy started drumming in a salvation army band at the age of four. in the 60s, she was part of a band called the beat chics, who had a hit with skinny minine. the beat chics toured with the beatles, and today, more th...

It has been a sound track to our life and our fight and triumphs and struggles. >> when you think of all the senseless killing and when they break the girl's door down, we are losing people we love for no reason at all. ♪ hey man i just don't understand what's going on ♪ >> when marvin was writing these record, this was the george floyds of that era. that was inspiring it. >> why do you think it's so relevant today, 50 years later? >> because it is still happening the same way. to be honest with you, just to be frank and not stevie for a minute. things are still happening the same way. ♪...

Line concept that henry ford populized. they could be recording at hitsville usa 24 hours a day. >> berry us looking for a studio in detroit at that time. he saw this house that had a garage that attached to the back of it who became a studio. >> the studio was about 55 feet long and about 47 feet wide. small place. we were all in one room. and we can see each other's face. it was something about that magic of looking at a person's eyes when he's doing a pick up. >> we had the funk brothers. who were some of the best musicians ever. >> i was a mecca.

>> wait a minute, man, let me count it off. ♪ >> one, two, three, four. ♪ oh my, oh my ♪ ♪ there is too many of you dies." >> marvin touched the souls of millions and millions of people. ♪ oh mercy mercy me ♪ >> this was revolutionary. ♪

Was like, oh, who is this? it wasn't until this past year, where i truly listened to the entire record, the entire album, from front to back. >> what was the inspiration, for you, to record "what's going on"? >> it happened when i went out to a protest here, in nashville, after george floyd was killed. i went home, picked the guitar up and started strumming through it. and immediately, i -- i just started crying. marvin gaye already -- he already wrote this song, 50 years ago. and -- and nobody listened? no one heard it? it was, at that moment, it hurt. it hurt to sing those words. i think, th...