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hi all joan snyder wrote, in full: > > On Tuesday, the 2nd of September, a very special > album (I can’t help myself; that’s what we always > called them!) will be released. It has been the project > of my friend & fellow parkie, Bob Benjamin, who is > also the executive producer of LIGHT OF DAY: A TRIBUTE > TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. This project was organized by > Sal Trepat, the publisher of the Spanish Springsteen > fan magazine Point Blank, and Bob Benjamin, who > manages Springsteen's friend Joe Grushecky. They were > assisted by singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy, who also > performs the song "Better Days" on the set. > > This 2-disc set features a veritable smorgasbord of > talent with 37 artists doing covers of Bruce’s songs. > The project features performances by Elvis Costello, > Pete Yorn, Patty Griffin, Billy Bragg, Dion, Joe Ely, > and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, among others > and seeks to honor “The Boss” for his songwriting > abilities. The artists recorded the songs and then > donated them for this cd. > > Proceeds from Light Of Day will benefit two > charities - the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) > and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, which was established > after the death of Springsteen co-manager Barbara Carr's > daughter. The Kristen Ann Carr Fund raises money for the > fight against rare sarcoma cancer tumors. Producer Bob > Benjamin is a fundraiser for Robin Elliot & the PDF and > has held three concerts at which “The Boss” was a > surprise guest. > > The track listing for Light Of Day: A Tribute To > Bruce Springsteen includes: > > Disc One -- > Elliott Murphy, "Better Days"; > Dion, "Book Of Dreams"; > Lucky 7, "Valentine's Day"; > Dan Bern, "Thunder Road"; > Crazysloth, "Candy's Room"; > the Mystic Knights Of The Sea (featuring former Georgia > Satellites Dan Baird and Rick Richards), "Johnny 99"; > Nils Lofgren, "Man At The Top"; > Cindy Bullens, "If I Should Fall Behind"; > Matthew Ryan, "Something In The Night"; > Mike Rimbaud, "Atlantic City"; > Sid Griffin, "Highway Patrolman"; > Billy Bragg & the Blokes, "Mansion On The Hill"; > Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, "Badlands"; > Steve Wynn, "State Trooper"; > Gary Lucas' Gods And Monsters, "Ain't Got You"; > Jennifer Glass, "Bobby Jean"; > the Clarks, "The River"; > Marc Broussard, "Back In Your Arms"; and > John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band, "E Street Shuffle." > > Disc Two -- > Elvis Costello, "Brilliant Disguise"; > Pete Yorn, "New York City Serenade"; > Graham Parker, "Pink Cadillac"; > Garland Jeffreys, "Streets Of Philadelphia"; > Jason Ringenberg, "My Hometown"; > Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, "Light Of Day"; > Rosie Flores, "Lucky Town"; > Willie Nile, "I'm On Fire"; > Kirk Kelly, "Downbound Train"; > Patty Griffin, "Stolen Car"; > Paradise Brothers, "Souls Of The Departed"; > Mark Wright, "Two Hearts"; > Graziano Romani, "The Promise"; > the Format, "For You"; > Jesse Malin, "Hungry Heart"; > Tom Cochrane & Damhnait Doyle, "Secret Garden"; > Cowboy Mouth, "Born To Run"; and > Joe Ely, "Working On The Highway." > > So here is your chance to buy some great music and > to donate to Parkinson’s Disease. > > ------------------ > "Hang tough..no way thru it but to do it." > - Chris-in the-morning on Northern Exposure > > Jes > aka > Joan Snyder janet paterson an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily perky, parky pd: 56-41-37 cd: 56-44-43 tel: 613-256-8340 w-site: http://www.janetpaterson.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn