Elvis Costello, Pete Yorn, Billy Bragg, Dan Bern and Patty Griffin are among more than thirty artists contributing tracks to a two-CD Bruce Springsteen tribute album that will benefit two charities.
Sal Trepat, who publishes the Spanish Springsteen magazine Point Blank, and Bob Benjamin, organizer of the annual Light of Day fundraising concerts for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, organized the project. Benjamin, who manages Springsteen’s friend Grushecky, learned he had the disease seven years ago. His foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund will split all proceeds from sales of the double disc. Carr, who died ten years ago of sarcoma (a form of cancer), was the daughter of Springsteen’s co-manager, Barbara Carr.
Source RollingStone.com.
The film, tentatively titled “Bob Dylan Anthology Project,” planned for release in 2005, will chronicle Dylan’s 1963 breakthrough and the cultural and political influence of his music, Scorsese and his producing partners said Tuesday.
“I’ve admired and enjoyed his many musical transformations,” Scorsese said in a statement. “For me, there is no other musical artist who weaves his influences so densely to create something so personal and unique.”
The documentary is in the tradition of “The Last Waltz,” Scorsese’s 1978 concert film about The Band, which also featured Dylan. The Dylan film is expected to feature live concert performances, studio recording sessions and a rare interview with the singer-songwriter.
Source cnn.com.
