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STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTE TO
MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR PAUL MCCARTNEY


Paul McCartney

An impressive star-studded cast will come together to honor 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree Paul McCartney during a sold-out gala on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles, two days prior to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

Hosted by actor/comedian Eddie Izzard, artists set to perform are current GRAMMY nominees Tony Bennett, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Neil Young & Crazy Horse (in their first live performance since 2004), Norah Jones, James Taylor and more. The evening will also feature a special performance by McCartney. Check the full lineup below.

The 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year gala will celebrate McCartney’s exceptional artistic achievements and philanthropic work. Proceeds from the dinner and concert will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network from 811:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Lineup

  • Paul McCartney
  • Tony Bennett
  • Coldplay
  • Foo Fighters
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
  • Katy Perry
  • Duane Eddy
  • Norah Jones
  • Alicia Keys
  • Diana Krall
  • James Taylor
  • Sergio Mendes
  • Cirque du Soleil’s “Love” Beatles tribute show



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    21 ARTISTS PERFORMING THE
    21 SONGS FROM HOT ROCKS


    The Rolling Stones

    Legendary singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Art Garfunkel, along with TV on the Radio, Jackie Greene, Marianne Faithfull, Rickie Lee Jones, Taj Mahal, Peaches and Ronnie Spector have been added to the all-star line-up paying tribute to the music of Rolling Stones at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, March 13. The stellar bill of 21 artists will be playing songs from the iconic Stones collection Hot Rocks 1964-1971.

    The concert marks the eighth installment in an annual series to raise crucially needed funds for music education programs for underprivileged youth. Total funds raised exceed $600,000 to date.

    100% of the net proceeds from the concert will be given to eight music education non-profits: The American Symphony Orchestra Music Notes, Church Street School of Music, Young Audiences, Music Unites, FIKS (Fixing Instruments for Kids in Schools); and newly added beneficiaries The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, Midori and Friends, and The Center for Arts Education.

    Lineup

  • Art Garfunkel
  • Marianne Faithfull
  • Rickie Lee Jones
  • Ronnie Spector
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Rickie Lee Jones
  • Steve Earle
  • Taj Mahal
  • Marc Cohn
  • The Mountain Goats
  • Peaches
  • Jovanotti & TV on the Radio
  • Glen Hansard (of The Swell Season)
  • Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes)
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Jackie Greene



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    BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND EDDIE VEDDER ADDED TO LINEUP

    The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival daily schedule is out now. Click here to check it out. Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder have been added to the already stacked lineup. Below is a list of the complete lineup for the festival, which takes place April 27-May 6 at New Orleans Fairgrounds in New Orleans, Louisiana. Click here for all ticketing information.

    NOLA Jazz Fest 2012

  • Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
  • Eagles
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Eddie Vedder
  • John Mayer
  • The Neville Brothers
  • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
  • Al Green
  • Herbie Hancock and his Band
  • Ne-Yo
  • My Morning Jacket
  • Bon Iver
  • Paulina Rubio
  • Jill Scott
  • Florence + the Machine
  • Allen Toussaint
  • Feist
  • Bunny Wailer
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Irma Thomas
  • Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
  • Dr. John & the Lower 911
  • Janelle Monae
  • Yolanda Adams
  • Iron & Wine
  • Pete Fountain
  • Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.
  • Steel Pulse
  • Rebirth Brass Band
  • Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
  • Esperanza Spalding
  • funky Meters
  • Levon Helm Band with special guest Mavis Staples
  • Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
  • Aaron Neville’s Gospel Experience
  • Steve Earle and the Dukes (And Duchesses)
  • Galactic
  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s 50th Anniversary Jam
  • Little Anthony & The Imperials
  • Ani DiFranco
  • GIVERS
  • Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
  • Dianne Reeves
  • Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
  • Better Than Ezra
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
  • Bruce Hornsby
  • Dave Koz
  • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • Gomez
  • The Pedrito Martinez Group
  • The Bounce Shake Down feat. Big Freedia, Katey Red, Keedy Black, and DJ Poppa
  • Israel Houghton and New Breed
  • Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
  • Zebra
  • Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
  • James Cotton “Superharp” Band
  • Cowboy Mouth
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Papa Grows Funk
  • David Sanborn and Joey DeFrancesco
  • Bobby Rush
  • Chuck Leavell & Friends with special guest Bonnie Bramblett
  • Ellis Marsalis
  • Marcia Ball
  • Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
  • John Boutt
  • Gary Clark Jr.
  • The Texas Tornados feat. Flaco Jimnez, Augie Myers, and Shawn Sahm
  • Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Band feat. Terence Blanchard
  • Cheikh L of Senegal
  • Tab Benoit
  • Regina Carter’s “Reverse Thread”
  • Bombino of Niger
  • Glen Hansard
  • Big Sam’s Funky Nation
  • Jeremy Davenport
  • Sarah Jarosz
  • Bonerama
  • Evelyn Turrentine-Agee
  • Terri Lyne Carringtons Mosaic
  • Ruby Wilson’s Tribute to Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey
  • Wycliffe Gordon Quintet: Hello Pops Tribute to Louis Armstrong
  • Donald Harrison
  • Lindigo of Reunion Island feat. Fixi of France
  • Sonny Landreth
  • Buckwheat Zydeco
  • Soul Rebels
  • The Stars of Heaven
  • Heritage Hall Jazz Band feat. Jewel Brown
  • Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
  • Anders Osborne
  • Honey Island Swamp Band
  • Theresa Andersson
  • John Mooney & Bluesiana
  • Eric Lindell
  • Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters
  • BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
  • Pine Leaf Boys
  • James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars
  • Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
  • Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
  • Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
  • Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
  • Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
  • Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
  • Banu Gibson
  • Hot 8 Brass Band
  • George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band



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