Rock Stars to Record Song to Benefit New Orleans Charity
September 15, 2006
The rock bands U2 and Green Day plan to record a song together to benefit New Orleans musicians harmed by Hurricane Katrina, reports MTV.com.
The two groups will record “The Saints Are Coming,” a song by the Skids, a Scottish band from the late 1970s.
The proceeds will benefit Music Rising, a charity co-founded by David Howell Evans, a U2 guitarist known as the Edge.The charity has provided more than 2,000 New Orleans musicians with new instruments and equipment.
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