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The Kristen Ann Carr Fund
RASCALS TO REUNITE AT KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND BENEFIT
April 22, 2010 - Hall Of Fame members The
Rascals will perform with all four original members for the
first time in forty years at the Kristen Ann Carr benefit
this Saturday April 24th at Robert DeNiro's restaurant
Tribeca Grill in downtown Manhattan.
For Stevie Van Zandt, who along with his wife Maureen is
being honored at the annual fundraiser, it's a lifelong
dream come true and the culmination of thirty years of
discussions.
"We first met around 1980 to discuss reuniting the band and
have tried every five years or so," Stevie said. "Maureen
suggested we give it one more shot and sure enough it took
Kristen's amazing spirit to finally get it done."
"I speak on behalf of the band when I say all the money
offers in the world could not entice the Rascals to
reunite," said guitarist Gene Cornish, "but four phone calls
from Stevie and without hesitation we enthusiastically and
immediately agreed to both support this wonderful cause and
honor Stevie and Maureen."
"Rehearsals have been incredible," Stevie added, "and of
course my hope is they can stay together and finally show
the world why they are one of Rock and Roll history's
greatest bands."
"Having Stevie and Maureen as our honorees has been an
amazing experience and this ices the cake! Kristen, who
loved rock and soul music, would be dancing harder than
anyone on the room. Thanks guys!" said Dave Marsh, Kristen's
father and fund trustee.
The original Rascals lineup performing is:
Eddie Brigati (vocals),
Felix Cavaliere (keyboard, vocals),
Gene Cornish (guitar)
Dino Danelli (drums)
For more information Kristen Ann Carr Fun benefits, please
visit:
http://sarcoma.com/
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund was founded in 1993 by Bruce
Springsteen’s co-manager Barbara Carr and her husband,
prominent rock journalist Dave Marsh, after Sarcoma claimed
the life of their daughter, 21-year-old Kristen Ann Carr.
Honoring the life of this extraordinary young woman, The
Fund has established a comprehensive sarcoma laboratory at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, provides sarcoma
fellowships in both surgery and oncology at MSKCC and
supports programs designed to help teenagers and young
adults with cancer and other serious illnesses. |
