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“Not In Our Name” Dead Man Walking – The Concert CD/DVD
The long-anticipated Legacy Edition CD/DVD of the live concert in 1998 at
The Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles , California
Even now two years later, less than one-half of the city’s population has returned.
HELP RE-BUILD NEW ORLEANS “GREEN” AND SUSTAINABLE
CELEBRITY-AUTOGRAPHED BALDWIN “GREEN” BABY GRAND PIANO TO BENEFIT GLOBAL GREEN USA’s REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS GREEN PROJECT
This celebrity- autographed Baldwin “green” baby grand piano is being auctioned for the benefit of Global Green USA's Rebuild New Orleans “Green” Project. This first ever one-of-a-kind “green” piano is made from wood legally harvested from areas that pose no threat to conservation-valued forests or violate any civil rights. It was played by two of New Orleans’ most famous “Black heritage musicians- Fats Domino and Art Neville-” during the 2007 New Orleans Jazz Festival and since then by Dr. John, Ray Brown Jr., Dr. Lonnie Smith, James “Fathead” Newman, Sally Kellerman, Sophie B. Hawkins, Melba Moore, James Moody, Freda Payne, Paul Williams, Terry Gibbs, and others.
The piano will be auctioned to the highest bidder.
The opening bid is $100,000 and the auction will take place from June 20 through July 4, 2008. This celebrity- autographed “green” piano is a rare gem and collector’s item whose sale will benefit the "green" re-building of New Orleans. This piano represents hope, compassion and community – working together to make a better world.
You can place your bid directly on the ActiveMusic web site or you can simply send an email with your bid to the following email address: active-auction@activemusic.org. Please support this very worthy cause and great environmental organization.
To learn more about Global Green USA’s work in New Orleans and what they are doing in the Ninth Ward visit www.globalgreen.org.
May 2008
BALDWIN GLOBAL GREEN PIANO
Global Green USA and ActiveMusic have partnered with Baldwin Piano to support the inititive to rebuild New Orleans 'green' and sustainable. To kick off the inititive ActiveMusic arranged for Fats Domino to autograph the piano where Fats sang "Aint That a Shame" and Art Neville played the piano seranading the guests of the International House Hotel.
Your donation will be tax deductible
Proceeds to benefit Global Green's green rebuilding of New Orleans
Legendary Musician Fats Domino Autographs One-of-a-Kind Baldwin 'Green" Piano to Aid Global Green USA’s New Orleans Environmental Rebuild.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (May 31, 2007) Legendary musician and New Orleans native Fats Domino sat at a one-of-a-kind Baldwin Baby Grand 'Green' Piano while visiting the International House hotel in New Orleans. While there he serenaded the crowd by singing one of his all time classic hits "Ain't That a Shame" then signed the piano to support the recent initiative to rebuild New Orleans “green” and sustainable. The “Green” piano is made from wood legally harvested from areas that pose no threat to conservation valued forests or violate any civil rights.
Fans can have a chance to also bid on items signed by Legendary artists, including signed Gibson guitars, special VIP packages and other items donated by artists who performed at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
ActiveMusic and Global Green USA Announce Partnership
Founder and Executive Director Susann McMahon said, “ActiveMusic is honored and thrilled to be working with Global Green USA to raise funds for the green rebuilding of New Orleans. The artists that are participating all have a heartfelt passion for this city and want to remind the American public that it is not OK that this city has been in disarray, so we are all collectively trying to push this effort forward.”
HISTORIC SIGNING BY FATS DOMINO
Photographer Steven Forster
This photo was shot In the lobby of the International House Hotel in New Orleans.
Autographed instruments were donated by the Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic division of Gibson Guitar. Other auction items included signed posters and autographed memorabilia, donated CDs and special VIP concert tickets that also include after-show meet and greets with the artists.
The guitars, posters and memorabilia can be viewed on the Mezzanine at the InterContinental Hotel on St. Charles in New Orleans where they are displayed and BALDWIN has donated a baby grand green “green” piano autographed by Fats Domino which is on display in the lobby of the International House Hotel on Camp Street.
ALLEN TOUSSAINT, ROD STEWART, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, NORA JONES, STEELY DAN, JOHN MAYER, COUNTING CROWS, TAJ MAHAL, GEORGE BENSON AND MANY MORE TO HELP GLOBAL GREEN USA FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING & REBUILD A GREEN NEW ORLEANS
Artists Raise Funds to benefit the green rebuilding of schools and homes in New Orleans
T-Bone Burnett, Counting Crows, Huey Long, John Mayer, Steely Dan, Taj Mahal, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, ZZ Top, Roy Head, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Lucinda Williams, Rod Stewart, Roy Rogers, George Benson and Ottmar Liebert, are among the artists that have autographed instruments donated by the Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic division of Gibson Guitar, signed posters and autographed memorabilia, donated CDs and special VIP concert tickets that also include after-show meet and greets with the artists.
The guitars, posters and memorabilia can be viewed on the Mezzanine at the InterContinental Hotel on St. Charles in New Orleans where they are displayed and BALDWIN has donated a baby grand green “green” piano autographed by Fats Domino which is on display in the lobby of the International House Hotel on Camp Street.
Proceeds will support Global Green USA and its sustainable rebuilding initiatives in New Orleans. Global Green USA has partnered with non-profit ActiveMusic to spearhead these fundraising efforts. The instruments and other items are to be auctioned off online at CharityFolks.com beginning May 6th continuing through May 28th.
ActiveMusic and Global Green USA Partner to Raise Funds for Green Rebuilding in New Orleans During the 2007 Jazz & Heritage Festival
This fundraising event will support Global Green USA’s sustainable rebuilding initiatives in New Orleans and serve as a kickoff to ActiveMusic’s and Global Green USA’s newly-formed partnership.
ActiveMusic will also host an afternoon Soiree, Signing and Birthday Celebration at Republic with original Ink Spots Member Huey Long for his 103rd Birthday Celebration!
ActiveMusic announces partnership with Cure MS Now
ActiveMusic and Cure MS Now are partnering to raise awareness and funding for a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.
A benefit concert is being planned for fall of 2007. ActiveMusic would produce the concert and media campaign. For more information on Cure MS Now: www.curemsnow.org
January 2007
ActiveMusic announces partnership with Rock A Bye Baby
ActiveMusic and ROCK A BYE LULLABIES are partnering together to produce a benefit CD in 2007.
ROCK A BYE LULLABIES is a 16 track CD/DVD benefit project to help fund the Stand Up For Kids a national organization.
ActiveMusic announces partnership with Global Green
ActiveMusic announces partnership with Global Green for projects in 2007 and 2008 to raise funds and awareness for their low income housing and sustainable green rebuilding of New Orleans.
NEW YORK, NY – Rock legends Bruce Springsteen, Bob Weir, Grammy Award winners Keith Urban, Dave Mathews Band, and many more joined forces to rebuild New Orleans and help local musicians by participating in ActiveMusic’s online charity auction at Charity Folks
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS CLINIC
ActiveMusic produced the second in a series of hurricane relief benefit concerts at the Warehouse Live Concert Hall in Houston Texas on Friday, June 30th 2006.
ACTIVEMUSIC ANNOUNCES 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY PRE-RELEASE OF NOT IN OUR NAME – DEAD MAN WALKING CD/BONUS DVD
Available now as a special collectors edition DVD.
Two-thirds of Proceeds from Online Sales and 100% of Royalties Going to Non-Profit Organizations
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"Special Feature" Radio interview with the director of "Not in our Name" - Dead Man Walking The Concert, Alan Ames May 28, 2006
Link to MP3 audio interview
Global Green is currently re-building at Holy Cross in the Ninth Ward where Fats Domino still lives. Donated by Baldwin, this one of a kind Baby Grand 'green' piano was made from wood legally harvested from ares that pose no threat to conservation and violate no civil rights. The piano will be autioned off to the highest bidder with proceeds from the sale going to Global Green's rebuild New Orleans "Green". Until it is sold the piano will continue to be autographed by celebrities that support the "Green" rebuilding of New Orleans.
ActiveMusic designates first charity for event in 2007 – The Foundation for Women, a San Diego non profit providing microcredit loans in developing countries.
ActiveMusic to produce Benefit concert and reception for Foundation for Women Launches one dollar a day for 100 days Campaign to engage 10,000 people to raise one million dollars
Items auctioned on www.charityfolks.com included
autographed Guitars and Posters - autographs by:
Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Keith Urban, Buddy Guy, Bob Weir and more…
The Houston Solution
The concert featured The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Johnette Napolitano along with Special Guests, the Soul Rebels Brass Band, Carolyn Wonderland and hosted by Kinky Friedman.
