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Katrina benefit heads to DVD

July 14, 2006 at 11:32:00 AM

Star-studded concert last September at Madison Square Garden included performances by Dave Matthews, Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Lenny Kravitz, and Jimmy Buffett.

Nearly a year ago, artists like Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, and Simon & Garfunkel convened at New York's Madison Square Garden for a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert. A double-disc DVD chronicling the evening, dubbed From the Big Apple to the Big Easy, will arrive August 22 via Rhino.

Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel

Produced by Ken Ehrlich and Quint Davis, the DVD will also raise money for the cause, with 100 percent of the profits to be donated to relief efforts. Performances like Elton John's "Levon," a duet by Dave Matthews and Jimmy Buffett on Neil Young's "Heart of Gold," Lenny Kravitz' "Hercules," and three songs from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are among the show highlights.

A number of intriguing collaborations are featured, including Cyndi Lauper with Allen Toussaint, Jimmy Buffett with Dave Matthews, and Paul Simon and the Neville Brothers with the Meters.

From the Big Apple to the Big Easy raised nearly $9 million for the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, Habitat for Humanity, and MusiCares. Here is the tracklist for From the Big Apple to the Big Easy:


Disc 1:


"Jazz Funeral"/"Dirge/Celebrate," the Rebirth Brass Band

"Southern Nights," Allen Toussaint

"All These Things," Art Neville

"Hercules," Lenny Kravitz

"On Your Way Down/Yes We Can Can," Elvis Costello

"Ain't Got No Home," Clarence "Frogman" Henry

"Fortune Teller," Jimmy Buffett

"A Change Is Gonna Come," Aaron Neville

"Big Chief," Cyril Neville

"Time Is On My Side," Irma Thomas

"Last Train/I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)," Cyndi Lauper & Allen Toussaint

"Brother Jake/Iko Iko," Irma Thomas, the Dixie Cups, & Cyndi Lauper

"I Think It's Going to Rain Today," Bette Midler

"Levon," Elton John

"My Girl Josephine," Ry Cooder

"Rock Me Baby," Buckwheat Zydeco

"When the Levee Breaks," Lenny Kravitz

"Backwater Blues," Irma Thomas


Disc 2


"Pascagoula Run," Jimmy Buffett

"Heart of Gold," Jimmy Buffett & Dave Matthews

"Son of a Son of a Sailor," Jimmy Buffett & Dave Matthews

"Fins," Jimmy Buffett

"Margaritaville," Jimmy Buffett

"Sea Cruise," Jimmy Buffett & Paul Simon

"Proud Mary," John Fogerty

"The Monkey," Dave Bartholomew & Elvis Costello

"I'm Walkin'," Diana Krall With Troy Andrews

"St. James Infirmary," Kermit Ruffins

"Mrs. Robinson," Simon & Garfunkel

"Homeward Bound," Simon & Garfunkel

"Bridge Over Troubled Water," Simon & Garfunkel With Aaron Neville

"Carry the Torch," The Neville Brothers

"Hey Pocky Way," The Neville Brothers & The Meters

"Amazing Grace," The Neville Brothers & The Meters

"When the Saints Go Marching In," The Neville Brothers, the Meters, & Guests

"When the Saints Go Marching In (Reprise)," The Rebirth Brass Band & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Story Copyright © 2009 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

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guadalupeknesek
i like it
Posted 05/30/2009 5:02am
aatish_n
not a very interesting line up at all
Posted 07/16/2006 10:51am
XlpranksterlX
Its a good cause but im not really interested in that line up.
Posted 07/16/2006 12:37am
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