Music Rising: Benefitting us all...

The Music Rising foundation is worth a look, and is worth supporting. Nearly all the music most of us enjoy has either influences from, or roots in, the kinds of music that are still practiced along the gulf coast of the United States.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed homes, lives, environments, flora and fauna. It also wiped out instruments, gear, and other parts of the music of the Gulf Coast region. Most of the folks that are still practicing/gigging musicians in this area were not fortunate enough to be financially capable of recovering from their losses. Priceless instruments, gear, and musical items were destroyed or nearly ruined.

The Music Rising foundation, honorably fostered by The Edge (of U2), is making a difference in replacing the lost music of the Gulf Coast. The foundation's efforts are extraordinary, and are worth supporting. Each of us can help a little at a time with this effort.

Please visit the musicrising.org website. I visited the site, donated, and I feel great about it. I have a huge debt of gratitude to the musicians of our culture.

If you'd like to help, you could purchase one of the beautiful and stunning custom Gibson Les Paul guitars (wow! what an instrument!) that help support the foundation, or you can give a cash gift donation, or buy a wonderful, soft t-shirt.

Thanks for listening. Please help.