Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Dylan, Springsteen on charity CD

from The Courier Post

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and Joss Stone are among the artists who are donating previously unreleased tracks to a compilation CD, "SERVE2" to benefit WHY (World Hunger Year).

The Boss and the Bard both donated live tracks -- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" as performed in Dublin by Springsteen and "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" performed by Dylan at Carnegie Hall in 1963 -- and Springsteen will offer a signature t-shirt and collectible pin featuring a drawing of one of his favorite guitars.

Other artists contributing include Citizen Cope, Brandi Carlile, Marc Broussard, O.A.R., Josh Rouse and KT Tunstall.

WHY is a non-profit that offers job training, education, after-school programs, microcredit and assistance to small farmers to combat hunger on a grassroots level by empowering people to help themselves. The organization was founded in 1975 by radio host Bill Ayres and the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin.

The CD will be distributed by Hard Rock International, best known for its Hard Rock Cafes, hotels and casinos. It will be available for download Nov. 6 through www.hardrock.com or www.worldhungeryear.org.

Meanwhile, Springsteen's latest CD, "Magic," is at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, having fallen from the top spot this week. (Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" is now No. 1.) Talk on the Boss' fan site, Backstreets.com, says there's enough material for Springsteen and the E Street Band to release another full-length album soon.

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