Music Rising is a charity co-founded by Producer
Bob EzrinRobert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian record producer, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd...
and Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, with much support from
U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
's
The EdgeDavid Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is an Irish musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2...
, to help in the purchasing of new instruments for the musicians of New Orleans affected by
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States...
.
"Music Rising" was the subject of a feature documentary directed by Canadian
Don YoungDonald Edwin "Don" Young has been the sole Representative from Alaska in the United States House of Representatives since 1973. He is a Republican. Currently Young is the 7th most senior U.S. Representative and the 2nd most senior Republican Representative, as well as the 2nd most senior...
and produced by Frantic Films of Winnipeg, Canada. It was the highest-rated documentary in Canada during September of 2006.
Music Rising is a charity co-founded by Producer
Bob EzrinRobert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian record producer, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd...
and Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, with much support from
U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
's
The EdgeDavid Howell Evans , more widely known by his nickname and stage name The Edge , is an Irish musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2...
, to help in the purchasing of new instruments for the musicians of New Orleans affected by
Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States...
.
"Music Rising" was the subject of a feature documentary directed by Canadian
Don YoungDonald Edwin "Don" Young has been the sole Representative from Alaska in the United States House of Representatives since 1973. He is a Republican. Currently Young is the 7th most senior U.S. Representative and the 2nd most senior Republican Representative, as well as the 2nd most senior...
and produced by Frantic Films of Winnipeg, Canada. It was the highest-rated documentary in Canada during September of 2006. The film told the story of U2's efforts to raise money for the Music Rising charity. Contributing to Don Young's film, were musicians The Edge,
Dave MatthewsDavid John Matthews is a South African-American Grammy Award-winning musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band.-Early life:...
,
Dr. JohnMalcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer/songwriter, pianist and guitarist whose music combines blues, boogie woogie and rock and roll....
,
Willie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture.He has continued to tour, record and perform in recent years, and...
,
Arlo GuthrieArlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
, Wolfman Washington, Breeze Cayolle,
Bruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...
, and
Bob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet and painter who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was, at first, an informal chronicler and then an apparently reluctant figurehead of social unrest...
. The broadcast of this documentary was delayed when the marketing division of U2 Inc. demanded changes which resulted in a considerable amount of world exclusive U2 scenes being removed from the film at the last moment. The missing scenes featured The Edge visiting some of the hardest-hit sections of New Orleans where he met with residents, jammed with street rappers, prayed with local pastors, and was deeply moved by what he saw. Under considerable pressure to change the film Young resigned but eventually re-joined the project to protect the final cut. The rare and valuable U2 footage has never been broadcast. In 2007 "Music Rising" won two television academy 'Accolade Awards' and was broadcast in 27 countries, including the United States, where it aired on both
VH1VH1 is an American cable television network based in New York City...
and the
Sundance ChannelSundance Channel is a network devoted to airing independent feature films, world cinema, documentaries, short films, and original programs, such as news about the latest developments from each year's Sundance Film Festival...
.
It was announced in early September 2006 that
Green DayGreen Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tré Cool for the majority of its existence....
would join U2 in the studio to record a cover version of the song "
The Saints Are Coming"The Saints Are Coming" was the third single by the Scottish punk rock band, The Skids, featured on their 1978 debut album, Scared to Dance. The song was covered in 2006 by Green Day and U2 and in 2008 by Von Thronstahl.-The Skids' original version:...
" by
The SkidsThe Skids were an art-punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson , William Simpson , Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson...
to benefit Music Rising. To coincide with the recording, both bands performed a live version of the song during the NFL
Monday Night FootballMonday Night Football is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. Originally airing on the ABC network from to , Monday Night Football was the second longest running prime time show on American broadcast network television and one of the highest-rated, particularly among male...
Pregame show of the
New Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
/
Atlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team...
game on September 25, 2006. "The Saints Are Coming" was digitally released on October 31 and the single on November 6, 2006.
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