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Texas Strong and Concert for Charlottesville Benefits Show the Healing Power of Music
Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Paul Simon, James Taylor and More Come
Together in Austin; Chris Stapleton Represents Country at
Charlottesville Benefit
Victims of Hurricane Harvey and the violence in Charlottesville on
Aug. 11-12 witnessed the healing power of music at two all-star concert
events over the weekend.
Friday’s (Sept. 22) Texas Strong: Harvey Can’t Mess with Texas benefit in Austin has raised more than $68 million
for the Rebuild Texas Fund, which supports those affected by Hurricane
Harvey through the Dell Foundation. The night featured performances by
Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Ryan Bingham, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson,
Bonnie Raitt, Nathanial Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Paul Simon and
James Taylor, plus celebrity appearances by Brooklyn Decker, Matthew
McConaughey, Andy Roddick, Luke Wilson and Vince Young.
Donations for the Rebuild Texas Fund are still being accepted online through the Fund’s website.
The day after joining Justin Timberlake live onstage at the 2017 Pilgrimage Music & Culture Festival, Chris Stapleton, a 2017 CMT Artist of the Year,
represented the country music community at Dave Matthews Band’s Concert
for Charlottesville: An Evening of Music and Unity at the University of
Virginia’s Scott Stadium.
Those who attended Sunday’s (Sept. 24) concert said the show was needed to help heal and unify the community following the violence
that occurred during a white nationalist rally on Aug. 11-12 in the
city’s downtown area. At one point during Sunday’s show, Matthews shared
the spotlight with Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer, the
32-year-old woman who was killed while protesting the white nationalist
event.
Admission for Sunday’s (Sept. 24) benefit in Charlottesville was free
and the night featured performances by Dave Matthews Band, Timberlake,
Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande, The Roots, Brittany Howard of Alabama
Shakes, Cage the Elephant, Stevie Wonder and Coldplay’s Jonny Buckland
and Chris Martin.
The concert benefitted the Charlottesville Area Community
Foundation’s Concert for Charlottesville Fund, which supports victims of
the violence that occurred last month, as well as their families, first
responders and other organizations dedicated to promoting healing,
unity and justice locally and nationwide.
Texas Strong: Harvey Can’t Mess with Texas
James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt
Lyle Lovett
Willie Nelson
Edie Brickell, Ray Benson and Paul Simon
Concert for Charlottesville: An Evening of Music and Unity
Susan Bro and Dave Matthews
Chris Stapleton
Ariana Grande
Justin Timberlake
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes
Dave Matthews
Pharrell Williams
Stevie Wonder and Dave Matthews
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant
Chris Martin of Coldplay
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