A new CD/DVD set tied to the presidential inauguration includes songs from JT, Maroon 5, will.i.am, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz, India.Arie, Melissa Etheridge, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Bebe Winans, Common, Lionel Richie, and Melissa Etheridge. The DVD portion will include video footage of Obama’s campaign speeches. “Change is Now Renewing America’s Promise” will be sold at the official inaugural site and at inaugural events.
See the Boston Globe for a video clip of JT’s tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy at Thursday night’s Tanglewood performance.
See Pollstar for an article about JT’s successful involvement with Tickets-For-Charity.
JT will appear on NBC TV’s “Today” show on Thursday, May 28 to promote Tickets for Charity.
JT will join Joanne Woodward, Robert Redford, Julia Roberts, Joshua Bell, Harry Connick, Jr., Art Garfunkel, Yo-Yo Ma, Jerry Seinfeld, and Take 6 at a June 8 benefit concert in New York for Paul Newman’s Hole In the Wall Camps. See the Tour page for details.
