PITTSBURGH, July 26, 2010 1ST ANNUAL "GUITARS OVER CANCER" A HUGE SUCCESS
This past January, Mr. Lee, a Pittsburgh concert and radio producer/DJ, said the success of the 1st annual "Guitars Over Cancer" concert, to raise money for cancer charities, would be measured in two ways; the amount of money raised and the quality of the entertainment. Lee reports that both were accomplished beyond expectations.
Pittsburgh's rock and blues all stars came out in full force on June 13 to honor the late, long-time Pittsburgh guitarist, Warren "Kingfish" King, who died of liver cancer in January.
Billy Price, Norman Nardini, Shari Richards, Gil Snyder, Bill Toms, Ernie Hawkins, Gary Beloma, Frank Czuri, the Granati Brothers, Kenny Blake, Don Hollowood, Glenn Pavone, James Dougherty, Guitar Zack, Marc Reisman, Craig King, and a host of others brought the house down at Altar Bar in the Strip, and helped raise almost $14,000, to benefit the Mario Lemieux Foundation, Susan G Komen For the Cure and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
"I've listened to, jammed with, and filmed these artists over decades, and I've never heard them play more inspired than they were that night," Lee says. "They made the gig a grand success. Everyone connected with the event donated their time and talents. Norman and Gilbert put together a great 4-hour show."
Pittsburgh's rock and blues all stars came out in full force on June 13 to honor the late, long-time Pittsburgh guitarist, Warren "Kingfish" King, who died of liver cancer in January.
Billy Price, Norman Nardini, Shari Richards, Gil Snyder, Bill Toms, Ernie Hawkins, Gary Beloma, Frank Czuri, the Granati Brothers, Kenny Blake, Don Hollowood, Glenn Pavone, James Dougherty, Guitar Zack, Marc Reisman, Craig King, and a host of others brought the house down at Altar Bar in the Strip, and helped raise almost $14,000, to benefit the Mario Lemieux Foundation, Susan G Komen For the Cure and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
"I've listened to, jammed with, and filmed these artists over decades, and I've never heard them play more inspired than they were that night," Lee says. "They made the gig a grand success. Everyone connected with the event donated their time and talents. Norman and Gilbert put together a great 4-hour show."
KDKA's Dave Crawley, a recent cancer survivor himself, was the emcee and introduced musical director, Gil Snyder, and the Mystic Knights to the stage early on, who served as the house band backing up guitarists: Craig King, Don Hollowood, James Dougherty, Randall Troy and local guitar hero Glenn Pavone. Pavone was in the midst of his own personal battle with cancer.
