Alice Cooper Joins Others for Arizona Benefit Concert

Browne, Cooper to play benefit in Tucson, Arizona

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby and Graham Nash will perform in Tucson, Arizona, to benefit a charitable fund established after the shooting there that killed six people and wounded 13 others.

Other acts at the March 10 concert that Browne and Cooper announced this week include Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb' Mo', Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli and Calexico.

Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, plans to speak at the event.

It will benefit the Fund for Civility, Respect, and Understanding. Wounded Giffords aide Ron Barber started the fund to support people affected by the Jan. 8 shooting and to hold events promoting community unity.

You know our humble host is a longtime resident of Arizona. So he's honored to be performing at a concert to benefit the victims of January's shooting rampage in Tucson.  Jackson Browne and Alice Cooper just announced an all-star line-up of musicians at the Tucson Convention Center, (who have donated the building), on Thursday, March 10, 6PM.  The event is a fundraiser for the non-profit Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, benefiting the newly established Fund for Civility, Respect, and Understanding.  The Fund will support individuals and families affected by the January 8th shooting in Tucson, and will promote civility and respect in public discourse, schools, and the community.  The fund will also work to increase awareness of mental health symptoms, prevention and treatment services.   Performers include Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb’ Mo’, Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli, and Calexico. The event will also feature speakers including Ron Barber, who was among those wounded on January 8, NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly (Giffords’ husband), Lea Marquez Peterson (president of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) and Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup (who introduced a nation-wide Civility Accord at the winter legislative meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. on January 18, which has since been signed by almost 200 mayors). Tickets go on sale February 19th at 10 a.m. through the Tucson Convention Center Ticket Office 260 S. Church Ave. (10 a.m. - noon), on the web at http://www.ticketmaster.com/, by phone (800)745-3000 and all Ticketmaster Outlets. Good music for a good cause! The Coop hopes to see you there!

This isn't the first time Alice has done music for charity.  He also raises money for his own charity, The Solid Rock Foundation, which provides an alternative for youth at risk.
  

Here is a great interview with Alice where he talks a lot about his life story, his Foundation, and his faith.
Interview with Alice Cooper by queen_spoo

Here is a video for his charity foundation: