Rick Springfield and Little Kids Rock Students Pay Tribute to National
"Music in Our Schools Month"

Benefit Proceeds Will Support Music Education Programs in
Underserved Schools

January 20, 2005 – Little Kids Rock (LKR), an innovative non-profit music education program, today announced that LKR supporter, Rick Springfield, will be a special guest of honor at a benefit event on March 23 in San Francisco. “Music Matters 2005” will be a rockin' evening of music, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails to benefit Little Kids Rock programming.

“I am excited to join this team of dedicated individuals and be a part of this growing movement to restore music education,” said Rick Springfield, LKR supporter.

The event will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 from 6:30 to 9:00pm at Mighty located on 119 Utah Street in San Francisco. Tickets are $100 and are available online at: http://www.littlekidsrock.org/musicmatters

Corporate sponsors include: NAMM, Sonor, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati,
J D'Addario Company, Inc., Norcal Music Coalition, Sony Computer Entertainment,
Air Products, First Republic Bank, Promark Corporation, Sabian LTD, Modulus Guitars, Gretsch Guitars, Display & Play, and Digidesign.

About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock believes that music is a critical component of first-rate education. Many elementary schools have been stripped of their music programs. These cuts have had a disproportionately large impact on children from low-income backgrounds. Little Kids Rock restores music to its rightful place in the academic lives of kids in our public schools by providing a rich music education program including instrument instruction, free instruments and trained mentors. Founded by a single elementary school teacher in 1996, Little Kids Rock is now serving more than 4,000 students in CA, NY, NJ and TN. Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, B.B. King and Les Paul sit on our Honorary Board of Directors and we are supported by friends Carlos Santana, Phish, Bob Weir and others. More information can be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org

Media Contact:
Allison Neves, PR Director
Little Kids Rock
415-948-1200
allison@littlekidsrock.org