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Little
Kids Rock Students Pay Tribute to Rock & Roll
Hall of Famer, Dave Mason with Live NAMM Performance
Los Angeles Music Education Students Perform “Feelin’ Alright” for
Mr. Mason at LKR NAMM Booth #2002 on January 22
January 20, 2005 – Anaheim, CA (NAMM Show – Booth
2002, Level 2, Outside of Hall D) - Little Kids Rock (LKR) an innovative
non-profit program that provides free instruments and music curriculum
to children, announced today that local Los Angeles area students would
be honoring Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, RKS co-founder and Little Kids
Rock Honorary Board Member with their own rendition of Mr. Mason’s
celebrated hit, “Feelin’ Alright.”
The five LKR students
from Venice High School will be performing for Mr. Mason
at 11:00 am on Saturday, January
22 during the NAMM Show in Anaheim. LKR booth #2002
is located on the 2nd level
of the Anaheim Convention Center, outside of Hall D.
Mr. Mason and RKS will be providing Little Kids Rock
with instruments for use at the NAMM show, including
an autographed guitar that will be auctioned off in order
to help support LKR programming.
Mr. Mason and RKS’s involvement with Little Kids Rock is just
one of the many endeavors that help give back to the music community. "I
believe in Little Kids Rock’s mission,” said Dave Mason. “I’m
glad to help do my part and help restore music education
in public schools. "
Dave Mason is the latest name on LKR's growing list of
high profile supporters. Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, BB
King, Jason Newsted, Les Paul and NY Mets pitcher, Al
Leiter are all honorary members of
the Board of Directors. Carlos Santana's Milagro Foundation
has purchased more than $10,000 worth of instruments
for the program. Bob Weir and
members of the Grateful Dead have funded classes. The
String Cheese Incident has held silent auctions for the
organization. John Lee Hooker
was a founding Board Member and visited classes before
his passing.
About RKS
Launched in 2005, RKS fuses world-class quality with
innovative design. Co-founded by world-renowned industrial
designer Ravi Sawhney and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductee Dave Mason, the
RKS line of guitars are ergonomically designed, handcrafted
instruments tailored to enhance each player’s performance. Each
RKS guitar guarantees a tonality that is unique to its
signature line of open-architecture
guitars. Delivering on unsurpassed innovation makes RKS
a driving force in revolutionizing the guitar industry.
For more information on our,
please visit our web site at www.rksguitars.com.
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
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
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