Youth and Music Celebrities Perform Holiday Cheer to Benefit Road Recovery at The Cutting Room (New York City)
Rufus Wainwright + Diane Birch + Simon Kirke + Type II
December 4, 2013 -
Authentic Talent & Literary Management presented Holiday Cheer - A Benefit for Road Recovery at The Cutting Room in NYC. The benefit concert featured celebrity performers including singer/songwriters Rufus Wainwright, Diane Birch and Simon Kirke (of Bad Company), with emcee Ronald Guttman (actor/producer). Road Recovery's house band Type II led off the event by having the young participants share their stories about their songs and experiences in the Trax Program, and then rock out on stage, including a debut performance of their new song "Holidays: A Frightful Time".
Watch the Video: Rufus Wainwright performs on piano and congratulates Road Recovery for their 15 Year Anniversary (1998 - 2013).
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The beautiful VIP section
& stage @ The Cutting Room in NYC |
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Type II (Road
Recovery’s house band) whose members include RR staff & program
participants performing one of their original songs |
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In a living room
setting…Rufus Wainwright performed a rare solo forty minute performance ‘up
close & very personal’... |
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Rufus Wainwright & Diane
Birch joined voices onstage to perform Leonard Cohen’s "Hallelujah" |
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Road Recovery creative
staff & board member Simon Kirke (Bad Company & Free) performing
at Holiday Cheer: A Benefit for Road Recovery |
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Type II (Road
Recovery’s house band) performs their newly recorded holiday song "Holidays: A Frightful Time"
(available next week for the holidays!) |
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Actor/Producer Ronald
Guttman center stage as emcee for the benefit concert
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Rufus Wainwright &
Diane Birch hanging out backstage with Type II band members after
Holiday Cheer: A Benefit for Road Recovery at The Cutting Room, NYC |
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Rufus Wainwright, Simon
Kirke & Diane Birch backstage at Holiday Cheer: A Benefit for Road
Recovery at The Cutting Room, NYC |
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Actor/Producer Ronald
Guttman & Road Recovery member of the Board of Directors James Walsh
backstage at Holiday Cheer: A Benefit for Road Recovery at The Cutting Room,
NYC |
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The silent auction was jam
packed with rock goodies including: autographed guitars from Ronnie Wood and
Alice Chains, plus Duran Duran collectibles & much more. |
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