Thursday, March 28, 2024

Keith Richards Steals the Show as Love Rocks Raises $3 Mil for God’s Love We Deliver

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Yes, that was the remarkably resilient Keith Richards on stage last night at the Beacon Theater.

Keef helped Love Rocks’ John Varvatos and Greg Williamson raise $3 million for God’s Love We Deliver. Reuniting his X-Pensive Wino’s (Ivan Neville, Steve Jordan and Waddy Wachtel)  for the first time 30 years, Keith drove the crowd crazy with three songs: “999”, a blues-drenched “You Got the Silver” and the rockin’ “Before They Make Me Run.”

Other artists who took the stage included Mavis Staples, Hozier, Warren Haynes, Ben Harper, Melissa Etheridge, Allison Russell, Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant, David Shaw (of The Revivalists), Anders Osborne, Celisse, Jimmy Vivino, Maggie Rose and Connor Kennedy, and Music Director and Bandleader Will Lee.

Hosts included Mario Cantone, Steve Schirripa and Michelle Buteau with surprise host Bill Murray and a special guest appearance by Laurence Fishburne.

One of the most inspiring moments of the evening came when Karen Pearl, President & CEO of God’s Love We Deliver, announced from the stage that the board and staff of the organization are giving half of all donations raised via text-to-give during the concert to support food and hunger relief for the Ukrainian people.

A big highlight: Mavis Staples reprising her Staples Singers hit, “I’ll Take You There,” which had the exhilarated crowd singing and dancing along, including fellow performers Hozier, Allison Russell and Michelle Buteau who joined the audience, and shouting for “more Mavis!” when she finished.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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