A long list of musicians including Sheryl Crow and D’Angelo will come together on October 1 at Carnegie Hall for Lean on Him: A Tribute to Bill Withers.
Withers, who was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is the latest artist to be honored by Michael Dorf in his Music of series which benefits music education programs.
The evening will see a full performance of Withers’ album Live at Carnegie Hall, originally released in 1973, with the songs by:
Ed Sheeran
D’Angelo
Aloe Blacc
Keb’ Mo’
Sheryl Crow
Amos Lee
Michael McDonald
Gregory Porter
Kathy Mattea
Ledisi
Dr. John
Additional artists will be announced in the near future.
Music director for the evening is Greg Phillinganes who is also co-producing along with Marcia Withers, Leo Sacks and Shlomo Lipetz.
The track list from Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall:
Use Me
Friend of Mine
Ain’t No Sunshine
Grandma’s Hands
World Keep Going Around
Let Me In Your Life
Better Off Dead
For My Friend
I Can’t Write Left-Handed
Lean on Me
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Hope She’ll Be Happier
Let Us Love
Medley: Harlem/Cold Baloney
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