Look To The Stars News: Jack White

Stars Cover U2 For Charity

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:35:00 +0000

(Ahk-toong Bay-Bi) Covered – a unique covers album of U2’s Achtung Baby featuring Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode, Jack White, The Killers and others – is available for download worldwide starting today exclusively on the iTunes Store, with all proceeds to benefit Concern Worldwide’s work in famine-stricken areas of East Africa.

The album will be available on iTunes in the UK on November 28th.

With the support of iTunes, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) and all of the participating artists, managers & labels, all proceeds from the sale of (Ahk-toong Bay-Bi) Covered, will support Concern’s response to the East Africa crisis, where thousands of children have already died of hunger or related diseases and over 10 million people remain at risk.

Jack White Donates White Stripes Instrument To Help Flood Victims

Fri, 21 May 2010 12:30:00 +0000

In an effort to help the thousands of people in the Nashville area who’ve lost so much in the recent floods, Jack White and Third Man Records are auctioning off a unique item from their archives with all of the proceeds going to benefit The Red Cross – Nashville Chapter.

For sale on eBay is a genuine, one-of-a-kind red and white Ludwig Musser marimba percussion intrument custom-made for the White Stripes and used live on their 2005-06 worldwide touring on the Get Behind Me Satan album.

Jack White Donates To Baseball Park

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:30:00 +0000

The White Stripes’ Jack White recently donated $170,000 to a baseball park in Detroit he used to play in.

White made the donation to aid the restoration of Clark Park in south west Detroit.

Deb Sumner – a volunteer at the park – said that the singer/guitarist had been to the park several times and kept regular contact with workers at the park. She revealed that he once turned up with his now ex-girlfriend, “Rene Wellzinger – Renee Zellweger – or however you say it.”

Keep A Child Alive Announces 2008 Black Ball Details

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Keep A Child Alive’s fifth annual Black Ball Gala, hosted by Ambassadors Alicia Keys and Iman, will take place at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, November 13, and will honor the global AIDS work of three remarkable humanitarians.

The event – chaired by Jessica Alba – will begin with a cocktail party followed by a seated dinner with extraordinary live performances by Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Joni Mitchell, Jack White, Jennifer Hudson and more very special guests to be announced.

Keep A Child Alive’s humanitarian honorees are an incredible group of people who have used their will, fame, and courage to change the lives devastated by this pandemic. Guest presenters pay tribute to the work of the honorees through powerful moving footage.