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Eric Clapton To Join Guitar Legends At Jazz Foundation Of America Gig   Feb 23, 2012

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

Eric Clapton and Keith Richards will perform at “Howlin’ For Hubert,” a celebration of the musical legacy of the late Hubert Sumlin and his influence on every guitar hero of today, on February 24 at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater. The evening will benefit the Jazz Foundation of America.

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Stars Line Up For The Return Of The Secret Policeman's Ball   Jan 25, 2012

  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Coldplay's charity work and causes
  • Russell Brand's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Colbert's charity work and causes
  • Jon Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Chris Martin's charity work and causes
  • John Cleese's charity work and causes
  • The Who's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Rowan Atkinson's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes
  • Mark Knopfler's charity work and causes
  • David Gilmour's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Laurie's charity work and causes
  • Joan Armatrading's charity work and causes
  • Duran Duran's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Graham Norton's charity work and causes
  • Alan Carr's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes

The Secret Policeman’s Ball is back – and it’s heading for America!

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Guitar String Bracelets Raise Thousands For Charity   Jan 11, 2012

  • Jason Mraz's charity work and causes
  • John Mayer's charity work and causes
  • Jack Johnson's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Gregg Allman's charity work and causes
  • Dolly Parton's charity work and causes
  • Tim McGraw's charity work and causes

Wear Your Music, the creators of the Original Artist Bracelet, succeeded in donating over 60,000 dollars to charity in 2011. The Original Artist Bracelet is custom-made from the intertwined guitar strings of music icons with profits donated to individual musicians’ charities of choice.

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Chimes Of Freedom: Stars Cover Bob Dylan For Charity   Nov 24, 2011

  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Miley Cyrus's charity work and causes
  • Pete Seeger's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Patti Smith's charity work and causes
  • Rise Against's charity work and causes
  • Tom Morello's charity work and causes
  • Diana Krall's charity work and causes
  • Ziggy Marley's charity work and causes
  • Mark Knopfler's charity work and causes
  • Lenny Kravitz's charity work and causes
  • Steve Earle's charity work and causes
  • Billy Bragg's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Angélique Kidjo's charity work and causes
  • Natasha Bedingfield's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Joan Baez's charity work and causes
  • Adele's charity work and causes
  • K'naan's charity work and causes
  • Neil Finn's charity work and causes
  • Bryan Ferry's charity work and causes
  • Carly Simon's charity work and causes
  • My Chemical Romance's charity work and causes
  • Paul Rodgers's charity work and causes
  • Darren Criss's charity work and causes
  • Sinead O'Connor's charity work and causes
  • Ke$ha's charity work and causes
  • Maroon 5's charity work and causes
  • Seal's charity work and causes
  • Dierks Bentley's charity work and causes
  • Mick Hucknall's charity work and causes
  • State Radio's charity work and causes
  • Dave Matthews Band's charity work and causes
  • Michael Franti's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Bedingfield's charity work and causes

Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years – the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan – are being saluted by 80 musicians who contributed new or previously unreleased recordings to Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.

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Music Icons To Rock For The Prince's Trust   Nov 9, 2011

  • Boy George's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Prince's Trust's celebrity supporters
  • Chris De Burgh's charity work and causes
  • Julian Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Cerys Matthews's charity work and causes
  • Joss Stone's charity work and causes
  • Midge Ure's charity work and causes
  • Edith Bowman's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Mick Jagger's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Tina Turner's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Kate Bush's charity work and causes
  • Robert Plant's charity work and causes
  • Suggs's charity work and causes
  • Duran Duran's charity work and causes
  • The Who's charity work and causes

Boy George, The Feeling and Pete Townshend are among the artists on board to rock the Royal Albert Hall next month for The Prince’s Trust Rock Gala supported by Novae.

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Celebrities Go Without Their Woolly Hats For Charity   Oct 28, 2011

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Sienna Miller's charity work and causes
  • Alan Carr's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Helena Bonham Carter's charity work and causes
  • Joan Collins's charity work and causes

A whole bunch of British celebrities have donated their woolly hats to a new charity auction that aims to raise money for the homeless.

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Forty Years Ago Today - George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh   Aug 1, 2011

  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • CARE's celebrity supporters
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters

Forty years ago today, George Harrison took to the stage with a host of his celebrity friends for what is regarded as the first large scale multi-artist benefit concert – The Concert For Bangladesh. Look To The Stars Feature Editor Tim Saunders looks back at the climatic and political events that led up to the concert, and the on-going effects the show has had on celebrity charity events.

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UNICEF Celebrates George Harrison's Charity Concert For Bangladesh   Jul 27, 2011

  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Arcade Fire's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash's charity work and causes
  • Selena Gomez's charity work and causes
  • Brian Wilson's charity work and causes
  • Nas's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes

On the 40th anniversary of George Harrison’s groundbreaking Concert for Bangladesh, the first major celebrity charity concert for a humanitarian cause, the music community is coming together yet again for UNICEF, this time to help provide emergency relief for children in famine and drought-affected regions in the Horn of Africa.

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Paul McCartney Documentary To Chronicle Reactions To 9/11   Jul 22, 2011

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Howard Stern's charity work and causes
  • David Bowie's charity work and causes
  • Steve Buscemi's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Sheryl Crow's charity work and causes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • Harrison Ford's charity work and causes
  • Mick Jagger's charity work and causes
  • Jay-Z's charity work and causes
  • Billy Joel's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Stella McCartney's charity work and causes
  • James Taylor's charity work and causes

As the United States prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, SHOWTIME will premiere a highly-anticipated feature documentary.

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Eric Clapton's Guitars Raise Millions For Charity   Mar 11, 2011

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

Eric Clapton has raised more than US$2.15 million for the drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre he founded by auctioning off his guitars in New York.

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Damien Hirst Puts The Squeeze On Charity   Mar 8, 2011

  • Damien Hirst's charity work and causes
  • Teenage Cancer Trust's celebrity supporters
  • Love Hope Strength Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Tracey Emin's charity work and causes
  • The Who's charity work and causes
  • Roger Daltrey's charity work and causes
  • Coldplay's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • The Cure's charity work and causes
  • Paul Weller's charity work and causes
  • Keane's charity work and causes
  • Razorlight's charity work and causes
  • Noel Gallagher's charity work and causes
  • Kasabian's charity work and causes
  • Kaiser Chiefs's charity work and causes

An exclusive set of instruments customized by Damien Hirst and created especially for British band Squeeze, will take centre stage when the band perform at Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall on 22 March 2011.

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Ringo Starr And Eric Clapton To Headline Charity Gig   Feb 18, 2011

  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Rory Bremner's charity work and causes
  • Jeffrey Archer's charity work and causes
  • AF Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Freddie Flintoff's charity work and causes

Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton will headline a massive charity event in London in May, supported by some of their celebrity friends.

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Eric Clapton Plays Rescheduled Charity Concerts   Jan 27, 2011

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

It was better late than never for Eric Clapton recently when he played two charity concerts in Britain after the pre-Christmas snow caused the original dates to be postponed.

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Legends Sign Guitar For Celebrity Charity Auction   Dec 10, 2010

  • Queen's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes
  • Pink Floyd's charity work and causes
  • David Gilmour's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Page's charity work and causes
  • Roger Daltrey's charity work and causes
  • Paul Weller's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Liam Gallagher's charity work and causes

A host of some of rock music’s legendary guitarists and singers have signed a special guitar for a celebrity charity auction later this month in London.

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Eric Clapton To Auction Guitars For Charity   Dec 10, 2010

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

Eric Clapton will sell a selection of his guitars and amplifiers for charity next year.

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Charles And Camilla Rock The Royal Albert Hall For Charity   Nov 18, 2010

  • Prince Charles's charity work and causes
  • Duchess of Cornwall's charity work and causes
  • Prince's Trust's celebrity supporters
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Tom Jones's charity work and causes
  • Jamie Cullum's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Queen's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes
  • Status Quo's charity work and causes
  • Midge Ure's charity work and causes
  • Rob Brydon's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Mick Jagger's charity work and causes
  • Tina Turner's charity work and causes
  • Mark Knopfler's charity work and causes
  • Kylie Minogue's charity work and causes
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Bryan Adams's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall attended a massive charity rock concert in London last night to benefit the Prince’s Trust.

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Rock Legends To Hit Royal Albert Hall For Charity   Jul 16, 2010

  • Prince's Trust's celebrity supporters
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Queen's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes
  • Status Quo's charity work and causes
  • Midge Ure's charity work and causes
  • Rob Brydon's charity work and causes
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Mick Jagger's charity work and causes
  • Tina Turner's charity work and causes
  • Tom Jones's charity work and causes
  • Jamie Cullum's charity work and causes

The Prince’s Trust has announced details of a unique fundraising concert to take place in London later this year, featuring some of rock’s greatest living legends.

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Eric Clapton And Friends Play For Charity   Jun 29, 2010

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • BB King's charity work and causes
  • John Mayer's charity work and causes
  • Sheryl Crow's charity work and causes
  • ZZ Top's charity work and causes
  • Vince Gill's charity work and causes
  • Bill Murray's charity work and causes

Eric Clapton held his third Crossroads Guitar Festival just outside Chicago in the weekend, to raise money for the anti-addiction centre he opened in 1998.

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Top Stars Donate Songs For Tsunami Relief Album   Jun 23, 2010

  • Aid Still Required's celebrity supporters
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bonnie Raitt's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • James Taylor's charity work and causes
  • Sarah McLachlan's charity work and causes
  • Maroon 5's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Avril Lavigne's charity work and causes
  • Ray Charles's charity work and causes

The tsunami? Wasn’t that fixed years ago? Not so, says Los Angeles-based non-profit Aid Still Required (ASR), citing tens of thousands who are still looking to restore their lives in Southeast Asia following the disaster.

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The Who Launches Charity Tees For A New Generation   Feb 13, 2010

  • The Who's charity work and causes
  • City of Hope's celebrity supporters
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Roger Daltrey's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

The Who just rocked out for over 100 million viewers during the Super Bowl halftime show, but it’s their new line of limited edition T-shirt’s from the good people at the Hard Rock Café that begs attention, as all sales benefit City of Hope, the charity working to conquer life-threatening diseases such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.

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Robert Plant To Sing At Abbey Road For Charity   Feb 2, 2010

  • Led Zeppelin's charity work and causes
  • Robert Plant's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Kaiser Chiefs's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Tori Amos's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Blur's charity work and causes
  • Pink Floyd's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Page's charity work and causes

Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant will meet and greet fans at a special gig to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

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LTTS Exclusive - The Variety Club 57th Annual Showbiz Awards   Nov 18, 2009

  • Variety Club's celebrity supporters
  • Kevin Spacey's charity work and causes
  • Ben Kingsley's charity work and causes
  • Patrick Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Kelly Brook's charity work and causes
  • Alesha Dixon's charity work and causes
  • Alan Carr's charity work and causes
  • Pixie Lott's charity work and causes
  • The Saturdays's charity work and causes
  • Ian McKellen's charity work and causes
  • Vera Lynn's charity work and causes
  • Andrew Lloyd-Webber's charity work and causes
  • Michael Caine's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Craig's charity work and causes
  • Keira Knightley's charity work and causes
  • Jude Law's charity work and causes
  • James McAvoy's charity work and causes
  • Al Pacino's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Katherine Jenkins's charity work and causes
  • Hayley Westenra's charity work and causes

Look To The Stars’ UK Correspondent Richard Barker was lucky enough to attend the Variety Club’s 57th Annual Showbiz Awards and filed this exclusive report and photos.

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Christmas Charity Singles Hit The Market   Nov 9, 2009

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Terry Wogan's charity work and causes
  • Children in Need's celebrity supporters
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Feeding America's celebrity supporters
  • World Food Programme's celebrity supporters

It’s that time year again – a new wave of charity singles are about to hit the market to spread goodwill in the Christmas season.

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Guitarists Sign Cards For Charity Auction   Nov 3, 2009

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital's celebrity supporters
  • Mark Knopfler's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Steve Vai's charity work and causes

Some of the greatest guitarists in the world have taken the time to sign cards for a new charity auction starting this week.

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Eric Clapton To Hold Annual Charity Cricket Match   Jul 9, 2009

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

Guitar legend Eric Clapton will lead a group of celebrities and professional sports people in a charity cricket game this weekend.

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Stars Sign Mini For British Forces Morale   Jul 3, 2009

  • British Forces Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Michael Caine's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Sienna Miller's charity work and causes
  • Simon Cowell's charity work and causes
  • Terry Wogan's charity work and causes
  • Joan Collins's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Michael Parkinson's charity work and causes
  • Cliff Richard's charity work and causes
  • Ranulph Fiennes's charity work and causes
  • Tom Jones's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Grant's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • James Blunt's charity work and causes
  • Katherine Jenkins's charity work and causes
  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Lewis Hamilton's charity work and causes
  • Kate Moss's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • David Beckham's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Jeremy Clarkson's charity work and causes
  • Richard Hammond's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Gordon Brown's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes

A car signed by some of Britain’s favorite stars will go up for auction at Bonhams Auction House tonight, July 3, to raise money for the British Forces Foundation’s Lap of Honour charity, which aims to boost morale in Britiain’s Armed Forces.

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Buy Guitar String Bracelets And Support Charity   Jun 16, 2009

  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Rock the Vote's celebrity supporters
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Nordoff Robbins's celebrity supporters
  • MusiCares's celebrity supporters
  • PETA's celebrity supporters
  • The Nature Conservancy's celebrity supporters
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's celebrity supporters
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Smile Train's celebrity supporters
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Metallica's charity work and causes
  • Jack Johnson's charity work and causes
  • John Mayer's charity work and causes
  • Ben Harper's charity work and causes
  • Avril Lavigne's charity work and causes
  • Carrie Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Carlos Santana's charity work and causes
  • Death Cab for Cutie's charity work and causes

Music fans now have the chance to wear their love of Rock on their sleeves for charity.

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The Big Bid Raises Cash For Charities   May 6, 2009

  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • Kylie Minogue's charity work and causes
  • Robbie Williams's charity work and causes
  • Lewis Hamilton's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Cliff Richard's charity work and causes
  • Girls Aloud's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Pierce Brosnan's charity work and causes
  • Michael Schumacher's charity work and causes
  • Help for Heroes's celebrity supporters
  • CLIC Sargent's celebrity supporters

The Big Bid – one of the biggest celebrity charity auctions to be held in 2009 – is on right now.

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Eric Clapton Signs Guitar For Leukaemia Children   Apr 1, 2009

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Children With Leukaemia's celebrity supporters
  • Green Day's charity work and causes
  • Chris Tarrant's charity work and causes
  • Jonathan Ross's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes

A guitar signed by Eric Clapton was just one of the items that were featured in a charity auction held in the UK last weekend that raised over £6,000 (US$8,500) for Children With Leukaemia.

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Bid On Celebrity Autographs At Heart Ball   Jan 20, 2009

  • Aretha Franklin's charity work and causes
  • Billy Idol's charity work and causes
  • Carlos Santana's charity work and causes
  • Yusuf's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes

Autograph Store, a leading online auction dealer of celebrity signed collectibles and memorabilia, is pleased to sponsor the American Heart Association’s charity auction at the Heart Ball on February 7, 2009.

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