Roger Daltrey, Dave Stewart and Joss Stone live for UCLA children autism program
On Tuesday evening Roger Daltrey of The Who performed together with Dave Stewart and Joss Stone at a charity event for the UCLA Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP) for autism (today 1 out of 150 kids has to face it and 1 out of 90 boys). They performed a 90 min set including The Who classics like “Squeezebox”, “Who Are You” and “Baba O’Reilly”. As part of an auction a photo of Mick Jagger taken by Dave Stewart was sold for $5500 and the honour to sing “My Generation” together with Roger Daltrey was won for $17000. The event was held at a private house for 200 people only who donated $2500. A visitor about the event: “Generous … Pretty cool to be standing 10 feet from Roger Daultry as he sings … [Joss Stone] sounds amazing. She’s performing barefoot. Soulful, baby.”
Dave Stewart and Joss Stone performed as a duo a new song the two had written – “Are We The Fools” – as well as “You Really Gotta Hold On Me” (Smokey Robinson / The Beatles) together with Roger Daltrey .
The UCLA – University of California, Los Angeles, is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs. The university is a shared public asset that benefits society by educating students, creating knowledge through research discoveries, powering the economy and improving quality of life.
Read the press text for the event, see the official advert and find out more about the ECPHP:
An Evening For Kids with Roger Daltrey featuring Dave Stewart and Joss Stone
Roger Daltrey, founder and lead singer of The Who, performs a live sneak preview of his “Use It or Lose It Tour.” He will be joined onstage by long-time collaborator, guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend and a stellar crew of American musicians, including guitarist/musical director Frank Simes, keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button, and drummer Scott Devours.
Joining the show were special guest artists the legendary songwriter and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart with acclaimed soul singer Joss Stone.
An Evening for Kids benefits two extraordinary charities that are linked by a common goal – to improve the lives of children with significant challenges.
UCLA Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP)
ECPHP focuses on rapidly and dramatically improving the lives of children with autism and their families through an intensive 14-week program for two-to-six year-olds. Any parent who has heard the words, “Your beautiful child has autism,” has felt shock, deep sadness, helplessness, and confusion. An enormous amount can be done to dramatically improve the life of a child with autism if diagnosed and treated at an early age. Unfortunately, these cutting edge treatments are expensive and require a significant amount of interdisciplinary cooperation from experts in many diverse fields. Fortunately, UCLA offers what most national and international experts consider to be the “best in class” program for treating children with autism, related developmental disabilities, and behavioral disorders.
Today 1 out of 150 kids is on the autism spectrum…1 out of 90 boys. At this time UCLA is able to treat only about 100 youngsters per year; they are dealing with a two-year waiting list. This program is a life-changer for the kids and life-changing for their families. Your support will allow UCLA to expand its program and provide training for professionals from around the country and the world so that no child with autism/Asperger’s will miss this life-changing intervention.
Click here to learn more about the UCLA Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program
Click here to visit the official website of the UCLA
Click here to visit the official The Who and Roger Daltrey website
Rehearsal photo and group shot have been released on Dave Stewart’s Twitter blog.
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