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How Five For Fighting Appeared With the Who, McCartney, Stones And Elton
10/22/2001 6:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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(10/22/01, 6 p.m. ET) -- Saturday's (October 20) Concert For New York City packed a wallop with some of the most legendary artist in rock, including the Who, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The six-hour concert, viewed nationally on VH1, also featured Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, and Billy Joel, among others.
So how did virtual newcomers Five For Fighting make it on the bill? It was in part to New York City paramedic Earl Holland, who's letter to the group began a process that led to their inclusion in the historic event. Holland heard the group's single, "Superman (It's Not Easy)" on the car radio as he drove home from a memorial service for four colleagues lost in the World Trade Center attack.
Actress Hillary Swank, speaking from the stage of Madison Square Garden Friday, explained that "the lyrics hit home and Earl decided to contact the group. "He wrote, 'Your song brought tears to my eyes. The lost rescuers were just everyday people with families but they were Supermen trying in vain to save others. So, if it's not too much to ask, during your travels or during a concert, if you could dedicate this song to my friends and to all the true Supermen of this world, they would indeed be proud.' Earl, you made it happen, you made it happen. This moment is yours."
Holland, with his son Andrew at his side, then had to honor of introducing the group to the crowd: "So, to all my friends and to those who gave their lives, here is their anthem: 'Superman,' Five For Fighting."
-- Neal Weiss
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