Earth Wind & Fire Bassist Donates Guitar for Japan Relief

Living legend, Verdine White, bassist of Earth Wind and Fire, donates his bass guitar for an auction that will raise money for the most vulnerable victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the children.
 
April 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Verdine White is the bassist for legendary group, Earth Wind & Fire.  As a member of Earth, Wind & Fire, White has won six Grammy's and has been Grammy nominated seventeen times. As an Earth Wind & Fire member, he has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the band has also earned more than 50 gold and platinum albums and have sold over 90 million albums worldwide earning them a place on the list of best-selling music artists.  In November 2008, Verdine was presented with Bass Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award.

This week, Verdine White donates his Yamaha BB300 bass guitar that he played from 1986 to 1996.  This amazing piece of music memorabilia is up for auction at http://mamaearth.Webstore.com and will be up for bidding for one week.  

Proceeds from the sale of this bass guitar will go to Ashinaga, an organization that has been around since the 1960s and provides financial and emotional support to orphans.  After the devastating earthquake and tsunami, they are focusing on the children that have lost one or both parents to this tragedy.

m.a.m.a. e a r t h is an organization based in Los Angeles that creates exciting events that promote incredible music and different art forms in a fun and uplifting environment that raise awareness about local and global issues and raise money for various charities. This past April 14th, m.a.m.a. e a r t h continued its mission of making it easy for folks to give at their “green carpet” event at King King in Hollywood.  Visit http://4mamaearth.org for more info.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this article,
contact: Andrea Miller  * http://4mamaearth.org * andrea@4mamaearth.org

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M.a.m.a. E a r t h is dedicated to building community through art, music and nature-based education as well as helping charities raise funds to benefit their causes.
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