GraceSlick and Michelle Mangione Write Song for Oil Spill Relief

Everyone is trying to do their part when it comes to rebuilding the Gulf Coast. And in the wake of the recent BP oil disaster, rock-and-roll icon GraceSlick and Los Angeles songwriter Michelle Mangione have joined forces on a new song to be released this week that brings together musicians from across the US to raise money for aid to Louisiana.

I always thought government was supposed to take care of its people - what's going on?” said Slick.

“Grace was so pissed off by Louisiana being hit from every angle, between Katrina and now BP, that she sent me these lyrics and asked me to write music that would pay tribute to the musical legacy of Louisiana," said Mangione. "When I was ready to record, I started putting out the word to other musicians and singers who also felt helpless and wondered what they could do. Then the parts just started coming in."

The GRAMMY Museum® has partnered with the artists, lending its support for the track, “The Edge of Madness,” in order to benefit fishermen and musicians in the areas hardest hit by the disaster.

Slick and Mangione are joined on the recording by other top musicians and singers, including Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers), Tom Dumont (No Doubt), Billy Zoom (X), Martha Davis (The Motels), Kid Ramos(The Fabulous Thunderbirds), Larry Hanson (Alabama), Terri Nunn (Berlin), and Steven Hodges (TomWaits, Smashing Pumpkins) and more.

The song had it’s debut at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles July 24 at an art exhibit and reception, featuring the artwork of Slick and an interview with KLOS DJ Jim Ladd. Now the track, which will soon be released on an independent label, is available for a download purchase from The GRAMMY Museum’s website at: http://www.grammymuseum.org. Proceeds from sales will be donated directly to the The Greater New Orleans Foundation's Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund that offers aid to ?shermen and their families, and to the MusicCares Foundation®, which provides emergency ?nancial assistance to members of the music community across the U.S., and continues to offer support to music people and their families in Louisiana.

You can download the song for $1.49. You can download “The Edge of Madness” at www.grammymuseum.org