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 CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS/MUSICIANS: 

  GRACE SLICK (JEFFERSON AIRPLANE) - LYRICS/BACKGROUND VOCALS 

MICHELLE MANGIONE (INDEPENDENT) - PRODUCER/LYRICS/MUSIC/DRUMS/ VOCALS  

BILL MEDLEY (THE RIGHTEOUS BROS.) - VOCALS  

TOM DUMONT (NO DOUBT) - GUITAR  

BILLY ZOOM (X) - BARITONE SAX  

MARTHA DAVIS (THE MOTELS) - BACKGROUND VOCALS  

DUNCAN CAMERON (SAWYER BROWN, THE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES) -SLIDE GUITAR  

KID RAMOS (THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, LOS FABULOCOS) - GUITAR  

TERRI NUNN (BERLIN) - BACKGROUND VOCALS   

JESSE CUEVAS (LOS FABULOCOS) - ACCORDION  

DUSTY WATSON (AGENT ORANGE) - DRUMS/PERCUSSION  

LARRY HANSON (ALABAMA, THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS) - HORNS 

MELISSA AND MAGGIE CONNELL (THE HEATERS) - BACKGROUND VOCALS  

NICOLE FALZONE (THE SUBDUDES, INCENDIO) - DRUMS/PERCUSSION 

STEPHEN HODGES (TOM WAITS, SMASHING PUMPKINS, MAVIS STAPLES) - DRUMS/PERC. 

STEVE SOEST (DICK DALE, MICHELLE MANGIONE BAND) - CO-PRODUCER/BASS/BG VOCALS  

ANGELA RIGGIO (JON ANDERSON, MICHELLE MANGIONE BAND) - BACKGROUND VOCALS  

TOM KOLB (INDEPENDENT) - GUITAR  

ERIC BRENTON (INDEPENDENT) - FIDDLE 

GREG BROWN (INDEPENDENT) - DRUMS/PERCUSSION 

MATT BROOKES (INDEPENDENT) - DRUMS/PERCUSSION 

KELLY FITZGERALD (INDEPENDENT) - BACKGROUND VOCALS 

JEROME AND PETRA C (NETHERLANDS) - DRUMS/PERCUSSION 

JESSE SOEST - BACKGROUND VOCALS  

PAULINE CARBONEL - THIGHS 

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: 

LYNNE EARLS (K.D. LANG, FLORA PURIM, AIRTO MOREIRA...) - MIXING 

DAVE LOCKE - J.P. MASTERING 

MARNEY HANSEN - MSH MANAGEMENT  

LYNNE MANGIONE - PR  

BELINDA THOMAS - ENTERMEDIA MUSIC PUBLIC RELATIONS  

ANN PREMAZON - PREMAZON INTERNET BUSINESS CONSULTING  

KEN SUDDLESON - ATTORNEY 

PAULA SOEST - MICHELLE MANGIONE PUBLISHING - ASSISTANT 

LORI CERASOLI - LIASON  

NANCY YOUNG - GRAPHICS/PROMO MATERIALS 

CHRISTIE PECK - PROMOTION 

LAURIE WILSON - PROMOTION

THE EDGE OF MADNESS...

The Edge of Madness, a song co-written by Michelle and Grace Slick, was originally released for the victims of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill and Hurricane Katrina. We are re-releasing in order to help victims of  Hurricane Harvey.

100% of the proceeds will go to the victims through GNOF, a selected non-profit organization. We have traveled to visit their offices in person and have been astounded by the work they have done.  Thanks for your help! 

...and look at the list of the list of contributing artists who donated their time & talent!

Thanks, Michelle

 History:

Grace Slick, Other Musicians Band Together to Record Song to Raise Money for Gulf Coast

2010 - Los Angeles, CA - In the wake of the BP oil disaster in Louisiana, rock-and-roll icon Grace Slick and Los Angeles based songwriter Michelle Mangione have joined forces on a new song that brings together musicians from across the US to raise money for aid to Louisiana. 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.

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. "The Edge of Madness" was then chosen as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's "Top Singles".

The recording, featuring over 20 musicians and singers, is one of the first of its kind that includes musicians of many genres and generations in support of those who are struggling financially due to the oil spill.

“I always thought government was supposed to take care of its people,” Slick said. “What’s going on?”

Slick and Mangione wrote the music and lyrics for The Edge of Madness, a song that pays tribute to the musical legacy of Louisiana.

“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 the music,” Mangione said. "We 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. Most of the recording was done in my bedroom studio. Those who were not in town worked with me via the internet.”

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 (Tom Waits, Smashing Pumpkins).

The track will be released on an independent label and is available for a download purchase from The GRAMMY Museum’s website. Proceeds from sales will be donated directly to the The Greater New Orleans Foundation's Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund that offers aid to fishermen and their families, and to the MusicCares Foundation®, which provides emergency financial assistance to members of the music community across the U.S., and continues to offer support to music people and their families in Louisiana.

Slick and Mangione last worked together as co-writers on the highly regarded What is a Saint, the title track on Mangione’s most recent CD, released in 2009.