KENNEDY
CENTER HONORS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS WILL RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE SALE OF
HEART’S LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE
LOS
ANGELES ( January 17, 2013)—Following
Heart’s show-stopping performance of “Stairway to Heaven” at the Kennedy
Center Honors, it was announced today that the track is now available for
download exclusively on iTunes for the next two weeks. Ann and Nancy Wilson closed the Kennedy Center Honors with their
tribute to rock icons Led Zeppelin after being asked by Robert Plant and Jimmy
Page to perform their signature song at the December 2 gala, which then aired
on CBS on December 26. The compelling
performance received nearly four million views on YouTube in the few days
following the televised show, and the decision was made to support the Kennedy
Center Honors Foundation for the Arts with the official release of the track.
“Performing
‘Stairway to Heaven’ with Jason Bonham at the Kennedy Center Honors was an
exquisite life moment for us,” said Ann Wilson. “Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and
John Paul Jones seemed pleasantly surprised and touched by the rendition, and
that made it all the sweeter.”
“The
President and First Lady liked it too!” said Nancy Wilson. “Proceeds from
downloads of this piece will go to bringing music education to schools, and to
raising awareness of the deep importance and value of rock history and live
performance.”
Ann
and Nancy Wilson/Heart will be inducted into the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in Los Angeles on April 18. Heart continues to tour in 2013 in support of
their Top 20 studio CD, “Fanatic,” and
their memoir “Kicking and Dreaming,”
which was an instant NY Times best seller.
According to USA Today, these new releases “define their legacy as
rock’s pioneering female fronted, creatively autonomous acts.” According to CBS This Morning: “Ann and Nancy
took rock & roll by storm in 1975 and confronted rock’s boys club atmosphere
head on when their debut LP, “Dreamboat
Annie,” went platinum making them the first women to front a successful
hard rock band.” Heart has sales of 35 million albums, 21 Top 40 hits including
“Crazy On You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda, “Straight On,” “Even It Up,” “Kick It Out,” “These Dreams,” “Alone” and “Never,”
among many others. They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012
as well.
For
more information about Heart, please go to www.heart-music.com
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