Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast was a one-hour,
Production
The concert was a cooperative and collaborative global effort between
The event was produced by Joel Gallen and followed closely in the footprints of the 9/11 benefit concert, America: A Tribute to Heroes, which Gallen also produced. It featured performances by popular musicians along with commentary by various actors and other celebrities. Celebrities also answered phone calls to help collect donations.
Musical guests and performances
- Randy Newman, "Louisiana 1927"
- U2 with Mary J. Blige, "One" (recorded earlier that day in Toronto)
- Alicia Keys with Alvin Slaughter, Shirley Caesar and Bishop Eric McDaniel: Gospel Medley: "Remember Me", Come by Here, My Lord" and "We Need To Hear From You"
- Neil Young, "When God Made Me"
- Foo Fighters, "Born on the Bayou"
- Mariah Carey, "Fly Like a Bird"
- Paul Simon, "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"
- unknown New Orleans jazz band, coda
- Robert Randolph, "I Hope"
- Kelly Clarkson, "Shelter"
- Sheryl Crow, "The Water Is Wide"
- People Get Ready"
- Jesus Walks"
- Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood and Paul Shaffer, "Who'll Stop the Rain"
- Dr. John, "Walkin' to New Orleans"
Spoken appearances were made by Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Aniston, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres, Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, and Sela Ward.
Phones were answered by Ben Affleck, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Aniston, Sean Astin, Angela Bassett, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Michael Chiklis, Ellen DeGeneres, Benicio del Toro, Danny DeVito, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Randy Jackson, Allison Janney, Christine Lahti, Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, Jack Nicholson, Jeremy Piven, Emily Procter, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, The Rock, Ray Romano, Doug Savant, Jimmy Smits, Mary Steenburgen, Nia Vardalos, Sela Ward, Bruce Willis, Alfre Woodard, and James Woods.
The program was released on
This program is not to be confused with A Concert for Hurricane Relief, which NBC aired by itself the previous Friday night, September 2. It was on that show that Kanye West commented on President George W. Bush's handling of the disaster.
Broadcast networks
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United States
Broadcasters
Cable and satellite
- ABC Family
- AmericanLife TV Network
- Black Family Channel
- CNBC
- Court TV
- E!
- Fox College Sports
- Fox Movie Channel
- Fox Reality Channel
- FSN
- Fuel TV
- FX
- G4 Media
- GSN
- Lifetime
- MSNBC
- Ovation TV
- Oxygen
- Showtime
- Sirius Satellite Radio
- SOAPnet
- SPEED Channel
- Style Network
- Superstation WGN
- TBS
- Tennis Channel
- Trio
- TV Guide Network
- TV One
- USA Network
- Wealth TV
Canada
- A Channel
- Bravo!
- CTV
- CBC Television
- Citytv
- Global Television Network
Other foreign
- MediaCorp Channel 5 (Singapore)
- Sky One (United Kingdom)