''Sweet Relief Musicians Fund'' is a

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that maintains a financial fund from which professional musicians can draw when in need of medical care or financial needs. Initially intended as a one-time CD launch benefit for

Victoria Williams Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. Diagnosed with multi ...

, Sweet Relief has evolved into a charity organization that relies on donations from artists and the public as a general fund to all professional musicians in need. The fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling with their finances while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.

History

Founding and first CD release

The organization was started after musician and singer

was diagnosed with

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(MS) in 1993 and had no way to pay for her medical expenses. Money was raised through benefit concerts and the release of a CD,'' Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams'', featuring artists like

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

and

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Second CD release

A second CD titled '' Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation'' was released in 1996. All of the proceeds went toward Sweet Relief Musicians Fund to aid the organization. A variety of alternative rock artists volunteered their time to perform a variety of songs composed by

Vic Chesnutt James Victor Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 – December 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little (album), ''Little'', was released in 1990. His commercial breakthrough came in 1996 with the rele ...

. Some well-known artists including

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, Hootie and the Blowfish,

The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also simply known as Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The ...

Joe Henry Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums. Early life H ...

and

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

performed for the CD.

Services

Sweet Relief provides service to the music community through financial assistance in the following categories: *Insurance Premiums *Prescriptions *Housing Costs *Food Costs *Alternative Therapies/Treatments not covered by insurance

Criteria for eligibility

Candidacy for assistance depends, among other factors, on the availability of funds and the number of eligible applicants, along with the following criteria: *The applicant must be a musician who has regular public performances, or performed on at least three widely released recordings (audio or audiovisual), or written music that has been performed on three widely released recordings, or published on three occasions. *The applicant must demonstrate financial need. *Older musicians that require short-term assistance for basic needs. *Except for retired or semi-retired older musicians, the applicant must have, or recently have had, a serious medical condition. A condition is considered to be serious when it substantially affects the applicant's ability to work within or outside the music industry. Exceptions may be made to any individual who does not meet these criteria but believes himself or herself to be eligible for assistance.

Management staff

Executives

*Bill Bennett – President *Aric Steinberg – Vice President of Development & Artist Relations

Board of directors

– Founder, Singer/songwriter and musician *J. Mark Matthews MD *

Ariel Hyatt Ariel Hyatt (born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is an American digital marketer, writer, and teacher who develops independent musicians. The author of ''Music Success in 9 Weeks'' (2009), ''Cyber PR For Musicians'' (2013), the crowdfunded ''Cr ...

*David Bournasian *Paul Fox *Martin Kamenski *Matthew Kaplan

Advisory board

*Jared Levy *Mike Rouse *Don Strasburg *Eric Pirritt *Benjamin Myers *Regius Gunawan *Keith Mitchell *Eric Mayers

Notable supporters

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund has worked with many notable musicians. A list of supporters, past and present, is shown below: * 311 * 7th Order *

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*Red Hot Chili Peppers *

*Ringo Starr *Rob Thomas (musician), Rob Thomas *Santana (band), Santana *Sarah McLachlan *Shania Twain *

*Staind *Sting (musician), Sting *The Strokes *System of a Down *Third Eye Blind *Tim McGraw *Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones *Tom Petty *Tony Bennett *Trisha Yearwood *Van Halen *

*"Weird" Al Yankovic *Xzibit *Yanni *Yellowcard

Discography (benefit albums)

* '' Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams'' (1993) * '' Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation'' (1996) (Tribute to

) * ''Sweet Relief III: Pennies From Heaven'' (2013) *Party for Joey: Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato (2021)

References

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External links

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
Charities based in California Music organizations based in the United States