Stone Temple Pilot's Weiland, Neville Brothers, Jimmie Vaughan Set For MAP Awards

09/28/2002 10:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
Billy Altman

(9/28/02, 10 a.m. ET) - Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland will make a rare solo performance as part of this year's MAP Awards, taking place November 7 at L.A.'s House Of Blues. The event supports the Musician's Assistance Program, which provides solutions to drug and alcohol addiction within the music industry.

The night will honor the Neville Brothers' Ivan Neville, former Thelonious Monster frontman Bob Forrest, and Hilary Rosen, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). The Neville Brothers and Forrest will also perform, as will Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Gary Le Mel, Daniel Lanois, Billy Childs, and Martyn LeNoble.

Robert Downey Jr. hosts.

--Neal Weiss, Los Angeles

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