Ryko Set to Benefit Parkinson's Research

03/06/2004 4:59 PM, Reuters
Chris Morris

On May 11, Ryko Distribution will release "ParkinSong, Volume I: 38 Songs of Hope," a two-CD compilation by Americana artists that will benefit research on Parkinson's disease .

Proceeds will go to the ParkinSong Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by the three children of New Jersey teacher Selma Litowitz, who has battled the disease for more than a decade.

Produced by Lloyd Maines, the set includes previously unreleased tracks by Steve Forbert, Chuck Prophet and Dave Alvin . It also includes selections by David Crosby & Graham Nash , Bonnie Raitt , Tom Russell, Alejandro Escovedo , Jonatha Reuters/Billboard