Sandy Relief Concert Hauls in $23M

Springsteen, Bon Jovi & Co. rake in cash for storm victims
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 4, 2012 7:47 AM CST
Sandy Relief Concert Hauls in $23M
This Aug. 14, 2012 file photo shows Bruce Springsteen, who appeared in NBC's benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy victims. The show raised $23 million.   (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

NBC says its star-studded benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy victims raised a hefty $23 million for Red Cross relief efforts, in an explosion of website and phone traffic that the Red Cross says topped telethon activity from the previous five years combined. The one-hour broadcast featured New Jersey sons Jon Bon Jovi, who rocked an acoustic "Livin' on a Prayer," and Bruce Springsteen, who closed out with "Land of Hope and Dreams."

Joining the effort were Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon, Steven Tyler, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny DeVito, Brian Williams, and host Matt Lauer. “We are incredibly grateful and humbled by this outpouring of support for those who are suffering as a result of Superstorm Sandy,” says a Red Cross official. To add your two cents to the effort, head over to: RedCross.org. (More Hurricane Sandy stories.)

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