Rock For Hope: Benefit Concert Gives Hope to Kids with Muscular Dystrophy

Don't miss this year's Rock for Hope at the Sweetwater Station in Larkspur, CA, Friday, May 16th @ 8pm. 

Rock for Hope is an annual muscular dystrophy benefit concert in the San Francisco Bay Area. Some of the Bay Area's top musicians lend their great talent and big hearts to this sentimental occasion. Let the power of music help kids with muscular dystrophy have some hope. Join the Rock for Hope. All funds raised by the Rock for Hope go directly to Harvard University's leading research lab in an attempt to find a cure for muscular dystrophy.

The first annual Rock for Hope concert was held at the classic Sweetwater Saloon in Mill Valley, CA on May 4th, 2007. This year's Rock for Hope concert featured international stars such as two-time Emmy Award winner on bass guitar, Tony Saunders. Also featured on bass guitar was Satriani's brilliant bass shredder, Stu Hamm. Dorothy Morrison, lead singer and co-author of the gospel classic "Oh, Happy Day" brought the power of the church to the show. And, John Allair, with over 40 years on piano with Van Morrison's band, opened the show by ripping though the keyboard as if he had extra fingers. Jude Gold, Associate Editor of Guitar Player Magazine takes us to school on the frets. These stars were joined by other talented musicians that let it rip at the muscular dystrophy benefit to help give the kids some hope.

Muscular dystrophy is a hereditary muscle disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most prevalent form of the disease, kids are generally in a wheel-chair by the time they are 12 years old and rarely survive beyond their early 30's. Scientists have yet to find a cure for this miserable disease that takes away our young loved ones. With current scientific developments, however, we all have reason to hope for a cure.

Read more about top MD research scientist Brian Tseng and his team's progress towards the cure. Every penny of your concert/raffle ticket or donation goes directly to the research lab to help find a cure for kids with muscular dystrophy.

The expenses incurred by the Rock for Hope are donated by Brian & Krista Sharp. The inspiration for the benefit concert is drawn from Brian's nephew Ian Sharp, now 13 years old and experiencing the symptoms of Becker Muscular Dystrophy, as well as the annual Hike for Hope benefit founded by Brian's brother, Bob Sharp and his wife Carole.

To find more about muscular dystrophy and the Rock for Hope beneficiaries, see: Hike for Hope Foundation & Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.