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March 20, 2006

Former President Bill Clinton Lends a Hand to Music Rising

President Bill Clinton made a stop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sunday, March 19, 2006 where he presented guitarist August Williams with a Gibson Music Rising guitar. Williams is a recipient who is benefiting from the campaign launched by U2's The Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar, MusiCares, and the Guitar Center Music Foundation to aid musicians affected by the hurricane disasters of the Gulf Region. President Clinton presented August Williams the guitar in the Pilot's Lounge at Louisiana Aviation at the Baton Rouge airport. Gibson Guitar produced only 300 of the Music Rising guitars which are on sale at participating Guitar Centers for a limited time. All proceeds go to Music Rising. For more information on how you can help musicians in the Gulf Region go to www.musicrising.org. For more information on the Gibson Music Rising guitar launch and President Clinton's support of the program go to www.gibson.com. Photo by Lori Waselchuk.
President Bill Clinton is presented a Gibson Music Rising guitar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Sunday, March 19, 2006. The guitar will be installed in his music room at the Presidential library next week. The former President was in town to support Music Rising, a campaign launched by U2's The Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar, MusiCares, and the Guitar Center Music Foundation to help those musicians affected by the Gulf Region hurricane disasters. To find out how you can help go to www.musicrising.org or www.gibson.com. Photo by Lori Waselchuk.

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