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America: A Tribute to Heroes

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America: A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert organized by actor George Clooney and broadcast by the four major United States television networks in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Done in the style of a telethon, it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families, particularly but not limited to the New York City firefighters and New York City police officers. It aired September 21, 2001, uninterrupted and commercial-free. It was released on December 4, 2001 on compact disc and DVD.

On a dark stage illuminated by hundreds of candles, twenty-one artists performed songs of mourning and hope, while various actors and other celebrities delivered short spoken messages. The musical performances took place at three studios in Los Angeles (CBS Television City), New York, and London, while the celebrity messages took place at Los Angeles. Some of the musicians including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder were heard working the phone banks taking pledges. The money raised amounted to about $30 million, and was given to the United Way's September 11 Telethon Fund.

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert, along with the later The Concert for New York City, as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll. [1]

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In America, the concert was simulcast by over 35 network and cable channels, including A&E, ABC, BET, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, Court TV, Discovery Channel, E!, Fox, Fox Family, Fox Sports Net, FX, Galavisión, Hallmark Channel, HBO, Lifetime, MTV, NBC, Oxygen, PAX, PBS, Sci-Fi, Showtime, Sundance Channel, Telemundo, TLC, TNN, TNT, The WB, Turner South, Univision, UPN, USA Network, and VH1. It was also broadcast on over 8,000 radio stations, via America Online and across the Internet.

Outside of the U.S., the program was distributed to 210 countries and the American Forces Network, which broadcast to American military personnel in 175 countries.

See also

Template:Notable Concerts

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