Bruce Springsteen, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Frank Turner are among the artists set to cover songs by New York singer/songwriter Jesse Malin for a new tribute album to raise funds for Malin's on-going healthcare after he was paralysed from a spinal stroke last year.
Malin, formerly the frontman of cult NYC bands Heart Attack and D Generation, suffered a spinal-cord infarction while dining with friends at a New York restaurant last spring.
With Malin not having the finances to pay for longterm care, a fundraising campaign was launched to help pay his medical bills via Sweet Relief, a charity that assists musicians facing physical or mental health issues.
"Jesse is going through so much physically and emotionally," the campaign organisers said at the time. "His insurance is good but it will not cover many of his expenses beyond acute care. Your donation can help relieve him of the added pressures associated with the enormous expense of his immediate and long term care."
Now friends, peers and associates are recording tracks by Malin for a forthcoming tribute/benefit album, Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin.
