Gordon Lightfoot Book, Music and More!

After walloping the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy took a devastating toll on the northeastern United States. The powerful storm left parts of New York City underwater and left millions without heat or electricity for weeks. It caused 140 deaths and destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes. The music community rushed to help, staging a mammoth concert on Dec. 12 to raise money for the victims, reaching over two billion through TV, live streams, radio and theatre simulcasts. More than $30 million was raised through ticket sales alone. Now that superstar-packed concert is available on a two-disc benefit CD. Jersey shore hero Bruce Springsteen delivers an impassioned “Wrecking Ball,” Pau...

Amnesty International played an important role in the history of benefit concerts—even inspiring Irish rocker Bob Geldof to stage Live Aid in 1985. The human rights organization’s own concerts redefined the way music interacted with social causes. This stellar two-CD collection (a six-DVD box set is also available) brings together some of the biggest names in popular music. Bryan Adams singing “Summer of ’69” is just one of the highlights drawn from 1986’s A Conspiracy of Hope tour, while Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band racing through “Born in the USA” is a thrilling performance from 1988’s Human Rights Now! tour. Other standouts in the package include Sting’s moving delivery of “T...