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Patagonia Music Collective Launches With Music from Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt, moe. and Abigail Washburn

Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt and Jon Cleary, moe., Umphrey’s McGee and Abigail Washburn are among the artists who have offered tracks to the Patagonia Music Collective. This new site affiliated with the environmentally-conscious apparel company, launched today at www.patagonia.com/music. Tracks will be sold for $.99 each, with net proceeds going directly to the environmental organizations selected by the artists.

“Any endeavor that combines great music with fund raising for quality environmental organizations gets my attention,” said Bonnie Raitt. “When Patagonia approached us to be involved we were excited to team up. I’ve been a supporter of Earth Justice for almost a decade, because, as their slogan states, ‘the Earth needs a good lawyer.’ The live version of ‘So Damn Good’ was chosen, as it’s an unreleased track that would generate interest among fans, with the intention of introducing them to Earth Justice and the organization’s excellent work. The song’s writer, Jon Cleary, a member of my touring and
recording band for many years, joined me onstage at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and just knocked this one out of the park with his killer duet vocal and keys work.”

Abigail Washburn adds, “Thanks to Patagonia for amassing this community of musicians to unite voices for the progress of humanity and preservation of the planet. It’s an honor to part of a community of artists who believe in the possibility of positive transformation. The Chinese folk song, ‘Sala,’ is sung around the fire by the Qiang minority group in Western China to celebrate life. I learned this song while producing an album for children survivors of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake called Afterquake. The proceeds from my version, ‘Sala USA,’ will go towards the China branch of the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots program, which is doing great work in the region the Qiang minority calls home.”

The initial participants also include , John Scofield, Zac Brown Brown, Blitzen Trapper and Brett Dennen, with the full list of acts, songs and benefit organizations listed below:

Bonnie Raitt and Jon Cleary “So Damn Good (Live)” Earth Justice
Zac Brown Brown “Cold Hearted (Live)” Urban Farming
Blitzen Trapper “All the Stones” SOLV
Mason Jennings “Don’t Let the World Go Black” Freedom to Roam
Jack Johnson “To the Sea” The kokua Hawai’I Foundation
Brandie Carlile Turpentine Honor the Earth
moe. “One Life” Water.org
Abigail Washburn “Sala (USA)” Roots & Shoots
Spoek Mathambo “Fly Away” The H.O.P.E. Foundation
The Bad Plus “Who’s He?” Defenders of Wildlife
Ben Solee “The Wires” Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Ziggy Marley A Fire Burns for Freedom JAMAICA Envirnoment Trust
Maroon 5 “Wake Up Call (Live)” Reverb
Toad the Wet Sprocket “Walk on the Ocean-Acoustic” South Coast Habitat Restoration
Pearl Jam “Oceans” Conservation International Marine Programs
Piers Faccini “Until Silence Reads the Lines” Environmental Justice Foundation
Sun Kil Moon Chin Swee Suite The Ohio River Way
Philip Glass “Kyoko’s House” Sierra Club, Canadian Chapter
RaRa Riot “The Orchard (Friendly Ghost Remix)” Conservation Alliance
John Scofield “How Deep” Pesticide Action Network North America
Umphrey’s McGee “Hajimemashite” Climate Cycle
Brett Dennen “Little Cosmic Girl” The Tuolumne River Trust