This is a good interview of Rocket and others by Tina House of APTN leading up to the concert last year.
Author: Greg Dixon
We will have several rare items for auction on the day of the concert, including a Fender Squire guitar signed by Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani.
Lee Aaron Jacket
The jacket used for official promo in 2018 as well as worn during Lee Aaron‘s 2016 induction to the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame.
“At The Opera So FUCK Cancer” by JAK
36″ x 24″ Oil Painting on Canvas by JAK
More Surprise Items At The Concert!
All proceeds from the auction go to the British Columbia Cancer Foundation.
Resources for media and press outlets to promote the Rock Beats Cancer concert on October 17th, 2024.
Press Release
Poster
‘Right-click’ to download the image.
Logos and Banners
Use the ‘right-click’ menu to ‘save image as’ to help you promote the concert and fundraiser.
Images created by Robbie Glennie.
Video Clips
Greg Dixon worked with Rocket Norton on various projects for thirty years. Rocket and Greg assembled a collection of books, rare recordings, images and videos that represent much of Rocket Norton’s artistic creations.
Pledge a donation to the British Columbia Cancer Foundation and get access to the growing content in The Rocket Norton Vault.
Both of the previous concerts were generously supported by sponsors who helped with things like securing the venue, professional sound and lighting, and marketing. That allowed all revenues from the concerts go to supporting programs to help beat cancer.
Contact Bill Allman at billallman2000@yahoo.com if you would like to sponsor the event.
Current Sponsors
Supporters
Here are some of the people and organizations helping to put on this event.
Ali Ledgerwood, Anna Skokan, Bill Allman, Greg Dixon, John Cody, Laura Ballance, Lee Aaron, Rob Glennie, and many others.
T-Shirts Coming Soon!
The following musicians will support all of the other performers:
- John Cody, Drums
- Jeff Neill, Guitar
- Dave Reimer, Bass
- Ray Ayotte, Percussion
- Craig Zurba, Musical Director and Keyboards
- Catherine St Germain, Vocals
- Gord Maxwell, Vocals
- Joani Bye, Vocals
Here is the lineup of featured musicians and bands.
Loverboy
Loverboy, featuring Paul Dean, Mike Reno, and Doug Johnson, had classic rock hits in the United States and Canada such as Turn Me Loose and Working For The Weekend.
See loverboyband.com
The Legendary Powder Blues Band
Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues band keeps rocking the blues with hits like Doin’ It Right, Boppin’ With The Blues, and Thirsty Ears.
See powderblues.net
Streetheart
Winnipeg-based Streetheart with Paul McNair and Jeff Neill support the cause again.
Best known for Here Comes the Night (Them cover), What Kind of Love is This, and their cover of the Rolling Stones’ Under My Thumb.
Trooper Hot Shots
Trooper songs like We’re Here For A Good Time, Raise A Little Hell, and Good Ol’ General Hand Grenade provided the sound-track for many of us almost growing up.
See www.trooper.com
Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron continues to be a musical force of nature with songs like Whatcha Do To My Body and Hands On.
See www.leeaaron.com
Barney Bentall
Barney Bentall has many solo recordings in addition to recording with bands like the Legendary Hearts and Brandon Wolf.
Chilliwack
Chilliwack, led by Bill Henderson, is one of the best-loved West Coast bands.
Hits include Crazy Talk, My Girl, and Fly By Night.
Bill Henderson with Ab Bryant.
The Seeds of Time
The Seeds of Time was the band that led to PRiSM that included Rocket Norton, John Hall, Lindsay Mitchell, Jeff Edington, Steve Wally , and Al Harlow in various combinations. Rocket, Jeff, and Steve are no longer with us.
See www.rocketnorton.com/vault.
Proceeds from Rock Beats Cancer go to the BC Cancer Foundation, specifically, the Personalised Onco-Genomics (POG) Program – a world-leading research initiative that uses intensive genomic data collection and analysis to identify and understand the genomic alterations that drive cancer growth, metastasis, and the biological evolution and response to therapies.
The two previous concerts raised over $600,000 for the program.
