Alanis Rocks for Choice

Alanis Morissette, John Popper and Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Joe Henry will perform at the Voters for Choice benefit concert at Washington, D.C.'s D.A.R. Constitution Hall on September 25th.

Voters for Choice founder Gloria Steinem will host the show, and proceeds from the event will go towards the national organization, which works to elect pro-choice candidates into political office. "This concert is our call to action and kicks off a year of organizing to elect a pro-choice Congress, which will protect this fundamental human right," Steinem said in a statement.

Past Voters for Choice benefit shows have featured Pearl Jam, Melissa Etheridge, Neil Young, Ani DiFranco, the Indigo Girls and many others. Tickets for this year's show go on sale September 7th through Ticketmaster.

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Song Stories

“Tonight's the Night”

The Shirelles | 1960

The lead cut and title track from this girl group's debut album, "Tonight's the Night" was written by 19-year-old bandmember Shirley Owens, who sings lead, and producer Luther Dixon. The band from Passaic, New Jersey met in high school, first calling themselves the Pequellos. The song's frank thoughts about sexual and emotional surrender was racy for the time, but that didn't stop the Chiffons from cutting a similar version immediately after the original came out. "We were the first female group to write some of our own material," band member Beverly Lee recalls. "We did have some say-so in our writing."

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