Keys, Iglesias Do Jingle Ball

Alicia Keys, Craig David and Enrique Iglesias are the first artists announced for the 2001 edition of Jingle Ball, New York radio station Z100's annual holiday charity concert.

Promising "the best in today's hit music, from rock to rhythm," organizers plan to announce additional artists each day until Friday, November 2nd. Tickets for this year's event, to be held December 13th at Madison Square Garden, will also go on sale November 2nd at 5:00 p.m.

Proceeds from Jingle Ball 2001 will go to a relief fund set up by Clear Channel Communications to aid families of victims of the WTC tragedy, and to the Ronald McDonald house.

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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