Lennon Tribute Delayed

The star-packed Come Together: A Night for John Lennon tribute concert, which was scheduled for September 20th at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, has been postponed in light of last week's terrorist attacks.

A new date for the event -- which was to feature performances of John Lennon songs by Stone Temple Pilots, Beck, Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, Shelby Lynne, Moby, Lou Reed, Seal, Cyndi Lauper and Marc Anthony -- will be set in the near future.

According to Radio City, tickets already purchased will be valid for the rescheduled date, with refunds also available at point of purchase. Come Together is part of TNT's Master Series, which has previously honored musicians including Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley and Johnny Cash. The Lennon tribute will benefit the Violence Policy Center and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and will air on TNT.

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Song Stories

“Help Me”

Joni Mitchell | 1974

Joni Mitchell wrote and recorded this song for her album Court and Spark, but she had to switch from her regular band to make the song sound exactly the way she wanted. "I had attempted to play my music with rock & roll players," she told Rolling Stone. "They’d laugh, 'Awww, isn't that cute? She's trying to teach us how to play.'" Mitchell switched to a jazz band, Tom Scott’s L.A. Express, and scored the biggest hit of her career in the process.

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