Mark Knopfler has recruited a number of legendary artists to record a new version of “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero).” The song will be released on March 15 and it will help raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. Fans can pre-order the single in the following formats: CD, 12” vinyl, deluxe CD+Blu-ray, and digital.
Knopfler commented:
“What I really want to do, more than anything else, is just to thank each and every one for this sterling response. I really had no idea that it was going to be like this. It hit Guy [Fletcher] and I quite early on that we had to extend this piece somehow, to take in the number of people who joined in. Before I knew where I was, Pete Townshend had come into my studio armed with a guitar and an amp. And that first Pete power chord… man, I tell you. We were in that territory, and it was just fantastic. And it went on from there. Eric [Clapton] came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Then Jeff Beck’s contribution arrived and that was spellbinding. I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches, really. The whole thing was a high point.”
Here’s the full list of contributors:
- Joan Armatrading
- Jeff Beck
- Richard Bennett
- Joe Bonamassa
- Joe Brown
- James Burton
- Jonathan Cain
- Paul Carrack
- Eric Clapton
- Ry Cooder
- Jim Cox
- Steve Cropper
- Sheryl Crow
- Danny Cummings
- Roger Daltrey
- Duane Eddy
- Sam Fender
- Guy Fletcher
- Peter Frampton
- Audley Freed
- Vince Gill
- David Gilmour
- Buddy Guy
- Keiji Haino
- Tony Iommi
- Joan Jett
- John Jorgenson
- Mark Knopfler
- Sonny Landreth
- Albert Lee
- Greg Leisz
- Alex Lifeson
- Steve Lukather
- Phil Manzanera
- Dave Mason
- Hank Marvin
- Brian May
- Robbie McIntosh
- John McLaughlin
- Tom Morello
- Rick Nielsen
- Orianthi
- Brad Paisley
- Nile Rodgers
- Mike Rutherford
- Joe Satriani
- John Sebastian
- Connor Selby
- Slash
- Bruce Springsteen
- Ringo Starr
- Zak Starkey
- Sting
- Andy Taylor
- Susan Tedeschi
- Derek Trucks
- Ian Thomas
- Pete Townshend
- Keith Urban
- Steve Vai
- Waddy Wachtel
- Joe Louis Walker
- Joe Walsh
- Ronnie Wood
- Glenn Worf
- Zucchero
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