A Benefit for Maryville Academy
Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy is a 1998 live album by English rock musician Pete Townshend, member of The Who, recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago. It was produced by multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin. A bonus CD features two tracks with Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam's vocalist.
It was released by Platinum Entertainment, licensed by the Who's charity, Double O Promotions Limited and all artist royalties benefit the Roman Catholic Chicago-based institution Maryville Academy, "a leader in the treatment of physically, sexually, and emotional abused children. It provides a safe, secure, and stable environment where these youngsters can regain the hope they lost so long ago and begin the healing process."
Track listing
Bonus CDTracks on disc two come from the Maryville Academy benefit show performed at the House of Blues on 14 June 1997.
Performers
Disc 1- Pete Townshend - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
- Jon Carin - keyboards, drum tracks, sequencer, vocals
- Peter Hope-Evans - mouth organ, Jew's harp
- Jody Linscott - percussion
- Chucho Merchán - double bass, and additional percussion on "Now and Then"
- Tracey Langran - hi-string guitar, vocals
- Pete Townshend - vocals, guitar
- Eddie Vedder - vocals
- Jon Carin - keyboards, vocals