As Altadena continues to rebuild its neighbourhoods after the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, rock & roll icon, Steve Perry, has raised $215,00 from his legendary auction; full of music history from the rock legend’s personal archive to help raise money for the Altadena fire victims via Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. The standout item was the “Don’t Stop Believin'” handwritten lyrics, which went for $43,500.
Darkives Collectibles curated over 50 pieces from Perry’s personal archives to give fans the opportunity to add never-before-available, unique, signed, graded, and collectible items to their own collections. Items in the auction include handwritten lyrics from classic Journey songs, Perry’s own Gold & Platinum records, vintage tour merch incl. t-shirts and tour programs, a custom Journey vehicle registration plate signed by Perry, signed studio-used instruments, and signed vinyl test pressings, LPs, CDs & cassettes, all graded and authenticated in partnership with Audio Media Grading (AMG).
Highlights in the auction included one-off handwritten lyrics of the Journey classics “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Faithfully” along with Steve Perry’s multi-platinum RIAA award for Journey’s Greatest Hits, which was presented to him for over 15 million albums sold.
On the auction conclusion, Perry shares, “I’m truly appreciative of the incredible support for this charity auction. It means the world to me to see these personal pieces, many of which carry deep memories from different chapters of my life, find new homes while helping a cause that matters so deeply to me. I started this auction as a way to give back, and the response has been nothing short of overwhelming. I’m beyond grateful to everyone who participated, placed bids, shared the word, and supported the mission. Your generosity and kindness have turned this into something truly special. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. And who knows… maybe I’ll dig a little deeper into the vault and do this again sometime.”
Aric Steinberg, Executive Director at Sweet Relief Musicians Fundpreviously shared, “We are so excited to be the charity beneficiary for this amazing auction! Steve Perry is an absolute legend, and we’re honored to be a part of this campaign. Steve has supported Sweet Relief for many years, he truly cares about the music community and this is another example of his kindness and generosity. The fire relief efforts in LA are ongoing and thousands of musicians and music industry professionals are still in desperate financial distress; the funds raised will be disbursed to this community in their time of need.”
Earlier this month, Perry shocked fans with the reimagined version of the legendary power ballad “Faithfully” by Journey, a powerful duet with celebrated singer, songwriter, and guitarist Willie Nelson. Recorded at Ronnie’s Place in Nashville, TN, and Steve’s studio, Love Box, the track was produced by Kent Wells and Steve Perry, engineered by Joel McKenne, Kyle Dickinson, and Steve Perry. Additional musicians featured on the duet include Mike Rojas on piano, James Mitchell on electric guitar, Kent Wells on acoustic guitar, Scott Sanders on steel guitar, Steve Mackey on bass, Mickey Raphael on harmonica, and Nir Z on drums.
Darkives Collectibles is a new archival memorabilia platform from Dark Horse Records, specializing in curating artist archives and giving fans the opportunity to add never-before-available, unique, signed, graded, and collectible items to their collections—all sourced directly from the personal collections of the artists themselves.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a 501-C3 nonprofit that has provided millions of dollars in financial assistance to thousands of musicians and music industry workers. Founded in 1994 by singer-songwriter Victoria Williams, has helped countless members of the music community who are struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health issues, disability, or age-related problems. 100% of all donations to Sweet Relief for California fire relief are being distributed to victims, Sweet Relief is covering all fees. You can donate to the Sweet Relief Natural Disaster Relief Fund here and find out more about the organization at sweetrelief.org.
(Photo – David Zonshine)
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Darkives Collectibles curated over 50 pieces from Perry’s personal archives to give fans the opportunity to add never-before-available, unique, signed, graded, and collectible items to their own collections. Items in the auction include handwritten lyrics from classic Journey songs, Perry’s own Gold & Platinum records, vintage tour merch incl. t-shirts and tour programs, a custom Journey vehicle registration plate signed by Perry, signed studio-used instruments, and signed vinyl test pressings, LPs, CDs & cassettes, all graded and authenticated in partnership with Audio Media Grading (AMG).
Highlights in the auction included one-off handwritten lyrics of the Journey classics “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Faithfully” along with Steve Perry’s multi-platinum RIAA award for Journey’s Greatest Hits, which was presented to him for over 15 million albums sold.
On the auction conclusion, Perry shares, “I’m truly appreciative of the incredible support for this charity auction. It means the world to me to see these personal pieces, many of which carry deep memories from different chapters of my life, find new homes while helping a cause that matters so deeply to me. I started this auction as a way to give back, and the response has been nothing short of overwhelming. I’m beyond grateful to everyone who participated, placed bids, shared the word, and supported the mission. Your generosity and kindness have turned this into something truly special. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. And who knows… maybe I’ll dig a little deeper into the vault and do this again sometime.”
Aric Steinberg, Executive Director at Sweet Relief Musicians Fundpreviously shared, “We are so excited to be the charity beneficiary for this amazing auction! Steve Perry is an absolute legend, and we’re honored to be a part of this campaign. Steve has supported Sweet Relief for many years, he truly cares about the music community and this is another example of his kindness and generosity. The fire relief efforts in LA are ongoing and thousands of musicians and music industry professionals are still in desperate financial distress; the funds raised will be disbursed to this community in their time of need.”
Earlier this month, Perry shocked fans with the reimagined version of the legendary power ballad “Faithfully” by Journey, a powerful duet with celebrated singer, songwriter, and guitarist Willie Nelson. Recorded at Ronnie’s Place in Nashville, TN, and Steve’s studio, Love Box, the track was produced by Kent Wells and Steve Perry, engineered by Joel McKenne, Kyle Dickinson, and Steve Perry. Additional musicians featured on the duet include Mike Rojas on piano, James Mitchell on electric guitar, Kent Wells on acoustic guitar, Scott Sanders on steel guitar, Steve Mackey on bass, Mickey Raphael on harmonica, and Nir Z on drums.
Darkives Collectibles is a new archival memorabilia platform from Dark Horse Records, specializing in curating artist archives and giving fans the opportunity to add never-before-available, unique, signed, graded, and collectible items to their collections—all sourced directly from the personal collections of the artists themselves.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a 501-C3 nonprofit that has provided millions of dollars in financial assistance to thousands of musicians and music industry workers. Founded in 1994 by singer-songwriter Victoria Williams, has helped countless members of the music community who are struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health issues, disability, or age-related problems. 100% of all donations to Sweet Relief for California fire relief are being distributed to victims, Sweet Relief is covering all fees. You can donate to the Sweet Relief Natural Disaster Relief Fund here and find out more about the organization at sweetrelief.org.
(Photo – David Zonshine)
Make sure you are following BraveWords Records on YouTube so you don’t miss any future videos by Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse, The Chris Slade Timeline, Jack Starr, Prophets of Addiction, ASKA, Crimson Glory, Lillian Axe and more!
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