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The Bridge School was founded by Pegi Young, Jim Forderer and speech and language pathologist, Dr. Marilyn Buzolich. Pegi Young was inspired to start the school after she was unable to find a suitable school placement for her non-verbal son, Ben Young, who has cerebral palsy.
In 1986, Young co-founded the Bridge School, an educational program aimed at serving the needs of children with severe physical and speech impairments. [1] [2] [4] [5]She was inspired to create the school based on her experiences with her son Ben, who was born with cerebral palsy, a congenital condition that can be influenced by hereditary factors. [6]
The Bridge School Benefit was an annual charity concert usually held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre from 1986 until 2016 with the exception of 1987. The concerts lasted the entire weekend and were organized by musicians Neil Young and Pegi Young .
Eddie Vedder, Fiona Apple, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, Sharon Van Etten and the Lumineers are among the artists contributing covers to Heart of Gold: A Tribute to Neil Young, the first volume ...
In 1998, Young renewed his collaboration with the rock band Phish, sharing the stage at the annual Farm Aid concert and then at Young's Bridge School Benefit, where he joined headliners Phish for renditions of "Helpless" and "I Shall Be Released". [113] Phish declined Young's later invitation to be his backing band on his 1999 North American tour.
The Bridge: A Tribute To Neil Young is a 1989 tribute album that features alternative rock bands covering songs written by Neil Young. [4] A portion of the profits from the album were donated to The Bridge School, which develops and uses advanced technologies to aid in the instruction of disabled children.
Over 80% percent of the profits from The Bridge went directly to The Bridge School, an organization for children suffering from Cerebral Palsy run by Neil Young and his wife Pegi. Young once said of the project, "I love it! We played it on the tour bus all year long!" [6] while Rolling Stone called The Bridge "one of the best conceived and ...
By RYAN GORMAN Legendary singer Neil Young and his wife are divorcing after decades together. Young and wife Peggy filed for divorce on July 29, ending their 36-year marriage, according to Rolling ...