5 Former US Presidents Headline Hurricane Relief Concert

COLLEGE STATION, TX — The five living former U.S. presidents will be together on stage at an Oct. 21 country music concert as part of their previously announced “One America Appeal” to raise money for hurricane relief. The music headliner is Alabama.

Originally, the former presidents — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George H. Bush, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter — joined in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which unleashed devastating flooding that threatened hundreds of thousands of Texans — and spurred thousands of first responders and neighbors into action. The effort has since expanded twice to include recovery efforts in Florida from Hurricane Irma, and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from Hurricane Maria.

Others on the “Deep From the Heart: The One America Appeal” concert bill include Texas legends The Gatlin Brothers, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen. The concert will be held at Texas A&M’s Reed Arena in College Station. Tickets are on sale here.

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The concert is organized by the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation.

“The 43rd President and I, and our distinguished colleagues in this 'One America Appeal,' are very grateful to these wonderful performers — some of them old friends, some of them new — for giving their time and talent to help the urgent cause of hurricane recovery in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean,” President George H.W. Bush said in a statement announcing the hurricane relief effort. “It’s important that those affected by these devastating storms know that, even if the path to recovery feels like a road that goes on forever, we’re with them for the long haul.”

A special restricted account has been established through the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation to collect and distribute donations to every dollar given goes to assist hurricane victims. Donations will be distributed to:

• Houston Harvey Relief Fund, focusing on the greater Houston region
• Rebuild Texas Fund, assisting hurricane-ravaged communities across the state
• Florida Disaster Fund
• Juntos y Unidos Por Puerto Rico, launched by First Lady Beatriz Rossello and a private sector coalition
• The Fund for the Virgin Islands

From left, Jeff Cook, Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry of the country music band Alabama perform. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capitol Concerts/Getty News Entertainment)