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Allman Brothers WNEW Crack Down Benefit NYC

The reunited Allman Brothers with special guests in a benefit concert for the Artists for Crack Education program, which planned to recruit celebrities to speak against the use of crack (cocaine). Promoter Bill Graham said he set up the event because "he was shocked by the “horrors” of the “epidemic” that is raging through parts of this city, including his old neighborhood in the Bronx." (per the NY Times article below). The lineup for this benefit concert included Nigerian drummer Babtunde Olatunji and his Drums of Passion, Salsa artist Ruben Blades, hip-hop band Run DMC, Santana, Crosby, Sti…