ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE GRAHAM NASH LENDS A BIG HAND TO CLEVELAND

(Cleveland, Ohio) July 15, 2004
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Graham Nash gave Cleveland a big boost - and a big guitar - this week. Nash, who was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to promote his new photo book, Eye to Eye: Photographs by Graham Nash, took a moment to be photographed with the guitar he painted for GuitarManiaŽ II, Encore in 2004.

The guitar, pictured here, is part of GuitarMania, a charity program presented by United Way Services of Greater Cleveland in conjunction with the Rock Hall. The encore of GuitarMania marks the return of Cleveland's public art project featuring 10-foot-tall models of Fender StratocasterŽ guitars with designs by celebrity and local artists. In 2002, the project raised more than one million dollars benefiting both UWS and the Rock Hall's Education Fund.

While in Cleveland on July 14, 2004, Nash stopped by the Museum, where his guitar is currently on display. Nash's handwritten lyrics to "Teach Your Children" are on the back of the guitar. Nash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

This is not the first time Nash has helped the Rock Hall's Education Fund. In 2003, he participated in Works for Orchestra by Rock Artists, a collaborative education program involving the Museum and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. The Cleveland-based Contemporary Youth Orchestra performed the world premier of Classical Nash, featuring the songs of Graham Nash. Nash was on hand to perform "Teach Your Children" with the orchestra. Proceeds from GuitarMania help to fund such programs at the Museum.

United Way Services is the largest private funder of health and human services in Greater Cleveland. Last year, United Way raised $46.5 million dollars to provide more than 180 programs through nearly 130 partner agencies. Approximately one-in-four Greater Clevelanders annually benefit from United Way efforts. United Way is a leading convener and member of the Community Vision Council, an organization consisting of leaders in government, education, nonprofits, philanthropy and other sectors who participate in a community-wide effort to serve as a catalyst for meaningful change in Greater Cleveland.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exists to educate its visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and significance of rock can roll music. The Museum carries out this mission through its efforts to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret this art form.