After recovering from having a heart pump implanted this past spring, musician Jan Johansson was added back onto the heart transplant waiting list in July. His friends have organized a fundraiser to help him and his wife, Theresa, defray his medical expenses. PineCone helped with a benefit held at Sertoma Amphitheatre this past June. That event raised about $4,000.
On November 7 there will be another benefit concert to raise funds for the Johanssons at Cary’s Sertoma Amphitheater.
Among the musicians and bands confirmed for this latest benefit concert is David Tate, a banjo player who is also Johansson’s cardiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill. Tate plays with the band Fescue 911, which has been “on-call for bluegrass emergencies” since 1993.
And what could be a more fitting emergency than a bluegrass musician in need of a heart transplant?
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Among the musicians and bands confirmed for this latest benefit concert is David Tate, a banjo player who is also Johansson’s cardiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill. Tate plays with the band Fescue 911, which has been “on-call for bluegrass emergencies” since 1993.
And what could be a more fitting emergency than a bluegrass musician in need of a heart transplant?
To read the full article, click here.
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