Eric Johnson and Christopher Cross have been working together since 1974. Once again they join in Christopher Cross' newest song "
Austin Sunrise".
Austin Sunrise was recorded for the "
All ATX" album to benefit
HAAM (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians). On September 24, 2013, the duo performed at the All ATX concert with many other artists which also raised funds for this Austin, Texas non-profit.
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| All ATX album by various artists |
The
ALL ATX CD supports HAAM and features 15 unique tracks by the total lineup of artists from the
All ATX concert which includes
Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton, Suzanna Choffel, Monte Montgomery, Quiet Company, Malford Milligan, Van Wilks and Marcia Ball, Charlie and Will Sexton, Carolyn Wonderland and Guy Forsyth and Shake Russell and Michael Hearne apart from Christopher Cross and Eric Johnson. The album also features additional tracks by Ghostland Observatory, Alejandro Escovedo and Mother Falcon.
The "ALL ATX" Album was released on September 21, 2013 and the CD is available exclusively at Waterloo Records and Whole Foods Market in Austin and online at
iTunes and
Amazon.com. The concert took place at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas and was recorded by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS.
About All ATX
Label: Odyssey Productions, LLC
Total Length: 57:16
Genres: Blues, Rock
iTunes: bit.ly/1eC6Nqm
Amazon: amzn.to/1c9V2Hi
Eric Johnson first worked with Christopher Cross in the album
"Electromagnets" in 1974. Later they worked together in Cross' Grammy
Award winning and self-titled debut album "Christopher Cross" in 1979, 1992 album "Rendezvous", 1998 album "Walking In Avalon" and Eric's 1996 album "Venus Isle". They also worked together for singles including "Talkin’‘Bout Her"/"It's All With You" in 1976 and "
Imagination of You" in 2013.
Christopher Cross & Eric Johnson - Austin Sunrise from All ATX
Photo courtesy - HAMM/Flickr
The best of Austin musicians perform in celebration of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM). Featuring Christopher Cross, Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton, Eric Johnson, Charlie and Will Sexton, Marcia Ball, Van Wilks and Malford Milligan, Carolyn Wonderland and Guy Forsyth, Monte Montgomery, Shake Russell, Quiet Company, Suzanna Choffel and the All ATX band.
