Various Artists - The Mouse That Rocked (Various Artists) (CD)

Facts Album honoring psychedelic poster and album artist Stanley Mouse who drew the face on rock music.Contemporary artists performing music from the bands featured in Stanley's iconic artwork since the 60s; from original Avalon Ballroom and Fillmore posters to album covers by the Grateful Dead, Journey and all the great groups including Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Cream, The Beatles, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Bo Diddley, Sir Douglas Quintet, Moby Grape, Howlin' Wolf, etc.This will be a charity project with 100% of the proceeds going to the Blue Rose Foundation.12 new tracks by Chuck Leavell, Leftover Salmon, Charlie Musselwhite, Nicole Atkins, Shawn Sahm & The Tex Mex Experience, Junior Brown, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Poor Man's Whiskey, The Mother Hips, Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz, Jason Crosby, and the Pimps of Joytime.Featuring the music of Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Beatles, Howlin' Wolf, Journey, Cream, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Bo Diddley, Sir Douglas Quintet, Moby Grape, and Stanley Mouse.Liner notes by San Francisco music critic and author Joel SelvinSelf-portrait by Stanley Mouse"