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I am thrilled and humbled to have the one and only Gene Bowen on Everyone Has A Jeff Buckley Story. Gene was Jeff’s tour manager from 1994-1997. After Buckley died, Bowen endeavored to start a nonprofit, Road Recovery, to educate people about addiction and other adversities in hopes of helping them find their way towards a healthy and happy future.
He looked to publicize the many strengths and resources available from the music industry and the mental health field. With the support of Sony Music Entertainment and Dreamworks Records, as well as health professionals, Gene founded the Road Recovery Foundation in 1998.
Bowen oversees the charity’s after school Trax Programs throughout statewide Youth Clubhouses, which are sanctioned by New York State and funded by the US Dept of Justice, to provide youth with engaging mentoring and creative activities for their recovery from personal adversities. For their innovative non-profit services to support youth, Bowen with Road Recovery, has been awarded the President’s Award for Innovative Advocacy, the Mona Mansell Award by The Freedom Institute, and the Sunlight of the Spirit Award by the ASCAP Foundation.
28 years later he is going strong. Thanks Gene, Jack Bookbinder, Tawny Lara and everyone at Road Recovery who is trying to make tomorrow brighter than today!
"Everyone Has A Jeff Buckley Story” is created, recorded, edited and produced by Jeff Haley. Co-Produced by Konrad Meissner
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