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Sat, 2010-12-04 01:42
He passed on the chance to play a singing cowboy in a movie and resisted the urge to cash in on the notoriety he earned from his Academy Award-winning song “The Weary Kind,” the theme to the film “Crazy Heart.” Instead, he has decided to use the fame to help homeless kids in the Los Angeles area.
Bingham and his band, The Dead Horses, will host a benefit for nonprofit homeless advocate StandUp For Kids in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday. It’s not a star-studded event and it’s not supposed to be. It will focus on homeless youth in the area and highlight their talent as musicians and artists.
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