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X Guitarist Billy Zoom Gets Sweet Relief In Cancer Fight

07/23/2015
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The Music Cancer Fund at Sweet Relief have announced that they have begun working with X guitarist Billy Zoom and his family through their Directed Artist Funds program.

Zoom was recently diagnosed with and began treatment for an aggressive form of bladder cancer. His band and manager immediate launched a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than the original goal of $50,000 in a few short days.

We were sent these details about Sweet Relief: "The program was created to assist individuals with long term expenses and treatment for cancer and other severe illnesses or disabilities. Program services include guidance on medical bills and insurance plans as well as after care patient resources. Sweet Relief will also assist with fundraising events, managing contributions and providing charitable tax receipts."

Executive Director at Sweet Relief Rob Max had this to say, "X and Billy Zoom have been amazing supporters of our cause to assist musicians for the past two decades. We are grateful and honored to be working with Billy and his family." Find more details about Billy's fund here.

While Zoom undergoes treatment, the band had announced that they will be honoring their summer tour commitments and have recruited Jesse Dayton (Waylon Jennings, Supersuckers) to fill in for Zoom at the upcoming dates.

X "How I Learned My Lesson Tour" Dates:
July 22 Music Box Supper Club Cleveland, OH
July 24 The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI
July 26 City Winery Chicago, IL
July 27 City Winery Chicago, IL
July 28 City Winery Chicago, IL
July 30 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
Aug 1 City Winery New York City, NY
Aug 2 City Winery New York City, NY
Aug 3 City Winery New York City, NY
Aug 8 Annenberg Space for Photography Los Angeles, CA (KCRW sponsored show)
Aug 28 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
Aug 29 Mill City Nights Minneapolis, MN
Sept 1 The Bottleneck Kansas City, MO
Sept 2 The Duck Room St. Louis, MO
Sept 4 House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Sept 5 The Saturn Birmingham, AL
Sept 6 City Winery Nashville, TN
Sept 8 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA
Sept 9 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
Sept 11 Ramshead Annapolis, MD
Sept 12 Hopscotch Festival Raleigh, NC
Sept 19 KAABOO Festival Del Mar, CA

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