8th Annual Scott Medlock – Robby Krieger of THE DOORS All Star Concert with JACK BLACK & More, Benefiting St. Jude – Breaks Fundraising Goal!

8th Annual Scott Medlock – Robby Krieger Invitational & All Star Concert Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® breaks $500,000 fundraising goal!

The eighth-annual Scott Medlock – Robby Krieger Invitational & All-Star Concert benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital presented by Microsemi and Monster Energy, and hosted by internationally renowned sports artist, Scott Medlock, and Robby Krieger, legendary guitarist for The Doors, at the Moorpark Country Club in Moorpark on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 broke all fundraising expectations.

Medlock and Krieger, friends of more than 25 years share a passion for philanthropy and have organized this event to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.® This year they honored James Peterson, CEO of Microsemi, who has been instrumental in the success of the event and a huge supporter for the mission of St. Jude to find cures & save the lives of children suffering from pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases.

Robby Krieger of THE DOORS performs at the 8th annual Scott Medlock – Robby Krieger Invitational & All-Star Concert. (Photo Credit: Bo Roberts)

After raising more than $405,000 last year, they exceeded their $500,000 goal which will be used to help ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Such as Beth and her 16 year old son Christian who is a ten-year childhood medulloblastoma cancer survivor thanks to the support at treatment received at St. Jude.

The Scott Medlock – Robby Krieger Invitational & All-Star Concert kicked off with golf tournament and featured celebrity golfers; Adrian Young of No Doubt, Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, Robert Hays (Airplane), John O’Hurley (Seinfeld), Debbe Dunning (Home Improvement), Leyna Nguyen (KCAL), Kato Kaelin, Devin Devasquez (The Bay), and Stephen Bishop (Being Mary Jane), followed by “The 19th Hole” party presented by A La Maison, Waste Management, Jakks Pacific, Hyatt, Vista Auto and Vanacore Music.

Jack Black of TENACIOUS D performing The Doors “Hello, I Love You” with SKID ROW’s Sebastian Bach. (Photo Credit: Bo Roberts)

An All-Star Concert on a custom-built stage overlooking the Moorpark Country Club driving range presented by Monster Energy concluded the day, featuring the host, Robby Krieger of THE DOORS, jamming with celebrity guests including; Jack Black of TENACIOUS D who performed “Hello, I Love You” and “Cherry Bomb with Cherie Currie of THE RUNAWAYS, Orianthi of Michael Jackson & Alice Cooper, Richie Sambora of BON JOVI, Terri Nunn of BERLIN, Danny Seraphine of CHICAGO / CTA, Sebastian Bach of SKID ROW, Brett Scallions of FUEL, Ronn Moss of PLAYER, Steve Molitz of PARTICLE, David Sikes of BOSTON, Ray Goren, David Vanacore, Patrick Lamb, Phil Chen, Dave Brock, Ty Dennis, Kit Potamkin and Gary Mule Deer.

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About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital:

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.

By: AllAccess.com writer, Nicole DeRosa

About the Author

Nicole DeRosa joined the All Access Music Group family in February 2012. She loves the infectious energy and enthusiasm of the music industry and she feels right at home having music compliment her every day. Nicole blends her experience and skills which she has culled from her time working in New York as a photo researcher and editor at Entertainment Weekly and Harpers Bazaar Magazine. After New York, Nicole moved to London for school and there she stood in line for hours on Oxford Street to hear Paul McCartney play an impromptu concert on a rooftop. Another notable experience while living in London was her first time ever calling into a radio station, she won an invite to a record release party with the Beastie Boys for their album 'Ill Communication'. "I love London as it has such a vibrant and diverse music scene and I couldn't help but go out every night to check out gig after gig. It was a wonderful time." Living near the notable Sherpards Bush Empire music venue one of her most favorite concerts to date was seeing Bjork. Nicole has also worked for Walt Disney World in Product Development and later went on to work at Disney's Feature Animation Archives in Florida. Nicole has a passion for travel and adventure and has always wanted to live in California so she packed up and moved four years ago to the "left coast" and has been loving it ever since.