Musicians Honor Dylan in Benefit for Oral Cancer Foundation
8/30/2005 April Karys US Newswire When Dan Roth's lifelong friend and fellow musician called with an idea to do a benefit music concert-and told Roth he could pick the cause-the decision came naturally: Roth, a two-time oral cancer survivor, chose oral cancer awareness. “It was kind of a no-brainer for me because of how much the Oral Cancer Foundation has helped me,” Roth said. “I use their Web site a whole lot.” Roth, 36, is a resident of Sea Cliff, Long Island. But he grew up about six miles away, in Williston Park, going to school and playing drums with his friend, guitarist Greg Schochet, now a professional musician in Boulder, Colorado. “We grew up playing music in the basement,” said Roth, a drummer. When the boys were in seventh grade, Schochet's father played the music of folk legend Bob Dylan for them. From then on, the boys were diehard Dylan fans. So it's no surprise that when Schochet decided years later to pull the musicians of Boulder together for a themed evening of music, it should be a tribute to Dylan, held on the famed musician's birthday. “I was out there for a visit about a year before that,” said Roth. “And one day we sat around playing Dylan songs for hours and hours. He said 'Next time you come out, let's play a gig.' Then he called up a few weeks later and said 'I have a better idea. Why don't we make it a benefit, and you [...]