Faces & Places

(l-r): Cowan, Scott, O'Connell, ASCAP's John Briggs, Chapman, ASCAP's Mike Sistad, O'Brien, ASCAP's Herky Williams, Lauderdale, Compass Records co-founders Garry West & Alison Brown, Randall and Zonn.

Hands Across America

Compass Records recently launched Hands Across America, a 16-track CD benefiting the victims of the East Asian tsunami, at the ASCAP Nashville office. Performers included John Cowan, Darrell Scott, Maura O'Connell, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Tim O'Brien, Jim Lauderdale, John Randall and co-producer Andrea Zonne.