Here's hoping everyone had an amazing summer. We certainly have – earthquakes and hurricanes notwithstanding! I am thrilled to still be touring with my ALL STAR BAND in support of our Motéma Music debut release, Who Knows Where The Time Goes, and feeling the love from radio, critics but most importantly YOU, our audience wherever we go.

Our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to you all for coming out to support live music and making us feel so welcome in your cities and home towns all around the country. So many of you have been kind enough to come up to me after the show and share your stories with me, like; "your music helped keep my wife's spirits up during chemo," and "helped to soothe my mother during hospice." In Cleveland we made new friends at the historic jazz club, Nighttown, filled the house on our second trip to Sculler's in Boston, and in Cincinatti I had the privilege of doing a great TV interview spot for our date at the Blue Wisp on WCPO – ABC 9. And after our amazing gig at Catalina's in LA, the whole band headed up past Mailbu to The Painted Turtle, www.thepaintedturtle.org , where the band and I performed at the closing camp ceremonies for these seriously ill kids, who turned our show into a rollicking dance party -- joyfully rockin' out to the music in their wheelchairs.

Science is proving that music can have profound effects on the body, the brain and the process of healing. That is why Motéma Music founder, Jana Herzen, and I have decided to partner with The Hole In The Wall Gang organization – www.holeinthewallgang.org - for our upcoming Fall Tour. This benefit tour will kick off at NYC's The Metropolitan Room on Sept. 21 @ 9:30PM, where 100% of all ticket sales will be donated to Hole in The Wall Camp, followed by stops at The Dakota in Minneapolis on Oct. 10th, Chicago's Mayne Stage Theater on Oct. 13th, New Orleans Snug Harbor on Oct. 20th, the greater Atlanta area's Falany Performing Arts Center on Oct. 25th, Princess Theater in Winnsboro, LA on Oct. 28th and Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, LA. on Oct. 29th.

Stay tuned for more news on our Fall Tour Page at www.rondicharleston.com and more info on the exciting ways each venue will be partnering with us to raise funds and awareness for this amazing organization begun by our dear friend, Paul Newman.

I can't wait to re-connect with my old friends in all these cities and meet tons of new ones. Come out and join in the festivities, the music and help us continue to make some very special kids really happy!

See you soon!