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Ben Taylor, Son Of James Taylor And Carly Simon, To Perform NYC Benefit Concert

Ben Taylor with his mother Carly Simon - Apr. 29, 2010 (credit: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

Ben Taylor with his mother Carly Simon – Apr. 29, 2010 (credit: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Ben Taylor, son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, will be performing a benefit concert for the Songs of Love Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that provides personalized songs for children battling serious illness.

In addtion to performing songs from his latest album, the audience will participate in the live recording of the chorus of a song of love that Ben will create for 8-year-old Greta Halton, who is battling a rare disease.

The concert is at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) on Thursday, February 21 at 8 p.m. There is a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m. at Bar Thalia downstairs from the venue.

To buy your tickets, click here or call 800-960-SONG(7664).

CLICK HERE to watch his appearance on Live From The Couch.

The Songs of Love Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults. Each song is delivered on CD and contains the child’s name and all the people, pets, interests and things they love in their lives. Songs of Love has written and recorded nearly 24,000 personalized songs since its inception in 1996. For more information on the organization, please visit www.songsoflove.org or call 800-960-SONG.

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