RAYMOND CAVIANO URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Hi, my name is John Luongo, and many of you may know me from my efforts in the music community for decades.

Today I am coming to you to ask if you can help one of our own who has fallen upon some tough and challenging times!

He has been an iconic figure, dear friend and champion of Dance Music for many years.

He took the lead in the early days and drove the positive dialog on a form and format of music that had zero credibility when it began. He stepped in and soon managed to see that it got the attention, credibility, and recognition it deserved. His efforts broke the music and assisted many groups who would have otherwise gone unnoticed or been left as footnotes in history if not for his inspired actions.

It is staggering if you look at the people he has helped through his efforts. By supporting and breaking new music and groups of the day, he allowed the DJs in the clubs to be blessed to have a shot at a career. One might agrue that this man's efforts in the Dance World and Music Community have been legendary, and the results of what he did still live on today on the radio, through streams and in the clubs.

He helped major record labels early on in his music career, working with acts like ZZ Top, Al Green, The Moody Blues and the Rolling Stones. He joined the master of dance/soul, Henry Stone's TK Records, and assisted in breaking hit artists like KC & the Sunshine Band, George McCrae and Peter Brown. He then became one of the two youngest major record label presidents ever. His Warner Bros. RFC Records label exposed the world to Change featuring Luther Vandross and Gino Soccio. While at Warner Bros. Records, he promoted talented artists like Prince, Rod Stewart, Chaka Khan, Devo, B52s, Doobie Brothers, Grace Jones and Ashford & Simpson, that owe him everything.

Today, that man, our friend, Ray Caviano, is fighting another significant battle. This time, it is for his survival, housing, and future treatments to prolong his life through dialysis until he can receive or become eligible for a transplant.

Ray is hanging in there but seriously needs your help to find a new home as his current residence has issues.

As the song says, "We all need somebody to lean on!" and this time, Ray needs and cannot beat this next major challenge without the generosity of your funds to help him make a move that will assist him in having a shot at survival.

Ray and I are not on bended knees but just hoping that the generosity of the Dance Music Community/Music industry who have enjoyed the wonderful feeling of the music can reach down deep and help with any amount you can afford.

While this is not Ray's Swan Song, it will help him continue to survive as his doctors find a way to get him his transplant for a new lease on life.

Sadly, most forms of music and entertainment have a safety net of funds established to help their own; the Dance Music Community is not one of them, so Ray needs your help!

Thank you for your generosity and kindness, as anything you can do is greatly appreciated!