LONDON -- Former Beatles producer George Martin raised money for the stricken volcanic island of Montserrat thanks to a little help from his friends -- including Paul McCartney, Sting and Eric Clapton.
They were among the stars who drew a capacity crowd to Royal Albert Hall for a benefit concert Monday night.
"This concert is just a gesture to show the people of Montserrat that somebody is thinking of them," McCartney told the audience of 4,500.
He was on stage at the end of the night singing the Beatles' anthem "Hey Jude" with Elton John, Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Phil Collins and Sting, each of whom also performed solo.
Martin, who built a studio on Montserrat in 1979, hopes to have raised up to $1.6 million to help people on the island relocate or build new housing.
After the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted on Montserrat in 1995, more than half the British colony's 11,000 residents fled.
"Those of us fortunate to have experienced the beauty of Montserrat firsthand understand the magnitude of the disaster and the plight of the residents of this once-idyllic island," he said.
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