Rock from the Heart - Aortic Disease Awareness

Rock from the Heart and The Mended Hearts Club Band

Raising awareness for aortic disease by connecting the community through music. 

Pete and Amy Johnson founded Rock from the Heart after Pete’s successful surgery to  repair an aortic aneurysm and replace his aortic valve. They felt it was important to share their story because when Pete was diagnosed, they      struggled to find consistent information on the disease.  They needed hope but struggled to find resources to support them on the journey. 

Rock from the Heart's mission is to make connections to help on the journey from diagnosis to recovery and to provide accurate information about thoracic aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, and aortic valve disease by reaching out to the community through music.

We are committed to organizing events that are accessible to people at all income levels. The funds raised enable us to us to provide education programs and symposiums free to all attendees.

In keeping with our mission to spread heart health awareness through rock and roll, our co-founder Pete Johnson put out a plea to his Facebook musician friends asking if any of them have ever had major heart surgery and would donate their time and talent to play on a song. Pete picked the Huey Lewis and The News classic The Heart Of Rock and Roll and the volunteers started to work in their home studios, and sent Pete their recorded parts. Bam! “Pete Johnson’s Mended Hearts Club Band” became a reality! Please enjoy this fun slide-show video Amy and Pete (mostly Amy) put together, and please download the song for $.99 at all major download outlets. All proceeds will go to Rock From The Heart!