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I'm a Georgia-born, Mississippi-bred, Southern Belle living in sunny Los Angeles, California. I'm just trying to make life in the City of Angels truly feel like a little piece of heaven. Welcome to my blog of humorous anecdotes, mindless ramblings, witty invectives, random observations, and just general thinking out loud. Thanks for stopping by! Ya'll come back now, ya hear?!!!

Monday, April 23, 2007

I sang with the stars!

A while back, I lent my singing talents as part of a chorus on a star-studded recording of the single “Come Together Now,” co-written by Sharon Stone, Denise Rich, Mark Feist, and Damon Sharpe. The song was released after the Katrina Disaster in New Orleans, and proceeds from the sales of the single and the video of the song went to benefit victims of the disaster. The single was recorded at Capitol Records in the legendary Studio B. Celebrities participating in the collaboration included Celine Dion, Natalie Cole, and Patti LaBelle, among others. "Come Together Now," was the first major all-star collaboration for charity since "We Are The World."

The only thing is, "Come Together Now," wasn't recorded AFTER the Katrina disaster. It wasn't even recorded FOR the Katrina disaster. It was recorded quite a bit before, as a matter of fact. It was actually written and recorded for the Tsunami disaster in Thailand in December of 2004, but I guess the project wasn't finished in a timely enough fashion for the disaster to still be a "hot" enough story to garner any interest in it when it was ready for release.
But low and behold, as fate would have it, along came Katrina, and with a little re-editing, the latest and greatest disaster news story became the perfect subject for this project.

It was an honor to be a part of the project and to have my voice included among such top vocal talent. Toward the end of the video, you can catch a few glimpses of me in the studio belting out the chorus with the other session singers on the gig.

Here's the video: