Creed's Scott Stapp Becomes a Father; Welcomes First Child With Song in Delivery Room.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998-- Fans Encouraged to Make Donations to UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. in Lieu of Gifts Creed frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. Scott Stapp and his wife Hillaree are the proud parents of their first child, a boy, named Jagger jag 1 n. 1. A sharp projection; a barb. 2. a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment. b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. tr.v. . The baby arrived on Wednesday, October 21st in their hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" of Tallahassee, Florida For other uses, see Tallahassee (disambiguation). Tallahassee is the capital of the State of Florida and the county seat of Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. . Both mother and son are doing fine. Stapp wrote a song, entitled "With Arms Wide Open", in anticipation of his son's birth. During his wife's pregnancy, he sang the tune to his unborn child repeatedly. Stapp was on-hand in the delivery room when Jagger arrived on Wednesday, singing "With Arms Wide Open" as he welcomed his son into the world. Creed has been playing the song, which has yet to be recorded, live on tour. After much discussion by fans on the daily Creed Internet discussion group about sending gifts for his newborn child, Stapp issued the following statement to fans last week: "As we prepare to welcome our child into the world we talked about the many other people and especially children throughout the world far less fortunate than us. We look forward to the congratulating cards, letters and e-mails that you guys might be planning on sending us, however we feel that rather than receive individual gifts, it would be more meaningful if we all collectively celebrated life by contributing to one organization that reaches out to children everywhere. We have chosen UNICEF. For those of you planning on sending gifts we suggest instead that you send a donation to UNICEF. We would like to get the fund started by contributing 5,000 dollars from us. All Donations should be sent to: US Committee for UNICEF 333 East 38th St. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10016 Attn: Tribute Program Checks are to be made payable to: UNICEF" Creed's debut album My Own Prison was certified double-platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. in August. The Tallahassee, Florida, quartet made Billboard Monitor Active Rock chart history this past summer by being the first band to ever have three singles in the top 20 at the same time. The band's current single "What's This Life For" held the No. 1 spot on Billboard Monitor's Active and Mainstream Rock charts for 8 and 6 weeks respectively (it currently sits at No. 2). |
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