TMB Records Invites All Radio to Honor 9-11 Heroes by Playing ``The Lord's Prayer'' from ``Let's Roll: Together in Unity, Faith and Hope'' on 9-11 at 9:55 a.m. ET.News/Entertainment Editors & Radio Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2002 TMB Records invites radio stations from every format to join in unity Sept. 11 at 9:55 a.m. Eastern time and play "The Lord's Prayer" from the album "Let's Roll," an album to benefit the Todd M. Beamer Foundation. An MP3 version of the song is available for radio programmers at www.letsrollmusic.com/formf. "During the final minutes of United Flight 93, Todd Beamer prayed the Lord's Prayer and then, along with Jeremy Glick, Mark Bingham, Thomas Burnett and the rest of the passengers of the flight, showed us what `united as one' really means," said "Let's Roll" producer, GRAMMY winning/Oscar nominated executive/producer/composer and close friend of Todd Beamer's, Tony McAnany. Continues McAnany, "It is our request that all radio stations around the country play `The Lord's Prayer' at 9:55 a.m. (ET), the approximate time when Todd would have prayed the Lord's Prayer with 911 operator Lisa Jefferson." McAnany, who has worked on recordings that have sold more than 40 million copies, rallied together an all-star cast to perform "The Lord's Prayer" for the "Let's Roll" CD, including Nicole C. Mullen, Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.) is a contemporary Christian musician who has won five Grammy awards and more Gospel Music Association awards than any other artist in history. , Joy Williams, Lila McCann, Out Of Eden Out of Eden was a musical group identified with R&B, and with contemporary Christian music. Real-life sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca and Danielle Kimmey makes up the soulful Christian trio. , Bart Millard (Mercy Me), Jennifer Knapp, Selah Selah (sē`lə), obscure Hebrew word occurring many times in Psalms and in Habakkuk. Its derivation is unknown. It may be a musical notation signifying a pause or the end of a phrase. , James Curlin, Plumb, Mark Stuart (Audio Adrenaline), Street Called Straight, Wynonna, Jody McBrayer, Jonathan Pierce, Anointed and the Nashville String Machine Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprised of session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo. . The song also features the voices of Congressmen J. C. Watts Julius Caesar "J.C." Watts (born November 18, 1957) is an American conservative Republican politician, CNN political contributor, former Representative from Oklahoma in the U.S. Congress, and former professional Canadian football player. and House Majority Whip Tom DeLay. In addition to "The Lord's Prayer," "Let's Roll" features 17 songs that were inspired by the heroism shown on 9-11. Fourteen of its 18 songs are originals, which longtime Beamer family friend McAnany wrote or co-wrote in the aftermath of Sept. 11. The recording will release nationally today (Sept. 10) through Chordant Distribution Group for the CBA See Capital Builder Account. market and through EMD EMD Electromechanical dissociation, see there for the general market. All profits will benefit the Todd M. Beamer Foundation, whose mission is "to equip children experiencing family trauma to make heroic choices every day." Lisa Beamer, Todd's widow, launched the organization to honor United Flight 93 and "to extend Todd Beamer's legacy of character, faith and courage." |
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