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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
David Frizzell
Supports Mothers Against Drunk Driving New
'Frizzell & Friends' Project to Benefit MADD
Nashville, TN — Not another living soul
can deliver a song with deep, raw emotion
like David Frizzell. With his forthcoming single, "Say Hello To
Heaven," the legendary singer has found
a compelling story worthy of his vocal
gift. The song will be used to raise awareness for Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
Written by Nashville musician and
producer, Buddy Hyatt, "Say Hello To Heaven"
pulls at the heartstrings with the story of a wife and mother lost
to her loved ones in a car accident. Sadly,
it is a story that rings true for the
Frizzell family, who lost David's niece in 1998 when a drunk driver
was responsible for her death.
"MADD was there even before I or
others in the family could get there," Frizzell
says. "They provided so much care and support; services that I had
no idea they offered."
Frizzell calls 2012 his "year
of giving back." With an upcoming special on RFD-TV,
he will launch a promotion using the song to shine the light on the
dangers of driving while impaired, and on
the good work done by MADD. The "Frizzell
& Friends" show will be taped at The Texas Troubadour Theater,
home of the famed Midnight Jamboree radio
show, and feature appearances by Hyatt,
Jett Williams, Jimmy Fortune and Moe Bandy. A phone bank will be in
place to take calls from fans wanting to
purchase music or donate to MADD. Representatives
of the organization will also be part of the show which airs on
March 29 and will be rebroadcast on March 30.
Liberty Tax Service, based in Virginia
Beach, Virginia with 4,000 locations nationwide,
has partnered with David Frizzell on the project in support of MADD.
ABOUT DAVID FRIZZELL
David Frizzell, younger
brother to the legendary Lefty Frizzell, is a singer,
songwriter, producer and author. He toured with his brother throughout
the 1950s and 1960s and served in the U.S.
Air Force during the Vietnam
War. Signed to Columbia
Records in 1970, he achieved
solo success with the single "I Just Can't Help Believing."
Frizzell appeared regularly on Buck
Owens' All American TV Show during the 1970s. In 1981, he
recorded his first number-one country
hit, "You're
the Reason God Made Oklahoma,"
a duet with Shelly
West which won the Country
Music
Association's
Song of the Year and Vocal Duet of the Year awards. It was featured
in Clint
Eastwood's film Any
Which Way You
Can.
Frizzell and West also won the Academy
of Country
Music
award for Vocal Duo of the Year in 1981 and 1982. Later,
Frizzell scored another Number One country single with "I'm
Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home", which was nominated for
a Grammy for Song
of the Year.
David has released a
book on the life of his late brother, Lefty Frizzell, and
has written screen plays and children's projects. He continues to record
and tour, often with other legendary artists
including his former duet partner,
Shelly West. David Frizzell is the producer of the "Frizzell &
Friends" shows.
For more information,
visit www.davidfrizzell.com
• www.madd.org
• www.libertytax.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
Claire Ratliff
Laughing Penguin Publicity
laughingpenguin@comcast.net
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