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Heart of America (song)

Heart of America is a charity single written by Tim Blixseth, Edra Blixseth and "two music-industry professionals".[1] The song became the anthem for the Today TV show's "Make a Difference" campaign to benefit the victims of 2005's Hurricane Katrina.[2][failed verification] In 2005 Tim Blixseth appeared on the show to talk about the song, which was inspired by a dream.[3] The song was recorded by Wynonna Judd, Michael McDonald, Terry Dexter and Eric Benét. It was played on NBC as part of a Habitat for Humanity campaign[1] and was included on the 2005 compilation album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now.

In June 2006, Ebony magazine reported the song had raised $41 million with projected revenues of $100 million.[4] In August 2006 The Desert Sun reported the song had generated $127 million in revenues for hurricane-relief charities.[5][failed verification] All of the revenues from the song were for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity, Music Cares and the American Red Cross.

References

  1. ^ a b Dominus, Susan (5 March 2006). "Club Med for the Multimillionaire Set". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ Ward, Leah (23 October 2005). "Considerable land swap in the works". Yakima Herald-Republic.
  3. ^ "The Heart of America: New anthem for Make a Difference Today project". TODAY.com. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ Kinnon, Joy Bennett (1 June 2006). "Eric Benet's voyage for India: singer-songwriter is balancing stardom and fatherhood". Ebony. It is estimated that the project will raise $100 million to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. To date, $41 million has been raised.
  5. ^ Downs, Maggie (30 August 2006). "Blixseth's tune raises $127 million for ongoing hurricane relief efforts". The Desert Sun. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.
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