{"id":24879,"date":"2017-05-12T19:40:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T23:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=24879"},"modified":"2017-05-12T21:25:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T01:25:21","slug":"new-ballad-of-love-brings-hope-for-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/new-ballad-of-love-brings-hope-for-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ballad of Love Brings \u2018Hope\u2019 for Mother\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, Texas, May 12, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; 4818 Records, LLC today announced that as we prepare to honor women everywhere on Mother\u2019s Day 2017 Sunday, May 14, a beautiful new ballad titled \u201cNever Let Me Go\u201d has been released as a single and video to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Greater Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0512-gary-mcgrath-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Gary McGrath\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0512-gary-mcgrath-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0512-gary-mcgrath-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0512-gary-mcgrath-600x450-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cNever Let Me Go\u201d is the first single from \u201cHope,\u201d the compilation album promoting the 2017 \u201cRace for the Cure\u201d fundraiser for the Fort Worth chapter on April 22.<\/p>\n<p>Singer\/songwriter\/guitarist and Grammy Award-winning producer Gary McGrath wrote and recorded \u201cNever Let Me Go\u201d for \u201cHope,\u201d which he compiled and has just released on his independent 4818 Records label.<\/p>\n<p>The album features songs by Danny Wright, Elizabeth Wills, The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir, and The Texas State Men &amp; Boys Choir, of which McGrath serves as executive director and producer. In addition to \u201cNever Let Me Go,\u201d McGrath contributed \u201cSunsets In Santa Monica\u201d as well.<\/p>\n<p>McGrath, who accompanies his heartfelt vocals with acoustic guitars on \u201cNever Let Me Go,\u201d gets tastefully understated accompaniment by bassist Eric Delegard, percussionist Luis Conte, accordion player Phil Parlapiano, and background vocalist Deborah Buffington.<\/p>\n<p>All the musicians are present or past members of The McGrath Project, the contemporary classic rock band McGrath leads that earned a gold record for their 2010 album \u201cLove Is a Four Letter Word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGrath also produced a companion video for \u201cNever Let Me Go,\u201d which amassed more than 4,500 views just in its first three days.<\/p>\n<p>Directed, shot, and edited by Dustin Meyer for Motion Fire Media and Dustin Meyer Photography, the video intercuts footage of McGrath singing and playing acoustic guitar with footage of model Gabriella Bryan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chorus is me singing about the love of my life and about the little things she does that make me, or would make anybody, just swoon,\u201d McGrath said. \u201cSimple things, like how she welcomes the day or the way she sips her morning coffee. When you\u2019re in love, you love everything your significant other is and does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As to the reception of \u201cNever Let Me Go,\u201d McGrath admits he was caught by surprise at the early response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so glad that it has been so well-received and so many people are sharing it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a message everyone and their mother can love this Mother\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE INFORMATION:<\/strong><br \/>\nFor more information about the Komen Foundation of Greater Fort Worth, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/komengreaterfortworth.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/komengreaterfortworth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information about Elizabeth Wills, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethwillsmusic.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/elizabethwillsmusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information about Danny Wright, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/dannywrightpiano.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/dannywrightpiano.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about The Texas State Men &amp; Boys Choir, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/texasstatemenandboyschoir.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/texasstatemenandboyschoir.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/dorothyshawbellchoir.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/dorothyshawbellchoir.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about The McGrath Project at <a href=\"http:\/\/garymcgrathmusic.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/garymcgrathmusic.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheMcGrathProject\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheMcGrathProject<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/>\nGary McGrath<br \/>\n(818) 312-8546<\/p>\n<p>*PHOTO for Media: Send2Press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0512s2p-mcgrath-300dpi.jpg<\/p>\n<p>*VIDEO \u2013 \u201cNever Let Me Go\u201d by Gary McGrath (YouTube): https:\/\/youtu.be\/KDEkhXlmgcY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, Texas, May 12, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; 4818 Records, LLC today announced that as we prepare to honor women everywhere on Mother&#8217;s Day 2017 Sunday, May 14, a beautiful new ballad titled &#8220;Never Let Me Go&#8221; has been released as a single and video to benefit the Susan G. 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