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.

External links

• "Heart of America" music video on YouTube

References

1. 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.