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There's a 500-pound gorilla in the room when listening to this record, and its name is Don Imus. Conservative radio host Imus found himself in the midst of a firestorm of controversy in 2007 when during a discussion of the Rutgers University women's basketball team, he referred to the players as "nappy-headed hos." While Imus apologized for the remark, it was hardly an isolated incident. For the purposes of this compilation, however, Imus and his wife, Deirde Imus, operate the Imus Ranch, a cattle ranch in New Mexico where children with life-threatening illnesses (and sometimes their siblings) spend a week as working cowpunchers, caring for and cleaning up after the animals to help the kids build self-esteem. Imus has used his high media profile and corporate connections to raise money for the ranch (the children attend for free), and his latest fund-raising project is The Imus Ranch Record, in which 13 country and roots music artists each cover a song Imus has picked out for them.Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Little Richard, Randy Travis, Big & Rich, Delbert McClinton, Patty Loveless, Levon Helm, Raul Malo, Bekka Bramlett and Vince Gill lend their voices in support on Th e Im u s Ra n c h Re c o r d , which includes covers of such varied classics as Mamas Don t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys, What A Difference A Day Makes, and You ve Got To Fight For Your Right To Party. The songs were hand-picked by Imus and matched to each artist except for Vince Gill singing A Satisfied Mind, which was a special tribute to the late Porter Wagoner, recorded just hours after Gill sang the song at Wagoner s funeral. Proceeds from this special CD benefit the Imus Ranch, a unique working cattle ranch in New Mexico run by Don and Deirdre Imus, which hosts children who are afflicted with cancer or other serious blood diseases.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
1 Silver Springs 3:33
2 Lay Down Sally 4:16
3 Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys 4:19
4 You Better Move On / Levon Helm 3:04
5 Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs 4:49
6 I Ain't Never / Little Richard 2:59
7 I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore 3:18
8 You've Got to Fight for Your Right to Party / Big & Rich 3:39
9 What a Difference a Day Makes / Willie Nelson 4:46
10 Give Back the Key to My Heart 4:24
11 What Happened 3:21
12 Welfare Music / John Hiatt 2:49
13 A Satisfied Mind 3:41
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