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A single with a Story:

The Story of "When You Whisper" #BeyondTheBucket

 

In March 2014 I met Felicia in Nashville. She shared her story. I was moved. My dad was moved. We approached her about a cowrite and the rest it history, or so they say... Or maybe this is just the beginning..... 

 

This is Felicia's story: 

As fate would have it, Sara, George and I met by chance at the Nashville Songwriters Association International spring training session last year, and in conversation, spoke of having lost  a loved one to ALS, a fatal neuro-generative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.  I shared my story of how I had assisted my husband, Sid Valo, to transcribe the poems he wrote so eloquently several months before he died.  (He had never written any poetry in his life prior to that.)  By that point, he had almost lost his ability to speak, so he laboriously whispered the words into my ear, as I typed them.  

 

Rarely did Sid edit his poems; they painstakingly flowed out of him, word by word.  They are beautifully written and capture so much of what he wanted to share with those he loved.  In them, he offered words of comfort, counsel, and gratitude to all those he loved and to those who had helped him on his heartbreaking journey with ALS.  My husband’s whispers are a strong and lasting testament to love and strength in the face of adversity and death.

 

A month after our meeting, Sara and her father contacted me out “of the blue” and shared that they had been touched by my story.  They suggested we collaborate on a song they were in the process of writing, something I might add I’d never done. Months later, "Whisper To Me" was born as a loving tribute to my husband and to all those who long to reconnect with a loved one they have lost.  

 

The process of conveying Felicia and her husband’s story and writing “When You Whisper” started shortly after we met.  Our commonality of losing a loved one to ALS (my own grandmother passed away from it as well) combined with our passion for music blossomed into a wonderful friendship. Less than a year later, we have had the incredibly opportunity to professionally produce and record in Nashville and create the film version in Central Florida. Our friendship can only be one of fate, divinity, luck (or whatever you would like to call it). There is one thing for certain: it is something bigger than us... much bigger. 

I truly believe we wrote this song for a greater purpose. While it started with Felicia's story, I do not believe that is where it will end. This song was written to speak to and comfort those battling this debilitating disease. 1 out of every 50,000 people suffer from ALS. While the medical community is making scientific advancements, there currently is no cure. This song is for those dear people afflicted with ALS and for their families who are so lovingly taking care of them. I hope and pray this song brings comfort and strength to the wonderful souls on this tragic and heroic journey. Hold onto the little things, even the whispers. They are precious. Savor every moment with those you love. And remember that this life is not the end. 

Please join me in sharing this song, 


~Sara

I hope you enjoy exploring the site! I love to sing all sorts of music. I consider my writing and performance to be a mix of country/pop/rock. And my music ranges from funny to serious, saracastic to rebellious, and sad to romantic. I love exploring a range of emotions in music and performance. I am classically trained, but I really love to ROCK! My music is, furthermore, described at having large, moving, dramatic melodies. There is not a song that does not include a musical and vocal build, after all the loudest parts are my favorite! 

 

I hope you find something you like while you visit the site! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING in and by doing so helping me live my dream!!!! If you are still reading, you are a rockstar and I could hug you! Feel free to email me with comments or questions and hit me up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, YouTube.  Be sure to check out the "SCMJourney" page and see what that is all about while you are here!

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THANK YOU so much for coming to my site!!!! I am a singer-songwriter who mostly sings and dabbles in cowriting awesome music with my songwriter dad, George Crabtree.

 

I have been told my voice and music remind people of Sara Evans, Kellie Pickler, Carrie Underwood, The Cranberries, Sinead O'Connor, Tracy Champan, Pat Benetar, Jennifer Knapp, Margaret Becker, Katy Perry, Evanesence, and Ann Wilson (Heart) ... so bascially STRONG female singers. I have a lot of energy for pretty much everything I do, but especially music!

 

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