The Grascals’ I Am Strong video, featuring Dolly Parton, was written by Grascals’ band member Jamie Johnson and his wife Susanne Mumpower-Johnson along with Jenee Fleenor after The Grascals visited the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and were inspired by the stories and power of the children being treated there.
“The bottom line when we did the video was we wanted to convey the message in the song,” Jamie told The Boot of the video, which also features the Grascals’ long-time mentor, Dolly Parton, and several young patients at the hospital. “The main thing was that we didn’t want to take away from the children. The whole reason for this is the children.”
In honor of the children and this song, Cracker Barrel is donating a percentage of the proceeds from The Grascals & Friends – Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin CD to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The album features a new spin on 13 country songs as The Grascals bring their own bluegrass style to the tunes and bring the different tracks to life with eight of their friends, including Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels and Dolly Parton. The Grascals & Friends – Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin will be available on January 10th, 2011, exclusively at all Cracker Barrel locations.
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