Joey's Song (CD series)
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Joey's Song is the name of a series of music compilation CDs featuring nationally and internationally known artists who are donating their music to help raise awareness and monies to fight epilepsy
. The "Joey's Song" CD series is being launched by The Joseph Gomoll Foundation, which was started in April 2010 following the tragic death of 4-year-old Joey Gomoll. As of October 2010, over 80 artists have agreed to support and contribute original and rare musical content to the Joey's Song series of CDs. Along with the songs donated for the "Joey’s Song" series, many of the artists are also recording special children’s songs. have donated a fun-filled live version of The Wheels on the Bus
. And Matthew Ryan is contributing his version of You Are My Sunshine
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, his entire life. Joey had a love for music and it was a big part of his life. The CD series is a perfect way to remember him as he could often be seen laughing, smiling, singing or dancing to music.
. The CDs will feature donated rare and unreleased songs from major recording acts from around the world. There will also be some special CDs of children’s music as well, most recorded specifically for "Joey’s Song".
The Foundation is planning to release multiple CDs annually. It has set a target is to sell 10,000 CDs with their first release, which will be released on January 25, 2011. A successful series of CDs will result in thousands of dollars annually being targeted for epilepsy research and awareness! The Foundation’s goal is to truly make a difference for the Epilepsy Foundation
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Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
. The "Joey's Song" CD series is being launched by The Joseph Gomoll Foundation, which was started in April 2010 following the tragic death of 4-year-old Joey Gomoll. As of October 2010, over 80 artists have agreed to support and contribute original and rare musical content to the Joey's Song series of CDs. Along with the songs donated for the "Joey’s Song" series, many of the artists are also recording special children’s songs. have donated a fun-filled live version of The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus
"The Wheels on the Bus" is a popular children's song in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It is popular on journeys to keep children amused and has a very repetitive rhythm. In particular it is sung by pre-teens on bus journeys...
. And Matthew Ryan is contributing his version of You Are My Sunshine
You Are My Sunshine
"You Are My Sunshine" is a popular song first recorded in 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana as a result of its association with former state governor and country music singer Jimmie Davis. The song is copyright 1940 Peer International Corporation, words and music by...
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About Joey
"Joey's Song" was set up as a tribute to honor Joseph Martin Gomoll who died unexpectedly on March 30, 2010 just shy of his 5th birthday. Joey was afflicted with Dravet’s Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsyEpilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
, his entire life. Joey had a love for music and it was a big part of his life. The CD series is a perfect way to remember him as he could often be seen laughing, smiling, singing or dancing to music.
Plans For The Joey's Song CD Series
The Joseph Gomoll Foundation will be releasing a series of CDs that will be called "Joey’s Song", with the money raised directly benefiting the Epilepsy FoundationEpilepsy Foundation
The Epilepsy Foundation, also Epilepsy Foundation of America , is a non-profit national foundation, headquartered in Landover, Maryland, dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy and seizure disorders. The foundation was established in 1968 and now has a network of 59 affiliates...
. The CDs will feature donated rare and unreleased songs from major recording acts from around the world. There will also be some special CDs of children’s music as well, most recorded specifically for "Joey’s Song".
The Foundation is planning to release multiple CDs annually. It has set a target is to sell 10,000 CDs with their first release, which will be released on January 25, 2011. A successful series of CDs will result in thousands of dollars annually being targeted for epilepsy research and awareness! The Foundation’s goal is to truly make a difference for the Epilepsy Foundation
Epilepsy Foundation
The Epilepsy Foundation, also Epilepsy Foundation of America , is a non-profit national foundation, headquartered in Landover, Maryland, dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy and seizure disorders. The foundation was established in 1968 and now has a network of 59 affiliates...
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Joey's Song: Volume 1 Track Listing
Volume 1 features rare and unreleased songs from major recording acts from around the world. The CD contains multiple Grammy/Oscar nominated artists and others who are legends in their field.Joey's Song Volume 1 Track Listing
- Hang On Mike (live) – Mike ViolaMike ViolaMichael "Mike" Viola is an American singer-songwriter best known as singer, songwriter and "musical architect" of a team he called the "Candy Butchers", a pop-rock band from New York City that recorded three critically acclaimed albums for Sony. A native of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Mike began his...
* - If Your Tears Don’t Make a Sound (demo) – Justin CurrieJustin CurrieJustin Robert Currie is a Scottish singer and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the band Del Amitri and, along with Iain Harvie, is one of only two members of the group to be present throughout its entire existence.-Del Amitri:Justin Currie established the band Del Amitri while...
of Del AmitriDel AmitriDel Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
* - In Love With You – Tim EastonTim EastonTim Easton is a Joshua Tree, California-based American guitarist and singer-songwriter playing rock and roll music.-Biography:Easton was raised in Akron, Ohio, forming the band Kosher Spears while at college. He travelled abroad for a time, busking in London, Paris, and Dublin, and on his return to...
* - The Difference - Thea GilmoreThea GilmoreThea Eve Gilmore is a British female singer-songwriter. She began her career working in a recording studio, where she was discovered by her now long-time collaborator, producer and sometime co-songwriter Nigel Stonier, whom she married in October 2005.-Career:Gilmore was born in Oxford to Irish...
* - The Sweetest Sound of All - Ed HarcourtEd HarcourtEd Harcourt is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, Here Be Monsters, was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Prize...
* - People Got A lot of Nerve – Neko CaseNeko CaseNeko Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers....
- Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm (live) - Crash Test DummiesCrash Test DummiesThe Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, widely known for their 1993 single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts and his distinctive bass-baritone voice...
- Streets Of Laredo – Slaid CleavesSlaid CleavesSlaid Cleaves is a singer-songwriter born in Washington, D.C. and raised in South Berwick, Maine and Round Pond, Maine. An alumnus of Tufts University, where he majored in English and philosophy, Cleaves lives in Austin, Texas....
- This Street, This Man, This Life (acoustic) - Cowboy JunkiesCowboy JunkiesCowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
* - Wash & Fold (live) - DADDY - featuring Will KimbroughWill KimbroughWill Kimbrough born in Mobile, Alabama in 1964 is an American Singer-Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Biography:...
and {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Womack/ Tommy Womack] * - All Thumbs (demo) – Tracy BonhamTracy BonhamTracy Bonham is an American alternative rock musician best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother".Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically-trained violinist and pianist...
* - I Believe In You – Robbie FulksRobbie FulksRobbie Fulks is an American alternative country artist originally from Pennsylvania but who is a longtime Chicago, Illinois resident...
* - 14th Street and Mars (alternate version) - Michelle MaloneMichelle MaloneMichelle Malone is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Biography:Malone was born and raised in Atlanta by her mother and grandmother, both professional singers...
* - Seven Angels - HEMHem (band)Hem is an indie folk-rock band from New York City, United States. Band members include Sally Ellyson , Dan Messé , Gary Maurer , Steve Curtis , George Rush , Mark Brotter , Bob Hoffnar , and Heather Zimmerman .-Band history:In 1999,...
* - Carry Your Cross (demo) -- McDermott *
- Still I Dream- AA Bondy *
- = previously unreleased.
Joey's Song for Kids: Volume 1 - Track Listing
"Joey's Song for Kids: Volume 1" is composed of children’s songs, most recorded specifically for "Joey’s Song." The CD contains children’s classics, such as Wheels on the Bus (Lowen & Navarro) as well as songs like Oh, Johnny LeBeck (Eileen Rose) which has special meaning to the artists.- Monkeys - Steve WynnSteve Wynn (songwriter)Steve Wynn is a songwriter based in New York . He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career.- Career in bands :...
* - Oh Johnny LeBeck - Eileen RoseEileen RoseEileen Rose is an American singer-songwriter who is known for her eclectic Americana music. She has released five solo studio albums and toured Europe and the US extensively with her band The Holy Wreck...
and The Legendary Rich Gilbert * - Baby Clap - Greg Percy *
- The Wheels on the BusThe Wheels on the Bus"The Wheels on the Bus" is a popular children's song in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It is popular on journeys to keep children amused and has a very repetitive rhythm. In particular it is sung by pre-teens on bus journeys...
(live) - Lowen & NavarroLowen & NavarroLowen & Navarro is a songwriting team composed of Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro, who met in Los Angeles, California in the 1980s. They wrote the song "We Belong", which became a major hit for Pat Benatar in 1984. Starting in 1990, they released a number of records of their own...
* - Little Blue Horses - The Sleepytones
- Say, Say, Oh Playmate - April Smith and The Great Picture Show *
- Hippopotamus - Jon Dee GrahamJon Dee GrahamJon Dee Graham is a musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. He was born February 28, 1959. Graham was named the Austin Musician of the Year during the South by Southwest music conference in 2006...
- Pickle Me Juice - Ralph CovertRalph CovertRalph Covert is the lead singer of children's music group Ralph's World and lead singer of the Chicago based indie-rock band The Bad Examples. Ralph was nominated for his Best Musical Album For Children at the 48th Grammy Awards....
* - Mr. Teetot - Ellis PaulEllis PaulEllis Paul is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s...
* - Working On The RailroadI've Been Working on the Railroad"I've Been Working on the Railroad" is an American folk song. The first published version appeared as "Levee Song" in Carmina Princetonia, a book of Princeton University songs published in 1894...
- The Band Of Blacky Ranchette (aka Howe Gelb) * - Upside Down Town - Greg Trooper *
- Dan Blocker - Gurf MorlixGurf MorlixGurf Morlix is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer residing for many years in Austin, Texas. He has worked with many of the best known performers of Americana and alternative country music. His most notable works include albums by Lucinda Williams, Robert...
- And It's Beautiful - Crash Test DummiesCrash Test DummiesThe Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, widely known for their 1993 single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts and his distinctive bass-baritone voice...
- You Are My SunshineYou Are My Sunshine"You Are My Sunshine" is a popular song first recorded in 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana as a result of its association with former state governor and country music singer Jimmie Davis. The song is copyright 1940 Peer International Corporation, words and music by...
- Matthew Ryan * - Sam's Lullaby - Phil Lee *
- = previously unreleased.