MctraxMedia: Legendary Songwriter Andy Fraser Joins Forces With TckTckTck
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</pre> <p><location>LOS ANGELES</location>, <chron>Sept. 22</chron> /CNW/ -- <person>Andy Fraser</person>, legendary musician and songwriter, best known for penning FREE's rock anthem "All Right Now," Robert Palmer's mega-hit "Every Kinda People" and recent ground-breaking CD "Naked... and finally free," is joining forces with Avaaz.org TckTckTck campaign to bring awareness to the need for a strong global climate agreement in <location>Copenhagen</location>.</p> <pre> (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090922/LA80186) Says Fraser, "Music is my gift, and thus how I make my contribution". </pre> <p>Fraser has written, performed and recorded "This is the Big One" to coincide with the efforts of others concerned about global climate change.</p> <pre> http://www.andyfraser.com/bigone.html </pre> <p>Says Fraser "This has been completed in the few weeks since I became aware of the campaign and felt I had to make a commitment myself. I literally took a few quotes from the Avaaz mailing, juggled them around, sang them to the first notes I played on bass, and started recording".</p> <p/> <p>The song rekindles memories of the immediacy of his writing from FREE, even early Rolling Stones.</p> <p/> <p>The song is proving to have traction with rock stations, whereas his recent material has had a more mellow, mature R&B reggae feel to it.</p> <p/> <p>The TckTckTck campaign has energized people worldwide, to demonstrate they do indeed care about "catastrophic climate change" and has drawn other celebrities like <person>Hugh Jackman</person> to raise their voices along with so-called Avaaz'flash-mobs' that staged demonstrations worldwide at <chron>12:18 PM</chron> <chron>Sept. 21st</chron>.</p> <p/> <p>Meanwhile, Fraser is finalizing his upcoming CD "On Assignment" scheduled for release on Mctrax International along with the long-awaited "Alive" concert DVD/documentary.</p> <p/> <p><person>Andy Fraser</person> reflects, "The magnitude of this climate threat, greenhouse gases, pollution, carbon emissions, endangering our planet, means we must make a global commitment and come together with a common purpose".</p> <pre> About Andy Fraser </pre> <p>Recently honored by BMI's 3 Million Play Club for crafting monster rock anthem "All Right Now," Fraser's best known around the world as legendary bassist / founding member of 70s rock band FREE, Robert Palmer's mega-hit "Every Kinda People" and songwriter to <person>Joe Cocker</person>, Chaka Khan, <person>Rod Stewart</person>, <person>Paul Young</person>, <person>Etta James</person> and <person>Bob Seger</person> among others.</p> <p/> <p> </p> <pre> Discography: http://www.andyfraser.com Links: http://www.avaaz.org http://www.tcktcktck.org
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