'Songs For Charlie: Volume 1' Now Available On All DSPs With Praise From American Songwriter
501c3 NONPROFIT, SONG FOR CHARLIE
RELEASE 10-TRACK ALBUM
SONGS FOR CHARLIE: VOLUME 1
TO ALL DIGITAL STREAMING SERVICES
FEATURING:
ADAM BRISBIN, CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON (ANTI– RECORDS), DYLAN RODRIGUE, EVA B. ROSS, JACK SYMES, JOHANNA SAMUELS (MAMA BIRD RECORDS), JACKSONPORT, NICK CIANCI, OHTIS (SADDLE CREEK RECORDS), STEVEN VAN BETTEN, WILL FOX, WILSEN (SECRET CITY RECORDS)
“an album clad with moving tributes to Ternan…Songs For Charlie is an emotionally potent album…through contemplative arrangements and heartfelt performances, a more nuanced type of celebration is reached—one where the tragedy of loss and the beauty of life walk hand-in-hand. Yet, perhaps the highlight of the record is its one original song: ‘Song For Charlie,’ penned by Symes, a dear friend of Ternan’s.”
The 501c3 non-profit Song for Charlie has released it’s honorable and artist-filled 10-track album, Songs For Charlie: Volume 1, to all DSPs today to bring awareness to the tragic passing of Charlie Ternan. Originally, the album was released on May 14 exclusively via Bandcamp to mark the anniversary of the 22 year-old’s death, caused by a counterfeit pill made of fentanyl. Seeking pain relief stemming from a 2018 back surgery, Charlie thought he was buying a Percocet from a dealer on Snapchat. Charlie was just one of several who died in Santa Clara County that weekend from the same cause and is one of thousands who have died from fentanyl poisoning in the United States in this last year alone.
The family-run nonprofit charity is dedicated to raising awareness about ‘fentapills’ — fake pills made of fentanyl. They encourage young people to choose healthy coping strategies over self-medication by empowering students to learn and share knowledge through providing research tools and promoting peer-to-peer learning programs. Partnering with experts, educators, parents and other influencers, their programs highlight the emerging dangers of self-medication and casual drug use in the fentanyl era and encourage healthier strategies for coping with stress. Click here to watch Ed and Mary Ternan discuss their son’s tragic passing and why they founded the Song For Charlie nonprofit on NBC’s TODAY show (aired May 10, 2021).
All proceeds from the album will be going directly to the Song For Charlie 501c3 nonprofit. The beautifully executed album features artists such as: Adam Brisbin, Christian Lee Hutson (ANTI– Records), Dylan Rodrigue, Eva B. Ross, Jack Symes, Johanna Samuels (Mama Bird Records), Jacksonport, Nick Cianci, Ohtis (Saddle Creek), Steven Van Betten, Will Fox, Wilsen (Secret City Records) and others.