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Heart of America (song)
Heart of America is a charity single written by Tim Blixseth, Edra Blixseth and "two music-industry professionals". The song became the anthem for the Today TV show's "Make a Difference" campaign to benefit the victims of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. In 2005 Tim Blixseth appeared on the show to talk about the song, which was inspired by a dream. The song was recorded by Wynonna Judd, Michael McDonald, Terry Dexter and Eric Benét. It was played on NBC as part of a Habitat for Humanity campaign and was included on the 2005 compilation album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now.
In June 2006, Ebony magazine reported the song had raised $41 million with projected revenues of $100 million. In August 2006 The Desert Sun reported the song had generated $127 million in revenues for hurricane-relief charities. All of the revenues from the song were for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity, Music Cares and the American Red Cross.
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- Dominus, Susan. (5 March 2006). "Club Med for the Multimillionaire Set". [[The New York Times]].
- Ward, Leah. (23 October 2005). "Considerable land swap in the works". [[Yakima Herald-Republic]].
- (30 September 2005). "The Heart of America: New anthem for Make a Difference Today project". [[Today (American TV program).
- Kinnon, Joy Bennett. (1 June 2006). "Eric Benet's voyage for India: singer-songwriter is balancing stardom and fatherhood". [[Ebony (magazine).
- Downs, Maggie. (30 August 2006). "Blixseth's tune raises $127 million for ongoing hurricane relief efforts". [[The Desert Sun]].
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