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Country artist Brett Eldredge on his new single and how he is helping the Alzheimer's Foundation of America
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Joining us on that was -- -- further review we want to introduce to -- Eldridge of course.
If you love country music you probably RT nominee hopefully you guys music -- -- You know on all of your iPad in all of your iTunes store stuff so we're thrilled to have you here are very familiar and welcome -- -- you've been very busy as we were sitting here -- to come on.
You've you've got to show on talk about -- -- For people who don't know you.
Tell us about yourself.
Yeah I'm from -- from Paris Illinois I grew up there moved to Nashville -- the -- trying to get through there and try to give my voice heard and I'm -- first song called -- that came out -- let me actually here in New York debated during a benefit for alzheimer's for the alzheimer's foundation but.
Just I love seeing a -- this thing and let's let's Rodman didn't do travel around since that's going very well loved.
That's -- you know we want to put up -- album cover.
So people can when they're looking -- there you go Brett eldredge don't.
I just released this brand new single yeah -- which will be featured on your debut album in 2013 when does that come -- -- come early next year early next year's I was checked out today I was listening to it at my desk.
The story of that and a girl of good cut of jeans and -- smile.
It's about like you -- as a woman you like this happen that we.
What's the earliest.
You know I've figured out through life experiences and -- being on the road.
A girl's always and write a song about this how girls how they're really clever way of playing tricks on our mind -- And I don't know what do you do what do you think nothing -- at.
This -- like they don't know that in yellow know what you do you're very good at it and I love it.
But this is my interpretation that's a relative -- hand yes is -- that know the little things and it's very clever.
It's very guess you're saying is working yes it's -- and watching as though don't it is all about that and.
Nice the scope and as I was going through your resume I mean it's it's incredible -- you've been out a lot of different stars and I was just asking about Blake Shelton -- -- new Blake Shelton fan.
Because I loved to watch the voice and yeah I love his personality -- is music to an ex wife is obviously great what would still like you -- actually on a on a cruise on the.
Blake Shelton -- this and it's got back about three days ago from that.
I'm still getting my legs back -- been hit a really like walking around and I'll start you know.
To -- back and forth -- No Blake is awesome that the cruises so much fun are solo artist transactions and and -- breast buds that are artists -- -- mountain checked out different islands and sang songs -- school.
And some of your music was featured in that the single it ain't got to be love featured in the wonder how true movie country strong which so many people love tell me about being getting your music and that's something that films here.
-- well I still I I've never had a son who for -- ago I brought a friend of the movie with -- -- is like.
I'm never really stayed around for the credits -- OK here's my big moment.
My name is pluses by just for second yeah I wrote this I had two -- changing your quarters on that too.
There's a couple songs -- there and and so it was just.
There's a cool thing -- songs and -- Right on right and let's talk about this the show that you're doing tonight this isn't going to that we're going to be hearing that song.
For people were able to go I assume we'll hear don't yeah I suspect that talk about the benefit what is and why you're involved because I hear there's a personal.
Yeah I -- like my grandmother had alzheimer's disease and you know before that I knew about all summer but I didn't I didn't know how much it really affected people.
And when I started to realize that when I put the song Raymond out.
I just realized how real this diseases and how we need to China's much lot of plans -- came to try to.
Try to beat this disease and find ways to cope with the because that really hits home and found -- families not just the first announced that has the disease so.
-- this -- -- -- here in New York my first time -- -- -- show in New York City I'm so excited.
How excited -- this is alzheimer's foundation of America's eighth annual for the love of Georgia event here at the crimson in New York -- on Broadway.
And you mentioned so many people have as many as five point one million Americans currently have -- alzheimer's.
And and again talking about your grandmother.
And -- your first single paid tribute to her death -- what was so like make it writing that song for her.
I had.
Just got a call from my dad and I before the -- telling my grandmother started forget people in the family which -- You know -- -- and everything about me grown up -- To -- -- start forgetting things like about June and that just really has hit home minutes and saw I show the next day to write the song and and -- told the guy wrote the song about -- every man and I started some of my grandmother.
He had led him as a nursing homes from an up and -- and so we we came up with the song and I had no idea the impact that it would.
Blue and head -- with people and -- and I realize how many people are affected by this disease and that's artists I got to find.
Anyway I -- to help fight this disease and and help other families with it and really good out there.
In the forefront so that's so amazing I mean what I mean.
It's nice when you have I mean not nice that you have a personal connection to this but that when you do.
You can take your craft your voice your music and and touch people's lives and how people yes.
You know say wait a minute you know even though it's not happening in my family and hopefully an overwhelming it's nice to be able to contribute now I understand there's going to be some pretty cool auction items.
I was reading about this at the show tonight for the love of George will also include the silent auction of autographed memorabilia.
From celebrities like Justin Bieber Michael Jackson Bruce Springsteen.
Vacations adventures Broadway shows concerts CLU know how what the goal is I mean I'm sure it's just to raise as much.
I didn't I don't know the exact -- -- so we can raise you know every little bit -- -- counts and anyway until I got us a chance that it hurts so much to see families go through that it's not my dad look -- mother and and Syria my -- look at the modern -- -- that.
And this just a tough things anyway we can we can raise money for this more the merrier and in and we discovered got to beat this disease and we got to find ways -- to deal with the.
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-- Eldridge playing at the crimson in New York City can people still.
Go ahead as the Eagles and he also gets -- gets OK arrogance of this is the alzheimer's foundation of America's eighth annual for the love of Georgia event.
And also if you want to know more about raising funds for this disease and all the fine work that Brett.
And his colleagues are doing now please go to his website there we have it up on the screen looking good in blue look -- -- made -- -- that bad girl featured in Israel as well.
I think it is -- I Bret thank you very much ladies over here today it's overrated really enjoyed meeting you good luck.
Excitement is in half sun that and that we'll -- to address our right I'll talk to you soon.
