Saving Kids’ Lives through Song

Folk-Pop Collection to Benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Mom Erin with daughter Maya Joy Wurtemberg. -Courtesy Photo

Singer, song-writer, and mother of two Erin Wurtemberg is raising awareness about the life-saving efforts of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) by releasing her first full-length record, entitled Beautiful Day. The album contains a folk-pop collection of 12 songs for children and families. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each CD will go directly to CHLA, an organization that significantly impacted Wurtemberg in 2005. “They saved my daughter’s life,” she says. “I know I could never repay them for what they gave me, but co-writing a record with my little girl seemed like a small yet significant way to say thanks and to spread the word about CHLA.”
Erin Wurtemberg has been writing songs and performing in the LA area for nearly two decades. Her vocal style has been compared to Rosie Thomas, Linda Ronstadt, and Jonatha Brooke. Beautiful Day presents songs of childhood joys and struggles as well as some new arrangements on traditional favorites. Co-produced with Aaron Lepley (Christina Aguilera, Tom Petty), Beautiful Day is a laid-back assortment of songs for kids and grownups alike. CDs may be purchased directly from Wurtemberg via her website or through CD Baby. The album also will soon be available through iTunes, Amazon, and at several local retailers, including bookstores and toy shops.
Wurtemberg describes Beautiful Day as a “sing-alongable, foot-tapable, lyrically-memorable collection” that will support CHLA’s cause of giving young ones and their families a chance at a beautiful life.

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