by mitchalbom_webmaster | Jul 8, 2016 | News
Ahead of his show at The Crofoot in Pontiac on July 12th, singer-songwriter and The Voice winner Sawyer Fredericks joined Mitch Albom on his WJR radio show to discuss his debut album and tour. Released in May by Republic Records, A Good Storm features standouts like...
by Mitch Albom | May 8, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, Theatre
Mothers want their kids to get along. Play nice.… Tell him you’re sorry. … These are sentences heard around the world, right? For most of my adult life, my mother urged me to have a close relationship with my brother. For much of it, I failed. Or we both did....
by Mitch Albom | Apr 24, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
He was named after a jazz band, so it’s little wonder he became a musician. But a musician can be someone who merely plays an instrument, and Prince Rogers Nelson did much more than play. He did more than sing. He did more than compose. He certainly did more than...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 17, 2016 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
The day after Elvis Presley died, I went to the record store. I’m not sure why. I had plenty of his music. But something, with his death, made me want to own more. I’ll never forget what I saw. Records in those days were sorted by white dividers, with the artist’s...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Nov 20, 2015 | News
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Musical Companion CD is now available exclusively at Barnes & Noble. Shop here. It was released for digital download and streaming on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and Apple Music on November 6th. The musical soundtrack features...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Nov 12, 2015 | News
Just posted! Official videos from the November 8, 2015 “Words & Music” Charity Launch are now available here. They include incredible performances by: Sawyer Fredericks, who sings his soundtrack original “Forever Wrong,” (Frankie Presto and...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Nov 6, 2015 | News
Republic Records has released The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Musical Companion for the latest novel by the internationally renowned and #1 New York Times bestselling author Mitch Albom, available for download today on iTunes, Amazon, and straming on Spotify...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Oct 30, 2015 | News
“I Want to Love You,” written by Mat Kearney (as Frankie Presto) is now available for download from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto soundtrack. It was Frankie first’s hit song. It sold two million copies and put him on the map, leading critics to call...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Oct 24, 2015 | News
Sawyer Fredericks’ song, Forever Wrong, featured on the soundtrack album for The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, hit #3 on the iTunes chart for top songs within a day of its release on October 23, 2015. Frankie and Aurora spend their lives together and apart,...
by mitchalbom_webmaster | Oct 23, 2015 | News
The soundtrack, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Musical Companion, is available for pre-order today. Pre-order right now and you’ll get the first 2 chapters of the audiobook free, read by Mitch Albom. Here is the full list of songs on the album: I Want To...
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