Soul 1st Records | Please, Can You Lend A Helping Hand (New Single)

A few days after
recording the song in Nashville, McDaniel was watching a CNN feature on
Roy Foster and his Stand Down program which takes in homeless veterans
and puts them on the road to recovery. “I thought, wow, what a great
story and cause!” McDaniel said. “Then it hit me like an epiphany that
it would be a great idea to donate proceeds from sale of “Please” to
the Stand Down Program for which Mr. Foster was recognized as one of
CNN’s ten finalist for Hero of The Year.

Soul 1st Records
contacted Mr. Foster’s organization and sent them a copy of the soul
and gospel flavored song. “I got an email from Roy Foster and Dr.
Casimiro Crockett of Stand Down saying they loved the song and wanted
to work with us on the project” McDaniel said.

Released in
this December, “Please” is gainig airplay on dozens of radio stations
across the country including the American Blues Network (ABN) based out
of Gulfport, MS which broadcasts to over 50 radio stations across the
country. Tyrone “Da Don” Davis, program director and on air personality
at ABN said, “We immediately put the record in high rotation because
it’s a great song first of all and we support the message. Our
listeners are responding very positively to the song and its moved all
way into our top ten in just a couple of weeks, ” Davis said.

William
“King Smoke” Robinson of WZLA Z93 in Abbeville and Greenwood, SC says
the song is getting heavy rotation on his Southern Soul weekend show
and in rotation on WZLA’s gospel programming. “It’s a universal song
that fits more than one format. It’s gospel flavored with the strong
vocals but also is very soulful. I think it will become a classic over
time, ” Robinson stated.

The song is performed by The Soul 1st
Family which is a collaboration of Soul 1st Records artists, Omar
Cunningham, Vick Allen, Mose Stovall, Tonya Youngblood and Candy
Campana who trade out vocal parts throughout the song.

McDaniel
said Soul 1st is coordinating the project with is donating proceeds
from the sale of this song to several non-profit organizations such as
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans’ Stand Down program as
featured in CNN’s Heroes of the Year.

The song was written by
Soul 1st artist, Omar Cunningham and features collaboration with Omar,
Vick Allen, Mose Stovall, Tonya Youngblood and the new artist on Soul
1st, Candy Campana.

McDaniel said he is working hand in hand
with Foster and Dr. Crockett. Stand Down House is an initiative of
Faith*Hope*Love*Charity, Inc. and a amember of the National Coalition
for Homeless Veterans. They are presently raising funds to open a stand
alone facility that will be called First Stop Veterans’ Resource Center
that will provide immediate assistance to the homeless and at risk
veterans and their families according to Dr. Crockett. “We have begun
providing some of the services, but with limited space we cannot
service the number of clients that come through the doors or provide
all the required services; such as hot showers, hot food, a resting
place, etc. This facility is urgently needed. We thank Soul 1st Records
for their support and working with us to address the plight of the
homeless.