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Popular Abraham Lincoln actor Dennis Boggs and GRAMMY® and Emmy award winning Nashville music producer Dennis Scott are behind the nonpartisan social awareness campaign
To cast your vote and sign the petition for Mister Rogers For President, visit bit.ly/Fred4President
For TV & Digital Content Producers: Mister Rogers For President & taped comments from Producer Dennis Scott about the project [View/download MOV files]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 24, 2024) – The Mister Rogers For President is a nonpartisan social awareness campaign calling for Fred Rogers’ message of kindness and acceptance by all Americans ahead of a contentious U.S. Presidential Election. In a YouTube & FaceBook video campaign, popular Abraham Lincoln actor Dennis Boggs makes his case for his nomination of Fred Rogers for President, asking for people to vote by signing a petition at bit.ly/Fred4President.
Fred Rogers once wrote: “In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”
The Mister Rogers For President campaign is organized by GRAMMY® and Emmy winning Nashville music producer Dennis Scott, who has recorded and released two albums of Fred Rogers songs, the most recent being Thank You Mister Rogers: Music & Memories, featuring recordings by musical icons like Micky Dolenz, Vanessa Williams, Jim Brickman, Jon Secada, Lee Greenwood, Rita Wilson, Tom Bergeron, The Cowsills, Jaci Velasquez, Kellie Pickler, Sandi Patty, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. In 2023 a new deluxe reissue of Thank You Mister Rogers: Music & Memories featuring 13 additional tracks, and an updated recording of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” by singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso Parker Hastings, along with recording artist interviews and track commentary. Stream/buy/download at orcd.co/ThankYouMisterRogersDeluxe or at ThankYouMisterRogers.com
Thank You, Mister Rogers: Music & Memories has won several awards including the Parent’s Choice Award, National Parenting Products Award, Family Choice Award, Hot Diggity Award, and was a nominee of American Association of Independent Music’s Libera Award.
About Dennis Scott Productions:
Two-time GRAMMY® Award winning songwriter, music producer, and writer Dennis Scott has left no corner of the children’s music industry unexplored. His songs have been performed by such diverse artists as Faith Hill, Ray Charles, Sugarland, Alison Krauss, The Muppets, Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, Trisha Yearwood, Elmo, Charlie Daniels Band, Shari Lewis, Crystal Gayle, Roberta Flack, Ricky Skaggs, and many others. Dennis is also the recipient of two Emmys, a Parent’s Choice Award, and a Telly. You can hear his work on television, radio, audio books, home videos, and stage productions such as “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” “Sesame Street Live” and “The Magic School Bus.” Dennis began his entertainment career at the age of 7 as an actor on Broadway. As an adult, he toured with the New Christy Minstrels (playing upright bass and singing). His novelty tune “Captain Kirk’s Disco Trek” led to his first serious foray into children’s music and a Grammy for “Sesame Country.” He has had nonstop assignments since then. Dennis has served as Music Director for several children’s TV shows including the PBS series “Noddy” and, most recently, “BJ’s Teddy Bear Club” which airs on TBN and just earned him his second Emmy award. His album, Songs From The Neighborhood – The Music of Mister Rogers won a GRAMMY® Award for Best Musical Recording for Children in 2005. His latest produced album, Thank You, Mister Rogers – Music & Memories is available on CD, and wherever digital music is sold and streamed at orcd.co/ThankYouMisterRogersDeluxe.
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