DADS WHO ROCK: Fatherhood Inspires the Passion for Music of Daddy A Go Go, Imagination Movers and Trout Fishing in America

DADS WHO ROCK: Fatherhood Inspires the Passion for Music of Daddy A Go Go, Imagination Movers and Trout Fishing in America

PORTLAND, Ore., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Stay at home fatherhood might sound like the ticket to musical dullsville. But at least three of family music's top acts find that their kids actually inspire great songwriting. All are top sellers in a challenging business and win national acclaim for sophisticated music that reverberates with parents as much as the kids.

After leaving a TV producer career to raise kids, John Boydston picked up his electric guitar and started recording original songs in his basement. He's parlaying the everyday fun and foibles of family life into songs with roots- rock appeal. Three of his four Daddy A Go Go CDs have made Amazon.com's Top 10 Best of the Year list, and all have won several national awards. As the New York Post quipped recently, "this is one hip daddy!" See www.daddyagogo.com.

The Imagination Movers, a rock and hip-hop influenced quartet of dads from New Orleans, performs for audiences around the country, singing about messy rooms, healthy snacks, sibling rivalry and other topics that relate to being a kid -- all inspired by the Movers' own offspring. On their new DVD and regionally aired PBS videos, the Movers don their signature blue coveralls, bang on trashcan drums and get kids moving and singing along with their high- energy tunes. The Movers' two CDs have earned 11 national awards and launched the XM Satellite Radio #1 hit song "I Want My Mommy." See www.imaginationmovers.com.

The dad duo who make up Trout Fishing in America are experienced musicians whose repertoire of humorous folk-rock tunes grew to include family-oriented themes over the past decade. Nominated for two Grammy Awards for their family CDs, Trout Fishing in America songs provide an offbeat and always amusing look at life. Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood play more than 100 gigs per year, so their kids are used to sharing them with legions of fans. "It can't be Disneyland every time you show up. There are things like homework, yardwork and other things to attend to," quips Ezra. See www.troutmusic.com.

All of these dad-created CDs and videos are available online.

Source: AV Publicity Services

CONTACT: Beth Blenz-Clucas of AV Publicity Services, +1-503-293-9498, or
bethpr@msn.com

Web site: http://www.daddyagogo.com/
http://www.imaginationmovers.com/
http://www.troutmusic.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Performers available for interviews. Art available.

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