Billy Ray Cyrus Releases New Song 'Do What I Do' in Honor of Veteran's Day

By: Nov. 12, 2014
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Watch Billy Ray Cyrus, Ssgt. Mark Plummer (Ret.) and Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses) be interviewed by host Robin Meade on HLN/CNN TV's live morning show "Morning Express with Robin Meade" re their new song "Do What I Do," which was released yesterday, November 11, in honor of Veteran's Day (HERE).

Billy Ray Cyrus, Matt Sorum and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) teamed with SSgt. Mark Plummer (Ret.) a Wounded Warrior and U.S. veteran with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to create a video for the song "Do What I Do." SSgt. Plummer initially wrote the song "Do What I Do" about his on-going battle with PTSD after serving three combat deployments in Iraq. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder continues to take the lives of 22 U.S. veterans daily via suicide. Watch the video for "Do What I Do"(HERE) and purchase the track on iTunes (HERE).

A long-time supporter of U.S. veterans causes, Billy Ray Cyrus explains, "When Matt (Sorum) sent me the song and told me about the project, it was clear to see, hear and feel the potential for healing the mind and spirit that only music can bring. Mark Plummer is a talented artist, who also happens to be an American Hero. He's lived the words of his message and that realism translates and can help many other veterans suffering fromPTSD."

Sorum began to use music as therapy for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after teaming up to help the Wounded Warrior Battalion at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA. He founded the Global Sound Lodge, a charity that provides a music for healing program and Global Sound Lodge organization donates instruments to orphanages, shelters and veterans programs around the world: www.globalsoundlodge.org.Proceeds from the sale of "Do What I Do" will be donated to Global Sound Lodge.

"Do What I Do" Cover Art: http://tinyurl.com/m332pzh

Photos of Billy Ray Cyrus, Marines from Camp Pendleton, Ssgt. Mark Plummer (ret.), drummer Matt Sorum at the video shoot for "Do What I Do:" http://www.gettyimages.com/editorial/billy-ray-cyrus-pictures

www.billyraycyrus.com

About BILLY RAY CYRUS:
The multi GRAMMY-nominated BILLY RAY CYRUS is an American singer-songwriter-musician and actor who has sold more than 25 million albums internationally; he has also had three No. 1 hit singles. Over the course of 12 studio albums since 1992, Cyrus has earned nearly 30 chart singles, including 15 Top 40 hits. Cyrushas also received major music awards including American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards andCountry Music Association Awards. Over the last decade, Cyrus has established himself as a successful musician, actor in TV and film, performing in lead roles such as the title character of the PAX-TV series "Doc" and as Robby Ray Stewart, the father of daughter Miley Cyrus' fictional character in the smash Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana." A developer of the hit TV series "Surprise Homecoming" on TLC, Cyrus has multiple TV projects currently in development. In 2013 alone, he released his latest solo album Change My Mind (Blue Cadillac Music), a best-selling memoir Hillbilly Heart and performed on Broadway in Chicago in the beloved role of Billy Flynn. NPR noted of his memoir Hillbilly Heart "There's something very refreshing about Billy Ray Cyrus' new memoir Hillbilly Heart. It's not just that he's candid about being, at many points throughout his life, a headstrong jerk, or, as he puts it, a 'heathen,' an imperfect man."-John Rabe. With the release ofmultiple singles as well as THE DISTANCE his retrospective album out now as part of Mercury/Ume's ICON series, he shows no signs of slowing down.




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