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Queen of Heavy Mental, Jana Stanfield, Invited To Record At Carnegie Hall

CD to Benefit Women Helping Women Help the World Tour

NASHVILLE, TN (PRWEB) Feb 22, 2006 -- Jana Stanfield, an inspirational humorist and accomplished singer-songwriter, who achieved multi-platinum success with her songs being recorded by such artists as Reba McEntire and Andy Williams, returns to Carnegie Hall for a repeat performance on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. Often referred to as “The Queen of Heavy Mental,” Stanfield recently received a rare invitation to record her next CD live at the prestigious venue. “Jana Stanfield at Carnegie Hall ” will be a live concert recording open to the public.

Stanfield’s forthcoming Carnegie Hall CD will serve as an ongoing benefit to not-for-profit causes, primarily associated with her Women Helping Women Help the World organization and

World Tour outreach, a six continent journey which Stanfield is set to launch March 11. The international portion of Stanfield’s Women Helping Women Help the World Tour will commence in Victoria, British Columbia on June 22, in tandem with the World Peace Forum. From there, Stanfield will travel to Haifa, Israel; Salvador, Brazil; Kisumu, Africa; Goa, India and Sydney, Australia. Similar to her March 4 live recording at Carnegie Hall, Stanfield will present concert events on each continent, offering her signature inspiration and humor for these cross cultural gatherings of women.

Stanfield’s Women Helping Women Help the World Tour is in cooperation with an initiative, by Gather the Women Global Matrix, to launch Six Women’s Congresses on Six Continents in 2006. Stanfield describes Gather the Women as, “a grassroots, global community of women and women's organizations who are committed to practicing compassionate and collaborative leadership. The CD we record at Carnegie Hall will help support my part of this mission.”

Fifteen years ago this March 16, the now top-selling country music female recording artist of all time and star of film and television, Reba McEntire tragically lost seven of her band members in a plane crash. A song written by Stanfield, “If I Had Only Known,” was subsequently recorded by McEntire in late 1991, to honor the memory of her friends and colleagues, resulting in airplay on 20/20, Entertainment Tonight, Oprah and radio stations worldwide. “If I Had Only Known” appeared as a closing tribute on McEntire’s album, “For My Broken Heart,” which went on to become one of the artist’s most successful projects, selling over four million copies. The song evoked such painful memories for McEntire that she often excluded it from her repertoire, referring to “If I Had Only Known,” as, “The song that’s just too sad to sing.” In 1994, the song was also released on the soundtrack for the feature film, “8 Seconds,” starring Luke Perry, characterizing the life and times of PRCA Bull Riding World Champion Lane Frost .

In 2005, Stanfield was awarded two New Thought Music Awards, including Best Inspirational Song and Best Personal Transformation Song for “I’m Not Lost, I’m Exploring,” and “What Would I Do Today If I Were Brave,” respectively. Additionally, Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises’ CEO Jack Canfield chose to feature Stanfield for her unique entrepreneurial success in his latest bestseller, "The Success Principles.” While Stanfield has shared stages with fellow performers ranging from Kenny Loggins to The Dixie Chicks, she also enjoys success presenting at conferences and corporate events worldwide for tens of thousands each year, as an increasingly popular keynote speaker. A former broadcast journalist, Stanfield uses her storytelling abilities to blend humor, music and hopeful messages into events known as Keynote Concerts , referring to her music as “psychotherapy you can dance to.” According to Stanfield, “I figure if someone is going to give me three minutes of their time to listen to a song I’ve written, I want it to be helpful.”

Known for her soaring vocals, brilliant acoustic arrangements, and meaningful lyrics, Queen of Heavy Mental Jana Stanfield says that her goal is to use her music to give people a "faith-lift." When it was obvious that the positive, encouraging songs she was writing would not fit into the current radio formats, Stanfield capitalized on the fact that she has a huge following. With her signature humor, Stanfield quips, "I couldn’t wait for my big break in showbiz, so I had to go on without it.” Founding Relatively Famous Records in 1991, Stanfield’s entrepreneurial knack and grassroots popularity made this enterprise one of the most successful businesses of its kind. Relatively Famous Records, which began as a one woman operation, on Stanfield’s kitchen table, has gone on to sell nearly 200,000 Jana Stanfield CDs, entirely through her live performances, online store, and word-of-mouth rallying by an enthusiastic base of fans who often claim that her music has changed their lives in profound ways. www.JanaStanfield.com

Also appearing at Carnegie Hall that evening will be Mike Rayburn, “The World’s Funniest Guitar Virtuoso.” www.MikeRayburn.com

TICKETS: Please go to www.CarnegieHall.org, or call the box office at: 212.247.7800 For information about the Carnegie Hall After-Party, please call: 888.530.JANA (5262)

News From 2003

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 1, 2003 – The final numbers are in and the news is great: The 38th annual Jerry Lewis Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association was another record-breaking success. The Telethon raised $60,505,234 in contributions and pledges to benefit people with any of more than 40 neuromuscular diseases.

Jana Stanfield, performing "Sing, Love, Dance," was a featured guest along with Cher, Celine Dion, Clay Aiken, and of course the MDA’s national chairman, Jerry Lewis, who has been the organization’s leading volunteer for 50 years. All of the performers donate their time to raise money to find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy.

Jana Stanfield is a 6-year volunteer at MDA summer camps for kids, where she does concerts and teaches songwriting for five days every summer.