The Album:
For the past 20 years, Terry Cashman,
known as "The Balladeer of
Baseball," has composed and
recorded more than five dozen songs
recalling the glory of our National
Pastime and the players we idolize. But
the lack of forthrightness exhibited by
numerous free agents has given Cashman cause to reflect. The
result is a very funny song about
baseball players and money.
Cashman's The Money Doesn't Matter To
Me is an irreverent,
country-flavored spoof of players,
particularly Mike Hampton, Manny Ramirez
and Alex Rodriguez , who left their
"old teams" for new opportunities. Cashman
points out that these free agents were
paid mega-millions to go to their new
teams, yet find it impossible to
acknowledge that the money had any
influence on their decisions. Hampton,
for example, claimed he doesn't care for
the schools in New York and doesn't like
cold weather . . . but Denver, Colorado?
Ramirez stated he "had" to
play with Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro
Martinez to meet his goal of beating the
Yankees. And A-Rod alleged that he
doesn't care about "stats,"
but happened to leave Seattle, where
Safeco Park has proven unfriendly to
hitters, for the friendly confines of
Texas Stadium in Arlington, TX. All
three, coincidently, went to the highest
bidder, notes Cashman.
The Money Doesn't Matter To Me is a
new CD compilation featuring nine other Terry
Cashman baseball songs, most of
which have not had significant exposure
to the public. "We selected cuts
which we feel are musically compatible
with 'The Money Doesn't Matter to Me,'"
stated Cashman, "and which also
make for a good listening experience.
Hopefully, our new song will introduce a
new audience to my music while providing
my fans with an exciting and
entertaining new record for their
collections."
THE
ARTIST:
Terry Cashman, known as "The
Balladeer of Baseball," who has
written, recorded and performed more
than 40 songs about the National Pastime
over the past 20 years. A former minor
league baseball player who was raised in
the Washington Heights section of New
York City, Cashman has been a top
recording artist, record industry
executive, composer and producer who
began in the business more than 40 years
ago.
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