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Randy Travis lost his voice after a stroke. Now AI has enabled him to | |
release a new song | |
By Lisa Respers France, CNN | |
Updated: | |
2:13 PM EDT, Thu May 9, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
Randy Travis credits “God’s grace” with his return to the music | |
industry, along with artificial intelligence. | |
The country singer suffered a severe stroke in 2013 that left him | |
unable to walk or speak. He’s regained both of those abilities, | |
though he still struggles. | |
His wife Mary does most of the talking for him these days, but that | |
hasn’t stopped his love of music, according to a recent report by ” | |
Thanks to AI, Travis has released his first new song in more than a | |
decade, titled “Where That Came From.” | |
“In early 2023, artificial intelligence was exploding to the | |
forefront of discussion within the music world, and with it came a new | |
frontier of opportunities and obstacles impacting the artist | |
community,” according to a press release about the song. “The need | |
to protect artists rights, and issues like copyright infringement and | |
proper legislation were key conversation drivers when Warner Music | |
Group executives came together to tackle the question, ‘what would AI | |
for good look like?’ Warner Music Nashville Co-Chair & Co-President, | |
Cris Lacy, answered with: “AI for good would be giving Randy Travis | |
his voice back.” | |
Written by Scotty Emerick and John Scott Sherrill and originally | |
recorded - but not released - by James Dupre, the new song uses | |
technology to take Travis’ voice from an old recording, which was | |
then used to lay the lyrics over Dupre’s singing. | |
“Eleven years ago I never thought I would be able to have a hand in | |
music production of any kind,” Travis said in a statement. “But by | |
God’s grace and the support of family, friends, fellow artists and | |
fans, I’m able to create the music I so dearly love. Working with | |
Kyle Lehning and Warner Music Nashville again has been so special and | |
nostalgic, and I’m so excited to share my new song ‘Where That Came | |
From’ with you today. Many thanks to my wonderful team and the best | |
fans in the world for putting me back in the saddle again! I’ve | |
enjoyed every moment of it.” | |
The Grammy-winning singer is best known for hits that include | |
“Forever and Ever, Amen” and “Diggin’ Up Bones.” | |
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