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Charlie Major’s MADD Return With With All-Star Cast On '90s Hit

The longstanding Cancountry hitmaker updates one of his earliest classics with a corral full of impressionable friends to raise money for MADD.

Charlie Major’s MADD Return With With All-Star Cast On '90s Hit

By Karen Bliss

Country music veteran Charlie Major recruited a who’s who of Canadian country music — including Dean Brody, Brett Kissel, Terri Clark and Johnny Reid — to add their voices to the remake of his 25-year-old No. 1 hit, “It Can’t Happen To Me,” in order to raise money for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, now known as MADD Canada.


The national charitable organization — which has over 100 chapters and community leaders and 7,500 volunteers — is committed to stopping impaired driving and supporting the victims of this violent crime. According to MADD, on average, four Canadians are killed and 175 are injured every day in Canada, and approximately 65,000 Canadians are impacted by impaired drivers annually.

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"While I have lost friends, and seen friends and family affected by drinking and driving, the song 'It Can't Happen To Me' is more or less meant to be generic and was written to show the erroneous mindset of invincibility people have when they are young along with the consequences of that particular way of thinking," Major tells Samaritanmag. – Continue reading Karen Bliss’s story here.

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Music News Digest: MusicNL Week Is Ready To Roll, Quebec City's Le Phoque OFF Festival Announces Its Lineup

Also this week: Massey Hall's charity fundraiser presents Canadian stars, hard-rocking Juno nominee Lindsay Schoolcraft releases a new single and PEI troubadour Al Tuck tours Ontario.

Festival News

MusicNL Week officially kicks off today (Nov. 12), launching five days of performances, professional development, and community celebration across downtown St. John’s. From Nov. 12-16, more than 40 artists will take the stage across five venues:- The Rock House, The Ship, The Black Sheep, the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland and the St. John’s Convention Centre. Scheduled events include eight showcases, a Songwriters’ Circle, a Music Business Conference, the MusicNL Industry Awards, and the MusicNL Awards Gala.

Topping the MusicNL Awards nominees list are Mallory Johnson with six noms, followed by Quote The Raven with five nods and XIA-3, Natasha Blackwood, Justin Fancy, and Mick Davis and Thin Love, with four nominations each. The Awards Gala is held on Nov. 15 at the St. John’s Convention Centre, and Gala tickets can be purchased at the Mary Browns Box Office here. Full schedules, artist lineups, conference schedules, and tickets are available at musicnl.ca.

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