Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/
Aaron Tippin Official Website) - Like many Americans, platinum-selling recording artist, songwriter and producer
Aaron Tippin is enduring the effects of high gas prices. Tippin's put his thoughts into music to pen "Drill Here, Drill Now," a song about how Americans truly feel and what we can do to help correct the problem.
"I think we are all frustrated and I've seen how people are suffering," Tippin introduced. "It's severely hitting the blue collar, working class Americans-and those are the folks that have supported me throughout the years.
It takes half a paycheck to cover the gas just to get to and from work. If I can be the messenger to help my American friends and neighbors understand that we really do have options and can create positive change, that's what I'm gonna do. 'Drill Here, Drill Now' is an empowering 'stand-up and pay attention' kind of song."
Capturing the essence of Newt Gingrich's current American Solutions Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less petition (that has gathered nearly 1.5 million signatures to date-visit www.americansolutions.com/actioncenter/petitions ) and his latest publication by the same name, Aaron's song is in direct alignment with Newt's message. The chorus of Tippin's new song says it all: "Drill here, drill now...How 'bout some oil from our own soil that belongs to us anyhow...No more debatin' we're tired of waitin' everybody shout out loud...drill here, drill now."
The alignment to tie Newt's message with Aaron Tippin's songcraft made for a natural fit. Newt Gingrich and Aaron Tippin are both outspoken Americans who take a stand for their country.
The single "Drill Here Drill Now" made its national debut on the Sean Hannity Show last week with special guest Newt Gingrich and is now available for download via www.aarontippin.com.
As a musical road warrior and frequent traveler around the U.S. and abroad to visit and perform for our American brothers and sisters in uniform, in Iraq and Afghanistan each year, Tippin understands and has experienced first-hand the impact of the soaring fuel prices.
"High gas prices are a topic of every day conversation these days. Fans talk to me about it in my autograph lines, that's how bad it is," Tippin said. "As a working artist with shows scheduled every weekend, we're feeling it, not only traveling down the road, but show attendance is lessened because folks just can't afford it; they can barely afford to travel to and from the workplace to make a living."
"The American people want solutions," adds Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and best-selling author of Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less. "The answer is not choosing between drilling and alternative fuels, but using both to benefit Americans who are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet," Newt said.
The premise behind Newt Gingrich's new book "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" (co-written with Vince Haley) is to outline a comprehensive plan to reduce prices at the pump, while adopting real solutions for America's energy future.
"Newt's book is just plain common sense as to how we can fix the problem," Tippin said. "Gingrich and Haley show that we can ease the pain for all Americans, and I'm all for it."
"Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" will be available via www.AmericanSolutions.com, Newt.org and everywhere books are sold.
Tippin's recording,"Drill Here, Drill Now," is poised to send out a message throughout the country-and to Capitol Hill-to become the official rallying mantra to enforce American-made energy NOW!
Over the past two decades, platinum recording artist Aaron Tippin has become one of the most recognizable and influential voices in country music with hits such as "My Blue Angel," "That's As Close As I'll Get To Loving You" and "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way."
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Tippin wrote and released the patriotic anthem "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" which became his most successful crossover single.
In 2002, Aaron made his first trip to visit troops in Afghanistan; he's made annual visits to our forces in Iraq for the past six consecutive years. Tippin is the celebrity spokesperson for the Paralyzed Veterans Of America, the Armed Services YMCA (which takes care of military families while their spouses are overseas), and Toys for Tots founded by the Marines.
Aaron has appeared on Hannity & Colmes, Fox & Friends, Larry King Live, The G. Gordon Liddy Show, MSNBC, The Bill Bennett Show, Fox News with Col. Bill Cowan, The Pentagon Channel, The Martha Zoller Show, Neal Boortz Radio Show and The Steve Gill Show.
For more information visit www.aarontippin.com.
