Rodney Jerkins All-Star Katrina Benefit Project
Grammy-Nominated Mega Producer Rodney Jerkins Completes Final Mixes on All-Star Katrina Benefit CD Featuring Stylish Remake of Classic Sister Sledge Hit “We Are Family”; Jerkins Reunites Sister Sledge 20 Years After Last Recording
“We Are Family” Single to Be Released to Radio Third Week of June ; CD to Be Released on August 29 Coinciding With the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Grammy-nominated mega producer Rodney Jerkins is currently in the studio completing final mixes on his All-Star Katrina benefit project, featuring a stylish remake of the classic Sister Sledge hit “We Are Family,” with the original “reunited” members of Sister Sledge performing together for the first time in 20 years, alongside such star power as Patti LaBelle, George Clinton, Ciara, Christina Milian, Chris Brown, Lyfe Jennings, Mary, Mary and Ray J, among others.
The “We Are Family” single, which will be released to radio the third week of June, will be included in a full-length CD (title TBA), released on August 29, to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The CD, which will include music recorded by various artists (to be announced), will be distributed by Universal Music Group worldwide this fall.