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Elana James, vocalist and fiddler for the Hot Club of Cowtown, is releasing "Hey Beautiful."

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Hey, Beautiful by Elana James & The Hot Club Of Cowtown (download)

In honor of Veteran's Day on November 11, Elana James , vocalist and fiddler

for the Hot Club of Cowtown is releasing "Hey Beautiful." The lyrics are,

simply, a letter written by US Army Staff Sgt. Juan Campos (1979-2007) - one

of the last written to his wife from Iraq. Elana read Campos's words in the

New York Times article Six of the Fallen, in Words They Sent Home"

appeared in March 2008 as part of excerpts from e-mail messages, journals

and web postings of six soldiers who have died in Iraq since January 1,

2007. Elana was moved by this letter in particular, and was inspired to put

his words to music. "Hey Beautiful" is the letter just as Campos wrote it

(though it has been edited slightly for length). It is available as a free

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