When country artist, author and advocate for foster children Jimmy Wayne was approached by the Krystal fast-food chain about doing a promotion for their new menu items, he immediately thought of a way to spin it that would recognize educators. "They asked me if I had any ideas and the first thing that popped in my mind was my sixth grade teacher Ms. Crystal Friday. She's the teacher who inspired me to write," says Wayne, who scored a No. 1 hit in 2008 with "Do You Believe Me Now" and also co-authored the books Paper Angels, which became a TV movie, and...
- 3/24/2016
- by Danielle Anderson, @dak5000
- PEOPLE.com
This weekend, Up presents an original film that serves as a reminder that the holiday season is far more about giving than receiving. Paper Angels, inspired by country star Jimmy Wayne’s inspiring hit of the same name, tells the story of two families whose lives impact each other through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. The lives of the film’s two families, each struggling in different ways, intersect in the holiday spirit of giving. Both come to realize that the more they give, they more they receive; and the holiday season is less about what’s under your tree than what’s … Continue reading →
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- 11/14/2014
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
Jimmy Wayne has been absent from the country charts for the past four years, but the singer/songwriter has been anything but idle. Now a New York Times best-selling author, Wayne has been busy with book signings and interviews in support of his new autobiography, Walk to Beautiful and his previous book, Paper Angels, which has been made into a movie airing Sunday night (November 16th) on Up TV.
Lee Greenwood, Buddy Jewel, Nascar legend Darrell Waltrip, Salvation Army Angel Tree founder Shirley White and Chick-fil-a Senior Vice President Bubba...
Lee Greenwood, Buddy Jewel, Nascar legend Darrell Waltrip, Salvation Army Angel Tree founder Shirley White and Chick-fil-a Senior Vice President Bubba...
- 11/14/2014
- Rollingstone.com
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