MELODY GARDOT Unveils Video For "Preacherman" Inspired by 1955 Death of 14-Year-Old Emmet Till

[Carla Senft]

MELODY GARDOT
UNVEILS A COMPELLING NEW VIDEO FOR "PREACHERMAN,"
INSPIRED BY THE 1955 DEATH OF 14-YEAR-OLD EMMETT TILL AND ITS IMPACT ON AMERICA'S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT PAST AND PRESENT

New Album 'Currency of Man' Out June 2nd on Verve/Decca

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(Photo Credit: Franco Tettamanti)

Internationally acclaimed, platinum-selling, singer, songwriter and musician Melody Gardot has unveiled the compelling new video for her single "Preacherman," adding her voice to the current conversation on race relations and the sanctity of every life. The cinematic black and white video, directed by Calum MacDiarmid, is a stirring poetic tribute to the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 while visiting his grandmother for supposedly flirting with a white woman. The widespread attention that the vicious murder, and subsequent funeral, acquittal and eventual confession, received was a catalyst for the ensuing Civil Rights Movement. PRESS HERE<http://www.emmetttilllegacyfoundation.com/> to watch/embed the video and read more about Emmett on the Emmett Till Foundation web site. Melody spoke with the Wall Street Journal, who premiered the video, to share her point of view on the connection between Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Michael Brown. PRESS HERE<http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/04/22/melody-gardot-draws-on-the-death-of-emmett-till-for-preacherman-video-exclusive/> for more.

YOUTUBE LINK & EMBED CODE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwoE8XtPFU

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gOwoE8XtPFU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Melody will release her new album Currency of Man on June 2 via Verve/Decca. It is a masterful patchwork of jazz, blues and R&B woven together with Melody's unmistakable voice and her shrewd observations on human relations and social issues.  Pre-order Currency of Man: Standard edition: iTunes<http://smarturl.it/CurrencyOfMan>, Amazon<http://smarturl.it/CurrencyOfManAmzSd>, Google Play<http://smarturl.it/CurrencyOfManGPsd> // Deluxe edition: iTunes<http://smarturl.it/CurrencyOfMan>, Amazon<http://smarturl.it/CurrencyOfManAmz>, Google Play<http://smarturl.it/CurrencyOfManGP>

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