The tone- deaf 96-year-old who entered heartbreaking song he wrote for his late wife into contest...

[cali]

this is such a great story.

A 96-year-old Illinois man wrote a song about his wife of 75 years and when he sent the heart-wrenching ode into a singer-songwriter contest, they decided to produce it for him.

When Fred Stobaugh talks about his wife Lorraine now, it’s hard for him to hold back tears after the life they led together he says was ‘like a dream.’

After she died, he was sitting alone in the Peoria home they once shared and for the first time in his life he decided to write a song.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401655/She-gave-75-years-life-96-year-old-man-enters-heartbreaking-song-wrote-late-wife-contest-producers-record-iTunes.html#ixzz2cztxDDcS


If you just want to hear the song, it's at about the 6 minute mark, but the story is just so great.

[cali]

1. this is almost guaranteed to make you cry

really love that the guy from Green Shoe Studio did such a kind thing.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Thank you for sharing. VERY nice, uplifting story.

So nice to hear good stuff amidst all the craziness, hate and death.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Yup... totally guaranteed to make you cry...

Tears running down my cheeks as I write this. Thanks for posting this, cali!

[cali]

4. you're so welcome, CH

Not much makes me cry, but this sure did.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Fred's generation were my parent's, aunts, uncles and their friends...

...and they're nearly all gone.

[JimDandy]

6. What a wonderful tribute

by Fred and Green Shoe. The song is sweet.

[theHandpuppet]

7. That was so beautiful

Thanks for sharing.

[antigop]

8. thanks, cali. K&R. nt

[radhika]

9. DU is killing me today....

Between this moving beautiful story and an earlier post about a blind rescued puppy finding a new loving life, I am wasted.

Twice already I had to redo my eye makeup, and wash those streaks off my face.

Thank you Cali for this link.

[Demo_Chris]

10. Got me choked up. nt

[go west young man]

11. Great post.

Here's a link to Brandon Flowers "The Clock Is Ticking" which reminds me of this story. It's also a beautifully sad song.

[cali]

13. just love that! thanks for posting it.

[Rebellious Republican]

12. Wow, just wow.

[grantcart]

14. From the Youtube comments

How did I poke myself in both eyes at the same time?!?

[Hekate]

15. Fred and his Lorraine -- that's the kind of love that makes you believe...

... not only believe in love, but in soul-connections forever.

[cantbeserious]

16. Thanks For Sharing

eom

[Mojorabbit]

17. Oh this was so beautiful. Thanks! nt

[Mojorabbit]

18. K and R nt