| Come Together Now: Help for Haiti video |
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| Written by Staff | |
| Friday, 19 February 2010 09:11 AM America/New_York | |
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Michael W. Smith assembled a large group of Christian and country music artists for a benefit single for Haiti relief. The video features Smith, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Hall, Nicole C. Mullen, Wynonna, Lee Greenwood, TobyMac and many others.
Come Together Now - Music City Unites For Haiti from Provident Label Group on Vimeo. |
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