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Rockabye Baby Music
Founded2006
GenreChildrens
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, CA
Official websitehttp://www.rockabyebabymusic.com/

Rockabye Baby! is a series of CDs geared toward infants and newborns, containing instrumental lullaby versions popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. This CMH Records series debuted in 2006, and garnered many reviews from the music and entertainment industry, including MTV, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Entertainment Weekly, In Style magazine, ABC World News, and The Washington Post.[1]. Rockabye Baby CDs were included in gift bags given to all of the presenters and performers at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

As of September 2010there were 33 Rockabye Baby! albums on the market, from diverse artists as Journey, Björk and Kanye West. The Spokesman Review said "the series is designed for modern-music-minded parents who want to share songs like 'Paranoid Android' with their kids without scarring them for life."

Reviews

  • Rockabye Baby has been reviewed in the national media and child-rearing magazines Parents, Parenting, American Baby and Child.[3]
  • Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs, which was available exclusively at Starbucks March 23-April 19, 2010, reached #3 on Billboard’s Kids Albums chart[4], #18 on the Billboard Independent Albums[5], and #111 on the Billboard Top 200[6].
  • Rockabye Baby! and Hushabye Baby CDs were featured on Good Day LA's "Style File: Jill's Favorite Baby Gifts" on December 9, 2009.[7]

Awards

  • 2007 Greatest Product - iParenting Media Award for three of their albums: Lullaby Renditions of Green Day, Lullaby Renditions of The Rolling Stones, and Lullaby Renditions of U2.[8]
  • Best Kids' Album - The 2007 ESKY (Mini) Awards - (Esquire)[9]

Celebrity Fans

  • Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method and his wife, Brandi, have stated that the Rockabye Baby! CDs play nightly in the nursery of their 14-month-old son Jett,[3]
  • During a videotaped interview Metallica guitarist, Kirk Hammett, mentioned playing the Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica for his own son.[10]
  • In the March 17, 2008 issue of People, Rockabye Baby! is mentioned in the cover story, Nicole's Baby Girl, that features an interview with Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. A blurb in the article says, "Rockabye Baby! CDs: Lullaby versions of Radiohead and Nirvana sooth Harlow (Richie's new baby girl) on car trips."

Discography

  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Black Sabbath (7/23/2010)
  • Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs (3/23/2010)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Journey (2/9/2010)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Guns N Roses (11/11/2009)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith (9/15/2009)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queen (5/19/2009)
  • Rockabye Baby! More Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles (1/27/2009)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC (3/4/2008)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of the Pixies (6/10/2008)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queens of the Stone Age (1/2/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of No Doubt (2/20/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Ramones (1/30/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Rolling Stones (9/11/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Smashing Pumpkins (2/20/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2 (1/30/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles (3/13/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Björk (3/13/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bob Marley (3/13/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Christmas Rock (9/11/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Eagles (1/9/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Green Day (6/5/2007)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin (10/31/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay (8/29/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Cure (10/10/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica (8/29/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails (2/20/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana (10/31/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Pink Floyd (9/19/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beach Boys (10/10/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead (8/29/2006)
  • Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Tool (9/19/2006)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Rockabye Baby! - Transform your favorite rock music into baby music
  2. ^ http://www.keepitcleanusa.com/details2.asp?uc_id=58
  3. ^ a b http://www.shockink.com/documents/client-press-release/BRBigThumbsUp042407.doc
  4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/kids-albums
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/independent-albums?begin=11&order=position
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billboard-200?begin=101&order=position
  7. ^ http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/good_day_la/style_file/Style-File-Jill-Favorite-Baby-Gifts-20091209
  8. ^ iParenting Media Awards Winners
  9. ^ The 2007 ESKY (Mini) Awards - Esquire
  10. ^ Hammett: - Vi føler oss som 80-talls Metallica - Rampelys - VGTV
  11. ^ Rachael Ray Show Kate Hudson
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