Former Cop Records Caylee Anthony Song

During his 30 years in law enforcement, Palm Harbor resident Danny Mack has witnessed some pretty awful stuff.  He investigated countless cases of child abuse and missing children while working as a cop in the Chicago area. Now, he's trying to raise awareness about organizations dedicated to helping missing children, with a song the recorded about Caylee Anthony, the Florida toddler whose remains were found in a trash bag near her Orlando home.

The retiree was inspired to pen, "There's a Brand New Angel" after following the cases of two missing Florida children, Jessica Lunsford and Caylee Anthony in the media.

"It seemed like there was a high frequency of these child abductions," said Mack, who is the father of two grown children.

Mack, who also wrote a polka song performed by the Oak Ridge Boys, says his song honoring Caylee Anthony took a while to write. 

"It was cooking in my brain for months and months."

Mack says he's not making any money from the recording, it's not for sale. His says his motives are purely altruistic. Mack is giving away an MP3 version of the song, with the hope it will inspire people to donate to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or another organization dedicated to missing children. 

"Someone is going to pay attention to it, and if it motivates them in any way to do something to support any of these wonderful organizations that do so much for missing and exploited children, so be it," he said.

The song, which Mack recorded in his own studio, is already getting some attention. He says a college radio station in Springfield, Ma is playing it.

Mack has been a musician since he began playing with his father in a band in Chicago at age 13. He continued with his musical passion throughout his life, even during his career in law enforcement. 

"The music business has been very good to me." Mack says his earnings from dabbling in music helped pay for his home.

Mack's songs have been recorded by southern gospel groups, and he even wrote a song about Paul Bunyan, which the city of Bangor, Maine adopted as its official song. But, Mack's song about Caylee Anthony carries a special place in his heart. 

"I feel very fortunate to be able to do this and to have followed that urge to do it, it's a good feeling."

To obtain a copy of Danny Mack's "There's a Brand New Angel" email your request to: briarhillrecords @gmail.com

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