BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — What a beautiful way to celebrate a grandmother.
Travis Smith has given his grandmother something priceless. He penned the music to lyrics she had written 30 years ago.
Smith is a teen who is also considered an up-and-coming-singer, Mirror has reported.
He decided, with a little prodding from his father, to come up with a tune for lyrics Travis’ grandmother, Tommie Sue Wilkey, wrote back in the ‘80s.
Travis and his father worked with a friend with the musical arrangements and added some backup singers, Mirror reported.
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Travis surprised her on Christmas Eve with his version of her song “Fishing in the Sky.”
Wikey was speechless, except for a squeal of surprise before crying, overcome with emotion when she realized was her song.
Travis' father, Robert, recorded Wilkey's reaction, which has gone viral with millions of views, with more than 5.9 million coming from one Facebook post.
My mom wrote this song about 30 years ago and recorded it on a cassette tape. Last year when Travis and I were up here for Christmas we listened to it. Travis has been recording some music lately and about three weeks ago I pitched the idea to Travis to get the lyrics and look into recording it. He remembered the song and was genuinely interested. Today I had the pleasure of sharing the finished product with my mom. Her reaction is priceless. Tonia Leveritt Childress Brandon Bryant Lisa Hyde Smith Debbi Smith-Miller Travis Smith Go like Travis Ryan Smith for information on digital download information of Fishing in the Sky - coming soon! Download on iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fishing-in-the-sky/1330253107?i=1330253110 Also available on Amazon.com We own all rights to this song and the video.
Posted by Robert Smith on Sunday, December 24, 2017
The song is now available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
You can also follow Travis' career here.
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