CINDY LOU HARRINGTON

MINI-BIO

Cindy Lou Harrington is an accomplished singer-songwriter with a long list of professional credits, including opening-act performances for acclaimed artists such as Kathy Mattea, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sawyer Brown, and Neal McCoy.  Solo, Harrington has kicked off Atlanta Braves games four times with her performance of the National Anthem and has opened for internationally acclaimed motivational speakers and authors such as Wayne Dyer and Melody Beattie.  Off-stage, Harrington's audience consists of disabled students, many of whom have had a major impact on her music.  As a teacher for students with disabilities in metro-Atlanta for 25 years, and incorporating her music into that career, she has received awards from the Tommy Nobis Center for Disabled, the Council for Exceptional Children, and the Atlanta Alliance for Developmental Disabilities.  She was the first composer to receive the prestigious “Big Heart Award” from Civitan International—former recipients have included Vince Dooley, Dale Murphy, Sam Nunn, and Zell Miller.  A prolific, cross-genre songwriter, Harrington credits her work with disabled children as the inspiration for a song she wrote called "Let Me Win," which was performed at the 1996 Paralympic Torch Ceremonies and has been used statewide for Georgia’s Special Olympics.  She is a resident of Stone Mountain, Georgia and also spends time in Western, New York on the family property in Cherry Creek.