Amy Stroup

POEM MY MOM KEPT / HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Amy — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:33:01 +0000

This is a poem my mother kept on our refrigerator growing up. I re-read it for mother’s day and I thought I would share. Climb on friends:

Mother to Son
By Langston Hughes

Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

Thanks to the ‘Poetry Foundation’ for posting the poem

Hold onto Hope Love on NBC’s Ready for Love

Amy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:23:11 +0000

From Secret Road: Amy Stroup’s “Hold Onto Hope Love” Chosen as Main Theme For “Ready For Love” Series. Tuesday, April 9th, NBC is launching a new series, Ready For Love. The show has chosen Amy Stroup’s “Hold Onto Hope Love” as the theme song, and we couldn’t be more excited that the song has found such a great home. Be sure to tune into NBC April 9th at 9/8c! Grab a copy of the special edition release here only on iTUNES .… (read more)

THIS COULD KILL ME on MTV

Amy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:15:59 +0000

Tonight’s World of Jenks episode on MTV featured ‘This Could Kill Me’. Check out World of Jenks scene info: http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-world-of-jenks-episode-5-season-2/ Grab your copy of the single here!

Help Me Pick a Cover for #HOTHL

Amy — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:23:46 +0000

I NEED YOUR HELP. I am gearing up for the special re-release of my song HOLD ONTO HOPE LOVE ( #HOTHL ). Why you ask? The new NBC show Ready for Love is using it in this seasons debut & promo pieces on APRIL 9th after the hit show THE VOICE! Milkglass Creative is redesigning the cover and we need your OPINION.

Please vote on version one or two. (#HOTHL V1 (colorful / floral) or #HOTHL V2 (gray tones)) Please Feel free to spread, Share, comment…Ready Set VOTE! (Thanks for your input!) Oh and be sure to tune in this Tuesday Night on NBC.

{Ps on twitter we are using the hashtag #HOTHL for the song Hold OnTo Hope Love, share on }

FORGIVING MYSELF Single Released

Amy — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:43:46 +0000

‘This bed of nails / which way should I rest my head…’ Over a year ago, I co-wrote and recorded a song called ‘Forgiving Myself’ with my Sugar and The Hi-Lows bandmate Trent Dabbs. At the time I was reading a book called The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd and watching the telvision series Friday Night Lights. I remember talking about some of the characters with Trent and I and how hard it is to forgive your self but its one of the most necessary things to do in life, and questioning how sometimes we hold it as a weakness over each other in some ways… The song didn’t quite fit the Sugar and The Hi-lows vibe necessarily, so we decided a duet would be best.

The song came out on iTunes and other digital outlets today. Listen for the song on an all new episode of Pretty Little Liars tonight on ABC FAMILY.

Ready For Love *Hold Onto Hope Love

Amy — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:40:39 +0000

We are pleased to announce ‘Hold Onto Hope Love’ can be heard in NBC’s new show ‘Ready For Love’ promo. Listen now for Hold Onto Hope Love in the promo’s now airing on NBC. Click below to watch the music video filmed in Los Angeles for Hold Onto Hope Love and grab your copy via iTunes or Amazon.com.