“The song is about hope, looking to the future and looking
to our children.” ~ Raylene Rankin (Sept. 15, 1960 – Sept. 30, 2012)
Raylene Rankin said it of this song in a CBC radio interview only
a few months before her passing from cancer.
The song was written in 1984, as an anthem for resilience
and hope, by Leon Dubinsky from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Rankin Family
released it in 1993.
Margaret, me and our children were blessed to hear the
Rankins perform it on stage shortly after. Lead vocalist Raylene’s crystal
clear soprano voice then raised it up to the auditorium rafters and beyond.
Today, in memory of my brother, I dedicate it
to his wife, Carol Aldridge, his children, and his grandchildren.
The song is, Rise Again.
My brother would have been 65 years young today.
Ralph Garry Aldridge (March 3, 1951 - February 7, 2016)
#tbt #RIPGarry
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