About the Single: “Daddy Phone”

“The inspiration for the song came from my brother, Joe Mastran, and in turn his son, Jeremy Mastran, who both went through this experience. Jeremy went through it with his son Gabriel who lives in Germany with his mother. Gabriel actually has a ‘Daddy Phone’ to call his daddy in Ft. Knox, Kentucky. I thought it would be a good message for a lot of people.”
-David Mastran, co-writer of “Daddy Phone”

“’Daddy Phone’ brought me back to childhood, coming from a divorced family and having a daddy who refused to stay away from us. The first time I heard this song that is what I thought about. We had a wonderful relationship due to his tenacity.”
-Marty Raybon

Sung by Grammy award winning performer, Marty Raybon, Daddy Phone is ultimately about the separation of a child from his parent, an experience some tens of millions of Americans have go through each day. The song is inspired by actual events of a recently-divorced father who naturally wants to see his child frequently, but has a difficult time because his ex-wife has remarried and lives a fairly long distance away. The father also begins to realize that his son has begun to have a good relationship with his new stepfather. He reconciles with himself that what is best for the child is what is best for him as well.

In the course of solving the visitation problem, the father gets the idea of buying his son a phone and programming it so if the child will "just push one," he can call his Daddy. He dubs the phone the “DaddyPhone.”

GrandVista Music hopes the song will give many non-custodial parents ideas for better communicating with their children. Perhaps the song can make a big difference in improving communications between custodial and non-custodial parents and their children in the divorce-prevalent world of today.

About Marty Raybon

Founder and former lead singer of the Gold certified group Shenandoah, Marty Raybon offers a full spectrum of vocal entertainment. His talents are unsurpassable, whether he’s singing country, gospel or bluegrass. He led Shenandoah to 22 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including thirteen number one singles, such as: "The Church on Cumberland Road" (1989), "Sunday in the South" (1989), "Two Dozen Roses" (1989), "Next to You, Next to Me" (1990) and "Butterfly Kisses” (1997), to name a few.

Recently, Marty has signed with Nashville based label, GrandVista Music and his new CD, At His Best, is due in Spring 2010 with his first single and video "Daddy Phone" available now. Over the years Marty has acquired respect from industry peers such as Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox and esteemed country music critic Robert K. Oermann. LeVox views Marty as "The greatest singer on the planet to this day!” On Raybon's first bluegrass release of the new century, Oermann said, "There are few more thrilling vocalists in America than Marty Raybon.” For more information, visit www.martyraybon.com or www.daddyphone.com.

"The greatest singer on the planet to this day!"
- Gary LeVox
Lead vocalist of Rascal Flatts

"One of the best soul singers in music. He gets inside a song and turns it inside out. When you listen to him sing, he makes every word sound important and makes you feel as though he is singing straight to you. I love everything he's done. He's a great singer, a great artist, and a great man."
- Josh Turner,
GRAMMY nominated vocalist

On "Daddy Phone"...
“This song uniquely captures the tenderness of a parent for a child with a new twist we’ve never heard before. Marty’s vocal perfectly captures the emotion of the song.”
- Pat Gerry,
Voice of Country

On "Daddy Phone"...
“This is a great song with a lot of depth that country music radio needs right now.”
- TodaysCountryMag.com

On "Daddy Phone"...
“Marty, as usual, wrings every drop of emotion out of the lyric.”
- Robert K. Oermann,
Music Row Magazine

On "Daddy Phone"...
“Thank you again....and Daddy Phone is AWESOME. I am serious when I say it was one of my favorites this year. Chokes me up each time I hear it.”
- Roger McCoy,
WYBL-FM (98.3 - THE BULL)