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Melinda Caroll
Birth nameLinda Carol Smith
Born (1952-04-04) April 4, 1952 (age 72)
OriginJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1970–present
Websitewww.melindacarollmusic.com

Melinda Caroll (born April 4, 1952, Jacksonville, Florida) is a singer, composer, record producer, recording artist, and lifetime Member of Girl Scouts. She has created and produced music for Girl Scouts since 1989.

One Warm Coat Project

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One Warm Coat started out in 1992 as a Thanksgiving Weekend coat drive in San Francisco. Since then, more than 1 million coats have been donated in thousands of local communities across North America. The "warm coats" theme came about when Caroll was asked by One Warm Coat to create a theme song about the charitable project.

Girl Scout Music

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"My magical journey with Girl Scout and Guides Music, began with a song I wrote in 1989 in 30 minutes, called "We Change the World." For the next 7 years, I led a 22-girl choir, Na Hokulele, and was also the leader of my daughter's Girl Scout Troop #755 for eight years. These experiences led to the development and release of my first CD, Girl Scouts Greatest Hits, Vol 1, We Change the World in 1997. This music series was born out of my own need to find quality recordings of age-appropriate, relevant songs and music for my girls. Already a professional singer-songwriter, it was natural for me to compose new songs to fulfill that need and to continue to collect new songs to share from my travels around the world."

— Melinda Caroll

Caroll has performed live before hundreds of thousands of Girl Scouts and has played for distinguished guests including members of the United States Congress, Secretary of State, Colin Powell and members of the President's cabinet when her song, Every Girl, Everywhere, debuted at the Girl Scouts' 90th Birthday celebration Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington DC on March 12, 2002.

In 2012, her composition Ignite was chosen as theme song for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Girl Scouts USA.

Caroll is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. She resides in Maui.

When We Shine

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Caroll is the artistic director of When We Shine, a non-profit network of multimedia artists.[1] In 2018, Caroll led the children of Pōmaikaʻi Elementary School in Kahului, Hawaii through the entire process of creating a CD called Songs for Change.[2]

Discography

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Year Album
1989 Road to Paradise
1990 Great Fires of Our Time[3]
1995 The Giving Tree
1997 We Change the World, Vol. 1
1998 Vol. 2 The Wind Beneath Our Wings
1999 A World of Peace
2000 Brownies Growing Strong, Vol. 3
2001 Celebrate Together, Vol. 4
2002 Camp Songs for Every Girl, Everywhere, Vol. 5
2002 Pele's Dream
2003 Little Happy Campers, Vol. 6
2004 We Are Family, Vol. 7
2005 Fur, Feathers and Fun, Vol. 8
2006 The Highlights, Vol. 9
2008 Make the World a Better Place, Vol. 10
2010 Amazing Daisies, Vol. 11
2014 Dance and Sing, IGNITE Your Dream, Vol. 12
2014 It's Your Story, Vol. 1, One Voice in the World,

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "When We Shine".
  2. ^ Rhapsody, Rebecca (2018-12-05). "Songs For Change". The Story Connective. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. ^ Berger, John (23 December 1990). Keir, Gerry (ed.). "Follow-up discs show first success no fluke". Star-Bulletin & Advertiser (Final ed.). Honolulu, Hawaii. p. G4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hoku's – Female Vocalist of the Year". Hawaii-music.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2009-10-16.[dead link]
  5. ^ Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts (May 12, 2001). (advertisement). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 42.
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