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Exclusive: Tom Hanks' "Mister Rogers" Movie Gets Companion Album Featuring Rocker Wife Rita Wilson, Plus Micky Dolenz, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
September 12, 2019
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It's a beautiful day in Tom Hanks's neighborhood. Tom stars in the Mister Rogers movie, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" this fall - and will get an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor, no debate.

Now I can tell you the movie getting a companion album of Mister Rogers songs sung by a variety of pop people. It's called "Thank You, Mister Rogers - Music & Memories," releasing on October 18th.

And guess who's one of them? Tom's wife, actress-rocker Rita Wilson. (She has a great voice.) Rita will sing "Sometimes People Are Good," a Rogers regular. Rita says of Fred Rogers, "His words of kindness, acceptance, and peace are a classic message."

Other musical acts on the compendium are The Monkees' Micky Dolenz, plus 60s favorites the Cowsills, Kellie Pickler, Vanessa Williams, Lee Greenwood, Jaci Velasquez, Jim Brickman, Jon Secada, Tom Bergeron, and Sandi Patty.





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