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WHO HEARS THE CRIES ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND iTUNES!!
Produced by Grammy Award Winning Walter Clyde Orange of The Commodores!
As heard on WMEL radio in Melbourne, Florida!
Many thanks to the management and host Bill Mick & company for introducing "Who Hears The Cries" and Craig Deanto to Central Florida.
"This CD should win a Grammy; it should win everything!", exclaimed the host on SUNNY 104.3, now on SUNNY1079.com, where they raised the roof with a live 1 hour Interview featuring Craig, Walter Clyde Orange, and cuts from the CD "Who Hears The Cries". Callers jammed the switchboard with tears and cheers!
This page was last updated on: 10/5/2026
Just click on the sound icon to hear the Promotional piece which was broadcast first on the "Talk To Me" station.
The "Who Hears the Cries" CD available from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and many others.
Read the background story on Craig and the CD as published in the Florida Today Newspaper. Click the banner or HERE.
To hear this special message, press the play arrow. This is a small portion of the special dedication entitled "Home Where Home Should Be" from the CD, "Who Hears The Cries". Written and performed by Craig Deanto - Copyright 2002 - All Rights Reserved
Click on the Florida Today banner above for full details on the 46th Annual GRAMMYS
Craig wrote "Florida the Beautiful," which is dedicated to the heroes of 2004's devastating hurricanes. It became a hit on Talk Radio WMEL in Cocoa Beach FL. Click: "Florida the Beautiful" to hear the song and dedications.
Craig Deanto is a long time friend and colleague of the Commodores.
Please visit the Commodores at:
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Welcome to the official website of Craig Deanto, Grammy‑balloted songwriter and former 15‑year Recording Academy® Voting Member. Browse Craig’s legendary music, interviews, album information, and new releases, along with stories behind the songs and updates from his ongoing work in acoustic, pop, and inspirational music. Enjoy the journey.
Be sure to visit the National Center for Missing & Exploited children at: http://www.missingkids.com/home
In his continued friendship and work with WMEL, Craig was a natural choice when the time came for creating a new station jingle, which is available for downloading above.
Craig was honored to receive this certificate (left) of appreciation and recognition from The Recording Academy™ for his many contributions to the world of music..
GoldTone Records® is very honored that Mr. Craig Deanto is an ASCAP Publisher/Writer and has been a voting member in the Recording Academy Arts & Sciences, Inc.
"Raising awareness for the children - a voice for those who can not be heard."
Per grammy.com, no GRAMMY nominations were awarded to any contributors. Craig Deanto’s album Who Hears the Cries was balloted 8-times in the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
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Craig’s acoustic song “I’ll Bring You Flowers” now streaming on all online services! Popular favorite in the UK!
New song: BrickHouse2
NEW DANCE SONG RELEASE!! LET'S LEAVE THE PARTY!!
Candlelight Vigil for Missing Children and Children of Divorce
Copyright 2019
Licensing information for Mr. Deanto's songs can be found at www.cdbabylicensing.com. Search for his song tiitle then click on "more" and select license. An online form will be there to fill out and CDBaby will coordinate and manage this.
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CRAIG DEANTO - OFFICIAL WEBSITE - GRAMMY DETAILS
Grammy-balloted former 15-year Recording Academy® Voting Member
Craig Deanto - Executive Producer / Primary Artist / Songwriter / 100% Ownership of All Rights — Master Copyrights, ASCAP Writer / Publisher, and Exclusive Control of All Project Materials, Names, Images, Likenesses, and Identifying Elements. Unauthorized Use Is Strictly Prohibited. All Rights Reserved.
Grammy Award Winning Walter "Clyde" Orange - Executive Producer
Work‑for‑Hire Contributors: Kim Thomas (5), Ronald G. Smith (2), Michael Manley (3), Frank Cornelius (2), Andre Williams (2), Thomas Dawson (1), Others as credited.
CRAIG DEANTO - 46th ANNUAL GRAMMY DETAILS
The Historic Milestone of Craig Deanto’s Who Hears the Cries GRAMMY Submissions
For an independent artist to successfully place a project let-alone 8-times into the official voting pool of the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (2003–2004 cycle) was a monumental industry achievement to land on the nominating ballot alongside the biggest artists and record labels at that time. During this era, the Recording Academy enforced rigorous physical, commercial, and gatekeeping rules. Achieving eight distinct first-round ballot entries across multiple genres required the primary artist, Craig Deanto, to meet stringent mandates.
Earning Recording Academy Voting Membership
To submit Who Hears the Cries independently, he first had to achieve official Voting Member status in 2003. This required verifiable credentials, including commercially released tracks with national distribution, a proven catalog of professional songwriting and vocal work, and endorsements from active peer industry professionals to validate his standing as a creator.
Brick-and-Mortar Retail Distribution
Unlike modern digital releases, the 46th cycle strictly barred online self-distribution networks and local store consignment from eligibility. To satisfy the Academy’s commercial viability mandate, an album was required to have verified physical product placement on traditional commercial retail shelves, a metric successfully fulfilled via distribution at some physical Barnes & Noble store locations.
Manual Screening Committee Vetting
Before an entry could ever be placed on a ballot, physical copies of the CD were subjected to rigorous evaluation by specialized Academy genre-screening committees. These committees manually inspected the physical CD liner notes, professional typography, credits, and artwork layout to verify that the engineering and production met elite industry standards.
Preservation of Historical Records
All archival materials, master recordings, and 46th Grammy preliminary ballot data for Who Hears The Cries are preserved within Florida’s senior estate provisions of original creator Craig Deanto, under his verified accredited persona and trademarked label GoldTone Records®.
Craig Deanto funded this project to bring awareness to missing children and family‑court issues.
The Who Hears the Cries CD by Craig Deanto was completed in 2001 and released in 2002.
Per grammy.com, no GRAMMY nominations were awarded to any contributors. Craig Deanto’s album Who Hears the Cries was balloted 8-times in the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
Historical Comparison Then vs. Now
In 2003, getting on the ballot was a no‑fee submission process, highly gatekept merit professional achievement that required physical retail placement and manual screening committee vetting of tangible CDs. Today, the modern Recording Academy uses an open, independent label fee submission model, differing to the demanding credentials required during the 46th Grammy cycle.
