''Rockabye Baby!'' is a series of CDs geared toward infants and newborns, containing instrumental lullaby versions of popular rock bands including

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series debuted in 2006, and garnered many reviews from the music and entertainment industry, including MTV, ''

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''. Rockabye Baby CDs were included in gift bags given to all of the survivors of the 2010 Cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The series is produced by Lisa Roth, sister of

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frontman David Lee Roth. In 2011, ''Rockabye Baby!'' released their five-year anniversary compilation, ''Good Day, Goodnight'', a 2-CD set featuring songs from previously released albums as well as several new songs. there are 50+''Rockabye Baby!'' albums on the market, from a diverse of artists, such as

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. The Spokesman Review said "the series is designed for modern-music-minded parents who want to share songs like ''

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'' with their kids without scarring them for life." Several songs from the 2006 ''Rockabye Baby!'' release, ''Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana'' appear in the 2015 Kurt Cobain biographical film, ''

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. On February 4, 2018, the ''Rockabye Baby!'' version of Nirvana's "

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Reviews

* ''Rockabye Baby'' has been reviewed in the national media and child-rearing magazines ''Parents'', ''Parenting'', ''American Baby and Child''. * ''Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs'', which was available exclusively at Starbucks March 23-April 19, 2010, reached #3 on '' Billboard''’s Kids' Albums chart, #18 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums, and #111 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200. * ''Rockabye Baby!'' and ''Hushabye Baby'' CDs were featured on Good Day LA's "Style File: Jill's Favorite Baby Gifts" on December 9, 2009.

Awards

*2007 Greatest Product -

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Award for three of their albums: Lullaby Renditions of Green Day, Lullaby Renditions of The Rolling Stones, and Lullaby Renditions of U2. *Best Kids' Album - The 2007 ESKY (Mini) Awards - ('' Esquire'') *Favorite Audio/Video Source - Baby and Children's Product News *Cribsie Award for Catchiest Kids Tune - First annual Cribsie award with over 135,000 votes cast

Discography

References

External links

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