White House Hopeful Shares Musical Inspirations

8/28/2007 Stephen L. Betts Former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is featured on the cover of the Sept/Oct issue of Making Music, a consumer lifestyle magazine for recreational musicians. Huckabee, a long-time supporter of music education in public schools, has played the bass guitar since childhood. His band, Capitol Offense, has opened shows for Willie Nelson and Charlie Daniels. He credits music with giving him the confidence, discipline, and creativity he says is necessary to be successful in life. “This isn’t a story about a politician, or about politics at all,” says Making Music editor-in-chief, Antoinette Follett. “t’s a story about a man who loves playing music.” In addition to looking at the ways in which music has touched Huckabee’s life, the article icludes a helpful list of resources for readers who want to become a part of music advocacy movements in their own communities.