Country's Todd O'Neill Celebrates New Single And New Career Horizons With New Single 'Cajun Queen'

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Aria Records) - The fast-moving career of country newcomer Todd O'Neill is exploding in several directions at once these days as the singer/ songwriter releases "Cajun Queen," a single that celebrates the soulful grit and gris-gris of his native Louisiana as it benefits victims of the disastrous hurricanes that have plagued the region. At the same time, O'Neill is getting ready to hit the road as a featured vocalist and cast member of "It's Only Make Believe," the acclaimed musical tribute to country legend Conway Twitty.

Written by O'Neill with Scott Innes, afternoon DJ on WYNK in Baton Rouge (the man who also provides the cartoon voices of Scooby Doo and Shaggy!) along with Louisiana producer/Grammy nominee Nelson Blanchard, "Cajun Queen" rocks hard and pulls out all the deep-southern stops, rhyming "beans and rice" with "Cajun spice" and "boudin" with "LSU fan." The single is being released exclusively via Play MPE and requesting airplay from stations beginning on September 22, with O'Neill donating 100% of his songwriting royalties to the area's needy hurricane victims.

"These have been some tough times in this region, and it's great to see everybody helping out in whatever way they can," O'Neill says. "I'm proud to be from Louisiana and I'm proud to play and sing country music, and nothing could make me happier than to contribute to the cause with my music."

Even as his country career continues to skyrocket, O'Neill is taking on other new challenges as a cast member of the new Conway Twitty musical, "It's Only Make Believe." The musical is set for a coast-to-coast run after its Nashville premiere on October 12.

"It may be 'only make believe,' but this show feels very real to me," says O'Neill, who gets to display the full range of his talents in the hit production. "To have my theater debut revolve around a pure country legend like Conway Twitty, it just doesn't get any better than that."