Sweet Child O'Mine by Detroit Youth Choir

As kids everywhere return to school, the Detroit Youth Choir released their own take on the song made famous by Guns N’ Roses to call for continued progress in the wake of recent tragedies in Uvalde, Oxford, Highland Park, and Buffalo. Over 50 Choir members aged between 8-18 years old, under the leadership of Artistic Director Anthony T. White contributed to this new arrangement of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” which was created by Grammy Award winning producer Gerard Smerek from Yessian Music, and creative agency Imagination, the team behind the Detroit Youth Choir’s 2020 anthem: “Glory”.
The song choice was inspired by the story of Layla Salazar, age 11, who was one of the nineteen children and two teachers tragically killed at Robb Elementary in Ulvade, Texas. Each morning as her Dad Vinnie Salazar drove Layla to school in his truck, they would sing-along together to “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” by Guns N’ Roses. The song, Layla’s father wrote on Facebook, was the only thing bringing him peace right now.
About Detroit Youth Choir
The Detroit Youth Concert Choir & Performing Arts Company (DYC) is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that services young people throughout the Detroit Metropolitan area. It teaches and develops students between the ages of 8-18 through music education, dance, and theatrical arts. In 2019, DYC finished second on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and have since performed at various events around the City of Detroit, nationally, and internationally. The choir currently has 101 members. In 2020 they released their version of the song “Glory” created by John Legend and Common which was called by Deadline Hollywood as “one of the anthems of a summer dominated by a call for social change”, receiving millions of views and performed for President Biden, Vice President Harris and President Obama. The group went onto receive a Stellar Award in 2021 for their version of “Glory” and have been commissioned for a docuseries on the choir for Disney+.
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