Born into a musical family, Ernest Chapman lost his father to non-hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 13. 7 years later, his mother, singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman, survived breast cancer. In 2006 Ernest helped his mother in law through a terminal battle with colon cancer that was extremely difficult for his wife, Jessie Friedman, also the bass player in their band TEAM iLLUMiNATi. With a new record, American Dream, now on iTunes, Ernest and Jessie open up about how music has helped them to heal.
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