The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) is pleased to announce the airing of an interview with actor James Marsden on Country Music Television (CMT)’s CMT Insider show on Saturday, May 2 at 1:30 EDT/PDT and 12:30 p.m. CDT. The interview was taped at the recent “A Night of Burnin’ Love” CPF fundraising event hosted by the family of the late Dennis Linde in Nashville at the Musician’s Hall of Fame.

Dennis Linde, the hugely successful songwriter who wrote “Burnin’ Love,” a song recorded by Elvis, along with numerous other major musical hits, died from pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in 2006. Marsden was Dennis Linde’s son-in-law and is married to Linde’s daughter, actress and soap-opera star Lisa Linde.

The interview with Marsden, who starred in movies such as 27 Dresses, Enchanted, The Notebook and X-Men, focuses on his Hollywood career and also shares details of his connection to country music through Mr. Linde and his wife, Lisa. CMT recorded Marsden’s performances of Linde songs, “The Love She Found in Me”, originally recorded by country and Broadway artist Gary Morris and “Callin’ Baton Rouge” recorded by Garth Brooks. During the CPF event, CMT interviewed Marsden about his family’s tragic experience with PF along with his concerns that his wife and his children could be at risk for the deadly lung disease. Read more… »