Two doctors who said that they hope their viral rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" brings people comfort during the coronavirus pandemic released a four-song EP titled "Music is Medicine" on Friday. Drs. Elvis L. Francois and William Robinson, chief residents in the orthopedic department at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, have recorded simple songs over the years with Robinson playing the piano as Francois sang. They received sweeping praise for their rendition of "Imagine" after posting the video to their Instagram accounts on March 23.
Over the next few weeks, two people from Big Machine record label helped get them into a studio to record the EP. Proceeds from the EP sales will go to the Center of Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund. “We decided to post it as the quarantine had kinda hit its stride and people were inside and … scared and, if nothing else, stir crazy -- looking for some hope and comfort,” Robinson told ABC News.