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\\"Dude\, I knew you could sing\, but I had no idea you could do that blue-eyed soul thing!\\"
Producer Randy Jackson paid that compliment to Travis Tritt\, after recording a duet between Tritt and soul man Sam Moore for Moore's 2006 album\, Overnight Sensational. Then he made a suggestion. \\"If you ever want to do an album that puts a bigger spotlight on that\,\\" Jackson said\, \\"I'd love to work on it with you.\\"
The end result of that conversation is The Storm\, Tritt's widely-praised 2007 release. Tritt and Jackson teamed up to create a powerhouse collection of songs that emphasize the irresistible soul side of Tritt's singing. It's a card that has always been in Tritt's stylistic deck\, but one that has often been overlooked by listeners unfamiliar with the deep musical links between country and R&\;B\, particularly in the South.
And in Jackson\, Tritt found the ideal collaborator. Before he gained acclaim for his role as a judge on \\"American Idol\,\\" Jackson had played bass with artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to Journey. Demonstrating that type of range is precisely the aim of The Storm.
\\"Growing up just outside Atlanta\, to the north of us you've got the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville\,\\" Tritt explains. \\"A little bit South you've got Macon\, Georgia - home of the Allman Brothers\, the Marshall Tucker Band and Capricorn Records. And off to west you've got Delta blues. Sprinkle Southern gospel over the top of that\, and you're talking about where I came from. I loved all of that music.\\"
To make that point\, \\"You Never Take Me Dancing\,\\" the first single from The Storm\, opens with Tritt's bluesy moans and a seductive acoustic slide guitar\, before settling into the funkiest groove this side of Stevie Wonder's \\"Superstition.\\" The song was written by Richard Marx\, who also collaborated with Tritt on \\"Doesn't the Good Outweigh the Bad\,\\" a rollicking relationship song that grew out of Tritt and his wife's experience building a new house. \\"You know how they say that if your marriage can survive building a house it can survive anything?\\" Tritt asks\, laughing. \\"That is absolutely a fact.\\"
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Legends Theater
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The Guess Who
The Guess Who\, the band that became Canada’s first international rock music superstars\,
began in 1962 in Winnipeg as Chad Allen &\; The Reflections. Including members Randy
Bachman (guitar)\, Jim Kale (bass) and Garry Peterson (drums)\, Chad Allen and the
Reflections had become Chad Allen and the Expressions by the time they recorded a
cover of “Shakin’ All Over”\, released by Quality Records in 1965. The song was a #1
single in Canada and reached #22 in America. Burton Cummings joined the group that
same year\, replacing the keyboard player and sharing lead vocals.
Quality Records released the group’s first single and album\, Shakin’ All Over\, in a plain
white record jacket with only the question “Guess Who?” written on it. The marketing
ploy capitalized on curiosity and the promise of another British Invasion band. It
worked. After selling two million copies the band had its trademark name\: The Guess
Who. Following the success of Shakin’ All Over\, the band toured the U.S. as part of Dick
Clark’s Caravan of Stars Road Revue and in 1967 they landed a regular spot on the CBCTV
show\, Where It’s At.
Experimenting with the sounds of freedom\, psychedelic\, and garage rock that were
filtering across the border from Minneapolis\, The Guess Who traveled to Minneapolis\,
where they did their first recordings at K-Bank Studios. Their song “His Girl” gave the
band a Top 20 hit in England\, an offer to sign with London-based King Records\, and the
opportunity to tour. They immediately left for the U.K. After just one album\, the band
quit King Records and returned to Canada. After recording the promotional album A
Wild Pair (with The Staccatos on the flipside) for Coca-Cola and appearing on the TV
show Let’s Go\, the homecoming of The Guess Who was marked by the sale of their
Quality Records contract for $1\,000 to Nimbus 9\, owned by producer Jack Richardson.
Richardson believed so strongly in The Guess Who that he mortgaged his home to
finance the recording of the album\, Wheatfield Soul\, which was released in 1968. The
first single\, “These Eyes”\, reached #1 in Canada\, and earned the band a U.S. contract
with RCA Records. Heralded as the beginning of the Canadian Invasion\, “These Eyes”
reached #3 in America in 1969 with total sales of more than one million copies. Their
second album for RCA\, Canned Wheat by The Guess Who\, also released in 1968\,
contained the Top 10 hits “Laughing”\, “No Time”\, and the Top 40 hit “Undun” (the Bside
of “Laughing”).
Ironically it was “American Woman”\, from March of 1970\, which gave The Guess Who
a #1 single in the U.S. and unseated The Beatles for three weeks straight. The Top 10
album\, also entitled American Woman\, containing the hits “No Sugar Tonight/New
Mother Nature” (the B-Side of American Woman)\, also went to #1 in Billboard for three
weeks.
This new trend of having double sided singles both going to #1 was a rare occurrence\,
only achieved by\; Elvis\, The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, The Guess Who\, and
Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The popularity of the band earned them an invitation to perform at the White House
before Prince Charles and the President and Mrs. Nixon\, although she requested that the
band not perform “American Woman.” It was during this peak of The Guess Who’s
success that Randy Bachman decided to leave the band (replaced by guitarists Kurt
Winter and Greg Leskiw)\; he formed Bachman Turner Overdrive shortly thereafter.
Over the next few years the group continued to chart with the singles “Hand Me Down
World”\, “Share The Land”\, “Bus Rider”\, “Rain Dance”\, “Albert Flasher”\, “Star Baby”
and “Clap for the Wolfman” (which reached #6 on the Billboard Charts)\, and the album
Greatest Hits. In all\, the group has 14 bona fide Top 40 Hits to its credit!
After 10 years with the band\, Burton Cummings left in 1975 to pursue a successful solo
career. The original members of the The Guess Who appeared sporadically over the
ensuing years\: Jim Kale continued the band with new members through the late 70’s\;
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings toured together in 1983\; there was a brief
reunion from which an album and concert video were released in 1985\; and the band
appeared together when they were inducted into the Canadian Recording Arts &\; Sciences
(CARAS) Hall of Fame in 1987.
In 1999 The Guess Who returned to their Winnipeg roots\, responding to a personal
request from the Premier of Manitoba\, to appear at the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am
Games. The reunion was performed in driving rain before a combined live and television
audience of nearly a million people. The excitement and personal enjoyment found in
performing together again as The Guess Who inspired them to consider touring across
Canada. Months of reunion rumors were finally confirmed in March 2000 when the
Running Back Thru Canada tour announced more than 24 performances in over 22 cities
across Canada.
The emergence of “classic rock” radio stations throughout North America has broadened
the base of the group’s loyal followers to include more of the baby boomer generation\, on
down to today’s teenagers. A typical audience at a concert by The Guess Who will
contain fans from 16 to 60 years old. The popularity of The Guess Who has increased
tremendously due to the strength and the highly regarded reputation of their live concert
performances.
Although membership in the group has changed through the years\, they have remained
musically consistent behind the strengths of original members Jim Kale (bass and vocals)
and Garry Peterson (drums and vocals). Additionally\, current members include Derek
Sharp (vocals and guitars)\, Leonard Shaw (keyboards\, flute\, sax and vocals) and Laurie
MacKenzie (guitars and vocals). As they perform hit after hit in concert\, it is easy to see
and hear why The Guess Who remain one of today’s most sought after touring
attractions.
Blood Sweat &\; Tears
A musical institution\, Blood Sweat &\; Tears has left an indelible mark on the American music scene since 1968. One of the greatest horn bands in the history of popular music\, BS&\;T’s alumni roster reads like a Who’s Who of the world’s greatest jazz and rock musicians.
As BS&\;T has evolved through the years\, it has maintained its commitment to high standards by including in its current roster the most talented musicians available.
Starting out in Greenwich Village in New York\, the band won world-wide acclaim\, becoming the first in many categories\: first band to tour behind the Iron Curtain\, first band to have 3 hit singles from the same record\, first band to combine rock with jazz and of course Sunday night Woodstock\, YES the real Woodstock.
Racking up sales in the millions\, BS&\;T earned multiple gold albums\, 10 Grammy nominations and won 3 Grammy Awards\, including the most prestigious of them all\, Album of the Year.
A band with a social conscience\, At selected concerts BS&\;T awards the Elsie Monica Colomby music scholarship award to deserving students to help pay for lessons or to the music departments of schools to help buy instruments\, as they did after the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005 when BS&\;T had the entire high school marching band join them on stage for a jam session—a night those kids and some very proud parents will never forget.
Through there have been many changes in the bands lineup over the years\, BS&\;T continues its tradition of finding and showcasing the brightest talent around the world. Whether playing their greatest hits\, or new arrangements of classic songs\, the band provides a night you will never forget.
At all the band’s performances\, the musicians are available to answer any questions\, to sign autographs\, and to talk to young people about the joy and importance of having found music in their lives. As BS&\;T’s long-standing audiences bring their children to the band’s performances\, a new generation joins an existing wide demographic of loyal fans.
BS&\;T concerts has brought record attendance and sold out shows throughout the world. Blood Sweat &\; Tears has once again proven that great musicians produce great music\, The main reason the band is in such high demand. The horn section has recorded with Jazz great Jeff Lorber for his 2007 Grammy nominated album “He Had A Hat”.
2008 Saw the return of Founding Father Steve Katz to the BS&\;T line up on select shows.
Also in 2008 BS&\;T was named Honorary Ambassador of Peace by Kim\, Jin-sun Governor of Gangwon Province Republic of Korea.
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David Spade is an actor and writer\, and he is best known for his comedic performances. Spade was born in Michigan\, but moved to Arizona at age 4 where he soon became known as the joker of his elementary school. Throughout his childhood\, Spade loved to watch stand-up comedians and sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live. Spade decided to pursue his dream of becoming a stand-up comic and dropped out of a local community college to work at a skateboard shop and perform stand-up in local clubs in his spare time.
Soon the stand-up gigs gained him local fame. Spade decided to concentrate more on his comedy career so\, like most aspiring performers\, he moved to Los Angeles. He began his comedy tour by performing at nightclubs and on college campuses where he had crowds rolling in the aisles. During a show in a Los Angeles club\, a casting agent was taken by Spade's talent and wit and cast him in his first major Hollywood film\, Police Academy 4\: Citizens on Patrol. Though the film was not well received by critics\, Spade's performance got him noticed. In 1989 he was invited to perform in the HBO special Young Comedians Show. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller\, who quickly became a fan of Spade's comedic talent and helped him get a role on Saturday Night Live in 1990.
During his days with the SNL crew\, Spade made a friendship that would be important to both his personal and public lives. This friendship was with co-star and fellow comedian Chris Farley. Their friendly banter and teamwork earned them more airtime on SNL as well as their first movie deal. SNL producer Lorne Michaels saw the talent in the pair and produced Tommy Boy in 1995. Fans of Farley and Spade on SNL swarmed the box offices when Tommy Boy was released\, making it a smash hit. Spade and Farley received the MTV Movie Award for Best Onscreen Duo for their debut film. Spade and Farley made another film in 1996. Black Sheep hit the big screen to big laughs. With the success of his acting career Spade decided to step away from sketch comedy and retired from SNL to take a part on the NBC comedy series Just Shoot Me.
The show premiered in 1997 with Spade playing the snide assistant Dennis Finch. While still keeping up his part in the NBC series\, Spade continued to make films between seasons. In 1997 he appeared next to Joe Pesci in Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag. In 1998\, 1999\, and 2001 Spade appeared in Senseless\, Lost &\; Found\, and Joe Dirt respectively. He provided the voice for King Kuzco in Disney's The Emperor's New Groove in 2000\, which quickly became a favorite of Disney fans.
David Spade's talents are recognized by a diverse audience. He pulled in the young fans with his days on SNL\, the movie-going crowd with multiple box office hits\, and even youngsters through his work with Disney. Spade never fully left his early days of touring with a stand-up show. He continues to provoke laughter in crowds across the country doing shows from Las Vegas to New Jersey. Tickets are a hot commodity for fans of all ages that enjoy the witty and sarcastic humor of comedian David Spade
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