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Jackie Finley & her 5-piece band will bring back vivid memories of the great singer &
country entertainer, Patsy Cline.
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Finley has opened for country music stars Travis Tritt and JoDee
Messina, also performing at Nashville's World-Famous Tootsie's
Orchid. She recently won the 2007 NFDA Idol competition in
front of a crowd of 3,000 at the Las Vegas Hilton.
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Experience a whirlwind of music, comedy and
fun with
Red Hot Jubilee Jam,
a sizzling variety show plus sensational
tributes to Willie Nelson, Judy Garland, Johnny Cash, New York
City & many more!
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Music, comedy and impersonations all come together for an
evening of pure joy for the audience. Red Hot Jubilee Jam is not
to be missed!”
Gurl and Girl Productions presents Brian Gurl on piano and Lenny Ski on
violin, as well as actress and comedian Joey Gurl.
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The three main performers in Gurl and Girl Productions each
contribute their own special talents to the Jubilee Jam show.
Brian Gurl is a classically trained pianist who is adept at all
styles of music. He has performed as a solo pianist, with jazz
and dance bands and in a number of stage productions. Touted as
a combination of Vladimir Horowitz, Roger Williams and Liberace,
Gurl is also a gifted singer, dancer, actor and impressionist.
Lenny Ski studied violin at the New England Conservatory of
Music and has extensive experience performing with stage shows,
pop and dance bands and bluegrass groups. He recorded an album
with legendary singer and songwriter Dicky Betts—a member of the
Allman Brothers Band. For more than 15 years, Ski was the
featured star performer on cruise ships worldwide. Ski is known
for his ability to play a wide range of musical styles with
ease, authority and power.
Joey Gurl is an actress, dancer and comic. She possesses a sense
of joy and spontaneity that shines through in her performances.
Gurl’s gift is that she can create a warm and intimate
relationship with the audience. She is also a talented costumer
and has created all of the visual elements for the Jubilee show.
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Hank Williams
&
My
Honky-Tonk Heroes
He's
traveled
Hank Williams'
Lost Highway from Nashville to Broadway...and
now he's bringing his award-winning sounds of
the country music legend out on the road.
Jason
Petty has won critical acclaim all over the
country for his surreal performance as country
legend Hank Williams in the off-Broadway hit
Hank Williams' "Lost Highway'".
So
much so that his performance racked up 5
nominations in New York's award ceremonies for
Best Actor. Now, this multi-talented
singer/actor/musician is bringing his own
tribute show out on the road for. This new show
is called "Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes" and
showcases Jason's uncanny ability to capture the
sounds of Hank Williams.
The
show takes audiences back in time to the very
beginnings of country music and pays homage not
only to Williams, but also to other country
legends, such as Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Acuff,
Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce, George Jones, and many
more. Jason takes us on an insightful journey
into the life of Hank Williams as only Jason
can. In 8 years of research on the "original",
Jason has had the chance to speak with friends,
band members, family, biographers and other Opry
legends who knew Hank.
It
is through this research that Jason really
grasps the genius of the man....and the
pitfalls that cost him his life at the young
age of 29. Since Jason, as an actor, has
actually stood in those legendary shoes,
only he can bring the audience in close
enough for a rare insight into the mind of
this talented and quite lonely man, Jason
re-creates such Williams' hits as "I'm So
Lonesome I Could Cry", "Your Cheatin'
Heart", "Hey Good Lookin' ", "Kaw-Liga",
"Cold Cold Heart", "Lovesick Blues", "You
Win Again" and many more.
But this astonishing show is more than just
a Hank Williams tribute...thus the title.
Jason pays tribute to stars that influenced
Hank and those stars that Hank influenced.
Backed by an authentic four-piece band,
"Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes" will have you
smiling, crying, with your hands and feet
clapping and stomping along with excitement.
Come see why critics and fans are raving
about Jason Petty in "Hank & My Honky Tonk
Heroes".
You will be so glad that you did!
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Under the direction of
trumpeter Fred Radke,
the Harry
James Orchestra
continues to bring audiences to their feet with the revitalized
music of the big band era. Launched by trumpeter Harry James in
1939, who left the Benny Goodman Orchestra to start his own
band, the Harry James Orchestra was one of the best-selling
groups of the big band era. James, one of the most outstanding
instrumentalists of the swing era, was also one of the most
popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s. He continued
to lead his band until just before his death in 1983.
Popular hits include "I've Heard That Song Before," from the
movie "Youth on Parade," "You Made Me Love You," , the number
one instrumental hit "Sleepy Lagoon," "I Had the Craziest
Dream," "You'll Never Know," and James' theme song, "Ciribiribin."
The Harry James Orchestra was instrumental in launching the
careers of numerous pop music stars of the World War II era,
including Frank Sinatra and Helen Forrest.
Trumpeter, conductor, musical clinican and educator Fred Radke,
one-time lead trumpeter for the Harry James Orchestra, was
hand-picked by the Harry James estate in 1989 to lead the Harry
James Orchestra for its 50th anniversary tour. He has continued
in that role off and on for the past 20 years. Radke's
performances on trumpet are often cited for their similarity of
sound and music style to that of his mentor, Harry James. Radke
is also in his 16th year as the Seattle Four Seasons Olympic
Hotel's Music Director and house big-band leader and has
appeared in ballrooms and nightclubs throughout the U.S. and
Canada.
He
has also played lead trumpet for the Glen Miller Orchestra, led
by Ray McKinnley, and appeared in the same role with Leslie
Uggams, The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Johnny Ray, Phil
Harris, The Modernaires, Jack Jones, The Pied Pipers, Earl
Grant, The Lennon Sisters, The King Family, Dennis Day, Connie
Stevens, Pat Boone, Edie Adams, Anita O'Day, Rich Little, Art
Lund, Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Haines and Mel Torme'.
Harry James, above,
active 1939-1983
REVIEW:
The
Harry James Orchestra, The Bob Hope Cultural Center
"Harry James wrote of Mr. Radke, 'Since he left my orchestra,
Fred has gained an outstanding reputation throughout the United
States and Canada, as a great trumpet soloist, conductor and
educator of music.' It has been noted that Fred Radke's style of
trumpet playing is so similar to Mr. James' that listeners often
cannot discern the difference. He was first choice to lead The
Harry James Orchestra because of his unique talents and broad
area of expertise."
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