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"Hit Man: David Foster and Friends" November 11 DVD/CD Release Honors Career of Multi-Grammy Winner.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
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 assembled a stunning collection of artists in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  last spring for a spectacular night, which honored his hugely successful four-decade career. The result is "Hit Man: David Foster and Friends" the DVD/CD which is scheduled for release on November 11th on 143/Reprise Records. With stand-out performances by Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is a renowned Italian singer. He is both an operatic tenor and a classical crossover singer. To date, he has recorded six complete operas — La Bohème, Il Trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, , Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Katharine McPhee, Blake Shelton Blake Shelton (born June 18 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma) is an American neotraditional country musician and singer-songwriter. Career
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Shelton moved to Nashville, Tennessee from his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 17.
, Kenny G, Peter Cetera, Brian McKnight and Oprah discovery Charice amongst others, Foster shines in the role of host and ring-master as well as keyboard accompanist to the slew of stars.

"Hit Man: David Foster and Friends" will air as part of the "Great Performances" Series on PBS PBS
 in full Public Broadcasting Service

Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural,
 stations around the country in December. In addition, the eagerly awaited David Foster autobiography "Hit Man: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts and Winning Grammies" is scheduled for a November 11th release on Pocket Books.

Foster who was nominated for an unprecedented 45 Grammies, won two Emmys and was an Oscar nominee is scheduled to make several TV appearances starting with a live performance on Oprah Winfrey on October 31st with Andrea Bocelli. In addition, a full hour devoted to the career of David Foster will air on Dr. Phil on November 11th. The show will include appearances by Seal whose new CD "Soul" was produced by Foster along with the great Natalie Cole. Foster will also visit Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as  the following week with 15-year old Oprah discovery Charice and The View on November 19th with American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee.

Having worked with a virtual who's who of the record business with artists including Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Chicago, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble , N'Sync, Earth, Wind and Fire, Gloria Estefan, Toni Braxton and scores of others, Foster has three Grammy "Producer of the Year" Awards. In 2007, Foster produced Josh Groban's "Noel" which was the biggest selling CD of last year.
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