BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Russell walks tightrope to Eugene on Sunday In the 1970s, he had three albums go gold, Billboard magazine rated him the top concert attraction in the world, and a song he wrote, "This Masquerade," won a Grammy for George Benson George Benson (b. March 22 1943, Pittsburgh) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop/R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me The Night", "Lady Love Me (One More . He also wrote hits for the Carpenters (`Superstar') and Joe Cocker (`Delta Lady'). Ray Charles For the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see . Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his stage name Ray Charles, was a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. and B.B. King also covered his songs. Elton John Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. , ZZ Top, Willie Nelson were among his opening acts. So what did Leon Russell do? He released a country album. "Hank Wilson's Back, Volume One" inspired Mark Chesnutt and Clint Black to take a crack at country music careers. Since then, the versatile musician and record producer has had a fourth gold record, toured with New Grass Revival New Grass Revival was a progressive bluegrass band from 1971 to 1989. Band members The founding members were Sam Bush (mandolin, fiddle, guitar), Courtney Johnson (banjo, guitar), Ebo Walker (Harry L Shelor Jr) (b. and Edgar Winter, released three more Hank Wilson albums and recorded "Moonlight and Love Songs" (Leon Russell Records, 2002), singing standards with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra The Nashville Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. History The Nashville Symphony was founded in 1920 when a group of amateur and professional musicians formed their own orchestra and organized The Symphony Society. . And he still goes on the road. You can catch him and the Weary People at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Jungle, 23 W. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $17.50 and are available by calling 338-9000. Renowned guitarist will play museum benefit Muriel Anderson was the first (and only) woman and the first nylon-string guitarist to win the National Guitar Picking Championship. She can play flamenco, koto koto (kō`tō), a Japanese string instrument related in structure to the zither. It consists of an elongated rectangular wooden body, strung lengthwise with 7 to 13 silk strings. music, bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. and the Beatles - and anything else that catches her ear. You can catch her in the act at 7 p.m. Saturday at Twin Rivers Baptist Church, 1660 Mohawk Blvd., Springfield. Admission is $15, and is free for children 12 and younger. Tickets are available at all Pacific Continental Bank locations, the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 101 South A St.; the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County, 754 Olive St., and the Springfield Museum, 590 Main St. Proceeds benefit the museum. So will a 6:30 p.m. silent auction. - The Register-Guard |
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