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Crooner Records Inc. Announces Las Vegas Star to Release Country Single to Radio.


Entertainment Editors/Music Writers

LAS VEGAS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 27, 2001

Crooner Brian Evans Brian Evans may refer to:
  • Brian Evans (basketball)
  • Brian Evans (cricketer)
  • Brian Evans (musician)
, 28, will release a new country single next month through R & R Magazine's subscriber base.

The Vegas headliner head·lin·er  
n.
A performer who receives prominent billing; a star.

Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing
star
, mostly known for crooning the standards, has decided that opening up his horizons towards Nashville is the way he wants to go.

"Brian has always wanted to pursue this genre of music, and his success 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.  has given him the opportunity to focus on his dream in country music," said attorney Ira Levin.

Evans intends on performing as the opening act for several national country acts during the course of this year. As a crooner of the standards, Evans has opened for the likes of Dionne Warwick, Rick Astley, Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was a Chicago-born American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. Known for his smooth vocal style, Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game.  and Shonen Knife The all-female musical band Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu; lit. "Boy knife") is a Japanese pop punk/garage rock band. Among their fans are Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Redd Kross, and Sultans of Ping. .

Evans' first single will be entitled "Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings," a song made famous by the likes of Tom Jones. An original song is also included on the CD single.

"Brian is working on a new album that he intends to release later this year," said Levin.

Evans' website, http://www.thecrooner.com , details his pursuit of keeping the standards alive to a new audience. After lengthy runs at historic casinos such as the old Sinatra stomping ground stomp·ing ground
n.
A customary territory or favorite gathering place. Also called stamping ground.
, "The Desert Inn," Evans has been performing in the Netherlands, London, and most recently in Taiwan, where all of his pop-jazz albums are distributed.

His latest crooner release, "YOU," has been the subject of great acceptance. He appeared on national television last month on the show "Fox & Friends," and an interview runs on The TV Guide Channel next month.

Prior to his singing career, Evans acted on a variety of network television shows such as "Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , 90210."

The country single will ship mid-April to R & R Magazine's country music industry readership, which is a radio trade newspaper distributed to radio executives in every field of music.
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