MONEY, RAYE SET TO PLAY AT FESTIVAL.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Country artist Collin Raye Collin Raye (born Floyd Collin Wray August 22, 1960 in De Queen, Arkansas) is a country singer. He was Bubba Wray in the Wray Brothers Band before going solo as Collin. and rocker Eddie Money will headline Palmdale's 1996 Fall Festival, city officials announced Thursday. In addition to announcing the festival headliners, city officials also announced that six-time Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. winner Jose Feliciano, former Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits were an English rock band in the 1960s, formed in Manchester in 1963. Part of the British Invasion, their trademark simple, non-threatening and clean-cut "boys next door" image made them easier to listen to and more accessible than other British Invasion bands. vocalist Peter Noone, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band For other uses, see Nitty (disambiguation). The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. will perform in the summer starlight star·light n. The light from the stars. starlight Noun the light that comes from the stars Noun 1. concert series. Money will perform Oct. 12 at the Fall Festival, which is held each year at McAdam Park. Money, perhaps best known for the song ``Two Tickets to Paradise,'' topped a 1995 festival survey of which performers should be sought for this year's event, city officials said. Raye will perform Oct. 13. Raye's ``One Boy/One Girl'' was the number one single in October and the song ``Not That Different'' reached number three in February. ``Collin Raye is one of the hottest performers in country music,'' said Steve Buffalo, Palmdale's special events manager. ``Raye will have a CD out in September so the timing is perfect.'' The starlight concert series will feature Feliciano on July 20, Noone on July 27, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on Aug. 17. All of the concerts are free and will be held at Marie Kerr Park, 39700 30th St. W. Rounding out the summer special events program will be an Americana revue and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to show July 4 at Palmdale High School's Riewer Field. In addition to Money and Raye, the Fall Festival will include 10 stages of entertainment, 240 arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. booths, a fine arts pavilion, an international food court, a farmers market, and city and community displays. Palmdale has budgeted $219,000 for the festival, including $75,000 for entertainment, and expects to recoup about $143,000 through sponsorships and ticket sales. The city budgeted $65,000 for the starlight concert series. Last year's Fall Festival drew 32,000 people. The starlight concert series drew 10,000 people, Buffalo said. |
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