Music Sideshow.Byline: The Register-Guard ON THE FARM "LIVE MUSIC ON THE FARM," an October music series at the Northern Lights Christmas Tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. Farm in Pleasant Hill, starts this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the Home-Grown Band will kick off the series with country-bluegrass at noon both days. The group features four octogenarians on fiddles, guitar and bass. Other scheduled performers include the female trio Barefoot Nellie on Oct. 12, the 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. group the Cascade Colonels on Oct. 13 and the oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. group Staff Infection on Oct. 19. All concerts will run from noon until 2 p.m. Admission is $5 a person or $20 a family. Children ages 5 and younger are free. Admission includes a small pumpkin. OLDIES/GOODIES THE TURTLES, the Chiffons, Tommy Roe Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American pop music singer/songwriter. Biography Born Thomas David Roe in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he was raised in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Brown High School and participated in band. and Chris Montez will bring the hits of the 1960s to the Hult Center at 7 p.m. Saturday for Rock 'n' Roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. Revival 3, the third in a series of reunion concerts. The Turtles' hits include "Happy Together," and "It Ain't Me, Babe." The Chiffons are best known for "He's So Fine," "One Fine Day" and "Sweet Talkin' Guy." Tommy Roe is the man behind "Sheila" and "Oh Sweet Pea." Chis Montez's signature songs include "Let's Dance," "Call Me" and "The More I See You." Tickets are $26.75 to $50. LAWSUIT RIOT STEVE PERRY, frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. for the Eugene punk-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, is suing his former record label, MOJO Records, a trio of other parent labels and a pair of record executives to recover unpaid royalties from the sale of the band's 1997 album "Zoot Suit Riot," said Anthony Davis, Perry's Portland lawyer. The two-part suit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, also claims that Perry was fraudulently induced to sign over the rights to the multiplatinum album. Other parties named include the labels Universal, ZMJO, BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass and executives Jay Rifkin and Robyn Klein. Based on the results of an audit conducted on Perry's behalf, the suit seeks upwards of $250,000 in royalties. |
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