RIMES, WHITE TO SING UP A STORM AT FAIR.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Daily News Staff Writer Country stars LeAnn Rimes and Bryan White Bryan White (born February 17, 1974) is an American Country music musician and singer. Biography White was born on 17 February 1974 in Lawton, Oklahoma. White is married to former soap opera actress Erika Page of One Life to Live perform tonight at the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fair, drawing country music's new crop of teen-age fans. More than 8,000 tickets have been sold, with just a few seats remaining in the bleachers In The Bleachers is a podcast and website that focuses on Division I-A college football. It is recorded and aired weekly during college football season and features college football experts from the Big Ten, Big East, SEC, ACC, Pac 10, and Big 12 conferences. - more than covering the $125,000 fee paid to the pair, officials said. ``We thought she'd appeal to a crossover section of young people and older people. And, of course, country is big in our area,'' said fair board member Ralph Bozigian. Rimes, the 15-year-old who hit big with a song - ``Blue'' - written for legend Patsy Cline Patsy Cline (b. Virginia Patterson Hensley September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer, who enjoyed pop music cross-over success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s. decades before Rimes was born, and White, a 24-year-old Oklahoman described as ``a standard-bearer for the young country groundswell ground·swell n. 1. A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 2. of the '90s,'' perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Redman Grandstand Arena. The price the fair paid for the two isn't the highest: That honor goes to Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is a Grammy award winning American singer and country music performer, and actress.[1] Sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Country Music",[2][3] , who earned $150,000 in 1993. McEntire sold out the arena when the stage was set farther from the grandstand, allowing it to hold about 9,800. The announcement in April that Rimes was going to perform at the fair provoked excitement among Antelope Valley music fans, KTPI KTPI Party of National Unity and Solidarity (Suriname) radio station program director Ric Morgan said. ``It was huge,'' he recalled. ``The phones were ringing all the time: When are the tickets going to go on sale? Are you going to give some away?'' Morgan sees both Rimes and White as drawing listeners from other than hard-core country music fans. ``Both of them are attracting people who didn't pay too much attention to country music before,'' he said. ``It's the youth; they're both certainly attractive people. They've both got that country-pop sound going. You don't hear a lot of steel guitar in either of their songs.'' Rimes has a new single out, ``Nothing New Under the Moon,'' which the station has put higher in the rotation because of her appearance at the fair. ``It's got a little tempo to it,'' Morgan said. ``It's a little more country than her recent singles.'' For many fans, White is as big a draw as Rimes. ``I like the songs of Bryan White and the way he sings them,'' said Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. freshman Amanda Morgan. ``From his videos, it seems like he'll be a good entertainer. I think LeAnn will be a good entertainer, too.'' Morgan, who sings at Westview Church, added: ``I like her songs more than I like her, per se. I like to sing her songs.'' Country music is more popular with teen-agers now than it was a few years ago, said Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). student Jessica Reno. ``Most people I know, even if they like rap, you'll catch them listening to country too,'' she said. ``I listen to rap and hip-hop, but I also like country.'' ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR AT A GLANCE TODAY ENTERTAINMENT: LeAnn Rimes and Bryan White, 7:30 p.m. $20. Hypnotist Suzy Haner, 6:30, 9 p.m. Blind Date, 8, 10 p.m. The Artful Dodger, 9, 10:30 p.m. Bressler, 8, 10 p.m. HOURS: 4 p.m.-midnight. Special Citizens Day: Handicapped individuals admitted free with one guest from noon to 4 p.m. Kiwanis Junior Livestock Auction will begin at 9 a.m. THURSDAY ENTERTAINMENT: Monster trucks, 7:30 p.m., $12, $15. Pablo Cruise, 8, 10 p.m. Hypnotist Suzy Haner, 6:30, 9 p.m. The Artful Dodger, 9, 10:30 p.m. Bressler, 8, 10 p.m. HOURS: 4 p.m.-midnight. DAILY Carnival rides, farm animals, flower exhibits, handicraft handicraft: see arts and crafts. displays, photo exhibit, gem and mineral displays, bungee jumping, antique farm equipment, petting zoo, Hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. the Clown, Short Attention Span Circus, Discovering Science stage shows and hands-on exhibits. ADMISSION: General admission, $5; children 6-15 and adults 55 and older, $3; children under 6 and active duty military personnel with identification, free. PARKING: $2. LOCATION: Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 155 E. Ave. I. INFORMATION: (805) 948-6060. SOURCE: Antelop`e Valley Fair CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--Color in AV Edition only) Adventurous fairgoers subject themselves to the centrifugal force of the giant rotating swing at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster. (2) Fun-seekers of all ages flock to the wide assortment of carnival rides at the 1998 Antelope Valley Fair. The fair runs through Monday. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News (3) RIMES (4) WHITE BOX: ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR AT A GLANCE (See text) |
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