They wrote that, too? Celebrating a song-writing powerhouse.Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard For Terry Daniels, the best thing about performing in "Smokey Joe's Cafe" is audiences' energetic participation in the revue's steady stream of familiar pop songs from the 1950s and '60s - and their surprise as they realize that all the songs flowed from one prolific team: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (with some help from several collaborators including Ben E. King). "The audience reaction has been just awesome, and consistent," says Daniels, who has been on the road for three months with the touring company that's coming to Eugene for a three-night stand beginning Wednesday. Daniels says the worst thing about "Smokey Joe's Cafe" is simply that it's vocally demanding. "It's a hard show to do eight times a week, with all that singing and dancing," he says. "It can wear you down." Daniels sings lead on several songs: "Young Blood," "There Goes My Baby," ``Love Potion Love potion can refer to many things:
"You have to take care of your voice," Daniels says, explaining for him that means abstaining from alcohol, not smoking and getting plenty of sleep. "I don't hang out late at night." Daniels was born in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded and got his undergraduate education undergraduate education Medtalk In the US, a 4+ yr college or university education leading to a baccalaureate degree, the minimum education level required for medical school admission; undergraduate medical education refers to the 4 yrs of medical school. Cf CME. at Northwestern State University of Louisiana At present, no single institution exists with the specific, official name of the University of Louisiana. Historical and modern references
He has worked as a performer at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, on TV (a couple of "Sex and the City" episodes) and at Disney Tokyo (in the "Starlight star·light n. The light from the stars. starlight Noun the light that comes from the stars Noun 1. Jazz" revue revue, a stage presentation that originated in the early 19th cent. as a light, satirical commentary on current events. It was rapidly developed, particularly in England and the United States, into an amorphous musical entertainment, retaining a small amount of ). A Christian who dedicates his performances to his mother and his late grandmother, Daniels sees his work as a form of ministry. "People come with nothing and leave with something," he says. "They've been fulfilled." Daniels, who is 28, did not exactly grow up with Leiber and Stoller's music, but he was familiar with such songs as "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog" and "Yakety Yak" before he joined the tour. "It's great music, and the show's a great way to show that we appreciate the music of that era," he says. "Smokey Joe's Cafe" was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won a 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. for Best Musical. A news release from ClearChannel Entertainment sums up its emotional appeal, saying the show "celebrates the world of first kisses and last dances, hot summer nights and cool midnight struts A framework for writing Web-based applications in Java that supports the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Struts is deployed as JSP pages using special tags from the Struts tag library, which includes routines for building forms, HTML rendering, storing and retrieving data and , blue-light diners and red-hot rock and roll." PREVIEW Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller When: 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday Where: Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street How much: $25, $35 and $45 (682-5000) CAPTION(S): Terry Daniels (back) and other members of the cast of ``Smokey Joe's Cafe'' perform ``Searchin','' one of the numbers in the Tony-winning revue. The touring production comes to Eugene for three shows this week. |
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