Here's what's happening... __________________________________ Artist Network Australia & Bluehawk Presents KENNY ROGERS & GLEN CAMPBELL
WEDNESDAY 15 & THURSDAY 16 AUGUST STATE THEATRE - SYDNEY Grammy Legends and Country Superstars Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell will share the stage for two spectacular hit filled nights, at State Theatre –Sydney on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 August, with their own bands. These enduring and highly successful music icons have accolades in abundance including 12 GRAMMY Awards, over 50 Top Ten hits between them and individual catalogues packed with indelible classic songs: The Gambler, Coward of the County, Reuben James, Lucille, Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town, Lady, She Believes in Me, Islands in the Stream, We’ve Got Tonight, You Decorated My Life, Buy Me A Rose and Wichita Lineman, Gentle On My Mind, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Rhinestone Cowboy, Galveston, Southern Nights, Country Boy (You've Got Your Feet In L.A.), Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife, Still Within The Sound Of My Voice and so much more. KENNY ROGERS A ground breaking recording artist, distinctive vocalist and consummate entertainer, Kenny Rogers has enjoyed great success during his storied career of nearly five and a half decades. He has endeared music lovers around the globe with his amazing songs, heartfelt performances and rare storytelling ability while receiving countless awards for his music and charity work, including 3 GRAMMY Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 11 People’s Choice Awards, 8 Academy of Country Music Awards and 5 Country Music Association Awards. He has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Entertainment Buyers Association, is a recipient of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award from theAcademyofCountry Music, and was honoured with the prestigious Horatio Alger Award in 1990 as one who had distinguished themselves despite humble beginnings. Against all odds, Kenny has charted a record in each of the last 7 decades (50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, 2010’s). He has recorded 24 No. 1 songs and 12 No. 1 albums, including his Greatest Hits album, which has sold over 24 million copies worldwide. Kenny is featured in the Top Ten list of Best Selling Male Artists of All Time, with 1 Diamond, 19 Platinum and 31 Gold albums and has worldwide album sales of more than 120 million. The first country artist to consistently sell out arenas, he has played to millions of fans around the world. His smash hit, The Gambler, spawned five movies (starring Kenny in the title role as Brady Hawkes) to become the longest-running mini-series in the history of American television. Rogers has published 4 books and 3 photographic collections featuring 5 Presidents, celebrities and landscapes. His latest album, The Love Of God, which became his 21st Top 10 Country album, was a spiritual awakening for the legendary singer who first sang Amazing Grace in the church choir. 12 inspirational songs feature Kenny’s serene vocals accompanied by special guests on new arrangements with sweeping strings and soaring harmonies. Never one to rest on his laurels, Rogers recently completed his autobiography (scheduled for a Fall release) and will begin recording a new album the Summer of this year. GLEN CAMPBELL Glen was one of the most visible international Country stars when he hosted his own network television show for 3 years. The Goodtime Hour featured many of the top musical guests of the time including Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Neil Diamond. It attracted weekly global audiences of 50 million. He has 9 Grammy Awards including this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and won 4 in 1967 alone - the first artist to win the Country and Pop categories in the same year - for Gentle on My Mind and By The Time I Get To Phoenix, which along with the Most Played Song of the Millenium, Wichita Lineman, was enshrined in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Rhinestone Cowboy is anAcademy ofCountry Music Song of the Year. Glen was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. He has received Country Music Association Entertainer & Male Vocalist of the Year awards, multipleAcademyofCountry Musictrophies including the prestigious Pioneer Award and a Gospel Music Association Dove Award. He starred alongside John Wayne in the classic film True Grit, published Rhinestone Cowboy: An Autobiography and was named one of CMT's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music History. As a young session guitarist in the 60’s with the elite Los Angeles Wrecking Crew, Glen contributed to the hits of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Merle Haggard, Nat King Cole, Ricky Nelson, The Righteous Brothers & The Beach Boys. When Brian Wilson famously chose to stop touring, Glen served as his replacement on the road. Glen’s final album, Ghost on the Canvas, is a soundtrack to his colourful 76 years and was released to critical acclaim. It features a celebratory jam with the guitar virtuoso and friends. A public disclosure was made last year that Glen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and so far, this has not affected his performances although this tour Down Under will be his last. You won’t want to miss one sensational moment with The Gambler Kenny Rogers and Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell, at State Theatre -Sydney for two very special evenings on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 August. Tickets are on sale Monday 14 May through www.ticketmaster.com.au and 1300 139 588. For more information, interviews and images, please contact: Bluehawk Presents national publicist Sue Camilleri on 08 89 412 512 or 0408 412 512 and email soozcam@bigpond.net.au
*** TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 14th MAY 2012***
KENNY ROGERS & GLEN CAMPBELL Wed 15 & Thurs 16 August 2012 - State Theatre - Sydney - Ticketmaster.com.au - 1300 139 588
____________________________________ MCALISTER KEMP COUNTDOWN TO THE LAUNCH OF COUNTRY PROUD ON MARCH 16! Having just completed a highly successful Tamworth Country Music Festival show and the Country Thunder Tour (with Adam Brand and The Sunny Cowgirls), McAlister Kemp are now preparing for the release of their highly anticipated new album Country Proud. The 2011 CMC New Oz Artist of the Year and Golden Guitar winners for ‘Best New Talent’ will officially launch Country Proud, released through ABC Music / Universal Music Australia, when opening the main stage festivities at CMC Rocks The Hunter, on March 16. Country Proud continues to touch on the themes typified on All Kinds Of Tough, but this time with bigger, fresher, bolder and more ambitious sound quality and production. The album kicks off with the current Top #5 National Country Radio and Music Video chart single ‘Country Proud’ – a song that celebrates of the pride associated with being both Australian and from the country. With its powerful core message, gospel backing singers and even a hint of reverse banjo, ‘Country Proud’ has become the Australian country anthem of the summer! Of the 13 tracks on the Country Proud album, 11 of them are written or co-written by one or both of McAlister Kemp’s members - Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp. The duo has successfully collaborated with premier writers from both Australia and the US on this album. Country Proud’s other highlights include ‘After Midnight’, which features multi-Canadian Country Music Awards & Juno Award winners Doc Walker, as well as ‘Home’ – written by Cold Chisel legend Don Walker. Country Proud is produced by 2012 Country Music Awards of Australia ‘Producer of the Year’ Matt Fell. Upcoming Tour Dates 16 March - CMC Rocks The Hunter ___________________________________
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