| 2008 Musical lineup
Friday, August 29
Street Party at West Lake 6pm
Savannah Jack
Saturday, August 30
The Railbenders
Mark Selby
Tony Joe White
John Fogerty
Sunday, August 31
Savannah Jack
Firefall
Pure Prairie League
Poco
Desert Rose Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
John Fogerty
 Fogerty's contribution to popular culture cannot be overstated; his songs have become part of rock's DNA, the very building blocks upon which much of American rock and roll has been built. As the album title tantalizingly suggests, Revival represents a renewed musical spirit and heart from Fogerty that incorporates all the best elements of a career that has resonated deeply with generations of music fans and the thousands of artists that he has influenced.
www.johnfogerty.com |
Tony Joe White
 In 1969, Tony Joe White brought his brand of Swampy Blues into a Top 10 hit with his song "Polk Salad Annie." This was followed very shortly in 1970, by Brook Benton’s soulful rendition of White's timeless "Rainy Night In Georgia."
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s White toured in support of artists including Creedence Clearwater Revival and James Taylor. In the 1990s Tina Turner recorded four of his songs for her multi-platinum selling album Foreign Affairs, including the world-wide hit "Steamy Windows". With the advent of that project, White formed an alliance with Turner's manager, Roger Davies and his career began to soar.
www.tonyjoewhite.com |
Desert Rose Band
 The Desert Rose Band was formed in 1985 by frontman Chris Hillman, formerly a member of The Byrds, and later a member of the country-rock band Flying Burrito Brothers. Additional members included John Jorgenson, who was mainly responsible for the instrumental arrangements of the songs; Herb Pedersen for the vocal arrangements. Herb sang the high tenor part above Chris' tenor and each Desert Rose Band album featured Herb on one lead vocal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Rose_Band
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Poco
Poco was one of the first groups to pioneer Country-Rock music. The harmonies and
instruments of Country mixed with Rock'n'Roll rhythms, paved the way for
supergroups like the Eagles and while hits for Poco were few, their influence runs
deep in both Country and Pop music.
Poco originally called
themselves Pogo but changed their name when cartoonist Walt Kelly, creator of the "Pogo" syndicated strip, instigated legal proceedings to prevent the use of the name.
Poco began performing in Hollywood at clubs like The Troubadour and gained the
attention of several record companies.
www.poconut.com
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Pure Prairie League
 Their rich history goes back to 1969 in the Southern Ohio area
where a group of young musicians initially played cover tunes at
local bars. Original member Craig Fuller and early member
George Powell were beginning to stir their song writing abilities
around the time original drummer Tom McGail happened to
catch a late night 1939 Errol Flyn flick called Dodge City. The
movie's Pure Prairie League was the woman's temperance union
attempting to clean up Kansas' most lawless town.
www.pureprairieleague.com
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Firefall
 The genealogy and musical roots of FIREFALL run deep into the fertile soil
of American rock and folk rock music. It began with Woodie Guthrie and
later Bob Dylan, evolving into the Byrds and the Buffalo Springfield. The
genre established by these luminaries continued with Crosby, Stills and
Nash, Manassas, the Band, Neil Young, the Eagles, Poco, Loggins and
Messina, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons and Emmy Lou Harris,
Dan Folgelberg, America and Firefall. Many of these participants mingled
in the studio and on tour. Individually and collectively they created a
sound that changed the world’s musical landscape. FIREFALL is one of
the few surviving bands of this genre, remaining true to it’s founding
vision and roots despite personnel changes over it’s thirty year history.
The band transcends and embraces many industry labels - rock, soft
rock, country rock, easy listening, unplugged, Americana and
contemporary country.
www.firefall.com |
Mark
Selby
 Mark
Selby is a native of Oklahoma and Kansas now based in Nashville.
He has established himself as a triple-threat talent: a gifted
songwriter with serious guitar chops and a voice to match.
Live Performer: A virtuoso guitarist and dynamic live artist,
Mark Selby has shared the stage with B.B. King, Jeff Beck,
John Mayer, Robert Cray, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Delbert McLinton,
John Hiatt, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Collective Soul, Kenny
Wayne Shepherd, Levon Helm, Junior Brown, and many more. Selby
has appeared on notable radio and television music programming
including World Cafe, Mountain Stage, and Woodsongs, and continues
to perform with his top-notch backup band, as an acoustic
solo artist, and in a duo with his wife and frequent collaborator,
Tia Sillers.
www.markselby.com |
The
Railbenders
 "The
Railbenders are the best damn lonely night road music
I have ever heard. Their songs seem to be designed
to keep the pedal floored and the lights forward
on whatever journey you might be on. This unique
quality to The Railbenders music is probably due
to the fact that they owe as much to Social Distortion
as they do to Johnny Cash for their inspirations.
The Railbenders like to describe this blend of genres
as "Hard Country", but that shouldn't scare
off any fans of the slow dance because they deliver
in that arena as well....
Dalton and crew have 3 albums out to date: "Southbound"
(2001), "Segundo" (2003), and their latest
release this years "Showdown" which borrows
perfectly from the old Eastwood spaghetti westerns
for it's title track. I think the fact that they
aren't afraid to follow their inspirations from wherever
they might find it has se"ted The Railbenders
from so many other country acts. This is demonstrated
by some of the unexpected choices for covers such
as Ozzy's
"Crazy Train", Neil Diamond's "Sweet
Caroline" and The Beatles "Octopus' Garden".
All of which have been put through the Railbenders
machine to be remade into something new and distinctly
Colorado country. Whether it be country classics,
rock, punk or a late night Eastwood flick they will
pay homage to the giant shoulders they are standing
upon with confidence.
www.railbenders.com
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Savannah
Jack
 Hard work… determination… sacrifice… those three terms aptly define what Savannah Jack is all about. Years of hard work and a determination to succeed at the highest level has sharpened the skills of and paved the way for Don Gatlin, Mike Ulvila, and Jay Darby. Each had fronted bands in Pennsylvania, Montana, and Florida respectively before getting together in 2004 to create an incredible sound with a concentration on extraordinary three part harmony.
www.savannahjack.com |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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. The group's membership has had at least a dozen iterations over the years, including a period between from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded as The Dirt Band. Constant members since the early days are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmy Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned in 2001. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977.
The band's hits include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold and won two Grammy Awards and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.
www.nittygritty.com |
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