Event on 2012-08-05 19:00:00
Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest rolls into Las Vegas for a performance at the Pearl on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 at 7 p.m. featuring:
- The Johnny Winter Band
- Edgar Winter Group
- Rick Derringer
- Mountain’s Leslie West
- Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds
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Beginning in late July, the Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest will debut featuring five ground breaking players who were initially inspired to pick up their instruments due to their love for rock and blues.
“I think the blues will always be around,” says legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter, who will be performing as part of the Johnny Winter Band and headlining the Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest tour. “People need it.”
At the age of 17, Johnny Winter went to see B.B. King in his home state of Texas, and requested a turn at the mic. King eventually gave in and handed his guitar to Johnny, who ended up receiving a standing ovation. Johnny released his first solo album, The Progressive Blues Experiment (1969) and the music world took notice, leading to his historic performance at Woodstock. Twenty years and several successful solo albums later, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. In the late’70s, he collaborated with another blues legend, Muddy Waters, on three separate albums, including the Grammy-winning Hard Again (1977). Over the years, he released about two dozen solo albums including his most recent highly-acclaimed recording entitled, Roots. Named as one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Johnny remains one of the top blues/rock guitarists touring today.
Edgar Winter, best known for monster hits such as “Free Ride” and the hart-topping rocker, “Frankenstein,” will bring the Edgar Winter Band along for the series of Fest dates.
A multi-instrumentalist (keyboards/sax/percussion) whose music encompasses many different genres including rock, blues, jazz and pop, Edgar first hit the national spotlight with his early recording of “Tobacco Road,” featured on his 1970 debut album, Entrance. Edgar would soon form the band White Trash and release two hit albums in 1971 and 1972 respectively titled, Edgar Winter’s White Trash and Roadwork. Hot on the heels of the certified gold album, Roadwork, Edgar put together an entirely new outfit called The Edgar Winter Group, originally featuring guitarist Ronnie Montrose. The band’s first effort, They Only Come Out at Night, spawned hit singles, “Free Ride” and “Frankenstein,” and remained on the charts for an incredible 80 consecutive weeks. The pivotal album would eventually reach double-platinum status, selling more than 2 million copies.
Air guitarists will surely be out in force when Rick Derringer breaks into his well-known rock anthem, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.” The song continues to be a staple on rock radio and was featured in several movies including “The Spirit of ’76,” “Rush,” “What A Girl Wants” and the cult classic, “Dazed and Confused.” Before his success as a solo artist, Derringer had a band at the age of 17 called The McCoys that had a #1 hit in 1965, “Hang on Sloopy.”.
Although perhaps best known as a founding member of the band Mountain, guitarist Leslie West began his musical career with an R&B/Blue-eyed soul rock outfit called The Vagrants. Shortly after the formation of Mountain in 1969, the band found themselves performing on day two of the legendary Woodstock festival. Not too long after, the band would release their first Billboard Top 40 single, “Mississippi Queen.” Mountain followed up with the Jack Bruce-penned, “Theme for an Imaginary Western,” one of the 11 songs they performed at Woodstock.
Considered one of the architects of British blues, Kim Simmonds began performing professionally in London in the mid-’60s after learning how to play guitar by listening to his brother’s blues records as a teenager. As leader and founder of the legendary blues rock band, Savoy Brown, Simmonds has 49 album releases currently available and continues to tour the world with the band, as well as a solo acoustic act. In 1967, the band would help propel the UK blues movement that brought blues music back to the U.S., invigorating the style forever. In the process, Savoy Brown became part of the framework that launched the rock ‘n roll music of the 1970s, with their vast influence stretching into modern rock as we know it today. Among the most loved, most respected and longest running of its genre, Savoy Brown is one of the magical names in blues rock.
With their close involvement with each other throughout their careers, it’s likely that various artists will unite on stage to perform some unexpected classic songs together.
DETAILS:
LOCATION
The Pearl Concert Theater
SHOW STARTS
7pm
PRICES FROM
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RESERVATIONS
Call: 702.944.3200
Email: info@palms.com
at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
4321 Flamingo
Las Vegas, United States
Rock 'N' Blues Fest featuring Johnny Winter Band, Edgar Winter Band, Rick Derringer, Mountain's Leslie West, Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds
Event on 2012-08-04 20:00:00
Event On Sale: Fri, Mar 30 12:00 PM
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones once said, andquot;If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.andquot;
On August 4, the Rock'n'Blues Fest will stop at City National Grove of Anaheim featuring five well-known players who were initially inspired to pick up their instruments due to their love for rock and blues: Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Leslie West and Kim Simmonds.andquot;I think the blues will always be around,andquot; says legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter, who will be performing as part of the Johnny Winter Band and headlining the Rock'n'Blues Fest tour. andquot;People need it.andquot;
As the story goes, five decades ago at the age of 17, Johnny went to see B.B. King in his home state of Texas, and requested a turn at the mic. King eventually gave in and handed his guitar to Johnny, who ended up getting a standing ovation for his performance. Needless to say, it wouldn't be long before Johnny had his own legion of followers.
In 1968, Johnny released his first solo album, The Progressive Blues Experiment, and the music world took notice. Twenty years and several successful solo albums later, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. In the late 70's, he collaborated with another blues legend, Muddy Waters, on three separate albums of Waters', including the Grammy-winning Hard Again (1977). Over the years, he put out approximately two dozen solo albums. In 2003, he was named as one of Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and currently remains one of the top andquot;old schoolandquot; blues guitarists still touring.
Joining Johnny for the Rock'n'Blues Fest andquot;rideandquot; will be his younger brother, Edgar Winter, who has certainly met with considerable acclaim in his own right with such monster hits as andquot;Free Rideandquot; and the chart-topping rocker, andquot;Frankenstein.andquot;andquot;As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music,andquot; comments Edgar, who will be bringing the Edgar Winter Band along for the almost two-month trek.
A multi-instrumentalist (keyboards/sax/percussion) whose music encompasses many different genres including rock, blues, jazz and pop, Edgar first hit the national spotlight with his early recording of andquot;Tobacco Road,andquot; featured on his 1970 debut album, Entrance. Edgar would soon form the band White Trash and release two hit albums in '71 and '72 titled, Edgar Winter's White Trash and Roadwork. Hot on the heels of the certified gold album, Roadwork, Edgar would put together an entirely new outfit called The Edgar Winter Group that would originally feature guitarist Ronnie Montrose. The band's first effort, They Only Come Out at Night, would spawn both the hit singles, andquot;Free Rideandquot; and andquot;Frankenstein,andquot; and remain on the charts for an incredible 80 consecutive weeks. The pivotal album would eventually reach double-platinum status, selling more than 2 million copies. More recently, Edgar achieved chart success in 2003 with the song, andquot;Dying To Liveandquot; -- featured as andquot;Runninandquot; (Dying to Live) in the film Tupac Resurrection -- as the Eminem-produced song hit #5 on the Billboard Hot Randamp;B/Hip Hop Singles sales chart. With over 20 albums and numerous collaborative efforts to his credit, Edgar Winter has not been satisfied to ride the wave of popular music stardom. His music has been featured in several major national television and radio and advertising campaigns. In addition, his music can be heard in no fewer than fifteen film and television projects.
Next on the bill is rock guitarist Rick Derringer, who's had an illustrious career as both a solo artist and critical band member.
Air guitarists will surely be out in force when Rick breaks into his well-known rock anthem, andquot;Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.andquot; The song continues to be a staple on rock radio and was featured in several movies including The Spirit of '76, Rush, Stag, What A Girl Wants and the cult classic, Dazed and Confused. It's a little known fact that years before his success as a solo artist, Rick had a band at the age of 17 called The McCoys that had a #1 hit in 1965 called, andquot;Hang on Sloopy.andquot; The song would eventually be knocked out of the top spot by The Beatles' andquot;Yesterday.andquot; A year after its release, The McCoys would find themselves as the openers for the entire Rolling Stones American tour. Although written and recorded a few years earlier, Rick released his most famous version of the song in 1974 and never looked back... In 1977, he would appear on the last Led Zeppelin North American Tour. In the years to follow, Rick would perform with such artists as Alice Cooper (andquot;Under My Wheelsandquot;), Steely Dan (andquot;Show Biz Kidsandquot; and andquot;Chained Lightningandquot;), KISS, Todd Rundgren and Weird Al Yankovic among others including both Johnny and Edgar Winter.
From 1986 to 1992, Rick would tour with Cindy Lauper and co-write a song from her True Colors album titled, andquot;Calm Inside The Storm.andquot; Before embarking on last year's Hippiefest tour, Rick toured Europe with Ringo Starr as a member of Ringo's All-Starr Band.
Although perhaps best known as a founding member of the band Mountain, guitarist Leslie West began his musical career with an Randamp;B/Blue-eyed soul rock outfit called The Vagrants, who would quickly enjoy a few hits. Shortly after the formation of Mountain with bass guitarist/producer Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight and drummer N.D. Smart in 1969, the band would find themselves performing on day two of the legendary Woodstock festival in August of that year. Not too long after the event, new drummer Corky Laing would join the fold and the band would release their first Billboard Top 40 single, andquot;Mississippi Queen.andquot; The rest is rock history as the song would be played on rock radio for years to come. Mountain would follow-up that hit with the Jack Bruce-penned, andquot;Theme for an Imaginary Western,andquot; one of the eleven songs they performed at Woodstock. Considered one of the pioneers of heavy metal, Rolling Stone magazine once identified them as a andquot;louder version of Cream.andquot; In the early seventies, Mountain would temporarily disband with Leslie and Corky collaborating with Creem bassist Jack Bruce for a cutting-edge group called West, Bruce and Laing. In 1976, West would play guitar for the track, andquot;Bo Diddley Jamandquot; on Diddley's 20th Anniversary of Rock'n'Roll all-star album. In 2005, he contributed to Ozzy Osbourne's Under Cover album, performing guitar on a remake of andquot;Mississippi Queen.andquot; The following year, he immersed himself in the blues, once again, with his latest solo album titled, Blue Me, on the Blues Bureau International label. Later that year (2006), he would be honored by being inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. In addition to fronting Mountain, Leslie continues to record and perform on his own.
Considered one of the architects of British blues, Kim Simmonds began performing professionally in London in the mid-60's after learning how to play guitar by listening to his brother's blues records as a teenager. As leader and founder of the legendary blues rock band, Savoy Brown, he has 49 album releases currently available and continues to tour all over the world with the band as well as a solo acoustic act. In 1967, the band would help propel the UK blues boom movement that brought blues music back to the United States, invigorating the style forever. In the process, Savoy Brown became part of the framework that launched the rock and roll music of the 1970's, with their vast influence stretching into modern rock as we know it today. In 2011, the band celebrated its 45th anniversary by releasing a new CD titled, Voodoo Moon. Later in the year, Kim would release his most recent effort, Out Of The Blue, a collection of varied material that placed him in a new setting as both singer and songwriter. Among the most loved, most respected and longest running of its genre, Savoy Brown is one of the magical names in blues rock. Kim Simmonds will be performing the best of the best at this year's Rock'n'Blues Fest.
Due to their close involvement with each other throughout their careers, it's likely that various artists on the forthcoming Rock'n'Blues Fest will unite on stage to perform some unexpected classic songs together.
One can only hope.
Five great musicians . . . one incredible tour of rock and blues music.
Who said, andquot;There ain't no cure for the summertime blues?andquot;
at City National Grove of Anaheim
2200 East Katella Avenue
Anaheim, United States
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