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Amigos
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Atlanta Bluegrass Co. - 12:00 PM |
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Atlanta Bluegrass Co. formed in late 2004 by members
who wanted to bring traditional music other than the
standards back to Georgia. There are so many good
songs and many times they never get sung. So our music
criteria are “if no one is doing a song then
we are”. I would say that we are all traditionalist
but not necessarily diehard purist. We do believe
like Bill Monroe would say “play it like it
was wrote boys” but we all know we can’t
sound like the original artist so in a sense we can
all own a little piece of each song when we play it.
That’s the greatest thing about bluegrass there’s
no notation you have to follow. With that said here
we are: Joe Parker (mandolin, tenor and lead vocals),
Bernie Langford (bass, baritone, lead and tenor vocals),
Keith McGreggor (banjo man), Greg Rogers (guitar,
lead vocals) As a band we're thankful we can help
each other fulfill a dream that we all share. |
Banks
& Shane - 1:15 PM |
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thirty years, Banks Burgess and Paul Shane, and
their fabulous band have been bringing folks the
best in good ol' fashioned fun. Banks and Shanes'
finger-snappin' high spirited renditions of folk,
bluegrass, oldies, country, and standards are known
for bringing capacity crowds to their feet! Banks
& Shane band has performed in concert with John
Denver, The Righteous Brothers, The Kingston Trio,
Peter, Paul, and Mary, The Smothers Brothers, Jeff
Foxworthy and many, many more. During the 1988 Democratic
National Convention in Atlanta, Banks & Shane
performed with political humorist Mark Russell to
a sold-out house at the Fox Theater.
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Chip
Houston - 2:45 PM |
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28 years, Chip Houston has called this southern
city his home. And indeed it is. For Atlanta is
where he was born, raised and realized his passion
for crafting songs. It was Eddie's Attic in Decatur
where Chip cut his teeth on the local scene, playing
in the same room where his great-grandmother, Willi-Mae
Widner worked as a seamstress, decades before Belk's
became Eddie's. Atlanta has been good to Mr. Houston.
He has appeared on Fox 5's Good Day Atlanta, WNNX
99X's The Morning X, performed at Six Flags Over
Georgia, The Hard Rock Cafe, Smith's Olde Bar, Andrew's
Upstairs and the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Folks
around the southeast were discovering Chip's first
album "Chasing the Dark" with great enthusiasm,
while Chip was traveling and living out of his good
friends' one bedroom, basement apartment. In April
of 2005 Chip Houston teamed up with Grammy-winning
producer Mitch Dane and guitar virtuoso Willi Boos
to bring you the result of two years of hard work
and song crafting. "Daybreak" was released
as Chip's second studio album, with huge momentum
and great recognition by radio stations and the
live music venues through the southeast, Chip Houston
has only scratched the surface of what is to come
in 2006. |
The
Transiztors - 4:15 PM |
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The
Transiztors are a new five member band that came
together through "divine intervention."
Several years ago, each member was "called"
through their faith to minister to teens at Prince
of Peace Catholic Church in the suburbs of Atlanta,
coming together to support the Life Teen program
at their church. As they grew together, both in
faith and musically, they realized that there were
a variety of musical styles pent up within the various
members of the band. After playing contemporary
praise and worship for a number of years, these
five members decided to explore a secondary outlet
for their music, and The Transiztors were born.
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Abbotts
Bridge - 5:45 PM |
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Bridge is an Acoustic Rock band based out of Duluth,
Georgia. They have been together for almost a year
now and are inching their way towards success. With
two new additions to the band (Julian Thompson on
guitar and vocals and John Sacca on lead guitar) along
with original members Nick, Eric, and Ahmed, the band
hopes to create a new and versital sound. They have
been in the studio working on their first record with
producer Marty Kearns who has has been accredited
with artists such as Matchbox-Twenty and Sister Hazel.
With their aggressive songs such as "The Closer
I Get" and "No Turning Back," more
mellow tunes such as "Flyaway," and "Ace
High", Abbotts Bridge reaches out to music lovers
of a variety of genres. With the band's unique sound
they hope to reach many audiences and expand the musical
horizon. Click here
to see their website. |
Classic
Rock All Stars 7:15 PM |
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The
Classic Rock All-stars are:
Peter Rivera - Original lead singer
and drummer of Rare Earth 1969 - 1975. With eight
gold albums, three platinum and six top five singles,
Rare Earth's hits included "Get Ready,"
"Losing You," "I Just Want to Celebrate,"
"Born to Wander," and "Hey Big Brother."
Their "Get Ready" album is honored in
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jerry Corbetta
- Original lead singer, keyboardist, founder and
leader of Sugarloaf. Sugarloaf produced two platinum
albums and three gold albums. Their top singles
included "Green-Eyed Lady," "Don't
Call Us,We'll Call You" and "Bach Doors
Man." Jerry also wrote, recorded, and toured
with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Mike
Pinera - Original singer and guitarist
for Blues Image whose hits include the song "Ride
Captain Ride." He also wrote, recorded and
toured with Iron Butterfly, whose hits included
"Inna Gadda Da Vida," and "Butterfly
Blew". "Inna Gadda Da Vida" is also
in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mike also toured
and recorded with Alice Cooper and appeared extensively
on two of Alice's platinum albums. Dennis
Noda - . Bass guitarist. The former leader
and musical director for the group Cannibal and
the Headhunters. "Land of a Thousand Dances"
has become the all-time party anthem "Na-Na,
Na, Na, Na." |
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