"STAND BY ME: THE Music of the Brill Building"
STRATFORD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AUG 23RD 2014
"One of the most important musical landmarks in New York City is the Brill Building where a small army of ambitious teenagers competed with each other to write the next million seller for Elvis, The Drifters or The Shirelles. Along the way this bunch made a long string of hit records that saw them leaving parents basements in Brooklyn and entering rock n roll history as they created the second great American songbook, filling the airwaves and the dance floors and jukeboxes of the world with the hopes and dreams of the american teenager.
I first began singing this rich material during my time as a member of The Nylons when the guys schooled me on how the early Doo Wop and Rhythm and Blues developed into sophisticated three minute pop classics such as "One Fine Day" and "Spanish Harlem", but it was while I was living and writing in The Big Apple, writing the songs for my next release "New York Stories" when these songs began to inspire me once again and the idea of "Stand By Me" was born!
Imagining an evening that might recreate a concert from the early 60's I asked some of the best singers in Canada to join me in forming a vocal group to interpret songs written by legendary Brill Building composers and lyricists such as Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Lieber and Stoller and Bacharach and David. Each of the singers had to be able to handle harmonies so it was natural to ask Billy, Gavin and Tyrone (who have all been a part of The Nylons), however this show also features an excellent batch of musicians including my brother Daniel Barnes on the drums, Russ Boswell on bass and our musical director Michael Shand.
"We are all really looking forward to meeting audiences in STRATFORD with the perfect summer evening out, one that will have everybody singing these songs for the rest of the season!"
"STAND BY ME: The Music Of The Brill Building"
STRATFORD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday August 23 | 9 pm |
The Church Restaurant
$42 Show Only | $92 Show and Dinner Package
For dinner reservations call 519.271.2101
The Church Restaurant
Please call our box office at 519.271.2101 | 1.866.288.4313
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