Blues and Funk Fantasy Concert Hits the Stage on September 27
COACHELLA, Calif., Aug. 15 -- Call it a idle words concert. No
wait, a blues show. Maybe it's a funk crush. What label do you put on a usher
that stars legendary artists Etta James and Tower of Power? How around "the
concert of the year?"
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Spotlight 29 Casino is proud to welcome multiple Grammy winner, Rock n'
Roll Hall of Fame inductee and legendary blues artist Etta James and the
Roots Band on September 27. Also appearing are special guests Tower of
Power, the band critics call "the premiere bastion of true soul and blue funk in
modern music," wHO are on their fortieth anniversary tour.
James' distinguished career spans five decades, making her a true
legend in the recording industry. She is a three-time Grammy award winner,
NARAS Lifetime Achievement, Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer awardee and
W.C. Handy Blues Foundation honoree, and even has her possess star on the
Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
James has an unbelievable list of landmark hits to her credit, including
her signature tune, "At Last," along with "All I Could Do Was Cry," "My
Dearest Darling," "Trust In Me," "Something's Got A Hold On Me," "Tell
Mama," "Fool That I Am" and "Don't Cry Baby." In the 1960s, she had a run
of charting records that ranked her as one of the most prolific female R&B
vocalists of her era.
James was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993, and two
years by and by, she won her first Grammy, after nine premature nominations. Her
second Grammy came in 2003 and her third in 2005 in the Traditional Blues
Album class for the album Blues to the Bone.
With 40 years of recording and touring experience, critics still come to
to Tower of Power as "a very contemporary sounding striation." With a sound that
is hard to describe and topper just experient, Tower of Power blends jazz,
casimir Funk, rock and soul in a way no group ever has.
Formed in San Francisco during the city's psychedelic era, Tower of
Power has toured and recorded with the industry's top name calling, including
Elton John, Smokey Robinson, Rod Stewart and Dionne Warwick, and has
influenced countless others across generations. The band continues to sell
stunned venues across North America, Europe and Japan, drawing old and new
fans, who will often project their vacations around a Tower of Power concert.
Today the band is fronted by founders Emilio Castillo and Stephen "Doc"
Kupka, along with Francis Rocco Prestia, David Garibaldi, Larry Braggs,
Roger Smith, Tom E. Politzer, Adolfo Acosta, Michael (Iron Mike) Bogart and
Mark Harper.
Tickets for Etta James and the Roots Band with Tower of Power ar $85,
$75, $65 and $55 and are available now at Spotlight29.com and at the
Spotlight 29 Casino Gift Shop or by calling (800) 585-3737. Show time is 8
p.m.
Put the spotlight on sport at Spotlight 29 Casino, the Coachella Valley's
most exciting place to play. Spotlight 29 Casino is a business venture of
the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. Turn it on at
http://www.Spotlight29.com.
Contact:
Paul Speirs, Steinbeck Communications
(702) 413-4278, paulspeirs@cox.net
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