Tickets on sale Friday for Ronnie Dunn, Steely Dan shows at Winstar World Casino
Ronnie Dunn
THACKERVILLE -Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for two of WinStar World Casino’s big upcoming shows: Former Tulsan and country music star Ronnie Dunn and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Steely Dan.
Tickets will be available by phone at (580) 276-8510 or online at www.WinStarWorldCasino.com.
Dunn will play the Thackerville casino at 8 p.m. May 7. The country music star is launching a solo career after 20 years as half the iconic duo Brooks & Dunn, which broke up last summer. The Grammy-winning duo sold tens of millions of albums and was among the most awarded country music acts in history.
Six months after splitting from longtime musical partner Kix Brooks, Dunn has released his first single and is planning a summer release for his as-yet untitled new album.
“This is the record I’ve waited all my life to do,” Dunn told the Associated Press recently.
When it was released last month, Dunn’s new single, “Bleed Red,” became the most added new song of the week, according to Country Aircheck and Billboard.
Dunn produced the album himself and enjoyed making his own way after being half of a duo for two decades.
Dunn also cut a cover of “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Double)” on the soundtrack to the recent country music-driven movie “Country Strong.”
For more information, go to www.RonnieDunn.com.
Steely Dan
Steely Dan will play Winstar at 8 p.m. July 13.
The band dazzled the public and critics alike in 2009 with their classic-albums-in-full “Rent Party” tour. Now, the band is responding to overwhelming popular demand and returning to the road to give fans more Steely Dan action. Greatest hits and deep cuts alike will be showcased at the band’s show at Winstar World Casino on July 13. Acclaimed jazz artist Sam Yahel is on board as the tour’s main support act.
For the show, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are back with their impressive group of players including Keith Carlock (drums); Jon Herington (guitar); Freddie Washington (bass); Jim Beard (keys); Michael Leonhart, Walt Weiskopf, Roger Rosenberg and Jim Pugh (horns); plus background singers Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle, and Catherine Russell.
Steely Dan has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and helped define the soundtrack of the ’70s with hits including “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Bodhisattva,” “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “F.M.,” “Peg,” “Deacon Blues,” “Hey Nineteen” and “Babylon Sisters.” They reunited in the early ’90s and have toured throughout the decade and beyond, releasing multi-Grammy winner “Two Against Nature” in 2000 and its acclaimed follow-up “Everything Must Go” in 2003. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Critics raved about the performances on the “Rent Party” 2009 tour, with the New York Times stating that Fagen “was deep in the music… a cross between Count Basie and Ray Charles.” The Chicago Sun-Times proclaimed: “This was different. This was live. This was vibrant. This was a cascade of color carried along by Fagen, Becker, eight brilliant supporting musicians and three superb backing vocalists.” The Los Angeles Times raved: “Everyone gathered Friday evening was a believer – and they were treated to something close to rapture.”
For more information, go to www.steelydan.com.
-BAM
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