Friday Featured Track for September 10
My featured track for today is a trip back to the 70′s and one of my father’s favorite bands: Steppenwolf. Although most people know their monster hits “Magic Carpet Ride” and “Born to be Wild” (from which the music term “heavy metal” was derived), many of Steppenwolf’s other songs are less well known. Perhaps if they were in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame like they deserve to be…sorry, I was just dreaming a little there.
Anyway, I have chosen to highlight one of their other songs here. The song “Renegade” off of their album Seven. It is a great rock song on its own, but when you know the story behind it, it becomes even more powerful. German born singer John Kay penned the song, and it is about an escape from behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. So, kiddies, if you haven’t heard it, why not rock out and educate yourself at the same time and give “Renegade” a listen.
—3D
What to do in Oklahoma on September 10, 2010
Today’s featured event:
THACKERVILLE—Flamboyant singer Adam Lambert will be at the WinStar Casino, Exit 1 I-35, Thackerville, OK, tonight at 9 pm.
For more information, go to www.winstarworldcasino.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
—3D
Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon welcome 2nd child
Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney, who hails from Picher, and wife Tiffany Fallon welcomed their second child on Tuesday, Sept. 7, a daughter named Raquel Blue, making her debut into the world at 4:26pm CST. Raquel weighed in at 7 pounds and is 18 inches long. Mother and daughter are doing well, the band announced today on its website.
“Tiffany and I are so excited to have brought a brand new baby into the world,” says Rooney. “Raquel Blue is so beautiful and we feel so grateful to have this sweet little angel round out our family. Jagger is already an excited big brother; yesterday he gave her kisses and tried to feed her cookies! We feel blessed and are ready for the sleepless nights ahead.”
Joe Don and Tiffany were married on April 23, 2006 and are also the proud parents of Jagger Donovan Rooney, born May 31, 2008.
–3D
Wanda Jackson to release Jack White-produced album in January
Wanda Jackson (Photo by Jaconna Aguirre/The Oklahoman Archives)
Third Man and Nonesuch Records announced today the release of the new album from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Maud native Wanda Jackson. “The Party Ain’t Over,” produced by her friend Jack White of The White Stripes, will be out Jan. 25, 2011.
With a remarkable career that began in 1955, Jackson, credited with being the first woman to ever record a rock and roll song—“Let’s Have a Party” in 1958—was convinced by her friend Elvis Presley to cross over from country to rock and rockabilly music. Now known around the globe as “The Queen Of Rock” and “The First Lady of Rockabilly,” Jackson will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Americana Music Awards in Nashville tonight. The award, in the category of performance, will be presented to her by Jack White.
That these two musical luminaries would find one another is hardly surprising. Jackson, a longtime Oklahoma City resident, is an icon to everyone who knows and loves the roots of rock and roll. White, some 30+ years her junior, is one of music’s most enigmatic visionaries. The two teamed up last year to record a 45rpm single for White’s Third Man Records. The vinyl and iTunes release, a cover of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good” b/w “Shakin All Over” was a big success and the pair hatched a plan to record a full-length album.
“The Party Ain’t Over” was recorded in Nashville at White’s studio, where he brought together a formidable band, including himself, Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather/Raconteurs), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs), Ashley Monroe, Jackson Smith, and Karen Elson, to name a few, and hand picked the songs—11 tracks dating in origin from the early 1900s to 2007. The result: a retro modern collection of music that showcases Wanda, now in her seventh decade and sounding as wickedly charismatic as ever.
From the album opener, the classic Johnny Kidd and the Pirates hit “Shakin All Over,” to the final track from Jimmie Rodgers’ notable blues series, “Blue Yodle #6,” Wanda’s soulful, ripping voice barrels through from song to song, moving effortlessly from rockabilly, rock and roll, country and gospel—leaving a vibrant, distinctive stamp on a release that embraces the past just as much as it embraces the future.
Here is “The Party Ain’t Over” tracklist:
1. Shakin All Over
2. Rip It Up
3. Busted
4. Rum and Coca-Cola
5. Thunder on the Mountain
6. You Know I’m No Good
7. Like a Baby
8. Nervous Breakdown
9. Dust on the Bible
10. Teach Me Tonight
11. Blue Yodle #6
–3D
Weekend Activities for September 10-12
THACKERVILLE—Flamboyant singer Adam Lambert will be at the WinStar Casino, Exit 1 I-35, Thackerville, Friday, August 10, at 9 pm.
For more information, go to www.winstarworldcasino.com.
CHOCTAW—The 20th annual Oktoberfest continues with music, dancing and authentic food at Choctaw Creek Park, 2001 Harper. Hours are noon to midnight today-Saturday.
For more information, go to www.choctawfestival.org.
THACKERVILLE—80′s rock band Huey Lewis and the News plays the WinStar Casino, Exit 1 I-35, Thackerville, OK, Saturday, September 11, at 8 pm.
For more information, go to www.winstarworldcasino.com.
OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma’s rich heritage and diversity will be celebrated at the free annual Septemberfest at the Governor’s Mansion, 820 NE 23, and Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. This event features crafts, music, storytelling, historical reenactments, agricultural exhibits, theater, face-painting, and everything in between. The Oklahoma History Center will be open free of charge to attendees.
For more information, go to www.okhistorycenter.org.
NORMAN—Country band Mama Sweet plays a free show at 7:30 pm on Sunday, September 12, at Lions Park, 472 S Flood Ave.
For more information, click here.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
—3D
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Vince Gill, Miranda Lambert to play Keith Urban’s All for the Hall benefit
Vince Gill and Keith Urban (AP file photos)
Miranda Lambert
Near the end of last year’s sold out, wildly successful We’re All for the Hall benefit concert, which was organized by Keith Urban, Oklahoma native Vince Gill turned to his friend and asked, “Hey Keith, this thing turned out all right, didn’t it? … What do you say we do it again next year?” To the crowd’s delight, Urban announced that We’re All for the Hall would return on Oct. 5, 2010.
True to his word, the Grammy Award-winning artist and an all-star lineup of friends will return to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday, October 5, for a concert to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Reserved seating tickets, which are priced at a family-friendly $25 and $35 (does not include Ticketmaster surcharge), will go on sale Friday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. A limited number of VIP ticket packages will also go on sale on Sept. 17 at www.countrymusichalloffame.org.
The show – which will feature performances from an all-star line-up including Urban, Country Music Hall of Fame members Gill, Dolly Parton and Charley Pride, Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, John Mayer, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Alison Krauss and Billy Currington – promises to be a one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-lifetime evening of music, friendship and camaraderie.
All for the Hall is the Museum’s first-ever non-bricks-and-mortar fundraising initiative. The campaign addresses the not-for-profit educational institution’s need for long-term financial security and provides a safety net for its work. Through an aggressive exhibit schedule, scholarly publications and hundreds of school and family programs, the museum teaches its audiences about the enduring beauty and cultural importance of country music. Museum Board President Gill created and has led the institution’s All for the Hall fundraising initiative since 2005.
“Thanks to all of the artists who gave so generously of their talents and their time, last year’s concert went well beyond what anyone could’ve ever imagined,” said Urban in a news release. “The awareness and money raised was extraordinary.
“So what do we do for an encore?” added Urban. “This year we’ve created a musical theme called ‘Heroes.’ I’ve asked each artist to play one of their favorite songs from one of their country heroes, besides of course, one of their own hits. There’s no doubt that this audience is going to experience a really special night – some of their favorite artists doing songs that, in some cases, they may have never even played live before … and quite possibly won’t ever again.”
“Last year’s We’re All for the Hall concert was a landmark for this institution,” said Museum Director Kyle Young. “It was the most successful fundraiser in the museum’s history, netting nearly $500,000. And it not only set a new standard for fundraising and event coordination, but also brought together an entire community and helped us to see what can be done by individuals when there is a collective passion for a cause.
“It is beyond gratifying” Young continued, “when the artists we love and chronicle, artists like Vince and Keith, offer us their leadership and financial support. Keith Urban grew up in a home where country music was cherished. He knows the music’s history and its heroes. He is one of country music’s greatest champions and he is one of this museum’s heroes.”
–3D
Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews Band to perform before tonight’s NFL season opener
The National Football Legue opens its 91st season tonight when the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings at the Superdome. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma time on NBC.
Grammy winners Taylor Swift and Dave Matthews Band will perform in the special pregame show, “NFL Opening Kickoff 2010 Presented by EA Sports.” The performances will broadcast live from Jackson Square starting at 6:30 p.m.
There will be simulcast coverage of the 60-minute pregame show which will air from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on NBC and NFL Network. The live pregame broadcast will also be available via NFL Mobile only from Verizon.
The performances are part of the celebration to kick off the 2010 season and to honor the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans.
This is the seventh consecutive year the NFL has saluted the Super Bowl champions with the opening game in their stadium on a Thursday in primetime.
–3D
Wanda Jackson to receive Americana Awards lifetime achievement honors tonight
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Maud native Wanda Jackson will once again be honored for her contributions to American music tonight.
The Americana Music Association will cite the 72-year-old for lifetime achievement during tonight’s Americana Awards in Nashville, Tenn.
Jackson, in the association’s words, is “the undisputed Queen of Rockabilly and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member whose growling glamour reshaped the role of women in both rock and roll and country.” She will be honored in the performance category.
This year’s other lifetime achievers are John Mellencamp, whose songs have influentially combined the blue collar sweat of rock and roll and the humble grit of honky tonk; Luke Lewis, Chairman of Universal Music Group Nashville, whose visionary commitment to the label’s Lost Highway imprint has created a home for numerous Americana greats; Greg Leisz, the go-to lap and pedal steel, guitar and mandolin virtuoso who has enriched recordings by Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and more; and Brian Ahern, whose work as a producer includes seminal albums by Emmylou Harris, as well as output from Marty Robbins, George Jones, Anne Murray, Billy Joe Shaver, Rodney Crowell, Jesse Winchester and Ricky Skaggs.
Back in the 1950s and ’60s, Oklahoma City’s own rockabilly queen with the knockout voice became one of the first women to perform rock ‘n’ roll.
Jackson will be one of the performers on tonight’s awards show, along with Emmylou Harris, The Avett Brothers, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Patty Griffin, Sam Bush, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ryan Bingham, Corb Lund, Sarah Jarosz, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Joe Pug, Will Kimbrough.
–3D
What to do in Oklahoma on September 9, 2010
Today’s featured event:
Go see singer/songwriter/pianist Marcy Priest at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Dr, OKC, OK tonight at 6 pm.
For more information, call (405) 236-3100.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
—3D
Carrie Underwood joins new Olay beauty campaign
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter and Checotah native Carrie Underwood is the new ambassador for Olay. The 27-year old, country star is intended to inspired a new generation of women with a positive message to challenge their own skin’s possibilities as part of the brand’s “Challenge What’s Possible” campaign. In her new role with Olay, Underwood will also represent a line of skin care products for the brand. The campaign is scheduled to debut later this year.
“We are thrilled that someone as inspirational as Carrie has joined Olay, said Joe Arcuri, Vice President for North America, Procter & Gamble Beauty, in a news release. “Carrie epitomizes Olay’s mission to challenge possibilities and encouraging a new generation of women to learn about skin care and make a noticeable impact on their skin’s appearance.”
“With her genuine beauty and girl-next-door likeability, Carrie is a natural fit and wonderful addition to the Olay family,” said Chris Heiert, Marketing Director, Olay.” Through all her success, Carrie remains a grounded and connects with women everywhere using her powerful voice. She personifies the iconic image of the brand while representing the faces of the future.”
“I am so excited to be associated with a beauty brand that has been trusted by women for more than 50 years,” Carrie said. “As a little girl, I remember my mom always using the original Oil of Olay Beauty Fluid and encouraging my sisters and I to take care of our skin. I love that Olay has managed to change with the times, yet stay in touch with women of all ages who want affordable skin care products that do what they promise. My music career has been a dream come true and proven to me that the seemingly impossible can be achieved. Olay’s inspiring campaign echoes my beliefs.”
Olay becomes Underwood’s first beauty contract. Carrie joins a celebrated list of well-known Olay brand ambassadors around the world, including renowned actress Maggie Cheung in Greater China, revered singer and actress Lucero in Latin America, and acclaimed actress Thandie Newton in the United Kingdom. The Oklahoma native is the brand’s first North American celebrity ambassador.
With millions of fans worldwide, Underwood has achieved remarkable success since winning the fourth season of American Idol and releasing three critically-acclaimed albums since 2005. To date, she has sold more than 12 million albums and recently placed her 13th song at No. 1 on the charts. She is a five-time Grammy winner, three-time Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist winner, and the reigning two-time AMC Entertainer of the Year where she became the first female artist to win the prestigious award two years in a row. In 2008, she also became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Olay is also a proud sponsor of Carrie’s “Play On Tour” this fall with shows in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada from September to December 2010. The tour promotes her third chart-topping album of the same name.
To watch the video of today’s announcement of Carrie as the new face for Olay, go to www.facebook.com/olay.
–3D
