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Tunesmithing on Music Row

Presented by Edgehill Studios Cafe at Edgehill Studios Cafe

October 1, 2009

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"Tunesmithing on Music Row" will feature a closing performance by Lance and Larry Hoppen of the hit band Orleans on Thursday, October 1. The songwriting celebration will feature performances by noted songwriters Charles Alexander, Jaclyn Brown and Suzahn Fiering. Chuck Whiting and Kimberly Maiers Shaw will emcee the show. Formed in Woodstock, N.Y., in 1972 by John Hall, brothers Lance and Larry Hoppen, and the late Wells Kelly, the band's name was inspired by the legendary city of New Orleans. As Orleans went about perfecting its recipe of eclectic material, including R&B seasoned with Cajun and second-line roots, Alan Toussaint, Neville Brothers and Meters tunes were among the mix. The quartet's music evolved and refined in a more mainstream direction as they developed their unique pop/rock sound, which led Rolling Stone magazine to christen them "the best unrecorded band in the country." A round of showcase performances in New York gave rise to a recording contract with ABC Dunhill Records and the release of the eponymously titled first album in 1973. Later signing with Asylum Records, they produced chart-topping hits including "Dance With Me", "Let There Be Music", "Love Takes Time", "Reach", and their American standard, "Still The One". After Orleans established national radio popularity, Hall left in 1977 to pursue a solo career, as "Still the One" played ceaselessly as the ABC TV network theme song. Since then, it has been and continues to be used for countless media commercials and movie soundtracks. The band continued to see success in the 1990s with two tours of Japan and appearances at "Woodstock '94" and the 1995 "Can't Stop Rockin' Tour" with Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon and Pat Benetar. Orleans has been performing live nearly every year since 1972, always with at least half the original members.

"Tunesmithing" is sponsored by Whiting Publicity & Promotions. For more information about "Tunesmithing", call (615) 242-9857, or write Arts@WhitingPublicity.com.