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Tom V. Ray is an American bassist [1] living in Chicago. He was born in 1965, and grew up on a farm in Vincennes, Indiana. Ray's professional musical career began in 1983, when he began performing with local bluegrass, country and classic rock cover bands. In 1990 he moved to New Orleans to join French Quarter legends Augie Jr. and the Big Mess ...
Chicago performing live in 2005. Chicago is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in February 1967, the group was originally known as The Big Thing and later Chicago Transit Authority, before becoming Chicago in 1969.
Chicago began their 2018 touring schedule on Saturday, January 13 by performing the grand opening concert at the new Xcite Center at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. [ 179 ] On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, drummer Tris Imboden announced he was leaving the band after 27 years to spend more time with his family. [ 180 ]
ChicagoFest was a Chicago music festival established in 1978 by Mayor Michael Bilandic.It was a two-week event held annually at Navy Pier that featured sixteen separate stages, each sponsored by a national retail brand and a media sponsor compatible to the stage's format, e.g. Rock WLUP, Chicago Tribune Jazz, Miller Brewing Company Blues and WXRT, that broadcast live from the festival.
Night of the Guitar Concert June 13, 1989 [4] Night Ranger: Big Life Tour July 18, 1987 The Outfield The Oak Ridge Boys: American Made Tour August 21, 1983 Deliver Tour August 10, 1984 Step On Out Tour August 10, 1985 Olivia Newton-John: Physical Tour: August 29, 1982 Tom Scott: August 30, 1982 1991 Tour August 13, 1991 The Osmonds: The Osmond ...
Kari Tapio – From Kari, the artist's real first name, and Tapio, a modified form of his real second name Tapani. [187] Kasabian – After Linda Kasabian, a member of the Manson Family famous for serving as Charles Manson's getaway driver. [188] Kassidy – Inspired by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. [189]
In 1885, Chicago-based businessman and philanthropist Ferdinand Wythe Peck began ambitious plans for the building that would house the Auditorium Theatre. [3] At the time, Chicago was still recovering from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and was rife with the contentious labor issues that would lead to the 1886 Haymarket Square bombing. Peck was ...
In 2003, director Mark Moormann premiered an award-winning documentary about his life entitled Tom Dowd and the Language of Music. In the 2004 biopic about musician Ray Charles, Ray, Tom Dowd was portrayed by actor Rick Gomez. Dowd was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.