The Ultimate Doors

Judy Collins (Rescheduled from 7/18)

50 years ago, singer-songwriter Stephen Still met singer-songwriter JudyCollins, known for her piercing ocean blue eyes. Their tumultuous loveaffair would later be immortalized by Stills with his composition “Suite:Judy Blue Eyes,” performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash on their landmarkdebut. Both artists would go gone to shape modern music with visionaryapproaches, but Stills and Collins’ short fiery union remains atransformative era for the two artists.This summer, the two icons of folk will celebrate the golden anniversary oftheir formative time together. Their joint summer tour marks the first time everStills and Collins have been onstage together. For this once in a lifetimeexperience, the two music legends will pull from their rich catalogs, debutsongs from their upcoming album, due out Summer of 2017, and share warmand intimate stories from their journeys and the1960s folk and Laurel Canyonscenes they helped build.Stills and Collins met in 1967 and dated for two years. Stills wrote and demoedhis legendary love song to Collins right after he left Buffalo Springfield, beforehe joined CSN. “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” is a five-section romantic epicbrimming with heartfelt sincerity. The song has been ranked #418 in RollingStone’s 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time Poll.Stills is known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash,and his solo work. In addition to “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” Still is best knownfor the hits “ For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield and “Love The OneYou’re With” from his solo debut, Stephen Stills. He’s a multi-instrumentalist,composer, and ranked #28 in Rolling Stone Magazine’s “The 100 GreatestGuitarists Of All Time.” He also has the added distinction of being the firstartist to be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame twice in one night (forhis work with CSN and Buffalo Springfield).Collins is known for her eclectic palette as a solo artist, melding folk, rock,classical, and jazz into a singular aesthetic. She’s earned five Grammynominations including one in 2017 and one Grammy win. Outside of music,Collins has published two memoirs, one novel, and, in 1975, was nominated foran Academy Award for the documentary Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman.Collins is also a lifelong activist.

Little River Band

The Eagles founding member, the late Glenn Frey, knew what he was saying when he dubbed Little River Band “the best singing band in the world.” Through the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, LRB enjoyed huge chart success with multi-platinum albums and chart topping hits like:  “Reminiscing”, “Cool Change”, “Lonesome Loser”, “The Night Owls”, “Take It Easy On Me”, “Help Is on Its Way”, “Happy Anniversary”, “We Two”,  “Man On Your Mind”, “The Other Guy”, and It’s A Long Way There Worldwide album, CD sales and digital downloads now top 30 million and LRB has set a record for having had Top 10 hits for 6 consecutive years - In fact, they were the very first band to achieve that remarkable status! According to BMI, “Reminiscing” has garnered rare status with over 5 million airplays on American radio, and “Lady” is close behind with over 4 million airplays.  Bassist/vocalist Wayne Nelson joined the band in 1980, and worked alongside founding members with some of the most distinctive harmonies and vocal abilities, creating the unique LRB sound. In 1981, Nelson was recognized by world renowned Beatles producer Sir George Martin whom, while producing ‘Time Exposure’, chose Nelson to record lead vocals on two of the band’s biggest hits, “The Night Owls” and “Take It Easy On Me.” Later that same year guitarist extraordinaire Stephen Housden joined LRB bringing a rock element into the band’s sound.   That helped to contribute to their string of Top 10 hits.  As band members departed, both Housden and Nelson worked together to bring LRB into the new millennium.    To date, lead singer/bassist Wayne Nelson has contributed his vocal and bass guitar talents on 22 Little River Band Albums/CD’s.  LRB continues to perform to sold out audiences, and Stephen Housden continues to write and participate in all things Little River Band.  In 2004 LRB was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Awards and in September 2015 the band was awarded Casino Entertainer of the Year at the G2E Gaming Expo in Las Vegas Nevada.  Turning the page brings us to the current lineup of Little River Band…  Keyboardist Chris Marion is a Dove Award winning producer. Chris is the creator of all the orchestral arrangements and charts on The Big Box. It is amazing to watch him play, sing, and conduct from his riser!  Lead Guitarist Rich Herring is a highly skilled player, singer, and producer of many Nashville artists…not to mention a great songwriter. He and Wayne have co-produced every LRB project since he joined the band.  Drummer Ryan Ricks has locked down the rhythm section, and rounds out the vocals with his incredible range. Great singing drummers are rare…and LRB is lucky to have Ryan as part of that all-important vocal blend.  Nashville Guitarist Colin Whinnery plays rhythm and lead guitar, and shares lead vocal duties with Wayne. He brings a brand new voice and a fresh outlook to the rhythm section.  Early 2014 saw the release of Little River Band’s, ‘Cuts Like a Diamond,’ on Frontiers Records.  “What If You’re Wrong,” went to #1 and stayed there for 3 weeks says Jim Shoe of CLASSX Radio.  “Forever You, Forever Me,” and “You Dream, I’ll Drive,” both climbed into the station’s TOP 3.   In November of 2016, LRB released, ‘The Hits…Revisited,’ on Wurld Records -  a CD consisting of 9 re-recorded hits along with 2 new songs.   May of 2017 brought the release of ‘The Big Box’ -  a box set consisting of 6 disc’s featuring a DVD with live footage from their 40th Anniversary Tour.  It Easy On Me were hits in 5th and 6th y  Bringing their vocal and musical energy along with great arrangements to their timeless classic hits, each show creates new memories for the audience.  The band enjoys watching their fans fall in love with the songs all over again as they are swept up by the show’s powerful performance and the volume of hits from LRB’s history.  With 90 -100 dates scheduled for their 2017 tour, Little River Band is hotter than ever selling out shows and making music from coast to coast nationwide continuing their legacy of being “the best singing band in the world.”  Little River Band is:  Wayne Nelson:  Lead Vocals/Bass  Chris Marion:  Keyboards/Vocals  Rich Herring: Lead Guitar/Vocals  Ryan Ricks: Drums/Percussion/Vocals  Colin Whinnery: Guitar/Lead Vocals