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2008 Show Schedule
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Tornado Benefit Concert Featuring Carnes McCormack and the Heaters plus Ribbon and Steel March 1st 6pm Donation Variety

Bull Shoals Theater of the Art is hosting a benefit concert to help aid the victims of the recent tornados. Donations for this event will be accepted to aid this relief effort. Apearing this evening this evening will be Carnes McCormack & the Heaters along with Ribbon and Steel.

Carnes & The Heaters probably could best be described as a variety/blues band. Their repertoire includes soul, rock, ballads, standards and of course BLUES. Their versatility is a unique ability to mix music from different genres and timeframes into expressions that are both contemporary and timeless.

Appearing with Carnes McCormack & the Heaters will also be the local band Ribbon and Steel.


Leon Russell June 7th 7PM $20.00 Rock
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Leon Russell will be returning June 7th so hurry up and buy yor tickets as last year's show was a sold out performance. Call the theater for complete details. The ultimate rock & roll session man, Leon Russell's long and storied career includes collaborations with a virtual who's who of music icons spanning from Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector to the Rolling Stones. A similar eclecticism and scope also surfaced in his solo work, which couched his charmingly gravelly voice in a rustic yet rich swamp pop fusion of country, blues and gospel. Born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942, in Lawton, OK, he began studying classical piano at age three, a decade later adopting the trumpet and forming his first band. At 14, Russell lied about his age to land a gig at a Tulsa nightclub, playing behind Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks before touring in support of Jerry Lee Lewis. Two years later, he settled in Los Angeles, studying guitar under the legendary James Burton and appearing on sessions with Dorsey Burnette and Glen Campbell. As a member of Spector's renowned studio group, Russell played on many of the finest pop singles of the 1960s, also arranging classics like Ike & Tina Turner's monumental "River Deep, Mountain High"; other hits bearing his input include the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man," Gary Lewis & the Playboys' "This Diamond Ring," and Herb Alpert's "A Taste of Honey."

In 1967, Russell built his own recording studio, teaming with guitarist Marc Benno to record the acclaimed Look Inside the Asylum Choir LP. While touring with Delaney & Bonnie, he scored his first songwriting hit with Joe Cocker's reading of "Delta Lady," and in 1970, upon founding his own Shelter Records imprint, he also organized Cocker's legendary Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. After the subsequent tour film earned Russell his first real mainstream notoriety, he issued a self-titled solo LP, and in 1971 appeared at George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh following sessions for B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Bob Dylan. After touring with the Rolling Stones, Russell increasingly focused on his solo career, reaching the number two spot with 1972's Carny and scoring his first pop hit with the single "Tight Rope." While the success of 1973's three-LP set Leon Live further established his reputation as a top concert draw, response to the country inspired studio effort Hank Wilson's Back was considerably more lukewarm, as was the reception afforded to 1974's Stop All That Jazz. 1975's Will O' the Wisp, however, restored his commercial luster, thanks in large part to the lovely single "Lady Blue."

In June of 1975, Russell married singer Mary McCreary; the following year the couple collaborated on The Wedding Album, issued through his newly formed Paradise Records label. Also in 1976, the Russell-penned "This Masquerade" earned a Grammy Award for singer George Benson. He and McCreary reunited for 1977's Make Love to the Music, and upon completing the solo Americana, Russell teamed with Willie Nelson for 1979's Willie & Leon. He then spent the next two years touring with his bluegrass band, the New Grass Revival, issuing a live LP in 1981; although Paradise shut down later that year, the label was reactivated for 1984's Hank Wilson, Vol. II and Solid State. Russell spent the remainder of the decade largely outside of music and did not resurface until issuing the Bruce Hornsby produced Anything Can Happen in 1992. The album appeared to little fanfare, however, and another long period of relative inactivity followed prior to the 1998 release of Hank Wilson, Vol. 3: Legend in My Time. Face in the Crowd appeared a year later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Visit Leon's Web Site at:  http://www.leonrussellrecords.com

Bobbie Smith's Monday Night Jamboree Starting April 7th. Every Mon. Night 6pm Free Country/Gospel/Variety
Monday Night Jamboree at Bull Shoals Theater

BOBBIE, BOBBIE, BOBBIE!!! Yes, they're returning for 2008. Bobbie Smith from Bull Shoals (previously from Harrison), Arkansas hosts our Monday Night Jamboree which is FREE and open to the public. Bring your family to this night of fine entertainment to see and hear talent from around the Ozarks. It's not uncommon to have 20-plus entertainers per show, each performing a solo, or a duet with others. You'll hear original works as well as popular classic and contemporary hits. Click here to visit the Bull Shoals Jamboree Web Site.

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The Millers Apr 5th 7pm $12.00 Bluegrass/Gospel Music
The Millers

This family of four are known for their rich harmony, wide ranging musical skills and family oriented bluegrass shows. They have taken the Southwest Missouri area by storm in the past 2 years making numerous appearances at all the great venues, big and small, including; Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival, Conway, MO. Silver Dollar City Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival, Branson, MO. The Coleman Theater, Miami, OK. and Snyder Park Bluegrass Festival, Halltown, MO. ... just to name a few. Visit The Millers Web Site at:  http://www.themillers-bluegrass.com


Tommy Walter May 9th 7pm $12.00 Elvis Tribute

Tommy is from Mountain Home, Arkansas and is 20 years old. He has been an Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA) since he was 13. He began recording albums at 16, and has been acclaimed by many as one of the best at his young age. But don't let the young age part fool you. Tommy has a very crisp, mature voice. Tommy has performed all over the south, including, Mountain Home, Fayetteville, Memphis, and Branson. Tommy won 4 Ultimate Elvis contests in Branson in 2006 alone. Just recently, on November 3, 2007, Tommy performed with Shaun "Sherrill" Nielsen, Elvis's harmony singer, and one of his favorite singers from 1966-1977. They performed the song "Fairytale", which was a concert staple and one of Elvis's favorite songs in the latter years of his life. Tommy has left audiences in awe of his raw talent but it hasn't come without work. He, in the early years, would practice from 4 in the afternoon until 11 at night, focusing more on his musicianship than his school work. To him it just seemed second nature to get on stage in front of crowd and make it his job to get them on their feet and excite them for the hour or two he performed for them.Tommy is from Mountain Home, Arkansas and is 20 years old. He has been an Elvis Tribute Artist (ETA) since he was 13. He began recording albums at 16, and has been acclaimed by many as one of the best at his young age. But don't let the young age part fool you. Tommy has a very crisp, mature voice. Tommy has performed all over the south, including, Mountain Home, Fayetteville, Memphis, and Branson. Tommy won 4 Ultimate Elvis contests in Branson in 2006 alone. Just recently, on November 3, 2007, Tommy performed with Shaun "Sherrill" Nielsen, Elvis's harmony singer, and one of his favorite singers from 1966-1977. They performed the song "Fairytale", which was a concert staple and one of Elvis's favorite songs in the latter years of his life. Tommy has left audiences in awe of his raw talent but it hasn't come without work. He, in the early years, would practice from 4 in the afternoon until 11 at night, focusing more on his musicianship than his school work. To him it just seemed second nature to get on stage in front of crowd and make it his job to get them on their feet and excite them for the hour or two he performed for them.

Visit Tommy Walter's web site at: http://www.myspace.com/etatommywalter


Hot Hits of Motown Show May 31st 7pm $12.00 Live Motown Review

Hot Hits of Motown staring Jamie "K" and the Hit Men Band will take you back on a musical journey through time with some of the best hits of the 50's and 60's. The show will have you dancing in your seat with hits from your favorite artists including: The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell, Dianna Ross, Little Anthony, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, and much, much more.

Lead female vocalist Jamie "K" Kistner from Branson, Missouri will take the stage and join male vocalist Donald Brown from Kanasas City. The pair will perform with the Hit Men Band: John "Hollywood" Bridgewater on lead guitar, Anthony Payne on bass guitar, Quiten Donley on drums, Jeff Lucas on keyboards, and Kenny Glover on saxaphone. All are seasoned performers from Branson and Kansas City area and have performed in various countries around the world including: Europe, Japan, Canada,The Carribean Islands, and Austrailia.

The newest memeber of the group, Mr. Jeff Lucas playing keyboards, has quite a history with Motown music, starting early in his career as the Musical Director for the group "The Jackson Five" when they burst into the charts in the late 60's and early 70's with some of Motown's Hottest Hits.


Jeannie Kendall & Phil McGarrah July 12th 7pm $15.00 Country Music
Jeannie Kendall

Jeannie Kendall was with one of the rare father-daughter duos in country music history. The Kendalls were also the most successful, racking up a series of hits during the late '70s and early '80s. Daughter Jeannie sang lead on most of the group's material, while father Royce typically double-tracked his harmony vocals behind her and shunned the spotlight on most occasions. Though their production was certainly radio-friendly, they were more grounded in country tradition than many of their contemporaries, working elements of bluegrass, honky tonk, and country gospel into their music.

Royce was born in St. Louis, and along with his brother Floyce, he formed a group called the Austin Brothers during the late '50s. Jeannie was also born in St. Louis, and her father taught her to sing as a child. Royce moved the family to Los Angeles as he pursued a career with the Austin Brothers, but after a couple of years, he returned to St. Louis and set up his own barber shop. He and Jeannie teamed up as a family act when she was 15 and started selling their demo tape via mail order. They found a patron in producer Pete Drake, who signed them to the small Stop Records and helmed their very first chart single, a 1970 cover of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" that just missed the country Top 50.

The Kendalls subsequently moved to Nashville in pursuit of greater success, but although they recorded a bit more, their breakthrough was several years in coming. It wasn't until 1977 that they signed to Ovation and released the smash hit "Heaven's Just a Sin Away," which went all the way to number one on the country charts and won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal by a Duo or Group. The Kendalls visited the country Top Ten regularly up into the mid-'80s, establishing a penchant for cheating songs; their biggest hits of the late '70s included "It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' to Me," "Pittsburgh Stealers," the number one "Sweet Desire," and "I Had a Lovely Time." In 1981, they switched from Ovation to Mercury and scored more hits with songs like "You'd Make an Angel Wanna Cheat," "Teach Me to Cheat," and a third number one, "Thank God for the Radio." http://www.jeanniekendall.com

Phil Mcgarrah Also appearing on stage with Jeannie will be Phil Mcgarrah and his Runnin' On Empty Band. Phil Mcgarrah, vocals/guitar, grew up in a one-room log cabin in the Spring Valley and Clifty area of Northwest Arkansas.  "Life was plain and simple,  farming and logging. I guess I started playing the guitar when I was about 5 years old. I watched my brother, cousins, and uncles play at church.  I saw where they put their fingers on the strings and it was all history from there."  Wrote his first song at 8 years old, "Night Time In Old Kentucky" which can still be heard when ROE plays live. "I have had a great life growing up in rural Arkansas and I believe things will come to those wait, but only what’s left behind from those who hustle. We all need goals in our lives, but remember you don’t know where you are going if you don’t know where you have been."  Phil is currently finishing his second album of original songs and working on a third which will feature living legends Razzy Bailey, Sleepy LaBeef, Pretty Miss Norma Jean, and Freddie Hart.

Runnin' On Empty band members appearing with Phil McGarrah are Michael, Maese, aka Dead-Eye Odom, Steel/Dobro, Travis King, utility/vocals, Lacie Elizabeth Vowell, vocals/harmonies, Johnny Long, vocals/harmonies/bass/keys, Deborah House, violin/vocals, and Jim Terry, bass.

Read more about Phil McGarrah and the Runnin' On Empty Band at their web site at http://www.runninonemptyband.com/


Dottie Rambo Aug 1st 7pm $15.00 Gospel
Dottie Rambo

DOTTIE RAMBO , undisputed queen of gospel music and internationally acclaimed recording artist, began writing songs at the age of eight, while sitting on a creek bank near her Morganfield, Kentucky home. Her talent soon received widespread recognition, resulting in many invitations to sing in churches and at various public functions. The demand became so heavy that she left home at the age of twelve to embark upon a full-time career of singing and composing music.

Other artists began to sing her songs at their performances, and many included them on their recordings. Governor Jimmie Davis of Louisiana, had his attention captured by the stirring melody and simple, but profound and inspirational lyrics, he made inquiries concerning the composer. The fact that Dottie was only a teen-ager at the time did not dissuade the governor from signing her to a writer's contract, and Dottie's professional career began to reach meteoric proportions.

Although she was married at the age of sixteen and a mother eighteen months later, Dottie's schedule was hardly interrupted. In fact, her career was enhanced when three year old Reba joined her parents to form a singing trio. Over the years the Rambos gained increasing popularity that spanned the globe, and they reached the pinnacle of the gospel music world.

Dottie's distinctive voice and affecting delivery won her legions of fans and her career soared through the early '80s. But health problems sidelined this magnetic, amazing woman for almost two decades; preventing her from sharing the songs she wrote, accept by the voices of others. This all changed with the release of Stand By The River, her first solo project in 18 years. The project included some of her favorite songs from the past combined with brand-new compositions. The title cut, "Stand By The River", a duet with Dolly Parton, has garnered massive airplay and has already been nominated in three categories, including the 2003 Song Of The Year by The Christian Country Music Association.

The timing couldn't be better for another groundbreaking recording from Dottie Rambo. In the summer of 2002 her friends and family surprised Dottie with a special concert in her honor at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Barbara Mandrell hosted the evening as she recounted memories along side Dottie and stories behind the great songs of her career. With performances by some of Country and Gospel music's most beloved artists, Dottie joined in song with the likes of Larry Gatlin, Dolly Parton, Crystal Gayle, Vestal Goodman, The Crabb Family and many more. The outcome is an amazing new video and DVD capturing the evening entitled More Than The Music Presents - We Shall Behold Him - A Tribute To Dottie Rambo and audio recording releasing simultaneously on September 9th, 2003.

Dottie has been the recipient of numerous awards, beginning in 1968 with a Grammy for her solo album 'It's the Soul of Me.' Billboard Magazine named her Trendsetter of the Year for the same album. In recognition of her prolific songwriting ability, the Christian Country Music Association honored her in 1994 as the Songwriter of The Century and in 2002 presented her with the Living Legend award. She is a member of the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame, and she has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame twice, as a soloist and as part of the Rambo trio.

Dottie received a Dove award in 1999 for her song, 'I Go to The Rock," sung by Whitney Houston in the hit motion picture 'The Preacher's Wife." Houston's soundtrack recording of the song went double platinum. The multitudinous awards bestowed on Dottie culminated in 2001 with the ASCAP Foundation's Lifetime Achievement award.

Over the years Dottie has been associated with a host of secular and gospel music performers. She has recorded with such notable artists as Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and Dickie Betts. Among the many personalities with whom Dottie has appeared are Donna Summer, Mahalia Jackson, Pat Boone, CeCe Winans and Ricky Skaggs. She has appeared on the legendary Grand Ole Opry on numerous occasions.

Besides Whitney Houston, many others have recorded Dottie's songs, including Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Dottie West, Crystal Gayle, Larry Gatlin, Johnny Cash, Sandy Patti, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom T. Hall, Vince Gill, Larnelle Harris, Bill Monroe, George Beverly Sheas, Vestal Goodman, Bill Gaither, Connie Smith, dc talk, Aarron Jeffrey, Andrae Crouch, Commisioned, Vickie Winans, Ray Boltz, Steve Greene and scores of others.

For many years Dottie has enjoyed far-reaching television exposure, having made frequent appearances on all the major Christian networks, countless local stations, and on TNN, PAX and GMT. During the 1980's TBN featured Dottie in one of it's most successful series, a christian variety show called Dottie Rambo Magazine. The network still shows reruns of the series. In addition, Dottie has been a fixture in the Gaither Homecoming television and video series.

Having written over 2,500 published songs, Dottie ranks with the beloved Fanny Crosby among the women who have had the greatest impact in the field of gospel music. Hardly any modern hymnal fails to include one or more of her songs, and movies and television specials around the world have featured songs by Dottie Rambo. A feature film has been planned about Ms. Rambo's life as well.

Dottie's biggest hit song, and probably the best known, is the inspirational 'He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need, ' a song that continues an upward spiral and one that she sings at all her performances. Other well-known titles include 'We Shall Behold Him,' 'If That Isn't Love,' 'The Perfect Rose,' 'Behold The Lamb,' 'Build My Mansion Next Door To Jesus,' 'To Much To Gain To Los,' 'Remind Me Dear Lord,' 'Tears Will Never Stain The Streets Of that City,' 'I Will Glory In The Cross' and 'I've Never Been This Homesick Before.' She also composed the delightful 'Down By the Creekbank, which became the most successful children's musical in Christian music history, with sales well beyond a million units

Visit Dottie Rambo's Web Site at:  http://www.dottierambo.net


The Del Souls Aug 9th 7pm $12.00 Early Rock N' Roll
The Del Souls

The Del Souls reflect the musical passion that inspired them while growing up in the 50's and 60's.

Forming the core of The Del Souls are a couple of long-time friends, Steve and Mike. The two have been in various groups playing the club and dance circuits in the Chicago area for the past thirteen years. These budding rockers who came of age amid hardware stores, working-man bars, and corner stores, enduring themes such as class struggle, lost love, and the American dream were never far from mind.

Carol, Bob, Paul and Bill round out the sound of The Del Souls. Carol brings to the mix her keyboard dexterity along with rich and soulful vocals.  Bob’s bass guitar provides the drive, Paul an accomplished sax accompaniment and Bill a second guitar.  This combination of multi-instrumentation and exciting vocals provides the drive to faithfully recreate the sounds of the 50’s and 60’s Rock N Roll era.

The band got it's start, 13 years ago, when Steve and Mike were playing in a band for a community theatre production of "Grease".  The two became friends and found that they shared a common interest in the style of music they enjoyed. "When Mike and I met we musically understood each other perfectly.  We got along so well musically, that in addition to playing the show, we opened the show with some oldies songs" says Steve.

That was the beginning of a musical partnership that has lasted 16 years and is now the backbone of the Del Souls and basis for the group's first compact disk recording "My Neighborhood”.

The Del Souls have opened for Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals and have shared the stage with locally known groups such as The Neverly Brothers and Johnny and the Meteors.

They continue to record original music with that 50’s and 60’s flare.  They are in the process of recording their second CD.

Visit The Del Souls Band Web Site at:  http://www.thedelsouls.com


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