After more than four decades, 38 SPECIAL continues to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year.  At each and every show, thousands of audience members are amazed by the explosive power of the band’s performance.

Their many Gold and Platinum album awards stand in testament to the endurance of a legendary powerhouse.

With sales in excess of 20 million, most associate the band with their arena-rock pop smashes, “Hold On Loosely,” “Rockin’ Into the Night,” “Caught Up in You,” “Fantasy Girl,” “If I’d Been the One,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Chain Lightnin’,” “Second Chance,” and more – timeless hits that remain a staple at radio, immediately recognizable from the first opening chord, and paving the way to their present-day touring regimen.

Guitarist/vocalist DON BARNES says it’s all about maintaining that intensity in their live shows.  “We never wanted to be one of those bands that had maybe gotten a little soft or complacent over the years.  We’re a team, and it’s always been kind of an unspoken rule that we don’t slack up, we stack up.  We go out there every night to win.”

Completing the team is bassist BARRY DUNAWAY, drummer GARY MOFFATT and keyboardist/vocalist BOBBY CAPPS.  The most recent addition to the band is legendary virtuoso guitarist and vocalist JERRY RIGGS.

For 38 Special onstage, it is a celebration of camaraderie and brotherhood, a precision unit bringing the dedication and honesty to a long history of classic songs, as well as surprisingly fresh new material.

Since 1976, the band has released more than 15 albums.  And from the start, they’ve toured relentlessly, bringing their signature brand of ‘muscle and melody’ to fans worldwide.

It is that steely determination that lives on in the hearts of these ‘Wild-Eyed Southern Boys.’

Barnes adds, “This music keeps our wheels on the road.  We’re a band that’s tried to stay honest with what has driven us over the years.  We started out with nothing but bold determination to make our own history and to endure.  Looking back now, it has been our greatest pride to have persevered and attained that level of success and longevity.  For us, it’s the ultimate validation.”

“The magic’s still there,” adds Barnes.  “It’s an emotional high for us to keep ‘bringing it’ after all these years. When those lights go down and we all walk up those steps to the stage and hear that crowd roar, it’s a real rush to the head.  It feels like we’re getting ready to strap ourselves in and it just takes off from there.”

More information on 38 SPECIAL can be found at https://www.38special.com/.

Kenny G is the biggest selling instrumental musician of the modern era, and one of the best-selling artists of all time.  With global sales totaling more than 75-million records and 1.5 billion streams, the jazz icon has accumulated a staggering 24-award nominations throughout his 50-year career and has taken home a Grammy Award, American Music Award, two NAACP Awards, and two Soul Train Music Awards.   With classic, top-selling studio albums including Duotones, Silhouette, Breathless, Miracles: The Holiday Album, Heart and Soul and Brazilian Nights, Kenny has maintained a prominent level of creative excellence through decades of unprecedented commercial success.  In December of 2023, Kenny G released his 20^th studio album, Innocence, which features 12 tracks, all of which embrace the theme of lullabies, a cultural and familial tradition that is incredibly special to Kenny.

More information on Kenny G can be found on his website https://www.kennyg.com/ as well as his social pages:

Facebook: https://found.ee/KennyG_Facebook
Instagram: https://found.ee/KennyG_Instagram
X (formerly Twitter): https://found.ee/KennyG_Twitter
YouTube: https://found.ee/KennyG_Youtube

With his strikingly similar looks, baritone voice, and spot-on mannerisms, Shawn Barker’s uncanny resemblance to the original “Man In Black” revitalizes the true character and spirit of Mr. Cash himself, one of America’s greatest musical icons, for a truly one-of-a-kind show.  The energetic show features Barker in character throughout the entire evening, walking the audience through each era of Cash’s life and music, including hits like “Folsom Prison Blues,” “I Walk The Line,” “A Boy Named Sue,” “Hurt” and “Ring of Fire,” complete with a full backing band.

Shawn Barker’s first Man In Black show was held in 2004 at a casino in Niagara Falls and has since performed over 1,000 shows in 12 countries, selling more than half a million tickets over the course of his career.  Born and raised in a working-class suburb of St. Louis, Barker took a schoolboy love for singing in church with his family and turned it into a career.  The path to his current success wasn’t a straight line from gospel choir to Johnny Cash tribute act.  After serving his country in the Army, Barker returned home to Missouri, took a job as a carpenter, and spent all of his free time learning how to play the guitar.  He developed strength and versatility in his voice by modeling his crooning on a cast of legends – Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Gene Vincent.  His performances quickly turned from hobby to profession, but oddly enough, Barker’s first touring gigs were portraying Elvis, not Johnny Cash.  Everything changed, however, when Barker was asked to audition for the part of Cash in a Hollywood production, as it became evident to the director and Barker himself that Johnny Cash was his true calling.  From that point there was no turning back.

More information on The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash can be found at https://themaninblack.com/.

Rodney Carrington has been playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades.

A platinum-recording artist, Rodney’s recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums on his own record label, Laughter’s Good Records.  Rodney is fresh off the release of his latest album, “Get Em Out,”(released 2019) which hit #1 on iTunes.  His album “Here Comes the Truth” (released 2017) climbed to #3 on the comedy charts, accruing tens of millions of streams on Spotify and even spawned a Netflix special.

Rodney broke through with his major label comedy CD debut “Hangin’ With Rodney” in 1998.  The next few years saw nine more Top 10 comedy albums: Live, Morning Wood, Nutsack, Greatest Hits, King of the Mountains, El Nino Loco, C’mon Laugh You Bastards, Laughter’s Good and The Hits, all of which continue to receive radio airplay and regularly place on the national comedy charts.  “Hangin’ With Rodney” and “Morning Wood” earned RIAA gold record certification, and his Greatest Hits (a double CD) album reached platinum status.  Rodney also released “Make it Christmas” which features his original song “Camouflage and Christmas Lights,” a tribute to our military.

Rodney also added “author” to his list of accomplishments with the release of his book “Rodney Carrington, Coming Clean” published by Hatchette Books.

Over the years, he’s starred in his own TV sitcom, “Rodney,” which ran for two seasons on ABC, co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the feature film, “Beer for My Horses,” which won the Tex Ritter Award from the ACM, and starred in his own Netflix special “Here Comes The Truth.”  Rodney’s also appeared on countless other TV shows, including the ACA (American Country Awards), hosting the American Country New Year’s Eve Live show on FOX, and won “Supporting Character of the Year” from the CMT Music Video Awards for his appearance on the Trace Adkins’ music video “I Got My Game On.”

More information on Rodney Carrington can be found at https://rodneycarrington.com/.

Eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winning blues legend Buddy Guy is giving fans another chance to experience his electrifying live show with the newly announced Damn Right Encore tour.

As one of the last living legends of the blues, Buddy Guy has inspired generations of musicians, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton and John Mayer. His Damn Right Farewell tour has been a celebration of his extraordinary career, and the newly added Damn Right Encore dates give even more fans the opportunity to witness a blues master at work.

A true pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, Buddy Guy has been hailed as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. With a career spanning over seven decades, Guy’s blistering guitar work and passionate vocals have earned him multiple GRAMMY® Awards, a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a National Medal of Arts. His influence can be heard in rock, blues, and beyond, cementing his place as a living legend.

That they are still roaring and soaring should be no surprise.  That’s just how they are built.  TESLA may have been born in the mid 80s, but their bluesy, soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic, 1970s rock and roll.  The same roots that produced bands like The Allman Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Aerosmith.

The ground started shaking in Sacramento, Calif., in 1984; gold country that would soon be producing some platinum.  They started out as City Kidd, until a suggested name change to TESLA, honoring the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla who pioneered all things electrical.  Their 1986 platinum debut album, Mechanical Resonance, included Top 40 hits “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi.”  1989’s double-platinum The Great Radio Controversy included hits “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)” and “Love Song.”  Suddenly, TESLA, who had been touring with bands such as Def Leppard and David Lee Roth, earned headlining status.  In 1990, TESLA helped reshape the face of modern rock music by stripping down to the Five Man Acoustical Jam, an informal collection of their biggest hits peppered with rock and roll classics by the Beatles, Stones, and others.  This album produced their biggest hit single to date, a cover of Five Man Electrical Band’s “Signs.”  Other 90s albums from Tesla include platinum selling Psychotic Supper and Bust a Nut.  The band continues to record and release material including 9 new albums since 2000 and recently debuted their new single, “Time To Rock!”

TESLA has endured many of the same taste-changing challenges that affected many in the post-grunge world, but through it all, their blue-collar work ethic and dedication to the faithful fan base has helped them not just survive, but thrive.  TESLA’s legacy is alive and well as they continue to record and sellout venues all over the world.  As comfortable, rugged, and dependable as your favorite pair of boots, they endure.  TESLA is a celebration of the greatest spirits of rock and roll.

More information on TESLA can be found at https://teslatheband.com.  You can also follow TESLA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeslaBand, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teslaband, and X.com (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/teslaband.

Jo Dee Messina, chart-topping country music artist, is known for her powerful vocals and extensive catalog of hits.  A household name, Jo Dee has achieved nine No. 1 and sixteen Top 40 songs, and has been honored by the ACM, CMA, AMA, Billboard, and GRAMMY Awards.  Jo Dee’s successes also made her the first female in country music history to celebrate three consecutive multi-week, chart-topping songs.

Leader of the charge in country music’s “90s resurgence,” Jo Dee’s digital streams and YouTube views are beyond the billions barrier and consistently climbing.  Additionally, her social media accounts, which include numerous viral posts, are collectively followed by millions of fans.

In addition to her studio accomplishments, Jo Dee’s passionate and high-energy performances have captivated audiences with every tour stop.  Jo Dee continuously sells out venues of all types, with a live show that entertains fans of all ages and gives them opportunities to create memories, as generations come together and sing the songs that continue to make up much of their lives’ soundtracks.

Jo Dee is one of the most passionate, high-energy performers in the business.  Sharing her hit tunes; unreleased, emotionally-driven songs; worship music; and personal testimony, she travels the country and receives rave reviews for her authenticity, commitment, and openness on stage.

More information on Jo Dee Messina can be found at https://jodeemessina.com/.

KC and the Sunshine Band are still as widely popular today as they were when they first danced into the music scene 50 years ago.  Harry Wayne Casey—KC for short—developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion groove, giving us an impressive string of hits like “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way (I Like It)” and “Shake Your Booty.”  With sales of over 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, KC and the Sunshine Band was one of the most progressive bands of the 70s and is credited with changing the sound of modern pop music.  Today, KC and the Sunshine Band play over 100 live shows annually, circling the country and playing dates regularly throughout Europe, Australia and South America.  This year KC will celebrate 50 years of entertaining us, writing songs, and performing around the world and has no intention of stopping.

In the last decade KC has continued to influence the dance and disco scene by releasing new music, most recently his single, “Unconditional Love featuring Bimbo Jones.”  In March of 2015 KC and the Sunshine Band released, “Feeling You! The 60s.”  The album was a tribute to the era that shaped KC into the revolutionary artist he became in the 70s.  Covers on the album include songs by sixties legends Bob Dylan, Ben E. King, The Kinks, The Righteous Brothers, Jackie DeShannon, Aaron Neville and many more.  Just like the rest of America during that time he was inspired by the music, innocence, sex, social and political movements and counterculture of the era, which led to him founding the Dance Revolution and teaching the world how to boogie.

“The widespread social and political issues of the 1960s was, in part, the inspiration to do something that would make people forget about their problems and be happy,” said Casey.  “People were looking for something that would divert their attention from the negative aspects of everyday life surrounding them.”

KC started working in the music business at age 17, performing menial tasks around the T.K. Records/Studio complex in his hometown of Miami.  The Sunshine Band originated in 1973.  Their first record, Blow Your Whistle, made the top 15 on the R&B chart.  Their second album, KC and the Sunshine Band, was released in 1975, went triple platinum and contained the #1 hits “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “Boogie Shoes” and “Rock Your Baby.”  KC and the Sunshine Band became the first act to score four #1 pop singles in one 12-month period since the Beatles in 1964.  Three of those singles also crossed over to become #1 R&B tracks.

KC’s third album, Part 3, released in 1976, also went triple platinum and contained the #1 singles “I’m Your Boogie Man,” “Shake Your Booty” and “Keep It Comin’ Love.”  The band’s string of hit singles continued with “Boogie Shoes,” which was included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, “Please Don’t Go” and “Yes, I’m Ready,” a duet with high school friend Teri DeSario.  KC returned to the charts in 1983 with “Give It Up,” which also hit #1 in the UK.

KC’s success in music has earned him an extensive list of accolades including an American Music Award for Best R&B Artist in 1975 and a songwriting Grammy for Best R&B song for “Where Is The Love,” which was recorded by Betty Wright.  He also received a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, as well as Producer of the Year in 1978 for his work on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.  In 2001, KC was honored with the NARAS Governor’s Award, the highest honor given by a chapter of the Academy.  He received a coveted Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002, where Dick Clark and music producer Michael Lloyd turned out to honor him.  This particular recognition represents the passion that KC has in writing music, implementing elements of various eras in his songs, proving him to be a passionate, veteran craftsman.  All of these career highlights are chronicled in his book, That’s The Way I Like It –The Harry Wayne Casey Story, which was published that same year.

KC’s music continues to be a favorite today.  His songs have appeared in ads for companies like General Motors, Burger King, Payless Shoes, Papa John’s Pizza, Old Navy and Nick at Nite.  His music has also been featured in over 200 commercials and movies such as Forrest Gump (“Get Down Tonight”), Boogie Nights (“Boogie Shoes”), Boys Don’t Cry (“Rock Your Baby”), Rush Hour (“Get Down Tonight”), Carlito’s Way (“Rock Your Baby,” “Shake Your Booty” and “That’s The Way I Like It”) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (“Shake Your Booty”).  In the summer of 2003, KC also had a cameo in the feature film The In-Laws starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks.

KC’s songs are regularly heard at sporting events, were featured during Opening Ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy and he even performed a free concert in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics. No stranger to the small screen, KC’s songs have been featured in such shows as Desperate Housewives, Ally McBeal, American Bandstand’s 50^th Anniversary Party and most recently American Idol and Dancing With The Stars with the help of the USC marching band.  Additionally, KC and the Sunshine Band have the distinction of having made more appearances on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve than any other artist in the program’s history!

For more information on KC and the Sunshine Band, visit www.heykcsb.com and connect on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Promotes Two Albums and One BIG Tour
‘Dirt On My Diamonds, Vol. 2’ AND ‘Young Fashioned Ways’ with Bobby Rush

With a career as distinctive as Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s, it’s unusual to say “this is the first time” but, in a rare career first for a multi-platinum, Grammy nominated global superstar who has seen and done it all, Shepherd has two spectacular albums to promote simultaneously.

With the acclaimed ‘Dirt on My Diamonds Vol. 2’ having been released in September, and the widely anticipated upcoming release, ‘Young Fashioned Ways’ with the legendary Bobby Rush (to be released on March 21, 2025) Kenny Wayne Shepherd has quite a tour planned for his fans.

Shepherd’s shows have become legendary with his incendiary guitar and the ceaseless energy the band projects showcasing his hit songs from Ledbetter Heights and Trouble Is…all the way through Dirt On My Diamonds Vol. 2. And now, with the added bonus of Bobby Rush, fans can expect a truly unique experience. “This tour will be incredibly special,” says Shepherd. “There are so many different ways to structure the show having Bobby out with us. The current plan is to start the show with a set with just me and Bobby, stripped down, featuring songs from our new album together and then transition into the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band set.”

Taking fans on a musical journey of the many different sounds of Blues music is something Shepherd has mastered. “There will be acoustic, electric, and everything in between.”

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/

2025 will mark the 16th year of the highly successful, hit-filled summer package, THE “HAPPY TOGETHER” TOUR.  The touring sensation that has crisscrossed the nation delighting audiences for over a decade returns this summer with a show full of chart-topping hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s – an undeniable 55 Billboard “Top 40” smashes.  The Tour is once again joined by THE TURTLES, who also act as musical hosts for the evening.

THE TURTLES are best known for their harmony-heavy California pop sound.  With such hits as “Elenore,” “She’d Rather Be with Me,” “It Ain’t Me Babe,” “You Showed Me,” and the title of the tour, “Happy Together,” the band ruled the airwaves in the late ‘60s.  Ron Dante joins the line-up to delight with his own mega-hits, “Sugar Sugar,” and “Tracy.”

Few groups have ever reached the musical heights with hits from 1962 – 1971 as JAY and the AMERICANS!   This group charted an amazing Five Billboard “Top 10” hits and Twelve “Top 20” hit records.  Their breakout hit was “She Cried.”  Their next chart hit was “Only In America,” which they followed with hit songs “Come A Little Bit Closer,” “Cara Mia,” and “This Magic Moment,” which hit the “Billboard Top 10.”

LITTLE ANTHONY will feature all his timeless classics including: “Tears on My Pillow,” “Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop,” “I’m on the Outside (Looking In),” “Goin’ Out of My Head,” “Take Me Back,” “Hurt So Bad,” and more.

Also back on the Happy Together Tour for 2025 is GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP.  Gary’s trademark voice will be belting out his hits one more time.  Fans will affectionately remember “Young Girl,” “Over You,” “Woman, Woman,” “This Girl Is A Woman Now,” “Lady Willpower,” “Don’t Give In To Him,” and more.

Rounding out the performance at Four Winds New Buffalo are THE VOGUES who are also known for their harmony-driven soaring pop sound.  They had numerous “Top 10” hits with singles such as “Five O’clock World,” “You’re the One,” “My Special Angel,” and “Turn Around Look At Me,” among others.

The tour has played more than 50 plus shows a year and 2025 will be no exception.

More information on the Happy Together Tour is available at https://happytogethertour.com/.