Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 31, 1999, Page 19, Image 19

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Brenda Lee Returns to
Chinook Winds
in Concert April 16 & 17
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March 31, 1999
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A Man £ His Soul
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Ray Charles to Perform at Chinook Winds Casino April 30 & May 1
the history of pop music. Her re­
nyone who has seen Brenda
Lee perform will attest to cordings have hit the charts in
more categories (pop, rock, easy
the fact th at sh e h as truly
earned the nickname “ Miss Dy­ listening, country and R&B)
than any other female in the his­
namite”. Small but mighty, this
tory of recorded music. Brenda
diminutive performer belts out
is the top charted female act for
an explosion of sound sending
the entire decade of the 1960’s
a charge of energy throughout
and fourth overall with Elvis,
the audience.
The Beatles and Ray Charles
R arely has a p erform er
grown from childhood to matu­ com pleting the top four. She
ranks #9 in “ Most Consecutive
rity with the kind of sweeping
Top Ten Hits Of All Time,” a
momentum that has propelled
category shared by both male
this tiny fireball into a fourth
and female artists.
decade of making music. By the
Enjoy the sound explosion
age of six she was astounding
listeners with a m aturity of with “ Miss Dynamite,” Brenda
sound and interpretation of lyr­ L ee, April 16 & 17. Concert
times are 8 PM Friday and
ics usually reserved for grown
7&10 PM Saturday. Ticket
women. Before she reached
prices
range from $15 to
twenty, Brenda Lee had attained
$20
depending
on seat loca­
the status of teen idol with mil­
tion. For more information
lion sellers “ I’m sorry,” “All
or to obtain tickets call-888-
Alone AM I," “Fool Number 1,”
MAIN A C T (624-6228) or
“ Emotions," “ Rockin’ Around
Fred Meyer Fastixx 1-800-
T he C h ristm a s T re e ,” and
992-TIXX (8499).
“That’s All You Gotta Do.”
Owned and operated by the
With her in tern atio n al
record sales in excess of 100 Confederated Tribes of Siletz In­
million copies, Brenda is cred­ dians of Oregon, Chinook Winds
Casino and Convention Center is
ited with more double sided hit
located in Lincoln City, Oregon.
singles than any other women in
Ray
Charles
has shaped
A m e r i-
can mu­
sic in
m o re
w ays
th a n
can be
counted.
Betw een
the years of
1949 (when
Ray Charles first
began his record­
ing career) and
1963, he re­
corded
15
LPs and literally
c o u n tle ss
singles, span­
ning m usical
genres and chart­
ing new stylistic terri­
tories: his singles topped
the charts in both the U.S.
and abroad, selling millions
of copies and laying the foun­
dation for his legendary career, es­
tablishing him as one of the fathers
of modern popular music.
Not only famous for his hits
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in Rhythm & Blues, C ountry &
Western and Rock & Roll, America
knows Ray as the voice of a Califor­
nia Raisin, he told Pepsi drinkers
“You Got The Right One Baby, Uh
Huh!,” he’s appeared on television
innumerable times, sang with the
best of the best all across the world,
and received more honors than can
be listed. He’s performed around
the world to millions of devoted fans
and continually reminds America
that some things just continue to
make life better. “Georgia On My
Mind,” “ I Got A Woman,” “ Born to
Lose,” and the list of songs goes on
and on, songs that have danced
through the lives of all America.
Seize the opportunity to see this
living legend in concert April 30 &
May 1. Concert time for both nights
is 8 PM. Ticket prices range from
$30 to $60 depending on seat loca­
tion. For more information or to
obtain tickets call 1B88-MAIN-ACT
(624-6228) or Fred Meyer Fastixx 1-
800-992-TIXX (8499).
Owned and operated by the Con­
federated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon, Chinook Winds Casino and
Convention Center is located in Lin­
coln City, Oregon.
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Ray Charles, the best known, best loved and best man of soul
will perform at Chinook Winds Casino April 30 & May 1.
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Brenda Lee will return to Chinook Winds Casino for three excit­
ing performances April 16 & 17.
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