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An Evening with Sonny Turner
Hall of fame
voice at
Chinook Winds
C hinook W inds Casino Resort
in Lincoln City hosts "A n Evening
with Sonny T urner and the A m eri­
can M etropole O rchestra," on Sat­
urday, M arch 15 at 8 p.m.
T urner, the lead singer for the
legendary musical group The Plat­
ters from 1959 to 1971, is the first
singer featured in a series o f co n ­
certs called "A n Evening with the
Legends o f M usic" w hich will also
include Paul W illiams, Lynn Ander­
son and Mel Brown. All o f the per­
form ers will be hosting educational
sessions with local area music stu­
dents in an invitation-only event
held the Friday before the Saturday
public perform ance.
The Friday private show will of­
fer music students the opportunity
to ask questions and see behind-
the-scenes action o f the live perfor­
mance.
In late 1959, Sonny T urner re­
placed Tony W illiam s as the lead
singer o f the original Platters. C ho­
sen out o f 100 singers who audi­
tioned, T urner at the young age o f
19 toured the world with The Plat­
ters bringing their music to people
o f all nations.
T urner brought the group back
to the pop charts in the 1960s with
such hits as "I Love You l,(XX)
T im es,” "W ith T his Ring" and
"W ashed A shore," as well as re­
recording m ajor Platters hits like
“Only You,” “The G reat Pretender"
and “The M agic T ouch.”
In 2005,Tum er received The Life­
tim e Excellence in Entertainment
Award in Las Vegas. He was also
inducted into The Vocal Group Hall
O f Fame for his achievem ents with
The Platters.
Tickets for Saturday’s concert,
range from $20 to $30 and can be
purchased by calling 1-888-MAIN-
A CT (624-6228)orT icketsW est at
l-8(X)-992-TIXX(8499).
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C A SIN O RESORT
Former Platters' Lead Singer
March 15 • 8pm
With giant hits like "Only You" and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" in his
repertoire, former lead singer of "The Platters," Sonny Turner is set to
perform in the Chinook Winds Showroom on March 15th
with the 30-piece American Metropole Orchestra
conducted by Dr. Keller Coker.
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AMf RICAN
métropole
ORCHESTRA
Legendary singer Sonny Turner performs Saturday at Chinook
Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City.
Tickets S20-S30 at the Chinook Winds Box Office;
1-888-MAIN-ACT (1-888-624-6228), or buy online