January 18, 2013

First Canadian Member of Grand Ole Opry coming to Kewadin!

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich – Canadian country music artists, Terri Clark & Emerson Drive will perform in Kewadin’s DreamMaker Theater Sunday April 21 at 7 p.m.  Tickets are $32.50 & $28.50.  Tickets will go on sale Friday January 18 at 8 a.m.

Terri Clark’s newest release, Classic is receiving rave review from fans and the industry alike.  As the title implies, the album is a collection of country standards and personal favorites performed by Terri—some solo and some with the help of her country music pals, including fellow Canadians Jann Arden, on an absolutely goose-bump-inducing version of Patsy Cline’s “Leaving on Your Mind,” and Dean Brody, on a thumping rendition of the Hank Snow classic “Movin’ On.”

Classic bears the stamp of influences Tanya Tucker and Reba McEntire, who each join Terri for duet versions of their hits. Friends Jann Arden, Dierks Bentley and Dean Brody sing with her, as well. Like many of her heroes whom she covers on Classic – Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris among them – Terri is the first and only Canadian female to date to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. That long-running, live radio show has an important place in the album.

“The Opry is a big part of this,” Terri says. “I wanted to be a member of the Opry because of this music. Every time we step on that stage, we’re playing tribute to everybody that came before us.”

Emerson Drive will open for Terri.  Their debut American single, "I Should Be Sleeping", was released in November 2001. The song went on to become a top five hit for the group on the Billboard Hot Country Single & Tracks chart in 2002, peaking at No. 3. "I Should Be Sleeping" also cracked the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 35. Emerson Drive's debut album was released in May 2002. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's second single, "Fall into Me" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

To learn more about Terri Clark visit www.terriclark.com or Emerson Drive visit www.emersondrive.com.   Tickets for the show can be purchased on line at www.kewadin.com or by calling 800-KEWADIN.

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