Dionne Warwick, Jerry Rivera and Blood Sweat & Tears on Sale This Week at bergenPAC
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 12, 2016
Tickets go on sale Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11AM at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at 201.227.1030.
The Grammy-winning music legend celebrates her 50th Anniversary! Scintillating, soothing and sensual best describe the familiar and legendary voice of five-time Grammy Award winning music legend, Dionne Warwick, who has become a cornerstone of American pop music and culture. Warwick's career, which currently celebrates 50 years, has established her as an international music icon and concert act. She has earned more than sixty charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records.
She began singing professionally in 1961 after being discovered by a young songwriting team, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. She had her first hit in 1962 with "Don't Make Me Over." Less than a decade later, she had released more than 18 consecutive Top 100 singles, including her classic Bacharach/David recordings, "Walk on By," "Anyone Who Had a Heart," "Message to Michael," "Promises Promises," "A House is Not a Home," "Alfie," "Say a Little Prayer," "This Girl's in Love With You," "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," "Reach Out For Me," and the theme from "Valley of the Dolls." Warwick, and her songwriting team of Burt Bacharach & Hal David, racked up more than 30 hit singles, and close to 20 best-selling albums, during their first decade together.
Jerry Rivera
Back by popular demand! Jerry Rivera is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling salsa singer from Puerto Rico who has been active as a recording artist since he was a teenager. In 1992 he released the hit album, Cuenta Conmigo, charting #1 on the Billboard Tropical albums chart for the better part of the year. His artistic diversity and ability to captivate a demographically diverse fan base makes him one of the biggest musical acts in the world. Jerry joined La Voz Peru as a mentor/coach in 2013. During the course of his career he has sold over 10 million albums and charted eleven #1 singles.
Rivera was dubbed "El Bebé de la Salsa" (the baby of salsa) after recording his first album, Empezando A Vivir. This project generated the hit, De La Cabeza A Los Pies (Head Over Heels).
In 2002 he released Cantando A Mi Idolo... Frankie Ruiz (Singing To My Idol... Frankie Ruiz) a tribute album to one of his idols Frankie Ruiz. The album garnered him a Latin Grammy nomination.
Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice of American Idol
With world class vocals, musicianship, & a multitude of solid gold hits, Blood, Sweat & Tears (BS&T) is at the top of their game. Vocal dynamo & pop phenomenon Bo Bice fronts the band with a self-assured voice & good looks. They are the band that fused rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Bobby Columby, original founder & drummer of BS&T, has fielded a team of the best contemporary musicians to create an All Star powerhouse of a band. His vision for the band remains quite simple, "Find the greatest musicians and the rest is easy". That philosophy was combined with hit recordings of songs by masterful songwriters such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, The Band, the Rolling Stones, as well as Billie Holiday that have sold tens of millions of recordings.
Columby's desire to create a 21st century BS&T brand first began to come into focus when he heard singer Bo Bice performing "Spinning Wheel" on American Idol. "Bo's an original," says Colomby. When I saw him perform I thought, "WOW... He could sing a lot of this material in a newer fresher way." Bo's style works perfecly with "God Bless the Child" and "Spinning Wheel" and "You Made Me So Very Happy" as well as with the material that the band will be performing as we move musically forward." They have won Gold Records, Grammy Awards, the respect of the best in the industry & the love of millions of fans. It's a future of endless possibilities for Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice.
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office (201) 227-1030.
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area's cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC - the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that, through programs, classes, outreach, school shows, and main theater presented shows, reach more than 30,000 students and community youth annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, "hands-on" training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
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