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Mannheim Steamroller Announces 'Mannheim Steamroller LIVE' Plus National Tour

By: Oct. 06, 2015
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Mannheim Steamroller is charting a course for their biggest year yet. Earlier this year the group was honored with "30/40 LIVE," a National PBS Television Special celebrating their 1974 debut, Fresh Aire and the group's 1984 chart-topping holiday album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. A massive national tour has been confirmed and on October 16th, the group will release the first LIVE "Roller" album in almost two decades, Mannheim Steamroller LIVE.

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The album was recorded in concert in surround sound over two evenings last December at the magnificent 100-year-old Orpheum Theater in Omaha, NE, the hometown of Mannheim Steamroller. Omaha is also home to the group's label American Gramaphone which Davis founded in 1974. The label has grown though the years to become one of the industry's largest and most successful independent record companies.

Mannheim Steamroller LIVE celebrates the group's history and continuing strength as a vibrant touring entity with inspiring performances of selections from their catalog of beloved Christmas releases. The album includes timeless Mannheim pieces that have become cherished Yuletide classics: Deck the Halls, Silent Night, Joy to the World and a soon to be classic version of Greensleeves, which features Chip Davis' youngest daughter Elyse - the first vocalist to appear live on stage with the group. "There have been many musical additions along the way, like having one of my idols, Johnny Mathis, sing on Christmas Extraordinaire and Olivia Newton-John sing on the Christmas Angel album." Davis delightedly states, "...but nothing could make me prouder than to have my youngest daughter, Elyse, sing the solo on my arrangement of Greensleeves."

Today, The Huffington Post will premiere "Faeries," the first track from the October 16
release, Mannheim Steamroller LIVE. The song is available for embedding via this link.

Immediately following the release of Mannheim Steamroller LIVE the group will perform 90 shows in over 80 markets coast to coast beginning November 10th in St. Petersburg, FL and ending December 27th. The show features classic Christmas hits and multimedia effects in an intimate setting. Mannheim Steamroller continues to be one of the longest-running tours in the industry. The shows have become a cherished family tradition for generations, as Mannheim Steamroller fans young and old come together to celebrate the music and the holidays.

For a complete list of tour dates, visit: http://www.mannheimsteamroller.com/2015-christmas-tour

Mannheim Steamroller's first live album in nearly two decades, Mannheim Steamroller LIVE - available October 16th on iTunes and Amazon.

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Chip Davis is available for Interviews.

About Chip Davis:
A musical prodigy who wrote his first song at age 6, Chip Davis went on to form the American Gramaphone label in 1974, the label quickly grew to become one of the largest independent record labels in the industry. A multiplatinum selling artist , Davis is widely credited with launching the New Age music genre. His creation Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 40 million albums, making it one of the 50 top-selling musical artists of all time and the top-selling Christmas artist of all time. In 1991 Chip was awarded the GRAMMY® AWARD for Fresh Aire 7.
Beyond his work with Mannheim, Davis has developed Ambient Therapy, an innovative use of composed and natural sound designed to heal and calm, which NASA has approved for use by astronauts in long-range space travels. Davis is the author of seven best-selling children's books, and the creator of a line of food & home products under the Mannheim Steamroller moniker. This Fall the University of Michigan recognized the contributions Chip has gifted his Alma Mater by naming a multimedia innovation lab the Chip Davis Technology Studio.
CD / Digital Album Program

1. Deck the Halls
2. We Three Kings
3. Silent Night
4. Toccata
5. Traditions of Christmas
6. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
7. Christmas Lullaby
8. Pass the Keg (Lia)
9. Catching Snowflakes On Your Tongue
10. Greensleeves
11. Faeries
12. Four Rows of Jacks
13. O' Little Town of Bethlehem
14. Joy to the World
15. Chocolate Fudge
16. Leonardo
17. Carol of the Bells
18. Auld Lang Syne
DVD/Blu-Ray
ACT ONE
1. Deck the Halls
2. Leonardo
3. Chocolate Fudge
4. We Three Kings
5. Faeries
ACT TWO
1. Four Rows of Jacks
2. Toccata
3. O' Little Town of Bethlehem
4. Carol of the Bells
ACT THREE
1. O' Tannenbaum
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemtn
3. Greensleeves
4. Silent Night
ACT FOUR
Credits
1. Joy to the World


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