Governors Ball Performers Announced!ET reveals the musicians who will be making merry melodies at the Governors Ball celebration following the Academy Awards. The Impulse Orchestra, a 21-piece ensemble, will accompany legendary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Richard Elliot and jazz-blues vocalist Barbara Morrison in special performances at the ball, which takes place after the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22. Braun began his career by writing a Top 20 hit for REO Speedwagon (“Here With Me”) and has played in bands backing up Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and Natalie Cole; Elliot has played with Motown legends Smokey Robinson and The Temptations; and Morrison has performed with Ray Charles and Etta James.
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Published: 2009-02-13
Provider: Entertainment Tonight
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Tom Petty's Rock ReunionMusic news... TOM PETTY may be a heartbreaker, but he's still got love in his heart for another band he was a part of more than 30 years ago. This Saturday, the veteran singer will reunite with the original members of MUDCRUTCH -- TOM LEADON, RANDALL MARSH, MIKE CAMPBELL and BENMONT TENCH -- to perform at the Malibu Performing Arts Center to benefit The Midnight Mission, a Los Angeles organization that offers assistance to the homeless. The event, titled "From Malibu with Love III," is the third concert in the series. Previous performances in the series have included RICHIE SAMBORA, JACKSON BROWNE and REO SPEEDWAGON.
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Published: 2008-04-11
Provider: Entertainment Tonight
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