  My 9th spotlight is scheduled for Nov. 10th-13 and Nov. 17th-20th, 2011. "Blue Divas; The Women Who Sang the Blues in the 1920's" promises to be another sell-out! Jade Chavis Watt will be performing with me in that show. Back by a stellar 6-piece band, we'll be performing 21 hits from the repertoires of the women who sang the blues in the decade that changed the face of America. Tickets are on sale now. Order through Camelot's website at www.camelottheatre.org or call Camelot Box Office at 541-535-5250. I hope you'll join us! Camelot Musical Spotlights are presented 4 times a year and they're informative as well as entertaining. Each spotlight runs for two weeks and focuses on the lives as well as the music of American icons in the world of music. I encourage you to check out Camelot's website. This is quality theater at an affordable price! Details of Previous Spotlights featuring Gayle Wilson "The Lives and Music of Dusty Springfield and Petula Clark" These were the only two women who were considered part of the British Invasion of the 1960's. Competing with a host of "boy bands" from the U.K., these two often topped the charts with hits like "I Only Want To Be With You", "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Look of Love", "Downtown", and "Son of a Preacher Man". 22 hit songs along with go-go boots, thick eye makeup and frosted lipstick. This show brought back a lot of memories! "The Life and Music of Karen Carpenter" We presented every Carpenters hit you can think of, as well as explored the personal side of her life that ended all too soon at the age of 32. As lead singer for one of the great musical sensations of the 1970’s, Karen Carpenter became known the world over for her expressive contralto voice and her personal interpretations of the songs she sang. Her tragic death of a heart attack held one positive aftereffect; massive media attention on a variety of secretive and deadly eating disorders. An enormously popular brother-and-sister team, The Carpenters sold millions of records. Among their hits; “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “Close To You”, “Top of the World”, “Rainy Days and Mondays”, “For All We Know”, “Superstar”, “Yesterday Once More” “Goodbye to Love”, “Hurting Each Other” “Sing” and “Only Yesterday”. "The Lives and Music of Girl Singers of the Big Band Era" From the mid-1930’s to the end of World War Two, the feisty and talented Girl Singers who graced the bandstands of the likes of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and the Dorsey Brothers were in full flower. Sensuous songbirds like Marion Hutton, Helen Forrest, Kay Starr and Jo Stafford. Some were rebels like Billie Holiday who couldn’t keep a regular gig, Anita O’Day rejected the trademark gown in favor of pants and a tuxedo jacket & Dinah Washington carried a gun. Young and talented, they traveled in a man’s world and became famous in their own right. 20 popular songs include “It Don’t Mean A Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing”, “Green Eyes”, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” and “Just in Time”. Monster 7-piece band with arrangements by Dal Carver. "The Life and Music of Rosemary Clooney" is the fascinating story of Clooney’s meteoric rise to fame and her fall from grace as a result of drugs and alcohol. Through pure grit and determination, Clooney made a fantastic comeback in a career that spanned 60 years. Features 23 Rosemary hits including "Come On-A My House", "Mambo Italiano", "Hey There" and "Tenderly".  "The Life and Music of Patti Page" depicts the reigning Queen of pop music during the 1950's. Miss Patti Page, 'The Singing Rage', remains an American icon with 15 gold records including “Tennessee Waltz”, “How Much is That Doggie in the Window?”, "Let Me Go, Lover" and "The Days of Wine and Roses". This musical tribute includes 23 Patti Page hits.  |