Nashville Palace to Host Keith Whitley Memorial Tribute Concert with Special Appearance by "Artist to the Stars" Corey Frizzell
Nashville, TN, September 30, 2009 --(PR.com)-- “Artist to The Stars”, Corey Frizzell will be a special guest for the Keith Whitley Memorial Tribute Concert at the world famous, Nashville Palace. Frizzell will be on hand as one of his fine art prints of the late Whitley is auctioned. Frizzell will autograph and present the print to the highest bidder. The print is a copy of a portrait Frizzell created of the late Country Star, Keith Whitley and is on display as part of Whitley’s exhibit in the KY Music Hall of Fame. Frizzell’s portrait was commissioned by Bonnie Cherrie Hill, originator of a petition drive to see Whitley inducted in Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame. Hill also serves as Director and co-founder of The Keith Whitley Association.
When you hear the name Frizzell you may not think of art, you think of Country Music, you think of Lefty Frizzell. The Frizzell family's music roots run deep. As the nephew of Country Stars, Lefty & David and the son of Country Gospel Great, Allen Frizzell, Corey’s proud of his heritage but took a very different path, one not filled with music but instead with art and boxing. Although Corey's passion for boxing kept this former Golden Gloves Champion in and out of the ring for a decade, his love for drawing has always been there. Over the years he perfected his craft, starting with cartoons and now creating portraits for the general public. Frizzell has come full circle having created portraits for Country Music stars like George Jones, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and Willie Nelson to name a few. It looks like Frizzell found his niche. Now because of Corey, when you hear the name Frizzell, you will think of art. For more information on Corey, visit www.coreyfrizzell.com
Whitley has been gone for 20 years, but the legacy of great traditional hardcore honky-tonk country music he left us certainly cannot be denied. Whitley's bluegrass and country music has captivated audiences and artists for four decades. Whitley began playing professionally at the age of fifteen with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, and later moved on as lead vocalist with J. D. Crowe & the New South. Whitley's roots were developed in bluegrass music. But his distinctive vocal style was the result of his intense studies of classic country vocal stylist, Lefty Frizzell. He is best known for his third RCA album “Don’t Close Your Eyes,” released in 1988. The album produced number 1 hits like, “When You Say Nothing At All,” and “I'm No Stranger to the Rain.”
Other Artists scheduled to appear are as follows: Bluegrass Artists Ralph Stanley II, Mark Newton, Randy Kohrs, Don Rigsby, and Lenny Centers; Country Artists Ken Mellons, Billy Ryan, Kevin Denney, Jesse Keith Whitley, C. J. Garton, Terry Hall, Michael Keith Whitley, Jannet Lee, Michael Ken, Korey Blake, Seth Hopkins, George Molton, Holly Lynn, Garrett Walker, Chris Caskey and Randy Hayes.
The concert will be sponsored by the Keith Whitley Association. Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:30 pm to 1:00 am. Admission will be $20 at the door with proceeds to benefit the Keith Whitley Memorial Fund and the Lyric Frizzell Fund to help alleviate expenses incurred during her battle with Leukemia. For more information on Lyric, visit www.lyricfrizzell.com.
Contact:
Corey Frizzell
(615) 289-7958
corey@coreyfrizzell.com
artistcoreyfrizzell@gmail.com
http://coreyfrizzell.com
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When you hear the name Frizzell you may not think of art, you think of Country Music, you think of Lefty Frizzell. The Frizzell family's music roots run deep. As the nephew of Country Stars, Lefty & David and the son of Country Gospel Great, Allen Frizzell, Corey’s proud of his heritage but took a very different path, one not filled with music but instead with art and boxing. Although Corey's passion for boxing kept this former Golden Gloves Champion in and out of the ring for a decade, his love for drawing has always been there. Over the years he perfected his craft, starting with cartoons and now creating portraits for the general public. Frizzell has come full circle having created portraits for Country Music stars like George Jones, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and Willie Nelson to name a few. It looks like Frizzell found his niche. Now because of Corey, when you hear the name Frizzell, you will think of art. For more information on Corey, visit www.coreyfrizzell.com
Whitley has been gone for 20 years, but the legacy of great traditional hardcore honky-tonk country music he left us certainly cannot be denied. Whitley's bluegrass and country music has captivated audiences and artists for four decades. Whitley began playing professionally at the age of fifteen with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, and later moved on as lead vocalist with J. D. Crowe & the New South. Whitley's roots were developed in bluegrass music. But his distinctive vocal style was the result of his intense studies of classic country vocal stylist, Lefty Frizzell. He is best known for his third RCA album “Don’t Close Your Eyes,” released in 1988. The album produced number 1 hits like, “When You Say Nothing At All,” and “I'm No Stranger to the Rain.”
Other Artists scheduled to appear are as follows: Bluegrass Artists Ralph Stanley II, Mark Newton, Randy Kohrs, Don Rigsby, and Lenny Centers; Country Artists Ken Mellons, Billy Ryan, Kevin Denney, Jesse Keith Whitley, C. J. Garton, Terry Hall, Michael Keith Whitley, Jannet Lee, Michael Ken, Korey Blake, Seth Hopkins, George Molton, Holly Lynn, Garrett Walker, Chris Caskey and Randy Hayes.
The concert will be sponsored by the Keith Whitley Association. Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:30 pm to 1:00 am. Admission will be $20 at the door with proceeds to benefit the Keith Whitley Memorial Fund and the Lyric Frizzell Fund to help alleviate expenses incurred during her battle with Leukemia. For more information on Lyric, visit www.lyricfrizzell.com.
Contact:
Corey Frizzell
(615) 289-7958
corey@coreyfrizzell.com
artistcoreyfrizzell@gmail.com
http://coreyfrizzell.com
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Visual Artist Corey Frizzell
Corey Frizzell
615-797-9905
www.coreyfrizzell.com
corey@coreyfrizzell.com
Corey Frizzell
615-797-9905
www.coreyfrizzell.com
corey@coreyfrizzell.com
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