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Saturday, July 16th 2011 - 10 p.m.
Rare Earth is a band with a vibrant and interesting history. They began life as a band called “The Sunliners”. In 1968, they changed their name to “Rare Earth” and signed a one record deal with Verve, an MGM subsidiary. Shortly thereafter, they signed with Motown, which gave Rare Earth their own record label calling it “Rare Earth Records”. This convinced Rare Earth that Motown was very serious about making Rare Earth a success. Rare Earth release 9 albums in a 10-year period and has garnered 9 charting hit singles including 5 top twenty hits. Classic singles such as “Get Ready”, “I Know I’m Losing You”, “Born To Wander”, “I Just Want To Celebrate”, and “Hey Big Brother” still resonant with audiences worldwide. Albums like “Get Ready” and “Rare Earth in Concert” have gone mulit-platinum and are still selling today. The albums “One World”, “Ecology”, “Willie Remembers” and “Ma” have also reached platinum status. Rare Earth, which still features original member Gil Bridges, have performed thousands of concerts throughout the years and have been featured on well-loved television programs such as “The Ed Sullivan Show”, “The Davie Frost Show”, “Dick Clark’s American Band Stand” (3 times), “Wolfman Jack’s Classic Rock Show” and “Don Kirshners Rock Concert”. They were also the first band to perform live on the initial broadcast of the classic “Midnight Special” television show instead of lip-synching to pre-recorded tracks.
Rare Earth still performs worldwide to very enthusiastic audiences bringing standing ovations for their trademark blend of rock, pop, soul and funk. Rare Earth consists of original member Gil Bridges (sax, flute, lead and background vocals), Floyd Stokes (lead vocal and drums), Randy Burghdoff (bass and vocal background), Ivan Greilick (guitar, lead and background vocals) and Michael Bruner (keyboards). Website:
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