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November 30th, 2006 For immediate release I Can't Stop Loving You - The Music of Ray CharlesPremieres in Jackson at the George E. Potter Center at Jackson Community CollegeSunday, December 10, 2006 at 7pm Ray Charles music rocks the house in the spectacular show! Jackson - Direct from London’s West End and a sold out European Tour – I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – The Music of Ray Charles will make its Jackson premiere at the George E. Potter Center, Jackson Community College for one night only on Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 7 p.m. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – The Music of Ray Charles is directed and choreographed by Gary Lloyd, creator of the successful production in the United Kingdom. Tickets are on sale now. Featuring a live on-stage orchestra, stunning dancers and six amazing singers, I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – The Music of Ray Charles takes audiences on a musical review of Ray Charles’ life and music. This non-stop celebration embraces the diversity of Ray Charles’ musical genres. From rhythm and blues to gospel and country, from soul to rock and roll, from jazz to big band, Ray Charles’s music has influenced generations of artists and styles throughout his 50-year career. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – The Music of Ray Charles delivers hit after hit of the music that Ray Charles made famous including “Georgia On My Mind,” “Hit The Road Jack,” “You Don’t Know Me,” “Shake A Tail Feather,” “What’d I Say,” “Bye Bye Love” and many more timeless classics. Known as “Brother Ray” or simply “The Genius,” Ray Charles was one of the greatest musical legends of the 20th century. Born in 1930 in Albany, Georgia, and blind by the age of 7, Ray Charles started his recording career in the late 1940’s. He soon began his mixture and experimentation within musical genres winning him 17 Grammy® Awards over his lifetime. Throughout his career, Ray Charles was featured on over 250 albums, appeared in film and on television, and was one of the original inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Presidential Medal for the Arts, France’s Legion of Honor and the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2004, Ray Charles’ life story was chronicled in the award-winning film “Ray” starring Jamie Foxx. The biography of his life Brother Ray has become an international best seller. Ray Charles’ best selling album to date, “Genius Loves Company,” was released in 2005, one year after his death. The Genius may be gone, but his music lives on in our hearts and minds. GARY LLOYD (Director/Choreographer) has worked with many established artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Pink, G4, Robbie Williams and Kelly Clarkson. TV: “I Dream” (BBC), Simon Cowell’s “X-Factor.” He has directed and choreographed arena tours including “American Idols Live” US Tours Seasons 1-3 and “Pop Idol” UK Tour 2004. Other credits include Oh! What A Night; Zorro the Musical; Jesus Christ Superstar (Scandinavian tour), the original US and UK productions of I Can’t Stop Loving You – The Music Of Ray Charles; Spirit of Christmas (Kodak Theatre); What A Feeling! (2006 UK Tour); My Fair Lady (Larnaca International Festival). Gary’s most current project is directing and choreographing a musical revue based on the life and works of Barry Manilow. Tickets for I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – The Music of Ray Charles are currently available by calling (517) 796-8600 or by visiting the Potter Center box office at Jackson Community College or by logging on to www.jccmi.edu/events. Curtain time is 7PM. Ticket prices range from $29 to $36. For more information, visit the official I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – The Music of Ray Charles website at www.geniusofray.com. Not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with the Ray Charles estate. |
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