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Featured Performers
MCKINNEY CONCERTS
Proudly Presents The concerts you requested
THE MUSIC EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED
2008-2009 Concert Season
The World
Famous New Christy Minstrels
Saturday, September 6, 2008 7:30pm
Enjoy the biggest pop hits of the folk groups from billboard
chart toppers to
Academy Award winners. Featuring songs from the Doo-Wop Hall of
Fame and the
Vocal Group Hall of Fame. You won’t want to miss these golden
hits from the 50’s and 60’s…they’re worth remembering!
Maestros Unleashed
Saturday, October 4, 2008 7:30pm
“PizzazZ Z! American Style”
Broadways’ Smokin’, Pop Goes Wild & Beethoven’s Got The Blues!
Take a quality musical performance, turn it upside down, add
three parts pure exhilaration, two parts breathtaking variety,
one part comedy and a dash of musical mischief and you have the
recipe for this exciting production. Starring pianist & vocalist
extraordinaire Brian Gurl, violin & fiddle whiz Lenny Ski and
their dazzling rhythm section, Pizzazzz! American Style is a
powerful, yet engaging, production featuring an amazing mosaic
of American music performed with pop, jazz, blues, ragtime,
latin and classical stylings. You’ll hear pieces such as
“Phantom Of The Opera,” “Orange Blossom Special,” and “American
Trilogy,” plus comedy routines including Jack Benny Meets
Liberace.
 
New Odyssey
Saturday, November 1, 2008
7:30pm
Just when you think you’ve heard everything, you discover NEW
ODYSSEY!
Playing everywhere to the delight and surprise of their
audiences, these three gentlemen perform literally on more than
thirty musical instruments, a feat of cheerful abandon and
confidence that is astonishing by any standard. Dynamic
arrangements from Beethoven to the present, mixed with some of
the most original treatments of comedy, music novelty, vocal
acrobatics, and lighting.
 
Country Gold Legends: Leroy Van Dyke, Rex Allen, Jr.,Jimmy
Fortune
Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:30pm no single website but link
their name in paragraphs below to their individual sites
Leroy Van Dyke, of "Auctioneer" and "Walk On By" fame, star of
the movie, "What Am I Bid?" is known around the world as an
entertainer, recording artist, radio and television star, actor,
auctioneer and veteran of the Nevada circuit. He has recorded
over 500 songs. Van Dyke is considered by industry moguls and by
his peers to be the entertainer who put professionalism in
country music.
Blessed with a golden voice and a true dedication to his music
and career, Rex Allen Jr. is the consummate actor, singer,
songwriter and entertainer. He proves this at every concert and
on every television show. This is why he continually gets
invited back for repeat performances both on tour and as a
regular on television.
Often called “the greatest tenor voice in Country Music”, Jimmy
Fortune sang for the Statler Brothers for 21 years. With this
new avenue of musical expression, Jimmy began writing songs and
several were recorded with the Statler Brothers. Jimmy was
privileged to perform at the White House on two occasions, once
for President Ronald Reagan, and once for President George Bush.
He also presented a special gift to actress Elizabeth Taylor by
singing his song, “Elizabeth” to her for a birthday celebration.
Jimmy released his fourth CD in 2007 and currently lives in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Continuing a Legacy:
Jason Floyd & Meagan Taylor
Pianist and Grandson of Floyd Cramer
Guitarist and Great-Niece of Chet Atkins
Saturday, February 7, 2009 7:30pm
Jason, 22, has played piano since he was old enough to reach the
keys. Meagan, 25, tinkered with several instruments off and on
as a child, but only started singing and playing guitar in the
fall of 1999. (You can read their individual stories at their
own websites,
JasonColemanMusic.com and
MeaganTaylor.com.)
Though Meagan and Jason each grew up with a love for music,
their paths have only recently crossed...
In the fall of 2003, Meagan’s mother discovered that a friend
was planning a party at which Floyd Cramer’s grandson, Jason,
would be playing piano. Taking note of the unique connection
between the two families, Meagan’s mother intended to talk to
her daughter about getting in touch with Jason. After Jason
heard about the chance meeting, he sent Meagan a note with a CD
of a church Christmas concert featuring him at the piano.
Upon receiving the CD, Meagan was very reluctant to contact
Jason. "Honestly, I was intimidated by his playing and decided
he had been playing far longer and was much further advanced,"
Meagan admits. After much prodding by her mother, she eventually
called him and invited him to hear her perform at a local show,
and later asked him to play with her at the annual Chet Atkins
Appreciation Society convention in the summer of 2004.
So, they worked up some songs that were produced and/or played
by Meagan’s great-uncle and performed at the convention. Later
that year, Jason played for Meagan's wedding; then they
collaborated again for CAAS 2005 and 2006. "Our styles of
playing meshed really well from the beginning," Jason says. "It
has always been a very natural connection. Plus, our parents
have told us it's like they're stepping into a time machine when
they hear us play."
The more Meagan and Jason played together, the more they
entertained the idea of recording an album together. With the
support and encouragement of their families, in late 2006,
Meagan and Jason felt that the time had arrived, and they
started working on the Revival project.
American Jukebox
Saturday, March 7, 2009
7:30pm
This Award-winning Musical will have us rockin’ and rollin’ with
great songs coming from the 12-foot tall jukebox. The counter of
the classic diner will serve up a great piece of musical apple
pie:
Country Songs of Patsy Cline and Toby Keith / The Motown Sounds
of The Supremes, The Temptations,
And Aretha Franklin / Disco Songs like YMCA and Staying Alive.
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