REO Speedwagon singer-songwriter Kevin Cronin has been added to the list of performers as a special guest appearing at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s All for the Hall Los Angeles fundraiser on Tuesday, September 13, at L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia. As a special guest, he will perform one song during the show, and joins already announced superstars Zac Brown, Sheryl Crow and Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill.
As lead singer and a principal songwriter for superstar rock act REO Speedwagon, Kevin Cronin wrote or co-wrote many of the band’s biggest hits, including the #1 singles “Keep on Loving You” and “Can’t Fight This Feeling.” A 30th anniversary edition of the band’s seminal album, High Infidelity, was released in July. Cronin continues to tour with REO Speedwagon.
All for the Hall Los Angeles will offer a unique opportunity to see these acclaimed singer-songwriters interact with one another as they take turns swapping songs, stories and personal recollections. The “guitar pull” is a Nashville specialty; it originated in the homes of Nashville songwriters who gathered to try out new compositions for their peers. Nashville’s most storied guitar pulls were hosted by Johnny and June Carter Cash. The hallmarks of a great guitar pull are spontaneity and camaraderie.
The Museum launched All for the Hall, its first-ever non-bricks-and-mortar fundraising campaign, in 2005. The campaign addresses the Museum’s need for long-term financial security and will provide a safety net for the institution and its work. This is the fifth year the Museum has taken its “annual giving” event on the road, hosting two events in NYC (2007 - 2008) and marks the third consecutive year hosting in LA.
All for the Hall Los Angeles is chaired by AEG Live Chairman Tim Leiweke and produced by Creative Artists Agency’s Rod Essig, Vector Management’s Ken Levitan and BMI’s Jody Williams. The event is made possible by the generosity of AEG Live, Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE and travel sponsor Southwest Airlines. The 2011 host committee for All for the Hall Los Angelesincludes Orly Adelson (dick clark productions), Justyn Amstutz and Lori Armistead, Mark Bloom (UBS Financial Services), Thomas Carroll (SunTrust Bank), Essig, John Frankenheimer (Loeb & Loeb), Gary Haber (Haber Corporation), Levitan, Bob Romeo (Academy of Country Music) and Gary Veloric (Red Stripe Plane Group).
TICKETS
$100 and $65 - reserved seats in the balcony
$250 and $125 - reserved VIP balcony seats + VIP lounge access
A limited number of tickets are still available for the benefit concert, and may be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com, or 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. at the STAPLES Center Box Office located at 1111 S. Figueroa St. No fees are charged at the STAPLES Center box office on show days (open after 5 p.m.).
OTHER TICKETING OPTIONS
A limited number of VIP tables and floor seats are also still available for purchase at $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 levels (a significant portion of which is tax deductible); additional table purchase details are below.
All for the Hall Los Angeles patrons are offered their choice of seating for 10 for $10,000, or seating for five for $5,000. Individual tickets are available at $1,000 per seat. A cocktail reception and dinner will precede the guitar pull. To purchase tickets, patrons may contact Rachel Shapiro at rshapiro@countrymusichalloffame.org or telephone (615) 416-2069 or (800) 852-6437.
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