JIMMY BUFFETT: BURIED TREASURE
NOW AIRING ON PBS
Jimmy Buffett: Buried Treasure takes viewers through the story of Buffett's "pre-beach" years and reveals how he got started, his early struggles, his determination, and the endless days on the road perfecting his craft as a performer who, through hard work, learned how to entertain audiences large and small. The program features montage music videos of Buffett's early songs, containing never-before-seen archival photos and videos, as well as on-camera stories by people who believed in him and recongnized his talent and potential. Also featured are recent in-concert performances of some of Buffett's biggest hits, reminding viewers how his beginnings set him on the course to become one of the most joyful and successful musical entertainers of all time.
WILLIE NELSON, MERLE HAGGARD & RAY PRICE:
LAST OF THE BREED LIVE IN CONCERT
IS BACK ON PBS
The concert television special Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price: Last Of The Breed Live in Concert is back on PBS and public television stations nationwide as a fundraising pledge special.
This magical performance stars Willie, Merle, and Ray — truly the Last of the Breed and the elder statesmen of classic country music who have inspired artists for decades with their passion and purity. In March 2007, these living legends and Country Music Hall of Famers united on stage for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event that was taped by Ambassador Entertainment for PBS and recorded to give fans the ultimate concert experience. Backed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel and Ray Price’s Cherokee Cowboys, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price: Last Of The Breed Live in Concert is again reaching homes everywhere and bringing highlights from this very special evening while supporting PBS and public television stations. The PBS broadcasts are also a tribute to Merle Haggard and Ray Price, who are no longer with us.
The DVD from the program, which features performances of 35 songs, is being offered exclusively by PBS to stations as a fundraising premium. The CD from the concert -- Willie, Merle & Ray: Big Hits Live from the 'Last of the Breed' Tour -- is also being offered.
Songs in the program and on the DVD and live CD from the concert include, among many others:
"Get Your Kicks on Route 66," "Miles and Miles of Texas," "Make the World Go Away," "For the Good Times," "Take Me Back to Tulsa," "Silver Wings," "That's the Way Love Goes," "Okie from Muskogee," "Pancho and Lefty," "Always on My Mind," "Mama Tried," "I Gotta Have My Baby Back," "Night Life," "Sing Me Back Home," "Crazy," "On the Road Again."
WILLIE MERLE & RAY
BIG HITS LIVE
from the 'LAST OF THE BREED' Tour
CD Available at
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
locations across the U.S. and online
The Willie, Merle & Ray: Big Hits Live from the 'Last of the Breed' Tour CD is on sale at Cracker Barrel Old Country store locations across the U.S. and online. This newly remastered CD presents 13 big hits of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price from their performance in the "Last of the Breed" concert that was taped for PBS in March 2007.
Backed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel and Ray Price’s Cherokee Cowboys, Willie Merle & Ray: Big Hits Live features the once-in-a-lifetime live performances of:
"Miles and Miles of Texas," "Make the World Go Away," "For the Good Times," "Silver Wings," "That's the Way Love Goes," "Okie from Muskogee," "Pancho and Lefty," "Always on My Mind," "Mama Tried," "I Gotta Have My Baby Back," "Sing Me Back Home," "Crazy," and "On the Road Again."
Willie Merle & Ray: Big Hits Live, which is released on Ambassador's 'Top Hat Tunes' label, is avaialble now at most of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's 600+ locations nationwide, on the crackerbarrel.com website, on amazon.com, and on streaming services.
CARL PERKINS & FRIENDS
BLUE SUEDE SHOES - A ROCKABILLY SESSION
IS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION
Featuring George Harrison, Eric Clapton,
Ringo Starr, Dave Edmunds, and Rosanne Cash
In a Newly Restored and Enhanced Presentation
Carl Perkins' "Portrait" CD Re-relased
Ambassador Entertainment has restored and enhanced Carl Perkins & Friends: Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session, the legendary 1985 television concert tribute to Carl Perkins that starred Carl and featured an all-star group of musical greats. American Public Television (APT) is distributing the program to public television stations nationwide as a fundraising pledge special.
Written in October 1955 and released in January 1956, “Blue Suede Shoes” was an instant classic and earned a place in the history books when it became the first million-seller to cross over from the Country chart to the Pop and R&B listings. Swiftly covered by Elvis Presley and later performed by The Beatles, the song remains a Rock ’n’ Roll anthem. Fitting then that Carl Perkins, the man who wrote and first performed “Blue Suede Shoes,” should be accorded a television special to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Recorded at London’s Limehouse Studios in front of a live audience, Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session featured the great man himself alongside luminaries Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Dave Edmunds, and Rosanne Cash performing a selection of the songs Carl first introduced to the world back in the 1950s.
Ambassador's restoration and enhancement of Blue Suede Shoes - A Rockabilly Session with state-of-the art technology has created a near-high-definition presentation with enhanced audio that brings the program to life as it has never before been experienced.
Ambassador, through Top Hat Tunes, has also re-packaged and re-released Carl's previously out-of-print Portrait CD. Portrait features Carl's recording session performances of 23 song, including Carl's own hits and some of the biggest hits by his musical friends.