Singer/Songwriter Becky Schlegel Returns For Back-To-Back Shows At
Minnesota State Fair, August 21-22
Talent Line Up Includes Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Jewel & Dierks Bentley
Nashville, TN (July 8, 2008) - Becky Schlegel returns to the Minnesota State
Fair this year for back-to-back shows on both Thursday, August 21 and Friday,
August 22, joining a staggering roster of talent that includes Toby Keith, Brad
Paisley, Jewel and Dierks Bentley. This year marks Schlegel's sixth State
Fair appearance, including two runs as a cast member of the A Prairie Home
Companion Show in 2006 and 2007 on the Grandstand Stage. Fans of
Bluegrass and Country can catch Becky and her five-member band (which
includes ace guitarist/banjoist Brian Fesler, bassist Gordon Johnson and
pedal steel guitarist Kenny Wilson), for two sets (6:30 and 7:45 p.m.) each
night at the Fair's 2008 Heritage Square Stage.
Ironically, every year that Schlegel has played the Heritage stage, she's had a
blast - but has managed to drop her favorite guitar pick between the planks of
the outdoor venue's lovely, aged wood floor. This year, Becky vows she'll
retrieve her collection of long-lost picks after her last set. A South Dakota
native who now calls Minnesota home, Schlegel calls the Fair "One of
summer's highlights. We celebrate my oldest son's birthday there every year -
it's like a 'boys' night out' for my husband and Tucker." She adds with a big
smile, "Lots of folks get out and enjoy themselves - and we love entertaining
them!"
Becky's been sharing her unique blend of contemporary
bluegrass/country/folk fusion with audiences across the country as she tours
in support of her first nationally-released CD, FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
( June 17) and her new single, "Bound For Tennessee." She recently
appeared at Nashville's famed Bluebird Café, and upcoming performances
include the Redwing Arts Festival (July 12) and RFD TV's Midwest Country
Theater (August 16).
Her voice has been described as having "a fragile beauty, vulnerability and
heartbreaking ache" and was called "exquisite" by Maverick Magazine in a
recent 5-Star review. This August, Becky will share that voice - and her songs
- with many of the million-plus Minnesota State Fair attendees. Access to
Becky's shows is included in the General Admission price; scheduling, Fair
Trivia and more can be found at www.mnstatefair.org.
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Nashville, TN (July 18, 2008) -- Songwriting legend Hank Cochran is recovering at
a Nashville hospital following surgery performed to remove cancerous tumors from
his pancreas and lymph node. "I feel so blessed," says Hank. "The diagnosis was
made very early, and the doctors expect me to make a full recovery."
Cochran, a "go-to" man for performers like George Strait, Brad Paisley, Ray Price,
Mark Chesnutt, and a favorite writer of the late Eddy Arnold and Patsy Cline, is the
writer of timeless classics like "I Fall To Pieces," "Make The World Go Away,"
"Ocean Front Property" and "The Chair." He is expected to remain in the hospital
for several weeks.
Fans and friends can send their regards to Hank at
www.myspace.com/songwritersingerhankcochran .
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