Entertainment – Louisville

Many of Sheryl’s smash hit songs, including “Every Day Is a Winding Road”, “A Change Would Do You Good”, and “The First Cut Is the Deepest”, are just examples of her broad repertoire of popular songs which easily cross between classical rock and her country roots, broadening her appeal to all generations. Her latest album, “100 Miles From Memphis”, is a statement of purpose, both musical and emotional.

“I grew up in a small town 100 miles from Memphis, and that formed not only my musical taste, but how I look at life,” she says. “The drive to Memphis is all farmland, and everyone is community-oriented, God-fearing people, connected to the earth. The music that came out of that part of the world is a part of who I am, and it’s the biggest inspiration for what I do and why I do it.

Each evening, we’ll offer top-notch professional entertainment, including award-winning composer and musician Burt Bacharach.

He started composing music for such artists as Marty Robbins and Perry Como, and it has never stopped. During the 1960s, Bacharach wrote and produced 20 Top 40 hits just for Dionne Warwick alone, including “Anyone Who Had a Heart”, “Walk On By”, “I Say a Little Prayer”, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”, “This Girl’s in Love With You”, and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”. He went on to compose hit songs for a vast array of other performers, including Jackie DeShannon (“What the World Needs Now”), the Fifth Dimension (“One Less Bell to Answer”), Manfred Mann (“My Little Red Book”), Bobby Vinton (“Blue on Blue”), Herb Alpert (“This Guy’s in Love With You”), Tom Jones (“What’s New, Pussycat?” “Promise Her Anything”), Jack Jones (“Wives and Lovers”), Dusty Springfield (“The Look of Love”) and B.J. Thomas (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head).

 

GATLIN BROTHERS

Opening Night Entertainment Sponsored by:

The Good Sam Louisville Rally is proud to again present Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers as our opening night entertainment.

There’s no harmony quite as pure as family harmony, and the Gatlins’ have been harmonizing together for more than 50 years, when they were only 2, 4 and 6 years old in their home town of Abilene, Texas. From those dusty Texas stages to the Grand Ole Opry, the Gatlins’ music has thrilled audiences over the past four decades.
Larry Gatlin started as a song writer while in college, and was discovered by the legendary Dottie West. The early 70′s found brothers Steve and Rudy in college while Larry, aided by West, moved to Nashville to write songs that would be recorded by names like Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones, and yes, Elvis Presley.

In 1972, Larry landed a solo deal with Monument Records through friend Kris Kristofferson and invited his siblings up to Nashville to sing backup on his first two albums—1974′s The Pilgrim and 1975′s Rain Rainbow. The release of The Pilgrim landed Gatlin his first hit with “Sweet Becky Walker,” and then found himself at #1 on the charts the next year with “Broken Lady,” a song that captured him a Grammy in 76′. The same year all three brothers were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Over the next decade the Brothers scored more than a dozen Top 40 hits, including “Denver,” “Houston (Mean That I’m One Day Closer To You),” Midnight Choir (Mogen David),” and “She Used To Be Somebody’s Baby,” “I Don’t Want To Cry,” “Statues Without Hearts,” “What Are We Doing Lonesome,” I’ve Done Enough Dyin’ Today,” “Take Me To Your Lovin’ Place,” “Night Time Magic,” “Love Is Just A Game,” “The Lady Takes The Cowboy Every Time,” and Talkin’ To The Moon.” It was also in 79′ that Larry Gatlin won the ACM’s “Top Male Vocalist,” Straight Ahead won “Album of the Year,” and “All The Gold In California” won “Single of the Year.”
The Gatlin Brothers were a huge hit at our 2004 Rally in Hutchinson, Kansas, and we are delighted to welcome them back while we are in Louisville.

Elvis Impersonator Contest

Rally guests are invited to swivel their hips, strum a guitar, and croon those fabulous songs such as “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Jailhouse Rock” and more in the Rally’s first ever Elvis Impersonator Contest! We’ll hold tryouts throughout the Rally, and finalists will perform on Sunday night….rumor has it that our own Elvis may be in the building!