Artist Spotlight: Steve Tyrell

Balsam Range

Sat. Jan 30, 2021 // 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $75

From Western NC, Balsam Range thoughtfully and respectfully adopted the name of a majestic range of mountains that surround part of their home county of Haywood, NC. One of the most awarded Bluegrass groups in recent memory, Balsam Range keeps audiences coming back for more. Similar

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Cola Jazz Celebrating South Carolina Jazz Culture

Tickets: $20

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Sat. Feb 6, 2021 // 8:00 p.m. // Tickets: $100

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Steve Tyrell

Mon. Feb 1, 2021 // 8:00 p.m. // Tickets: $100

Grammy® Award winning producer and vocalist Steve Tyrell is the definition of a Renaissance man. He has achieved success as a singer, songwriter, producer, music supervisor, and most recently, radio host. His breakthrough performances in “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride II” helped Tyrell reinvent and re-popularize classic pop standards for a modern-day audience. At the show you’re sure you hear hits, “The Way You Look Tonight,” “The Simple Life,” “Crush On You,” and “The Sunny Side of The Street.”

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Artist spotlight: By: Jalyn Dockery With over five decades in the music industry as a writer, producer, and singer and 11 albums in the Top 5 on the “Billboard” charts, Steve Tyrell is no stranger to musical accolades. But, he became a household name after being featured in the Steve Martin movie “Father of the Bride.”

When asked how he approaches a song that others have showcased in the movie, he stated frankly, “Well I think the first thing you have to do is learn the song… I try to be true

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to the song. The composers that wrote these songs were great, and they wrote some wonderful melodies and beautiful lyrics.

“What makes these songs great is that you can love 20 versions of the same song…They weren’t made to be like one version…I think those songs will live on for 100 years as long as people keep breathing their own personality into those previously recorded such as “How You Look Tonight” that was

songs.”

When asked what makes a live performance excting, he stated “I always compare making an album to like making a movie, where they do 20 takes and put it together whereas playing live it’s like doing a play. You’ve got one shot at it.”