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Updated 29-Dec-2005  

Wed 07/27 - Phoenix, AZ Orpheum Theatre with Jerry Riopelle  

By: Evening Star Productions is very proud to announce

JERRY RIOPELLE ADDED AS SPECIAL GUEST TO THE JOHN PRINE CONCERT AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ON JULY 27, 2005. 
   Phoenix (May 18, 2005) – Phoenix’s own, JERRY RIOPELLE, joins the incomparable JOHN PRINE, for one incredible night of music at the Orpheum Theatre on Wednesday, July 27, 2005.  The show will begin at 7:30pm. 
   With a distinctive brand of hard driving roots rock, Jerry Riopelle’s music is like a late-night joy ride down a hot desert highway.  His performances reflect a genuine honesty while his music offers husky vocals, intimate lyrics with heavy doses of country, and rhythm and blues.  Songs featuring the trademark Riopelle sound include “Easy Driver,” “So Young,” “Naomi’s Song,” and “Hawaiian Time” to name just a few.  So prepare yourself to be captivated and entertained as you travel down this musical highway.   Jerry Riopelle will be performing an acoustic set for this very special show. For more information on Jerry, please visit www.jerryriopelle.com 
   John Prine is a true treasure who possesses the uncanny and unique ability to open up the windows of our lives with passion, grace, and honesty.  When the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter hits the road, he continues to weave an intimate and honest connection between the people represented in his songs and the people attending his shows.  Along with all the classic Prine favorites fans expect: "Sam Stone," "Hello In There," "Angel From Montgomery," "Paradise," "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" as well as songs from Prine's current release, Fair & Square.  After hearing songs like "Some Humans Ain't Human," "Other Side of Town" and "My Darling Hometown" you’ll no doubt feel as if you have just made a life long connection with a new friend.

Songwriter gets his voice back
Jul. 27, 2005 12:00 AM
   http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0727thebestbet0727.html
Gravel-voiced singer-songwriter John Prine returns to Phoenix tonight for a show at the Orpheum Theatre. Perennial Valley fave Jerry Riopelle opens. Prine first garnered acclaim in the early '70s with such affecting songs as Angel From Montgomery (a hit for Bonnie Raitt) and the sly Illegal Smile. He re-emerged in the early '90s with The Missing Years, which featured the clever Big Old Goofy World, before being sidelined in 1998 by cancer in his neck, which nearly cost him his already ravaged voice. Seven years later he's back again, with his voice at full strength (or at least close) and a new album, Fair and Square, his first of all-original new material since his health problems. Details: 7:30 tonight. Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $45.50. (602) 262-7272, www.tickets.com.