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“A song ain’t nothin’ in the world but a story just wrote with music to it.” Hank Williams The power of music and stories can change lives. The power of a strong women’s organization with a seventy-eight year legacy in El Paso can change a community. The Junior League of El Paso, Inc. presents The Storytellers on March 31, 2012 at the Scottish Rite Temple Theater. |
At The Storytellers, three famous singers/songwriters of multi-platinum, multi-Grammy award winning songs share the stories behind their incredibly famous songs and then perform those songs in an intimate, acoustical setting. This is an amazing opportunity to hear straight from the songwriters the meaning, personalities, and the stories behind their music. Knowing those stories, you never hear the music quite the same way again.
Money raised at this event will be invested in the Junior League of El Paso, Inc. Endowment Fund, and will be used solely to sustain, expand, and initiate the amazing community projects presented by the Junior League of El Paso, Inc. in perpetuity. The Junior League of El Paso, Inc. and the Junior League of El Paso, Inc. Endowment funds are 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.
The amazing songwriters scheduled to perform on March 31, 2012 are:
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| Paul Overstreet: This two-time Grammy Award Winner has written 10 and co-written 27 top ten hits such as On the Other Hand, Diggin' Up Bones, and Forever and Ever, Amen (Randy Travis); When You Say Nothing at All (Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Alison Kraus); I Won't Take Less Than Your Love (Tanya Tucker); Love Can Build a Bridge (The Judds); She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy (Kenny Chesney); Some Beach (Blake Shelton); Seein' My Father in Me, There But for the Grace of God Go I (Paul Overstreet). In 2003, Overstreet was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. www.pauloverstreet.com | Mike Reid: Former all-pro defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, and today one of America’s most respected composers, this two-time Grammy winner is responsible for numerous hits like Stranger in My House, Inside, Show Her, Still Losing You, In Love, How Do I Turn You On, Where Do the Nights Go, Lost in the Fifties Tonight (Ronnie Milsap); Forever's as Far as I'll Go (Alabama); I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt); Everywhere (Tim McGraw); In This Life (Colin Raye and Bette Midler); Walk on Faith (Mike Reid). In 2005, Reid was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. www.mike-reid.com. |
Dean Dillon: This Grammy nominated songwriter wrote and co-wrote mega-hits such as Tennessee Whiskey (George Jones); The Chair, Nobody in His Right Mind Would Have Left Her, Ocean Front Property, Famous Last Words of a Fool, I've Come to Expect It from You, If I Know Me, She Let Herself Go, Easy Come Easy Go, Marina del Rey, Here for a Good Time, The Breath You Take (George Strait); Guitars and Tiki Bars, She Always Says It First (Kenny Chesney); A Little Too Late (Toby Keith). Dillon is responsible for over 70 of George Strait’s cuts and hits. In 2002, Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. www.deandillon.com. |
Mark your calendars now - You won’t want to miss this special evening of music and entertainment! For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities and tickets, please contact Chantel Crews Ancell, president@jlep.org, or Kerry McKee, endowment@jlep.org. See you there!
