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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
Roxy Perry and her band members arriving at the Grand Bahama International Airport on May 25th. Left to right: Robbin Whachell of The Bahamas Weekly, Bobby Fusco, Roxy Perry, Jim Moran, and Karen Clarke of Thayers Natural Remedies. Photo: Marcus Bethel
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Freeport, Bahamas -
The Bahamas Weekly along with Karen Clarke of Thayers Natural Remedies
welcomed New York's Queen of Blues to Grand Bahama on May 26th, 2010.
Blues Hall of Fame
inductee,
Roxy
Perry
(vocals and harmonica)
arrived
in Grand Bahama
along with
her band members
Bob
Fusco (bass
guitar) and Jim Moran (lead guitar)
and will be on a media tour over the next two
days, along with rehearsals with local noted musicians Joe
Fox and Kevin Fox; all leading up to the big show, one night only, at
the Joker's Wild on Saturday, May 29th at 8pm.
Tickets may be still
available at
Antoni's Pizzeria,
Seventeen Shop (downtown) or Island Java at the Port Lucaya
Marketplace.
VIP Tickets are SOLD OUT. Island Java
SOLD OUT.
In
this video you will here from Roxy Perry herself as she explains what
to expect at the big show on Saturday. Also featured in this video is
Willie Love, Desi Wallace, Karen Clarke, Robbin Whachell, and Clifford from Brice Limousine
Service.
"I am really looking forward to doing the show at Joker's Wild on Saturday night, and I really hop to see everybody on the island. We have a great show for you. You will dance, sing, and laugh; your heart will be touched. We are going to turn this into Bluesville, but we'll be rockin' Bluesville," said Perry about her upcoming concert.
The Bahamas Weekly would like to thank our major sponsor, Pelican Bay Hotel at Lucaya with special thanks to Paula Boyd-Farrington of Freeport Advertising and Printing; Jim White of Joker's Wild, Brice Limousine Service, and our Ticket Outlets.
Tickets are
on sale at:
Island Java, Port Lucaya
Marketplace (374-5282);
Seventeen
Shop, downtown across from the Post Office (352-6869); and
Antoni's Pizza,
(374-5566) next to Thompson's.
Tickets for general entrance are $35
and VIP are $75 which includes two bottles of wine at your table and
three platters of food per table.
VIP TICKET
Sales END
Friday at noon. Visit our ticket locations or email:
Roxy@thebahamasweekly.com
or Call for Tickets
at 242-727-5792,
or 242-352-2988
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The Joker's Wild offers an intimate
setting and will ensure everyone a great seat.
Part proceeds of the event will be in
aid of the Columbus House Big Brother Program and the Grand Bahama Home
for the Aged.
There are only 200 seats available so don't wait to get your tickets
for this unique musical engagement.
Pelican Bay Hotel is offering special
rates
for persons traveling in for
this concert.
Just call Pelican Bay Hotel and ask for the
Roxy Perry group rate.
Karen
Clarke, President/CEO of Thayers Natural
Remedies who are co-sponsoring the event said that the
company is committed to sponsoring the arts, culture and charities on
Grand Bahama. Thayers also supported the recent Naturally 7 concert in
Freeport.
"While we are a US corporation,
we
are
blessed that my son,
John
Gehr and I live on this wonderful island. We sponsor and support the
Freeport Players Guild, the Grand Bahama Performing Arts Society, The
Garden of The Groves and the Rotary Club of Lucaya."
"Among
the products we manufacture, we have products that are used by
performers all
over the world, thus giving us a gateway to the music world. Thayers has
heard
Roxy Perry many times in New York where she headlines a Jam once a
week. Her
notoriety and music is compelling, so we thought it would be fun to
bring
Roxy Perry, a newly inducted member of The Blues Hall of Fame, to Grand
Bahama for a night of Blues, R & B and Rock," said Clarke.
"Thanks to our
co-sponsorship with The Bahamas Weekly.com, the Pelican Bay Hotel,
and Mackey
Media we are making this happen. We are pleased that people coming in
for the event can get a special rate at Pelican Bay Hotel."
Perry, a Blues Hall of Fame
inductee will be performing
original Blues, R & B
classic Blues, Rock, Swing, Jazz and much more.
Roxy Perry arriving in Grand Bahama Photo: Marcus Bethel
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"I
am looking forward to
bringing the Roxy Perry Show to Joker's Wild on May 29th and I am
thrilled to meet old and new fans on my first trip to The Bahamas. We
have a
spectacular
show planned for you, guaranteed to make the '
good times roll'. I hope
you all
will join us in a very special night," said Perry about her upcoming
trip to Freeport.
Roxy Perry started her professional singing
career at age 9.
By her teens, she was fronting Rock and Soul bands that appeared in
legendary NYC major venues such as The Peppermint Lounge. In her
late teens and early 20s, she toured with a chart-topping Rock group
Dawn, which appeared in major arenas throughout North America and
Canada, and shared the concert bill with Kenny Rogers, The Carpenters,
Rare Earth, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Iron Butterfly, The Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band, Mike Nesmith, Mark Lindsay and many others.
Throughout
her early recording career, Roxy had record deals in several genres
which landed on Billboard charts.
Roxy launched her Blues career
in the 80s, when she quickly became known for her exciting live
performances at clubs, concert halls and festivals throughout the U.S.
and abroad.
In recent years Roxy has
appeared
on the concert bill with Rod Piazza, Shamekia Copeland, Leon Russell,
Marcia Ball, John Mayall, Saphire, Hubert Sumlin, Gatemouth Brown, Koko
Taylor, The Black Crowes, and a host of others.
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