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Bryan White concluded his brief stint of 2012 Christmas shows at the Woodstock Opera House on Dec. 29, 2012 presented by Erik Borman. The intimate show was filled with many Bryan White hits, Christmas song favorites and stories of community, family and tradition. Anna Johnson opened the show with a heartwarming performance that set a cheerful tone for the evening.
The night marked the fourth Bryan White performance at the Woodstock Opera House in as many years. A seemingly match-made-in-heaven given White's strong affinity for the Bill Murray classic film, "Groundhog Day," that was filmed in the town a couple hours north of Chicago.
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White's set opened with a handful of non-holiday originals before transitioning into songs that fit the Christmas-themed evening. He began with "Sittin' On Go," "Look at Me Now" and "Rebecca Lynn" on a stage that was adorned with snowflakes and a small Peanuts display that included stockings that referenced his sons, Justin and Jackson.
Woodstock has a love for White that is clearly reciprocated by the award-winning singer/songwriter. Shortly into the show White stated, "I have to say this is the show that I greatly anticipate every year. The excitement in just getting on the plane and coming here is awesome...I feel like I'm embraced here, I feel like I'm a transplant."
White dedicated "Love is the Right Place" to the victims of Newtown, Conn. He later added that "songs take on a whole new meaning" around the holidays while being away from one's family before he performed "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
A highlight of the evening occurred when he reminisced about family and said, "When we grow up and become adults sometimes it's really easy for Christmas to sort of lose its luster and we get caught up and buried underneath a lot of cynicism or bitterness here and there...I wrote this song because I wanted to capture the emotion [of family] and I wanted them to sing on it with me too," referring to his sons backing vocals on his holiday original, "Finding Christmas."
Joined by Jimmy Butler (keyboards), Monte Booker (drums), Erik Borman (guitar) and Dan Hogan (bass), the intimate nature of the show felt more like a living room with friends than a ticketed concert. White frequently joked with the audience and told his bandmates to "take five" while he went off on an impromptu instrumental jam session before playing "Christmastime is Here" and the Peanuts classic "Linus and Lucy."
As the evening was drawing to a close, White thanked his grandfather as a prelude to "Dustbowl Dreams" and continued with "So Much for Pretending." Family friend, Erin Borman, gave a reading of the biblical "Christmas Story" and White then finished the show with "Our Savior is Born."
As we count the blessings of 2012, we are happy to include you at the top of the list! Thank you for your continued love and support for Bryan and his music. It's been a great year and we are looking forward to 2013!
From Bryan and his entire team, we wish you much happiness, good health, prosperity and very blessed new year!
Thank you Oklahoma - our third annual Christmas tour was a big success and we are already looking forward to next year! We wish you and yours a very Merry and blessed Christmas and New Year!
Lawton Constitution
By: Charlie Clark
The Second Annual "A Bryan White Christmas" was a gift enjoyed by a nearly full house Friday at Cameron University Theatre.
Grammy Award-winning country music singer, songwriter, guitarist Bryan White, now of Nashville, Tenn., is originally from Lawton; his drummer, Monte Booker still lives here; his dad lives in Hobart. Family, friends and plenty of fans added to the concert that felt like a holiday homecoming.
"My show is usually a lot more rock'n'roll," White said from the stage, "but we're doing a lot of Christmas songs tonight."
Still, his version of Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run" and from the TV animation favorite ""A Charlie Brown Christmas" "Linus & Lucy" and "Christmastime," had the audience waving arms and clapping along.
White had said in an earlier interview that it was going to be a "laid back" show, and the relaxed atmosphere made it a comfortable evening.
Opening act was award-winning inspirational country artist Steve Richard. Richard's Southern drawl and strong selection of original works made him a crowd pleaser. It didn't hurt that he gave away copies of his CD "Up To Somthin'" to three lucky members of the audience. With two acoustic musicians backing him, the gifted vocalist delivered on his No. 1 hit "Eighty Acre Church" and a half-hour of songs, concluding with "Silent Night
It's a busy December for platinum-selling country music singer/songwriter Bryan White. Tonight, Bryan will enjoy the honor of singing our National Anthem at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The event takes place starting at 6:45pm (Pacific) at the Thomas & Mack Center and, in addition to being simulcast to 46 hotels in Las Vegas, will also be broadcast (tape delay) on Great American Country (GAC).
Bryan will also make an appearance on Good Morning Texas Wednesday, December 7th, between 9-10am in support of his performance at the Dallas Opry on December 8th. He will also do a special acoustic performance Sunday, December 11th at North Pointe Baptist Church in Edmond, OK.
All of this comes as Bryan continues his second annual Christmas tour. This tour, which kicked off last Friday in Lawton, Oklahoma, is to promote his third holiday album and also includes special guest Inspirational Country Music Award-Winner Steve Richard, which is sure to spice up the season. Bryan and company will be making stops in Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Woodward, Enid, Edmond and more. It will feature a special blend of yuletide favorites-plus, a sprinkling of his greatest hits including Rebecca Lynn, So Much For Pretending, Someone Else's Star, Sittin' On Go, among others and songs from his current album, Dustbowl Dreams. You can also call 615-297-7002 for tickets and information.
This Oklahoma native began playing drums when he was 5 and after high school, he packed up his guitar, drum sticks, angst, dreams, five hundred dollars and headed to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. The move proved to be beneficial when he was signed to Asylum Records when he was only 20 years old. Since then, he charted six number one singles, eight Top 40 singles, two platinum records, one gold record, joined forces with Shania Twain and together they took From This Moment On all the way up to #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. He has also garnered several awards, including a Grammy, a CMA Horizon Award, and an ACM New Male Vocalist award. For more information or to purchase tickets to his shows, please visit www.ticketstorm.com.
"Last year was Bryan's first Christmas tour and it was so successful, we decided to make it an annual event," says manager Sharon Eaves. "We appreciate PLA Media being back on our team to promote this tour."
Bryan White is heading home for the holidays and will be kicking off his 2nd annual Christmas tour Friday, December 2nd in Lawton, Oklahoma and will make stops in Stillwater, Durant, Oklahoma City, and more. This show is sure to spice up the season with a special blend of yuletide favorites-plus, a sprinkling of his greatest hits including Rebecca Lynn, So Much For Pretending, Someone Else's Star, Sittin' On Go, among others and songs from his current album, Dustbowl Dreams.
This Oklahoma native began playing drums when he was 5 and after high school, he packed up his guitar, drum sticks, angst, dreams, five hundred dollars and headed to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. The move proved to be beneficial when he was signed to Asylum Records when he was only 20 years old. Since then, he charted six number one singles, eight Top 40 singles, two platinum records, one gold record, joined forces with Shania Twain and together they took From This Moment On all the way up to #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. He has also garnered several awards, including a Grammy, a CMA Horizon Award, and an ACM New Male Vocalist award.
Tickets for "A Bryan White Christmas" are available at: www.ticketstorm.com. There will also be a non-perishable food drive taking place at each stop along his tour to help those in need this holiday season. Ticket prices are $15 in advance (general admission) and $20 at the door. Children 6-12 years are $5 and kids under 5 are free. For more information, please visit: www.bryanwhite.com.
2011 "A Bryan White Christmas"
(Dates, markets and venues are subject to change without notice)
Friday, Dec. 2nd (LAWTON, OK)
Cameron University Theatre @7pm
Saturday, Dec. 3rd (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
ACM & UCO Performance Lab @7pm
Friday, Dec. 9th (STILLWATER, OK)
Lowery Activity Center @7:30pm
Tickets for this event are available @ http://tickets.stillwater.org/
Thursday, Dec. 15th (ENID, OK)
Gaslight Theatre @7pm
Friday, Dec. 16th (WOODWARD, OK)
Woodward Arts Theatre @7pm
Saturday, Dec. 17th (Wichita, KS)
The Orpheum Theatre @ 7:30pm
Opening for Bryan is Inspirational Country Music Award-Winner Steve Richard (www.steverichardmusic.com)
Lawton, OK and Cameron University welcome back native son, Bryan White for his 2nd Annual "A BRYAN WHITE CHRISTMAS!" with special guest Steve Richard and a performance by the Lawton Christian School Children's Choir that you won't want to miss! Tickets are available now on www.ticketstorm.com
Our Live Guitar Lessons continue to grow and we are able to attract more and more notable names as guests each month to dispense their guitar knowledge to us and you. If you joined us on October 11, you were able to see and chat with me and Bryan White as we discussed songwriting and guitar (watch the recording). Bryan brought quite the resume, which includes a Grammy, 2 Gold albums, 2 Platinum albums, 6 number 1 hits, and a little ditty he did with Shania Twain "From This Moment On", with him to the humble set of Live Lessons. He downloaded a wealth of songwriting information for guitarists and I've distilled the hour-plus lesson down to Bryan White's Top 20 Songwiting Tips:
1. Songwriting takes different approaches: an idea, a title, a portion of a chorus is the catalyst for the song, other times it may be a musical idea triggered by an open tuning or new chords.
2. Stay disciplined: A song may start with a flash of inspiration but discipline is what gets the song written.
October 20th, 2011
PLA Media, one of Music Row’s longest standing publicity and marketing firms, is delighted to be working with platinum-selling country music singer/songwriter Bryan White for the second year on his annual Christmas tour. This tour will promote his third holiday album, which will be available soon. “Last year was Bryan’s first Christmas tour and it was so successful,we decided to make it an annual event,” says manager Sharon Eaves. “We appreciate PLA Media being back on our team to promote this tour.”
Bryan White is heading home for the holidays and will be kicking off his 2nd annual Christmas tour Friday, December 2nd in Lawton, Oklahoma and will make stops in Stillwater, Durant, Oklahoma City, and more. This show is sure to spice up the season with a special blend of yuletide favorites—plus, a sprinkling of his greatest hits including Rebecca Lynn, So Much For Pretending, Someone Else’s Star, Sittin’ On Go, among others and songs from his current album, Dustbowl Dreams.
This Oklahoma native began playing drums when he was 5 and after high school, he packed up his guitar, drum sticks, angst, dreams, five hundred dollars and headed to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. The move proved to be beneficial when he was signed to Asylum Records when he was only 20 years old. Since then, he charted six number one singles, eight Top 40 singles, two platinum records, one gold record, joined forces with Shania Twain and together they took From This Moment On all the way up to #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. He has also garnered several awards, including a Grammy, a CMA Horizon Award, and an ACM New Male Vocalist award.
Tickets for “A Bryan White Christmas” are available at: www.ticketstorm.com. There will also be a non-perishable food drive taking place at each stop along his tour to help those in need thisholiday season.
Ticket prices are $15 in advance (general admission)
and $20 at the door. Children 6-12 years are $5 and kids under 5 are
free. For more information, please visit: www.bryanwhite.com.
2011 “A Bryan White Christmas”
(Dates, markets and venues are subject to change without notice)
Friday, Dec. 2nd (LAWTON, OK)
Cameron University Theatre @7pm
Saturday, Dec. 3rd (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
ACM & UCO Performance Lab @7pm
Sunday, Dec. 4th (DURANT, OK)
Durant Middle School Auditorium @3pm matinee
Friday, Dec. 9th (STILLWATER, OK)
City of Stillwater Community Center - Winfrey Houston Theater
@7:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 15th (ENID, OK)
Gaslight Theatre @7pm
Friday, Dec. 16th (WOODWARD, OK)
Woodward Arts Theatre @7pm
Opening for Bryan is Inspirational Country Music Award-Winner Steve
Richard (www.steverichardmusic.com)
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Centre Stage Events Management in New Zealand are proud to announce the inclusion of US Grammy Winner and star, Bryan White, on their inaugural music shows in New Zealand next month.
The All Star Show will appear in Napier and Gisborne in New Zealand on 30/31 October and 1 November. “The cast of some of New Zealand’s best-loved and award-winning performers will ensure a professional and fun-filled show, and the inclusion of Bryan in the line-up is exciting for everyone involved here. We are very much looking forward to introducing him to more New Zealand audiences” said Rodger McCutcheon.
White was in New Zealand briefly in August to present an award at the Kiwi Pro-Am Awards in Country music, and performed a short show while in the country. He then went on to appear at the Gympie Festival in Australia, where his CD “Dustbowl Dreams” was launched.
“We expect to get a lot of interest in Bryan’s performances in New Zealand, and hope to help him launch that CD here also” said McCutcheon. “Of the many CD’s I have listened to this year, “Dustbowl Dreams” in my opinion, is one which should be in everyone’s collection.”
New Zealand performers on the show are Eddie Low, Gray Bartlett, Brendan Dugan, Lynne Toner and David Shanhun, all award winning performers in their own right, with both Bartlett and Low being recipients of Queen’s honours for services to music. Click here to view Bryan's dates in New Zealand.
A review of Bryan White's latest album 'Dustbowl Dreams,' featuring 'Erika's Song,' 'When You Come Around' and a 'Hands of Time' duet with Steve Wariner. Country singer Bryan White’s latest studio album Dustbowl Dreams was released on September 28, 2009. He co-wrote eight of the album’s ten tracks.
Bryan helped George Jones celebrate his 80th Birthday in Nashville this past Tuesday night!
Suite101 interview with Bryan White, where he talks about his latest album "Dustbowl Dreams," family, and his career in the country music industry.On September 9, 2011, Suite101 interview with country singer Bryan White about his career in country music and latest record Dustbowl Dreams. In addition to his many hits on country radio, White is known for From This Moment On, a popular duet with country-pop mega-star Shania Twain.
It was the decade that gave us beginning of the internet and the end of the Soviet Union. Clinton and cloning. And some of the best country music videos ever! The 90s! GAC counts down the Top 50 fan-voted videos of the decade. Join host Neal McCoy and a passel of famous friends, like Bryan White and John Michael Montgomery, as they salute the Top 50 Videos of the 90s in this boot-scootin' 5-part special. It'll be more fun than a barrel of Tickle Me Elmos! Click here to view the schedule!
Bryan White burst on to the Country Music scene in the mid 90s with a voice and a sound that seemed before it’s time, racking up an astonishing 6 #1 singles, 2 platinum records, 2 gold records, and capturing the hearts of young people all over the world.
Be sure to stop by Bryan's photo gallery and check out the new album Australia/ New Zealand 2011 to see all the pictures from Bryan's trip Down Under!
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