G-Note December 2018 Issue

Southwest Michigan’s Source for Music, Entertainment and CultureG-Note’s Featured Interview: Artist Spot Light:Kenny Wayne Shepherd Joe Louis Walker Coming to The Kalamazoo State Theatre: John Berry Frankie Ballard The Dead SouthG-Note Interviews: Coming toSouthwest Michigan’s own Jake Kershaw The Lerner Theatre in Elkhart IN.:Multi-Instrumentalist - Robert Berry Wizards Of Winter Beach Boys The Drifters, The Platters and The Coasters New Music Alerts From: Bernard Allison Loverboy Guitarist: Paul Dean JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci The Kentucky Headhunters John Mellencamp Liz Longley Betty Moon Issue 17 December 2018

G-NoteEntertainment.biz IN THIS ISSUE Facebook: @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine Featured G-Note InterviewEDITOR’S SOAP BOX Kenny Wayne Shepherd …...……4-6‘Tis the season for Rock and Roll with this month’s Interviews by G-Notefeatured artist and cover, Rock/Blues Music star, Kenny Multi Instrumental ArtistWayne Shepherd. Kenny Wayne recently performed at Robert Berry ................................ 10-12the Kalamazoo State Theatre and G-Note EntertainmentMagazine had the chance to talk to Kenny Wayne Blues / Rock GuitaristShepherd before the show. Jake Kershaw…………………....19-22After all, it’s almost Christmas and we enjoy giving you Live Entertainment Events:the best in music and entertainment! Thank you for all of Kalamazoo State Theatre Events…13you and your support! KVBA Winter Blues Series ……..…27 The Lerner Theatre Events…..….....37As always, we always appreciate you throwing us athumbs up and a share and follow us on our Facebook! Artist Spot Light Joe Louis Walker …….….……... 14-15Keep on continuing to support live entertainment andthe venues that bring it to you! New Music Alerts & Artist Features Liz Longley Feature……….………….7Cheers, Bernard Allison Promo………..……..8 The Kentucky Headhunters….……..9Nick & Sam JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci……..…16 Betty Moon…………………………..…17Publisher. Head Writer. Advertising. John Mellencamp………………..……18Nick Hatzinikolis Paul Dean of Loverboy…….….……[email protected] The Drifters, Platters & Coasters...31 TETRARCH………………..….………33Editor. Webmaster. Creative Director. Amorettes…………………..….……….35Sam McDaniel Greenleaf…………………….….………[email protected] Random Facts: ………………………30Contributing Writers.Angie Jackson G-Note SupportersRobin Nadolny Samurai Phoenix Design Studio On-Purpose BrandingDisclaimer! Dunkley International, Inc.G-Note provides a platform for artists and musicians to promote The Hatzinikolis Familytheir work. Because they have a unique way of expressing The McDaniel Familythemselves, it is important for people who read this stellarpublication to understand you might not always like what you see. Keep up with G-Note on FacebookArticles may contain sarcasm and adult content. This magazine is and of course our website!intended for mature audiences. If you’d like to advertise in G-Note Magazine, please contact us today! Our stellar graphic designer can make one for you or supply your own banner or ad-block.2|Page @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

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Interview: Kenny Wayne ShepherdThe G-Note Feature Interview with: 2004's The Place You're In was a blistering rock record and was followed up by 2007's ambitiousKenny Wayne Shepherd 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads, for which Shepherd and his band traveledBy Nick Hatzinikolis throughout the American South to record with such vintage blues greats as B.B. King, ClarenceThere are few artists whose names are synonymous with \"Gatemouth\" Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetopone instrument and how it's played in service to an entire Perkins and David \"Honeyboy\" Edwards on theirgenre. home turf.Utter the phrase \"young blues rock guitarist\" within earshot 2010 saw the release of Shepherd's long-of anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the modern awaited first live album, Live! In Chicago,musical vanguard and the first name they are most likely to recorded at Chicago's House of Blues during therespond with will be Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The Louisiana all-star Legends tour and featuring guestborn axe man and songsmith has sold millions of albums appearances by such blues legends as Hubertwhile throwing singles into the Top 10, shining a light on Sumlin and Willie \"Big Eyes\" Smith. The live discthe rich blues of the past and forging ahead with his own debuted at #1 on Billboard's Blues chart, as didmodern twist on a classic sound he has embodied since his 2011's How I Go.teens. In 2013, Shepherd further expanded his musicalIn a 20-year recording career that began when he was just horizons by teaming with veteran rockers16, Shepherd has established himself as an immensely Stephen Stills and Barry Goldberg to form THEpopular recording artist, a consistently in-demand live act RIDES, @(cGonNtointueeEdnnteexrtt apiangme)en tMagazineand an influential force in a worldwide resurgence ofinterest in the blues.From television performances on The Tonight Show withJay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, JimmyKimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (amongstothers) to features in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, MaximMagazine, Blender, Spin, USA Today and more, his musicalcareer has been nothing short of phenomenal.At 16 years old, he signed his first record deal and burstonto the national scene with the release of his 1995 debutalbum Ledbetter Heights, which produced the radio hits\"Deja Voodoo,\" \"Born with a Broken Heart\" and \"Shame,Shame, Shame.\" His relentless touring and success on rockradio helped to drive the album to Platinum sales status.His 1998 sophomore effort Trouble Is… also went Platinum,yielding such radio hits as \"Blue on Black,\" \"True Lies\" and\"Somehow, Somewhere, Someway.\" 1999's Live Onspa4w|nPeda tghee radio hits \"In 2 Deep\", \"Shotgun Blues\" and\"LawstwGwo.oGd-bNyeo.t\"eEntert ai nmen t.biz

whose first album Can't Get Enough helped to G-Note Entertainment Magazine talked to Kenny Wayneexpand Shepherd's audience as well as his Shepherd for the road as he tours the country in support ofmusical resume. 2014 saw the release of Goin’ his latest album, ‘Lay It On Down’ including a stop inHome, Shepherd’s sixth # 1 debut on the Kalamazoo Mi at the historic Kalamazoo state Theatre.Billboard Blues charts. Goin’ Home featuresseveral talented friends who shared Shepherd's G-Note- Welcome back to Kalamazoo Michigan and theenthusiasm for the project's back-to-basics Kalamazoo State Theatre! How has the tour been going?ethos. Those guests include fellow guitar iconsJoe Walsh, Warren Haynes, Keb' Mo' and KWS- “Thank you! I appreciate that. The tour is going veryRobert Randolph, longtime friend Ringo Starr, well, and the crowds have been wonderful! We are all veryFabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson, happy how things have been going.”the Rebirth Brass Band and co-producer Blade'sfather, Pastor Brady Blade Sr., who lends a G-Note- I know we have a limited amount of time today, sobracing dose of preaching to Shepherd's version let’s get right to it. Let’s start out talking a little bit about theof Bo Diddley's’ \"You Can't Judge a Book by the latest album, ‘Lay It On Down’.Cover.\" In the months since its release,Shepherd and his band have toured the world KWS- Sure, Thank you. I love talking about it! We are veryextensively blazing a fresh trail for the historical proud of it. It’s a great, great record and possibly one of ourAmerican art form in the 21st Century. best that we’ve done, and we are playing a fair amount ofTwenty years into his recording career Kenny that record in the show and on the tour, and it’s going downWayne Shepherd continues to create genre- so well with the audiences, so we are really happy with it.defining blues-infused rock n' roll. Shepherd hasbuilt an enviable resume as an accomplished G-Note- After listening to it, it seems to be a little more ‘Offrecording artist, a riveting live performer and Road’ than your other albums, not as Bluesy as in the past.one of the most talented and distinctiveguitarists of his generation. Shepherd has sold KWS- “Yeah, my intention was to have a diversifyingmillions of albums worldwide, received fiveGRAMMY® nominations, two Billboard Music sounding album, but not to the point that it was erratic orAwards, as well as a pair of Orville H. Gibsonawards, the Blues Foundation's Keeping The something like that that it’s recognizable as a Kenny WayneBlues Alive award and two Blues Music awards.He's had seven #1 blues albums and a string of Shepherd record. When you listen to it from beginning to#1 mainstream rock singles. end it all makes sense, you know? There’s still a common*Content from: www.kennywayneshepherd.net**Photos’ Courtesy of Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kristin Forbes thread. But we tried to visit different genres to take blues @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine music in different directions, which is what I’ve tried to do over the years, consistently, but usually it’s more with mixing blues and rock n roll. But on this album, we pulled a bit of country influence into a couple of songs, which is where a lot of the changes come in, there’s still a little R&B on a couple of the tracks then there’s the Rock and also the s5tr|aPighatguep Blues. www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

So, it does have a wide range of sounds and vibes, textures and grooves but it still feels a cohesive body ofmaterial.”G-Note - Artists like yourself & Joe Bonamassa, Anthony Gomes, Selwyn Birchwood and others who are makingthe blues more accessible, so to speak with great albums generate more airplay which then get everyonewanting to see the live shows. Is that what you are seeing on the road as well?KWS- “Well a lot of people are starting to branch out a little bit from their musical comfort zones andconsidering looking into the Blues. And one of the reasons why is because all the different genres of music, ifyou trace them back to their roots, they all kind of stem from the blues in the first place. Rock n roll is the bi-product of Blues music. You can’t have 1 without the other, you know?”G-Note - With the introduction of different genres into your music, is now fair to say that your writing processeschanged as you’ve matured as a song writer and musician?KWS- “Well, I don’t think it’s changed all that much really. The writing process for me hasn’t really changed. Imean generally it starts as a musical idea. As I sit around and come up with grooves, guitar licks, things likethat. I’ll record them and save them for later until I’m ready to write lyrics. Then I’ll sit down with some of theother people I write with, talk about ideas and then pick a song and start homing in on it. So, usually it startswith the music, then lyrics and then melody and chords progressions and so forth. But sometimes a song cancome from a lyrical idea or title.”“I mean if you look back over my career, even right from the beginning, I’ve focused on writing songs with what Ibelieve are quality lyrics, so I can tell good stories and have great choruses that people want to sing along to, andin that regard that.”G-Note -Looking at your website there is a section about your collection of classic cars and guitars, Let’s focustoday on guitars and the well-used, paint peeling ‘61’ Fender Strat referred to as “THE ONE”, it must be special,it has its own page!KWS- “Yeah man, I really love that guitar, you know the funny thing is that guitar has had its own seat on a flightin the past, it is so valuable to me that it doesn’t fly with me anymore, when I leave the US. So, just to be safe, Ihad a replica I had Fender make of it to take when I fly. But if I travel by bus then the real thing comes withme. I just don’t ever want it out of my sight you know? I just like to pick it up from my house or office, whereverit may be, and just take it with me to wherever I’m going, and then return in the same fashion.”“Here’s the story behind it. I first found it when I was 16 years old, in the Guitar Centre in Los Angeles. I waswith my father and from the first time I took it down from the wall and played it I knew it was the one for me. Itjust felt perfect except the price. I didn’t have the money then to buy it, at that time there was no way I couldafford it. So, reluctantly I had to walk away from it. Then about a year later, we were back in Los Angeles, so weWent back to the store to see what they had in the way of guitars, and man, wouldn’t you know it, the sameguitar still was, hanging on the wall.”“So, I walked over to it, I took it down and played it again and it still felt as great as the previous time. But I stilldidn’t have the money to buy it because I just wasn’t making any money at that time. So, I refused to leavewithout it, because I knew the next time, I came back it would not be there. So, my dad, our lawyer and one ofthe guys who worked at the record company agreed to go thirds and buy the guitar for me, on the condition Ipaid them back (laughs)… and I have paid them back now. And now it’s mine and will be mine until I’m not hereanymore, as you can tell. I love that guitar!”G6-N| Potae-gIeknow we are out of time, I truly appreciate you sharing some stories with me today!KwWwSw- “.GTh-aNnoktyeoEun, tleetr’tsadionmit eangati.nbiwzhen I put out a new album.” @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

ACCLAIMED SUGAR HILL RECORDS SINGER/SONGWRITER LIZ LONGLEY TO PREMIERE VIDEO OF NEW SONG: ‘CAN’T HELP MYSELF’NASHVILLE – Talented singer/songwriter Liz Longley is getting ready to premiere the video of hernew song, Can’t Help Myself, on Friday November 16.The Sugar Hill Records artist and resident of Nashville is excited about her latest effort. “I spenda lot of time on the craft of songwriting,” said Longley. “I’m very proud of both the song and thevideo for ‘Can’t Help Myself’.”In the short time since her graduation from Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music,acoustic singer-songwriter Liz Longley has assembled quite an impressive resume.While best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Liz has quickly built a reputation as anaccomplished songwriter, crafting intimately personal portraits through her music.Liz's ever-expanding fan base is not the only group to acknowledge her talent.In 2010 alone, Liz took home top prizes at some of the most prestigious songwritingcompetitions in the country; the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship Competition, theInternational Acoustic Music Awards and the Rocky Mountain Folk Fest SongwritingCompetition.Follow Liz Longley at: https://www.lizlongley.comFacebook link: https://www.facebook.com/LizLongleyMusic/YouTube Link – When You’ve Got Trouble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM4tDPSPtp0@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 7|Page www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

. Congratulations to Bernard Allison We are very excited to announce that Bernard Allison’s new release LET IT GOproduced by Jim Gaines has been entered the Grammys for award consideration! Get your copy here: bernardallison.com8|Page @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS' LIVE AT THE RAMBLIN' MAN FAIR SET FOR JANUARY 11, 2019 RELEASE Includes Three Recently Discovered Studio Tracks Featuring Legendary Blues Pianist Johnnie JohnsonRowdy, twanging, wild-eyed Southern rockers perform songs that insist on down-home roots. The Headhunters bring asense of bar-band recklessness, riffing with unchecked muscle, combining country roots with ferocious, bluesy hard rock.–The New York TimesSubstantial, guitar-driven Southern rock…crunching guitars and aggressive percussion.–Rolling StoneOne of the best and most influential country rock bands. Seamless harmonies, genre-bending, Clapton-esque guitar work.Potent and unique.–NPR Music Alligator Records has set a January 11, 2019 release date for Live At The Ramblin' Man Fair, the new album from Grammy-winning band The Kentucky Headhunters. The band -- guitarist/vocalist Richard Young, his brother drummer Fred Young, guitarist Greg Martin and bassist/vocalist Doug Phelps --- had never before been to Europe in their 30-plus year career. This set, recorded at The Ramblin' Man Fair in Maidstone, UK, captures them at the height of their powers. Live At The Ramblin' Man Fair finds the band blazing through a 10-song set in front of 25,000 screaming UK fans. Combining old-school blues and blistering Southern rock with country overtones, The Kentucky Headhunters cross borders and genres with ease, as the elated UK audience roars its collective approval throughout the concert. The album closes with three recently rediscovered studio tracks from the legendary Meet Me In Bluesland sessions featuring lateblues piano icon Johnnie Johnson (known for his seminal piano work driving Chuck Berry’s most famous songs).Although The Kentucky Headhunters have been recording and touring together for over 30 years (and making musictogether for over 50 years), they had never, until 2016, performed overseas. That year, Richard—a notoriously uneasyflier—let his son John Fred (drummer for internationally beloved hard rock group Black Stone Cherry) talk him intobringing The Kentucky Headhunters to Europe. A tour of Sweden and the United Kingdom was booked, and the bandwas on its way to earning a whole new audience for their raucous and rowdy music.Since their multiple award-winning debut album in 1989, Pickin' On Nashville (Mercury), the band has released 12 morealbums with total sales reaching over 11 million. Constant touring has kept the band busy and each new release has keptthem in high demand. 2015’s Alligator CD, Meet Me In Bluesland (recorded in 2003 with Johnnie Johnson), brought theband to the attention of many new fans. grin on your face. Johnson pounds out licks like a wrecking ball.” The WallStreet Journal called it, “a collection of rollicking, loose-limbed songs rooted in the blues and vintage-style rock ‘n’ roll.” 9|Page@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Multi-Instrumentalist: Robert BerryInterview with Singer/Songwriter Robert Berry Berry also has contributed songs to a number ofBy Nick Hatzinikolis film soundtracks, including the Anthony Michael Hall film Out of Bounds.Robert Berry was a friend of the late Keith Emerson , as youprobably remember, in 2016 Keith Emerson took his own The Rules Have Changed features contributionslife. At that time, Keith and Robert were working on a new by Keith Emerson. The album is not only analbum which was nearly derailed by Keith's sudden death. excellent musical achievement, it is alsoAfter months of grief, Robert’s record company and Keith's noteworthy for being the last musical project infamily encouraged Robert to resume work on the album. which Emerson was ever involved prior to hisThe critically acclaimed result is Robert's new release, a untimely passing in 2016.collaboration with Emerson under the band name 3.2.I’m touching base to see if you’d like to schedule a phone or Growing up in Northern California, Robert setemail interview with Robert, who just released the full- out on his musical path at a young age and whilelength album, The Rules Have Changed, under the in college, formed Hush, a band which gainedname 3.2. critical acclaim on the West Coast.Robert is a multi-talented Berry also built and operated his own recordingproducer/songwriter/vocalist/instrumentalist. When it studio during that time and quickly becamecomes to creating music, he does it all and does it very well. adept at producing, recording and arranging. He eventually recorded his first solo album, Back toWhile he’s best known for his time as the vocalist/bassist in Back, which garnered praise in national musicthe Emerson, Lake & Palmer offshoot, 3, that featured trade @puGbNlicoatteioEnnstleikretaCiansmhbeonxtManadgBaizllibnoeard.Emerson and Palmer, he’s also served a stint as the front-man in Ambrosia, along with current long runningrelationships performing and recording with the bandAlliance (which features members from Sammy Hagar,Boston and Night Ranger) and currently as writing partnerand touring bass player with 80s icon Greg Kihn’s band.He is also the leader of December People, which hasproduced four albums of Christmas music arranged in thestyle of various classic rock artists and performs thesearrangements around the holidays. The band includesmembers of Boston, the Sammy Hagar Band, The Tubes,Y&T, the Greg Kihn Band, amongst others. And, this busymusician has also released five solo albums since 1985and produced and performed on The Wheel of Time, analbu1m0 |bPillaedg aes a soundtrack to the Robert Jordan fantasyseriweswTwh.eGW-Nheoet el oEfnTtiemret a. i nmen t.biz

Eventually moving to the UK, Berry met Yes guitarist Steve Howe and joined Howe in a revamped version of therenowned British rock band, GTR. Before disbanding, the band recorded a new album to which Berrycontributed heavily on vocals and guitar, but the album was never released.While in the UK, he met Keith Emerson, who invited him to join the new line-up of 3. They released on GeffenRecords in 1988 the album, To the Power of 3, which also resulted in a successful tour and the release of severallive 3 concert recordings. The first single released from the album, Talkin' Bout, penned by Berry, reached #9 onthe Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.Since their initial meeting, Berry and Emerson remained friends for over 30 years, meeting in Los Angeles in 2016to discuss the long-awaited follow-up release to 3. After Emerson’s death in 2016, Berry was left with Emerson’sfinal musical ideas for the project. From old cassette tapes, keyboard parts written over the phone and longdiscussions between the two friends about style, the framework of the album was set and ready to be produced.“Keith and I developed together a vision of what the new album would be like, explains Berry. “The new albumconsists of some past 3 writing from 1988, some newly written last efforts from Keith, and some songs writtenexclusively by me after Keith’s death.”Says Berry, “Every second I worked on writing, recording, and performing those songs I had one thing on mymind,” says Berry. “The phrase... ‘What would Keith do’...drove me, it guided me, it consumed my creativity. Itwas so important to me to fulfill our vision for this album. I believe Keith worked through me. I especially felt himwith me when I did the solos. The songs we had worked on together, but the solos were to be improvised whilerecording. You will hear his flare coming through on the solos. The solos are played by me, but, at the same time,also by him. I would never say I was even close to be the player Keith was. But I believe you can hear his spirit inthe sound and in my playing. I am so proud of this album. I can’t help but think somehow he is proud of theresults too.”G-Note- Thank you for your time today Robert! People may or may not know that you are the bass playercurrently for 90’s icon, Greg Kihn.RB- “Thank you! Yeah, that guy is something else! Seriously, Greg is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet towork with. You may or may not know that I co- wrote and produced his current album ‘Rekihndled.’ We workedon that project for 2 years and it turned out to be a pretty good album.”G-Note- Let’s talk about your latest project 3.2 with the late, great Keith Emerson.RB-“Back in 1986 E.L.P. drummer Carl Palmer called me at my studio, right where we are talking from in SiliconValley and asked me to work on a project with him, he wanted to get a band together but nothing really workedout and at that time, I was living in London and Was working with Steve Howe in the band GTR. And the leadsinger in that band, didn’t wanted me to sing. So, I got tired of the ‘stuff’. I just trying to catch a break because Iwas a ‘nobody’ in the industry and I felt there was more I could do and maybe something better for me, so I quitthe band, I loved working with Steve Howe and we wrote a lot of songs together, but I had enough of the singer.”“On my way home, Keith Emerson called me, and he wants to meet, so we meet Carl, Keith and I start a band wedo an album in 1987,, tour in 1988, the album has a top 10 single, what broke it up wasn’t Carl Palmer, he was inthe band ASIA it was the Keith Emerson fans that did it. The criticized him so bad for what Carl was able to getaway with the AOR and progressive blends and sounds of ASIA, Keith couldn’t get away with it and they madehim feel bad about it, like he made a bad decision being part of the band.”“The band goes way, but Keith and I still remained friends, I was in Keith’s band which really was a tribute bandto E.L.P. and I thought again that there may be something better than this, but we did stay in contact and didsome work together.” 11 | P a g e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

“27 years later, RockBeat Records puts out the album ‘3 Live in Boston ‘88’ It was Keith, Carl and me. We agreed to do it,but for Keith it was just a paycheck. It shows up at his house and one of Keith’s’ favorite things to do was have a glass ofwine and listen to music, all kinds of music. He put the ‘3’ album on and he called me immediately, he was blown away.He said, ‘My God, I can’t believer how good we were.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I thought we were pretty good’. He said, ‘No, wewere really good!’.”Keith had heard himself play in way that was like he did in the early days of E.L.P., toward the ends they got a littlemellow, and he was very excited about it. So, I asked him what he thought about doing a follow up album, he said,‘Maybe’ (chuckling) he didn’t say yes but I told him that there was a record company that was already interested in it.At that time, Keith was really down on the whole music industry, everything was down but he still had a big following.”G-Note- When did it really change for Keith in your opinion?“RB- “I think things really changes when he moved to Los Angeles, he was hanging out with some really famousmusicians, but that doesn’t always mean success. You need a team, a manager, publicity people, etc. the people thatbelieved in Keith were still back in England, the people that represented E.L.P.”“With that said, I was in touch with the record company they said they wanted the album, let’s do it! I told them wewanted this kind of money, an advance, full creative control and we want a year to do it, I’ve talked to Keith about all ofthis and they were ready to put the contract together. So, I called Keith back and he couldn’t believe it! I told him theywant another Keith Emerson Album! And oh by the way, I negotiated another $10K for Keith for incidental expensesbecause he is the Jimi Hendrix of the keyboards!”“Over the years, there was some criticism of Keith over the years and how he had some girls in his band, Keith Emersonshouldn’t have girls in his band. These were solid singers and performers and that really bothered him, so over time, hefelt less about himself that maybe how all of us, the true fans of Keith Emerson defined him, a keyboard genius!”G-Note- It sounds like you had the time of your life working with Keith Emerson over the years and on this 3.2 album!RB- “You have no idea! Keith is still so alive in everything I do, think about this, here I am jamming over the phone withKeith ‘freakin’ Emerson as we’re doing the file sharing and talking about music parts of this album. You know I’m stillthinking about Keith as we speak, and you can tell because I’m talking pretty fast! It takes me back there, I talk abouthim every day.”“It’s a little weird for me, he is so alive in my world. The tough part for me as I talk to you and say the words, this cannever happen again, it’s his last piece of work, Keith is gone, and it can never be again, it’s the closing of a chapter.”“It’s what I fed off and pushed me to finish this album. The way it got finished, I feel, is with the help of Keith next toon a stool, or on my shoulder or where ever, all of those conversations over the years is what put it over the finish line.”G-Note- If it was possible, what do you think Keith Emerson would say to you today?RB- “Oh man, I don’t know what he would say, but I really believe that he would be very proud of this album. It was asgood of work that Keith has ever done, he has been gone 2 years now. Looking back, it’s been 27 years since we had ‘it’,this was a great project that brought Keith back to his glory days. He was so proud of this album and everyday all I canthink about is him not being around to see it and enjoy it like his fans are.”For more on Robert Berry, please go to: www.robertberry.com and check out the new album, 3.212 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Kalamazoo State Theatre404 S. Burdick StreetKalamazoo Mi 49007 (269) 345-6500Behind the curtain - a living legacyExperience the historic State Theatre for your next showThe State Theatre has been a fixture in downtown Kalamazoo since 1927. The original founder of thetheatre was Colonel William Butterfield. John Eberson was the renowned architect who designed thetheatre. The early roots of the theatre were found in the Vaudevillian tradition of performance. Manyacts that frequented the State Theatre included opera, dramas, big bands, ballet, dance reviews, stageshows and movies.December 1Movie Special Event:National Lampoon's Christmas VacationDecember 9Christmas Songs and Stories with John BerryDecember 15Frankie Ballard 10th and Final Country ChristmasDecember 31The Dead SouthTickets are available through our website, through Ticketmaster onlineat ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are alsoavailable in-person-only at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Box O13f|fPicaeg .e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Alligator Records Recording Artist: Joe Louis WalkerG-Note Entertainment Magazine Artist Spotlight:Singer, Guitarist and Performer: Joe Louis WalkerGrammy-winning singer/guitarist JoeLouis Walker, keyboard wizard BruceKatz and UK harp ace Giles Robsonjoin forces for a spellbinding journeythrough a treasure trove of rare andclassic blues brought to vibrant newlife.\"Walker blends melodic deftness anddeep feeling with sheer passion anddefiant authenticity.\" – Living Blues\"Katz's piano playing is nothing shortof breathtaking\" – Living Blues“Robson is a phenomenal talent...a This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-harp master at the top of his game\" – NC-NDBlues Revue @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 14 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Joe Louis Walker, a Blues Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Blues Music Award winnercelebrates a career that exceeds a half a century. His new album Everybody Wants A Piece cements his legacyas a prolific torchbearer for the blues. Looking back on his rich history, Walker shares, “I’d like to be known forthe credibility of a lifetime of being true to my music and the blues. Sometimes I feel I’ve learned more frommy failures, than from my success. But that’s made me stronger and more adventurous. And helped me createmy own style. I’d like to think that when someone puts on one of my records, they would know from the firstnotes, ‘That’s Joe Louis Walker.'”Always an artist deeply expressive lyrically, Walker continues to write and sing about themes that areuniversal. On “Black & Blue” he talks about a love affair that’s falling apart, but there’s an effort to keep itgoing. He offers, “The lyric ‘Let’s find a quiet place, A place out of town…We Need to talk this thru, be honest& True’ says it all in trying to save the relationship.” He cites the title track as a composition that might nothave a deep meaning, but in presenting the thought, “Everybody wants a piece of your love,” offers a doubleentendre that speaks for itself. With a deep history and background in gospel, Walker looks towards Wade inthe Water” as an instant all-time favorite. He reveals, “The inspirational lyric ‘The water is deep, the water iscold, it chills my body, BUT NOT MY SOUL” is expressing my belief that the spiritual will carry you thr oughwhen the physical can’t.”This time out Joe has brought on Paul Nelson to produce his album which was recorded at his famed ChopShop studio on the east coast. Nelson is a Grammy winning guitarist/producer who was rock/blues legendJohnny Winter’s guitarist, and who also appears as guest guitarist on two tracks on Everybody Wants A Piece.A true powerhouse guitar virtuoso, unique singer and prolific songwriter, he has toured extensivelythroughout his career, performed at the world’s most renowned music festivals, and earned a legion ofdedicated fans. Walker’s 1986 debut album Cold Is the Night on HighTone announced his arrival in stunningfashion, and his subsequent output has only served to further establish Walker as one of the leading bluesmenon the scene.Born on December 25, 1949 in San Francisco, at age 14, he took up the guitar. Just two years later, he was aknown quantity on the Bay Area music scene, playing blues with an occasional foray into psychedelic rock. Fora while, he roomed with Mike Bloomfield, who introduced him to Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead. Walkereven made a brief pilgrimage to Chicago to check out the blues scene there. In 1975, burned out on blues,Walker turned to God, singing for the next decade with a gospel group, the Spiritual Corinthians. When theCorinthians played the 1985 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Walker was inspired to embrace his bluesroots again. He assembled the Boss Talkers, and throughout the 1990s merged many of his gospel, jazz, soul,funk and rock influences with his trademark blues sensibilities on recordings released by Po lydor/Polygram.These albums feature Walker’s collaborations with a diverse group of first-rate artists including BranfordMarsalis, James Cotton, Tower of Power, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Ike Turner and Clarence“Gatemouth” Brown. Walker has steadily released recordings since the turn of the millennium, and recentlysigned to Provogue / Mascot Label Group.@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 15 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

New Music Alert: JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci JJ APPLETON & JASON RICCI From a Dirty Memory to a Beautiful SlopIt was an unlikely phone call made in 2014 that brought Jason Ricci and JJ Appleton together.“You don’t have an acoustic album yet, let’s make one” said JJ. A few song writing sessions, a liveto video and pro tools recording in NYC with Tedeschi Trucks bassist Tim Lefebvre, and the albumDirty Memory was birthed.Cut to a multi-weeklong stay in the top 10 iTunes Blues charts and the Roots Music Report,headlining Festivals and venues from the tip of icy Maine, to steamy New Orleans - it was quite arun. It became obvious to Appleton, Ricci and their fans, that a new album was in order.The duo took over bassist/producer Derek Nievergelt’s Brooklyn basement studiofor two days. 90-degree heat and no AC. The swampy heat set the stage for whatcan only be described as 10 recordings dripping with raw grit, groove, acousticsoul and sweat: Their new album Beautiful Slop.Ricci, a harmonica legend and winner of the 2018 Blues Award for Best instrumentalist/Harmonica,has broken another barrier melding perfectly his Sonny Terry on speed style with beautifulmelodic, flowing riffs that consistently bring a smile or tear throughout the record. Appleton’soriginal songs and unique takes on some very unusual covers shows the duo’s penchant forkeeping people guessing as to what they’ll do next.The 1m6u| cPha-agneticipated October 2018 release of Beautiful Slop will be in conjunction with a 10- daytourwthwrwou.Gg-hNooutteEthneteNrot artihnemaesntt,.Nbiezw England and Mid Atlantic. @GNot eEnter t ainmen tMagazine

New Music Alert: Betty MoonSouthern California based producer and songwriter Betty Moon unveils details on her latest single“Waste Your Time”, which is set for a release on Friday (11/9). Fans can view the official artwork andpreview the track now courtesy of Celebmix.With almost one year passing since the release of her latest album ‘Chrome’, Los Angeles area basedBetty Moon has no plans to slow down after this busy album cycle. Even during the push of recentsingles like “Natural Disaster” and “Parachute”, Moon has been spending much of her time in thestudio crafting what will soon be part of her 2019 follow-up album. To give listeners a taste ofwhat’s to come, a preview of the new single “Waste Your Time” can now be heard on via pop cultureand music website Celebmix. True to Moon’s rock n’ roll style, the single promises to deliver a largedose of rock, pop and other influences she has picked up along the way.As with ‘Chrome’, Betty Moon will be strategically releasing multiple singles through the rest of 2018which will all be included on the yet to be titled full length. A music video for “Waste Your Time” isalso in the works and will be released on November 9 along with the single on Spotify, Apple Musicand most other digital service providers. Official artwork for “Waste Your Time” has also beenunveiled and can be previewed online. 17 | P a g eLearn mo@rGe NabotoeuEtnBteertttayiMnmoeonntMatagwawziwne.BettyMoon.com or via her Inswtwagwr.aGm-NoorteFEacnetebrotoaiknpmaegnet.biz

New Music Alert: John Mellencamp John Mellencamp announces the preorder for his 24th album, Other People’s Stuff [Republic Records], available everywhere on Friday, December 7th.Not only has Mellencamp released hundreds of original songs over his illustrious career, but he has recorded numerous celebrated covers. For as renowned as his original material remains, Mellencamp has breathed new life and spirit into various staples of the classic American musical canon as well. A handpicked selection of those covers comprises the aptly titled, Other People’s Stuff.Culled from seminal albums, compilations, unearthed sessions and documentaries, this recordserves as a proud homage to some of the greatest songs in history. For the album, Mellencamprecorded a brand-new version of “Eyes on the Prize” which was originally performed at The WhiteHouse. Mellencamp was asked by the Obama administration to perform for the 2010 Celebration ofMusic from the Civil Rights Movement event. See link to the memorable performance.About the collection, Mellencamp commented “Most, if not all, of the songs on Other People’s Stuffcome from The Great American Songbook. These are songs that have been recorded over the last 40years of my career but had never been put together as one piece of work. Now, they have.” Thenew album sets the stage for his 2019 tour of “The John Mellencamp Show,” which will feature therock icon’s classics plus some new material. Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of music’s mostauthentic and crowd-pleasing concert performer, he kicks off the tour February 7th in his homestate of Indiana at South Bend’s Morris Performing Arts Center.Recently, Mellencamp announced additional dates for the tour which will extend the alreadylengthy 2019 run with 14 additional shows, making stops across the country. Tickets for most dateswill go on sale on Friday, November 9th at 10am local time (see full on sale times below). Producedby A1E8G| PPraegsee nts, “The John Mellencamp Show” will start promptly at 8pm and will not have anopewniwnwg .aGc-tN. oEtveeEryntteicrtkaeitnpmuerncth.baiszed online will receive a physica@l GcoNpoyteoEfnOtethrtearinPmeoepnlteM’sagSatuzifnf.e

Interview: Guitar Whiz Kid- Jake KershawReady to make his musical mark Jake immediately bonded with the electric guitar andon the world: G-Note interview was rarely witnessed without it in his hands.with Southwest Michigan’s own Something ignited a fire deep within his soul. He could be found either in his room working out new sounds Jake Kershaw through his amp or unplugged on the couch just picking away watching TV. This continues to this day.G-Note Entertainment Magazine caught up with There is never a day that Jake is not working out someBlues & Rock Guitarist- Jake Kershaw. tune.Jake Kershaw is the very popular and opening act Jake began learning 80’s rock music from tablaturefavorite of Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang,Samantha Fish and others. The 18-year-old guitar books right away. Much like most kids learning guitar,slinging, blues/rock singing teenager out of SouthernMichigan everyone is talking about. You can find Jake Eddie Van Halen and Angus Young were on the top ofperforming just about anywhere from Muskegon tothe Ohio-Indiana State line and all points in between. his hero list. Within a few weeks he was playing the2017 was a very busy year with festivals, benefits, andprivate shows in Marshall, Battle Creek, Grand Haven, main riffs from most every tune they had madeGrand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Eaton Rapids, Saline, 19 | P a g eQuincy, St Louis, Hudsonville, Rockford, Fruitport, and famous.Comstock Park to name a few. www.G-NoteEntertainment.bizWhen not on stage or preparing for a show, Jake is asenior at Marshall High School. Jake holds down a 4.0GPA which includes honors classes and was inductedinto the National Honor Society this past spring. Healso performs with the high school marching band andthe symphonic band playing the euphonium (which hehas played for the past 6 years). Jake performs formany charitable events to help those less fortunatewith health issues or just down on their luck. He alsovolunteers his time every summer to help withvacation bible school at Marshall United MethodistChurch in Marshall, MI.Jake began playing acoustic guitar at around age 9.This first run at the guitar was not very successful asJake was not a big fan of the acoustic guitar. However,when Jake was 11, he received a Fender Starcastercombo k@iGt fNoroEteasEtenrtearntdaeinvemryetnhtiMngacghaaznigneed.

Jake continued to play rock and roll music until he was introduced to his first Stevie Ray Vaughan CD in thesummer of 2013. This was a real turning point for Jake. He quickly found that the blues didn’t require him toplay every song note for note. He could put his own touch on every song expressing his own feelings. And eventhen, he wasn’t required to play each song the same every time. He found this new freedom opened a plethoraof musicians, sounds and feelings he could convey via the guitar.It wasn’t long, and Jake had mastered most every song on the CD. Then, more and more blues artists werefound. Thanks to our local music store which has the largest inventory of tablature we’ve since ever seen,”DICKERSON’S”, Jake now had multiple tab books. This was the launching pad to Jake’s guitar skillset. By fall, Jakewas playing like he had been born with the guitar in his hands.In January of 2014 Jake made his public debut. Without ever playing with another musician before, he found hisway to the main stage at a Chili Cook Off/ Blues Jam with approximately 600 people in attendance. Jake joinedthe stage with a bassist and drummer for the first time and whipped out a barn burning version of “EmptyArms”, where he even sang. It was such an emotional event for all that tears were flowing from both joy anddisbelief. This single event is responsible for Jake’s continued love of music and joy of performing.Jake was immediately bombarded with musicians wanting to join forces and begin a band. A few months later aband, did indeed form, and he was beginning the journey.Jake began performing with other musicians at a local monthly blues jam at the Bohm Theater in Albion. Theplayers there were extraordinarily kind to Jake and he developed many of his group playing skills whenperforming with others right there on stage. Jake continues to perform at these events to this day.In September of 2015 Jake found himself on an even bigger stage but this time with an International star namedJonny Lang. During a meet and greet with Jonny before a concert, Jake was surprised with an invitation toperform on stage that night from Jonny himself. This was another barn burner as Jake was still 14 at the time.This event, due to Jonny’s genuine kindness, has continued to be a huge inspiration for Jake.Jake has since performed with several National touring acts such as Anthony Gomes, Albert Cummings, LarryMcCray, and Walter Trout. He has also had the honor of opening for Marcus King, Tab Benoit and Tommy Castroand the Painkillers. Jake continues to book repeat work with Larry as he is a Michigan native. Jake continues tonetwork with these acts and has built friendships with them all. It is not uncommon for Jake to either receive acall or private message from these talented individuals.Early spring of 2017 Jake was honored with his first endorsement, a Young Artist endorsement with HeritageGuitars in Kalamazoo Michigan, which is the very factory where all of the infamous Gibson Guitars came from inthe 50’s and 60’s. Jake worked side by side with the Heritage Luthiers to build his first custom Heritage guitarwhich he received this past summer in July. Jake also released his first CD titled “Piece of My Mind” in GrandRapids at the WLAV Summertime Blues on the Mall. Over 3000 people came for his performance.Jake is projecting 2018 to be an incredible year as several performance requests for winter, early spring, andsummer are already on the books. Jake Kershaw performs as a power trio and leaves the audiences asking formore. This is a high energy group that plays their own original blues rock as well as their versions of classic blueswith a rock edge.Jake Kershaw is on fire getting National recognition from both booking agents and professional musicians. Thephone is ringing, and dates are filling for 2018. Let Jake “BRING THE PARTY” to your event.*Taken from www.jakekershaw.com ** Pictures: courtesy of Jake Kershaw20 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

G-Note Entertainment Magazine talked to Jake from his home in Southwest Michigan ahead of his opening act performancewith Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the Kalamazoo State Theatre.G-Note- Thank you for your time tonight, how does it feel to be a senior in High School?JK- “It’s interesting, I have a couple of A.P. classes that makes it full time. Sometimes it’s a little stressful but I still enjoy it, but itwon’t be much longer before I get out and really enjoy getting out in the ‘real world’.G-Note- Being the old man of 18 years old now, you have been doing this music thing for a while, I know you have recentlyworked with several other excellent artist around your age. Artist’s like Erin Coburn, Kingfish Ingram, Brandon ‘Taz”Niederaurer to name a few, how do you fell about the emergence of the ‘Young Guns’ coming up in the music scene?JK- “I met a lot of those guys in Dallas last year and I got ‘whopped’ by them, these guys are so good! I kinda came back homewith my tail between my legs. It was just a great experience meeting and playing with people your own age. ““It was like if you had a guitar in your hand, you were playing loud and playing fast in through a Marshall amp. but I met a guynamed Austin Crum from Tennessee, I believe that Austin is 19 years old and I tell you, he was blowing my mind with the solo’she was laying down. With this guy it’s like less is more you know? “Taz” was so good it was ‘oh my God, how can he shred likethat? I can honestly say, it was just a great experience.”G-Note- As of now, what is the most exciting experience you have had on stage?JK- “Walter Trout, that was incredible! I met him at the Delta Plex in Grand Rapids in 2017 at my first show playing there. I wasbackstage, and Walter was eating a sandwich and asked me if I wanted to play on stage with him and of course I said ‘yeah!’ So,he calls me up on stage and It was so cool to have of those people watch me as I’m jamming out!”“I came back a year later, and I was blown away that he remembered my name, my keyboard players name and it was a greatexperience!’G-Note- You will once again open for Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, as you know Kenny is thefeatured artist interview and cover of this edition. When I interviewed KWS I asked him about you as the opener and he told me“Oh yeah, I remember Jake, that kid’s a player!” What do you think about that?JK- “Awe man. That is so cool! I really had a surreal time when we opened for him last time, in addition to having a great band,his drummer, Chris Layton was Stevie Ray Vaughn’s drummer and I grew up on SRV. I can’t explain to you how awesome of anexperience it is sharing the same stage with all of those guys, very humbling to me.”G-Note- Let’s continue with some of the artist had you have shared the stage with or that inspire you in your playing.JK- “An excellent guitar player I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to was Joe Bonamassa, Joe was just a super nice guy totalk to and I actually had a chance to see his amp before it came out, that was a great experience. Another outstanding musicianis Tab Benoit, he’s is just like you see him on stage, super chill and willing to talk music with you. Tommy Castro is anotherawesome guitar player and again, just a real nice guy, same for Anthony Gomes and Larry McCray is just must be one of thenicest guys you can ever meet. Larry is just one of those guys that just ‘got it’ they just real people that just want to play realmusic.”“I pretty lucky and very humbled to have shared the stage with so many incredible musicians and I know how hard it is and justam so appreciative of everything I have had the chance to do what I do!”G-Note- After you graduate from High School in a few months as an honor student, what next for Jake Kershaw?JK- “Well, it’s kind of a funky time right now, a lot of my friends are frantically applying to college, like Michigan and planning inmajoring in some weird, non-traditional majors, some I have never heard of but that’s ok. For me, I going to continue to dowhat I’m doing and strike while the kettle is hot so I not going to go to college currently. It’s hard for my mom, because shewants me to have a backup, a college degree if something doesn’t go to plan. But we all are confident in my abilities and takingeducated steps to make this my career.”“There are plans is to tour in the summer and make music for a living. Everyone has their niche in life and I find so muchenjoyment in playing music and hanging out with the people that also make music! I want to make more albums2, 1I w| aPntatgo e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

continue to tour. You can talk all day long about what you can do or someone you’ll meet, and I am convinced it’s allabout being at the right place at the right time!”“Joe Bonamassa told me make yourself different and play to the people and be yourself, you can’t be a copycatespecially if the artist is alive. And I really respect Joe Bonamassa!”“I am writing a lot of music, I still practice a lot and it can be a stressful. I have had a couple of teachers play my musicin front of the class and you know, they listen to different music than I do, and I really tend to get stressed about it.”G-Note- Is there anything in the works to share?JK- “There is maybe something, but I am not able to discuss anything now, I’ll keep you updated!”G-Note-Jake, it’s becoming more important for artist to become more engaged with their fans usually after a show, isthat something you enjoy doing?JK- “I love that part of the job! Think about it, you play for about 90 minutes and maybe you’ll get a standing ovationwhich is huge by itself! If someone is moved by your music and gets out of their seat and want to give you their hard-earned money for your CD or other merchandise, that’s huge! That’s not a chore or a pain, it’s enjoyable for me to talkto people as they share their experience seeing B.B. King or someone with you, I love it!”G-Note- Let’s talk a few minutes about your relationship with Heritage Guitar based here in Kalamazoo Mi.JK- “I was contacted by Heritage Guitar reps. a few years ago, and they brought me down to the factory for a tour andshared with me and my family some of the things they wanted to do with me as a sponsor. At that time, Gibson wasdoing some crazy stuff at that time and Heritage is still being hand-made, they have been great to me! The guitar theymade for me is exactly what I wanted. Pete and Ron are so nice to me and if I need anything fixed, they take good careof me and fix other things I didn’t know needed repaired, Heritage in my opinion, is the best made guitar around!”G-Note- Do you have any other sponsors?JK- “I do, Lizard Spit guitar care products, they have the best string cleaner, I use it religiously! I’m also endorsed byApex strings, they area Michigan based company and their strings are easy to bend. I also have Jobe Tone Honey BeePAF pickups that are excellent, I have those in my flying ‘V’. It’s so humbling to be thought of so highly by so manypeople, people that believe in me and I am just so humbled by that!”G-Note- Jake, does that put a lot pressure on you?JK- “Sometimes it does, for the sponsors, your job is to play well so people in turn go out and by that product that youare using. It’s more me, just buckling down doing what I need to do when I need to do it, so I may put more on myselfthat anyone else does but I can usually manage it pretty well.”G-Note- When did your signature ‘Stank-face’ happen?JK- “I don’t know (chuckling) I just get caught up in the moment and you don’t even know that you are doing that.Sometimes you do a double chin or some other thing. I get in the zone and lose myself the more I play the faster I getin it, and you just can’t explain the feeling to anyone unless you have done it.”G-Note- Last topic, let’s talk about your CD ‘Piece Of My Mind’JK- “It came out about a year ago, one of my favorite song, was the last song I wrote, is ‘Sitting in the Rain’ it just a low-down great rocking Blues tune. All the songs ‘Live My Own Life’ is a song I can really go after a solo, it can be a 10-minute song! If you listen closely, you’ll hear a little Jonny Lang in it. Jonny Lang was and is a huge influence on mymusic and I think you’ll hear some of that on the new album, I dig his stuff and it’s just so funky and groovy!”For more information about Jake Kershaw, go to: www.jakekershaw.com ** Pictures: courtesy of Jake Kershaw 22 | P a g ewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

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New Music Alert – Paul Dean of LoverboyLOVERBOY guitarist PAUL thing that we do.” The video offers a travelogueDEAN was a veteran Canadian rock musician of Canadian cities, shot from Vancouver Island’sin a dozen bands before breaking through in 1980 Victoria to Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg,with the multi-platinum group. Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax and St. John’s. It features the likes of April Wine’s MylesHis newest single/video, “Hell Yeah,” pays tribute to Goodwyn (imitating a lighthouse in Halifax), Headpinsthose years with a shout-out to many of his (breaking out into a wrestling match in front ofcontemporaries with an accompanying video that Vancouver’s PNE), Honeymoon Suite (lip syncing inliterally takes us on a tour of those Quebec City), Helix’s Brian Vollmer (hitchhiking“downtowns” and “cow towns.” unsuccessfully to Montreal), singer Darby Mills (during a long weekend in Edmonton), Goddo’s GregPerforming the song live with original Streetheart Godovitz (bungee-jumping off Toronto’s CN Tower) and(and current LOVERBOY) bandmates drummer Matt Glass Tiger (getting back to the rock in St. John’s).Frenette and Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve on the stage of Dean also gives a nod to veteran cover band Toque andthe Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, Dean his own Streetheart.sings the vocals and plays his Floyd Rose equippedLes Paul. The single, which follows the release of Look for a backstage “Hell Yeah” from LOVERBOY’s Mike“Be With You,” earlier this year, goes online Reno and Doug Johnson as well.September 13th for streaming at all major sites,including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon and LOVERBOY's four-decade-long career began in CalgaryDeezer. when vocalist Mike Reno was introduced to guitar legend Paul Dean, the two eventually joined by“Hell Yeah” was recorded as part of a whirlwind 10- keyboardist Doug Johnson, drummer Matt Frenette andday session at Dallas’ Maximedia Studios with co- bassist Kenneth \"Spider\" Sinnaeve, who replaced theproducer Mike Pisterzi, which yielded 4 songs late Scott Smit@hGinN2o0t0e0E. nter t ainm en tMag azinethat are slated for Dean’s upcoming 12 songsolo album, his first all new material without theband in more than 20 years, since1997’s Blackstone. Last year, Dean also digitallyreleased his 1987 solo debut, Hardcore.All this activity is meant to “augment Loverboy, nottake away from it,” insists Dean, who remainscommitted to his group.The original idea for “Hell Yeah” came to Dean fromwatching military movies featuring a group ofmarching Marines chanting, its refrain meant toserve as a rallying cry for warriors about to go intobattle, a sports team taking the field, or a rock bandclimbing on-stage. “It’s a call to action,” says Paul ofthe2c4h|oPruas:g“eHell Yeah, we’re gonna getsomwew/Ww.eG’r-eNgootnenEankteeerptaiti nbmetwenete.nbimz e andyou/Hell Yeah, We’re gonna get some/It be the best

In MemoriamSTAN LEE ROY CLARKStan Lee has sadly passed away at the Country star Roy Clark, the legendaryage of 95 on November 12th. singer and multi-instrumentalist with an ear- to-ear smile who headlined the hit TV showAn ambulance was reportedly called to \"Hee Haw\" for nearly a quarter century, hashis Hollywood Hills home on Monday died. He was 85.morning (November 12) at he wasrushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center A rep for the singer told Fox News Clarkwhere he died, according to TMZ died on Thursday at his Tulsa, Okla., homereports. due to complications from pneumonia.Stan was responsible for creating many Clark was the \"Hee Haw\" host or co-host forof the beloved Marvel characters you its entire 24-year run, with Buck Owens hissee on screen today. Some of the best-known co-host. The country music andcharacters he co-created include Spider- comedy show's last episode aired in 1993,Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the though reruns continued for a few yearsFantastic Four, Daredevil, Black Panther, thereafter.the X-Men, and many more. \"'Hee Haw' won't go away. It brings a smileHe has also made a cameo in everyMarvel movie. to too many faces,\" Clark said in 2004,RIP when the show was distributed on VHS and @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine DVD for the first time. 25 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

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In Memoriam Longtime Motown Guitarist, Melvin ‘Wah Wah’ WatsonMelvin Ragin, known as “Wah Wah Watson” for his guitar and wah wah pedal soundsin sessions for Motown artists, died on Wednesday (Oct. 24). He was 67 years old.Ragin joined the Motown house band, the Funk Brothers, in 1968, and was only 20years old when he was called into Motown for a session with Norman Whitfield,the Temptations' longtime producer, which eventually led to his work on “Papa Was aRolling Stone.” Ragin played on endless iconic musical pieces throughout his career,including Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On and I Want You, Quincy Jones’ Body Heat,Smokey Robinson’s Love Breeze and Michael Jackson’s LP Off the Wall.More recently, Ragin played on records for artists like Maxwell, Alicia Keys and JanetJackson.28 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

In MemoriamSwamp Rock Icon Electric Light Orchestra Cellist Tony Joe White Hugh McDowell Singer-songwriter Tony Joe White, a Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzardprolific tunesmith whose swamp-soaked cellist Hugh McDowell has died from cancer at the age of 65. 1968 pop hit “Polk Salad Annie,”reflected his Louisiana upbringing, died He performed at ELO's first concert inyesterday, Wednesday, October 24th, of 1972 but left a year later with fellow bandmate Roy Wood to form Wizzard. natural causes at his home in LeipersFork, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. McDowell returned to ELO shortly after, featuring on their albums He was 75. Eldorado and Face the Music. White, who had a Top Ten record with News of his death was confirmed after “Polk Salad Annie,” also saw it friend and fellow ELO cellist Melyvn Gale posted a statement on his privatepopularized by Elvis Presley. He was also Facebook page.perhaps best known as the writer of the deeply atmospheric and soulful “Rainy 29 | P a g e Night in Georgia,” a Number Four pop www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz hit for Brook Benton in 1970 and covered by several other acts including Hank Williams Jr., B.J. Thomas, Shelby Lynne, and as a duet by Conway Twitty @ G N o t e Eanntde rSt aaimn mMe n ot Moargea.z i n e

Random Facts DecemberThe sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands injelly.Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.Charlie Brown's father was a barber.Liberace Museum has a mirror-plated Rolls Royce; jewel-encrustedcapes, and the largest rhinestone in the world, weighing 59 poundsand almost a foot in diameter.A car that shifts manually gets 2 miles more per gallon of gas than acar with automatic shift.Cats can hear ultrasound.Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registeredblood donors.The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point inColorado.The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.Children grow faster in the springtime.On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds Big30 | P a g eMwwawc.Gb-Nuonte. Entertai nmen t.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

Pop / Classic Music at The Lerner TheatreThe Drifters, The Platters, and The Cornell Gunter Coasters Holiday Show Music legends and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members The Drifters, ThePlatters and The Cornell Gunter Coasters will be performing at the Lerner Theater in Elkhart on Saturday, December 22nd at 8PM. The Drifters recorded a number of \"firsts\" in their storied career. They were the first musical group to sell over two million records with their pop classic \"Up on the Roof\". They were the first African American vocal group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their classic tune \"Under the Boardwalk\" is the most played R&B record of all time.The Platters hit single \"Only You\" launched the group as superstars on the worldstage. Soon after, \"The Great Pretender\" propelled the group to the #1 spot on the charts. Their total record sales exceeded $200 million, making them one of the top 25 selling artists of all time. Among the many songs The Cornell Gunter Coasters have produced over time, include all time fan favorites \"Charlie Brown,\" \"Yakety Yak,\" \"Poison Ivy,\" and \"Love Potion Number 9.\"@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 31 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Pure Michigan Grain to Bottle spirits from Traverse City comes to SW Michigan with the KalamazooTasting Room. Stop in for a flight tasting of spirits and grab a bottle and mixer as their shelves arestocked with quality mixers, many of which are Michigan made. It's always a fun stop with events,workshops and classes being offered monthly. During Fall and Winter months, be sure to check outthe Toddy Tea Time gatherings.NEWS FLASH: We are very proud to be the featured spirited CHEERing section and signature cocktailin Southwest Michigan First football suite at every WMU Bronco football home game this year. Forthe kick-off tonight, The Cherry Lime Mule! True North Cherry Vodka, Northwoods Soda Wild GingerSoda and a lime wedge. GO BRONCOS and Michigan Craft Spirits!Grand Traverse Distillery Tasting Room is located at:224 E. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan 4900732 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Heavy Metal Feature: TetrarchOur lead guitarist Diamond Rowe has officially become the very first AfricanAmerican female METAL/HARD ROCK LEAD GUITARIST to be featured inmajor industry publications and press.This is a tremendous accomplishment and we are so excited for her and theopportunities that we are receiving these days with our new album FREAK.Thank you to all the press that has given us mention this year and continueto support us on our journey. It does not go unappreciated and thank you toall of you. We couldn’t do these things alone.This is only the beginning of something huge. Watch and see. Today - we’vemade history.For more information on Tetrarch go to: www.tetrarch.comCheck out G-Note Entertainment Magazine’s interview with Heavy Metalguitarist and pioneer, Diamond ‘Tetrarch’ Rowe in the November 2017Edition at: www. g-noteentertainment.biz 33 | P a g e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Heavy Metal Feature: The Amorettes THE AMORETTES Release New Single and Video!Born to Break is the title track from the current album,\" says Songwriter/Guitarist/Vocalist, GillMontgomery. \"and it's consequently what inspired the overall theme of the entire album.\"Born To Break is the third single from the UK Top 40 hit album, Born To Break, and drawing on arange of personal experiences during the writing process, Montgomery was able to bring some ofher most diverse songs, and creative writing to the fore.\"Everyone goes through crap in their life,\" she continues. \"and for me, this is a song about havingthe resilience to battle through the tough times that life throws at you, and the strength to focuson the positives in life, which should be celebrated.\"Relentless touring across the UK and Europe has helped turn THE AMORETTES into a lean, mean,Rock and Roll machine, leading them to be described as \"Like Airbourne fronted by Joan Jett\".Reviews for both live shows, and the albums, only reinforce the fact that THE AMORETTES star is stillvery much in ascendance, and, as long as there are stages to play, and records to make, there is nosign of this \"Female Motorhead\" attempting to take the easy road to the top. For More Info Visit: www.theamorettes.com https://de-de.facebook.com/theamorettes34 | P a g e https://www.facebook.com/steamhammerofficial/www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

Heavy Metal Feature: GREENLEAFArchersGREENLEAF give a second glimpse of how the rivers sound by revealing \"The Rivers Lullaby\". Today the Swedes illustrate the floating stoner groover with a lyric video that underlines the song's essence in the typical GREENLEAF way. There's just three days left until the world can finally Hear The Rivers on November 9th! Save the date and be one of the first to listen to this massive piece of art! The band on the new video and their plans for the next weeks: \"We feel very happy with the lyric video for \"The Rivers Lullaby\". It captures the mood and theessence of the song itself that for the most part describes a reaper's helpless and weary thoughts. We also can't wait to get on the road on Thursday and play this beast of a song for a live audience!\"GREENLEAF summarize this record in the following way: \"Hear The Rivers is our full length number 7. Lucky number 7? Well, we like to think so! All thesongs give us huge smiles on our faces and we are extremely proud of what we have done! As always,we try to take our listeners on a trip with our music, make them wanna bang their heads, dance, smile and cry (of happiness of course). This is easily the biggest sounding record we have ever done, and we hope people will enjoy it as much as we do!\"@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 35 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Upcoming Lerner Theatre Events THE BEACH BOYS THE WIZARDS OF WINTER DECEMBER 21st December 8th A Holiday Rock Event for the Whole FamilyYou can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how Featuring former members of Classic Rockmany hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums giants--The Trans- Siberian Orchestra,they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall Rainbow, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent Band andshort when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach others along with Broadway and TheaterBoys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and veterans.sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greatersignificance lies in the fact that The Beach Boys’ songs The Wizards of Winter perform a holiday rockhave forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly opera titled \"Tales Beneath a Northern Star\".influencing countless performing artists to follow. Join them on a musical journey inside a snow globe in search of the true meaning ofThe Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Christmas. The story is based around the musicJohnston, who, along with Jeffrey Foskett, Christian of their self-titled CD and their album \"TheLove, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Magic of Winter\".and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconicAmerican band. WOW will bring their musical intensity, stage theatrics and holiday fun to venues across theGrammy-winning songwriter Bruce Johnston joined The nation again this year. This 12-memberBeach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who ensemble boasts soaring vocal harmonies,filled-in for Brian Wilson, on vocals/bass, when he retired precision string instrumentation, powerfulfrom touring. Highly regarded in his field, Johnston’s percussion and stunning keyboard work,vocal work with such legendary artists as Elton John and layered around a rich storyboard that evokesPink Floyd firmly established him among rock’s elite December’s past!artists. Celebrate the Season with WOW!The Beach Boys have continued to create and performwith the same bold imagination and style that marked @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinetheir explosive debut over 50 years ago. In 2013, theirCapitol Records release, Sounds of Summer (RIAAcertified triple platinum with over three million in salesand climbing), and its companion The Warmth of the Sunmarked a resurgence in Beach Boys interest that againrocked the world.On Saturday, December 8, The Beach Boys will bring aspecial Christmas show to the Lerner Theater. 36 | P a g eDonw'twmwis.sGi-t!N ot eE ntert ai nmen t. biz

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