{"id":268,"date":"2007-12-18T14:58:24","date_gmt":"2007-12-18T17:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewlamarche.com\/news1\/?p=268"},"modified":"2009-06-29T10:15:21","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T14:15:21","slug":"becky-abbott-special-guest-for-the-cooper-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/2007\/12\/becky-abbott-special-guest-for-the-cooper-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Becky Abbott &#8211; Special Guest for The Cooper Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>For Immediate Release<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE COOPER BROTHERS<br \/>\nRock &amp; Roll Cowboys Back In The Saddle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special Guest<br \/>\n<strong>BECKY ABBOTT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BARRYMORE\u2019S MUSIC HALL<br \/>\nFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 at 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ottawa, ON \u2013 The one and only Cooper Brothers are back together to perform at Barrymore\u2019s Music Hall with special guest Becky Abbott on Friday, February 8th at 8:00 Pm.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nSultry up and coming Ottawa singer, <strong>Becky Abbott<\/strong> opens the show and will unveil her new rock band for their debut performance. Abbott, a member of Juno-nominated blues\/rocker David Gogo\u2019s band for the past few years, just returned from touring with Gogo in Europe. The trip included a stop in London, UK to perform a live session for BBC Radio 2 that is set for national broadcast in January. The band had the pleasure of recording the session at the BBC\u2019s famous Maida Vale Studio 3, where such legends as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Rolling Stones have recorded over the years. Becky is also confirmed to do some songwriting for her debut Cd with Tom Wilson (Junkhouse\/Blackie &amp; The Rodeo Kings) early in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the chance to see the legendary Cooper Brothers and a young star on the rise in action together at Barrymore\u2019s Music Hall!!<\/p>\n<p>For the latest on The Cooper Brothers, check out  <a target=\"blank\">http:\/\/www.thecooperbrothers.com<\/a><br \/>\nFor information on Becky Abbott see <a target=\"blank\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/beckyabbottmusic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets on Sale Now!!<br \/>\nTickets available by calling 1-888-222-6608, on line at http:\/\/www.ticketweb.ca, Barrymore\u2019s Box Office (613-233-0307) and both Compact Music locations (613-233-8922)<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Formed in the early seventies, The Cooper Brothers (Brothers Brian and Dick) are best known as one of Canada\u2019s premier country rock bands. From their humble beginnings in Ottawa in the early 70\u2019s, to touring with such legends as The Allman Brothers, the band\u2019s eclectic blend of rock, country and rhythm and blues has cemented their place in the annals of popular music.<\/p>\n<p>Signed to the legendary Capricorn Records in 1978, The Cooper Brothers gained international attention and toured with such renowned acts as the Doobie Brothers, Joe Cocker and Charlie Daniels amongst many others. Their debut release, simply titled \u201cThe Cooper Brothers\u201d garnered rave reviews right across the U.S., inspiring a radio DJ in Atlanta to say \u201cHot damn! The Eagles are dead\u2026..long live the Cooper Brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With such classic hits as \u201cThe Dream Never Dies\u201d, \u201cRock and Roll Cowboys\u201d, \u201cShow Some Emotion\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll Know Her When I See Her\u201d, The Cooper Brothers took command of the radio airways throughout North America, with three singles cracking Billboard\u2019s Hot 100. \u201cThe Dream Never Dies\u201d went on to become one of the most played songs on U.S. radio in 1980 and earned an ASCAP Award as such. At home in Canada, the band was voted \u201cBest New Group\u201d in 1978, \u201cBest MOR Group\u201d in 1979 and \u201cBest Overall Group\u201d in 1980 by the Canadian Contemporary Music Programmers.<\/p>\n<p>The Cooper Brothers new \u201cBest Of\u201d Cd including all of their hits and some lesser known gems was released last year on Pacemaker Records\/EMI to great response and enthusiasm from fans and media alike.<\/p>\n<p>The current line up sees Brian and Dick Cooper joined by their friend and former producer Les Emmerson (Five Man Electrical Band) on guitar and vocals, Steve Hollingsworth (Kim Mitchell) on drums and vocals, keyboardist Ed Bim and Brian Sim on guitar and vocals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026rich, textured harmonies and infectious melodies\u201d \u2013 Billboard Magazine<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026a rare, intelligent, diverse blending of pop and country music that rivals The Beatles and the Buffalo Springfield in imagination and creativity.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013       Atlanta Gazette<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir soaring harmonies and hard driving but very melodic country flavored rock quickly earned them the tag: Canada\u2019s answer to The Eagles.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release THE COOPER BROTHERS Rock &amp; Roll Cowboys Back In The Saddle Special Guest BECKY ABBOTT BARRYMORE\u2019S MUSIC HALL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 at 8:00 p.m. Ottawa, ON \u2013 The one and only Cooper Brothers are back together to perform at Barrymore\u2019s Music Hall with special guest Becky Abbott on Friday, February 8th at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-dates","tag-becky-abbott"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andrewlamarche.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}