| Pop / Rock (2005-02-03) | | ABA's Minnesota Slamma Jammas Sign Paul 'St. Paul' Peterson To Pen Theme Song |  |   |
 ST. PAUL, MN. (St. Paul Peterson PR) - The
Minnesota Slamma Jamma, one of the ABA's 2005 expansion teams, today
announced that veteran recording artist, Paul "St. Paul" Peterson has
been signed to produce the team's theme song. The Slamma Jamma
announced Peterson's selection to coincide with the worldwide release
of Peterson's new CD, "Everything." The sold-out CD release concert
will be held Friday, February 4th at 9PM in Minneapolis. The Slamma
Jamma have retained Peterson to deliver his award-winning creative
services to release on a stand-alone single for Summer 2005 with song
proceeds benefitting select, youth-focused Minnesota non-profits.
Peterson
was discovered at the young age of seventeen by Prince and appeared in
his 1984 Academy Award-Winning film, "Purple Rain" as the new keyboard
player in the chart-topping R&B group The Time. His career is
highlighted by extraordinary hit records including part of the
soundtrack for the box office hit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He
produced the debut of the exhilarating song "Inspire the Spirit"
featuring Donny Osmond for the opening ceremonies for the 2002
Paralympic Winter Games and also produced a rousing re-working of the
hit "We Are Family" for the closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter
Olympics, both of which were broadcast worldwide.
Peterson's
ever-growing list of recording and performing credits includes: Stevie
Wonder, Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Lionel Richie, Reba McIntire, Kenny
Loggins, The Beach Boys, Little Richard, Boy George, David Sanborn,
Dolly Parton, Anita Baker, Paula Abdul, George Benson, and many others.
According
to Maurice Gavin, Slamma Jamma co-owner, "Our goal is to make our team
one of the premiere organizations in the ABA. Having a talent like Paul
creating our theme song is an example of what the people of Minnesota
can expect - the very best. You can bet it will be one of the great
theme songs in American sports."
The Slamma Jammas begin play in
November 2005 in a temporary home to be announced was they prepared for
construction of their 5000+ seat "Sky Sports Entertainment Center
slated for a highly visable, centrally located site in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul area (proposed completion schedule Fall of 2007).
The team is presently in discussions with site owners and City
officials regarding the necessary zoning flexibility to finalize their
development plans.
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