NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Zomba Label Group) - Six time Grammy-nominated recording artist
Anthony Hamilton is gearing up for a national tour that kicks off in Chicago, IL on November 5th. The "Playin' It Cool" tour takes its name from the lead single "Cool" featuring
David Banner, from Hamilton's forthcoming album, The Point Of It All, set for release on December 2nd.
The Southern-bred singer, who has been compared to Al Green and Donny Hathaway, is known to captivate his audiences with his phenomenal performances and soul-infused music. In 2006, Newsweek called him, "one of the music industry's best-kept secrets." People Magazine has named him "one of the most important R&B artists of his generation." The Point Of It All contains a wide range of raw soul-infused music with Hamilton at the helm co-writing the entire album and co-producing on the album as well with his longtime collaborators, producer/songwriter Mark Batson and Kelvin Wooten. Other producers on the album include The Avila Brothers and Jack Splash.
Most recently, Anthony Hamilton made his big-screen debut performing his poignant hit single "Do You Feel Me," in the Oscar-nominated American Gangster movie. He will also have a track in the upcoming film and soundtrack "Soul Men" starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mack. Over the past five years, Hamilton has established a loyal following from his 2003 platinum-certified debut album Comin' From Where I'm From, which spawned the hit "Charlene," which climbed to No 3 on the R&B Albums chart and garnered him three Grammy nominations, to his last album, the gold-certified sophomore Ain't Nobody Worryin' released in 2005, which sparked the No 1 hit "Can't Let Go." Hamilton is an "artist's artist" who has collaborated with a wide range of his peers including: Buddy Guy, Al Green, Dr. Dre, Santana, Angie Stone, Young Jeezy, Nappy Roots, Musiq Soulchild and more.
"Playin' It Cool" Tour Dates:
Nov 5th - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Nov 7th - Minneapolis, MN - Epic Event Center
Nov 9th - St Louis, MO - House of Blues
Nov 11th - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Nov 13th - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theater
Nov 14th - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Nov 15th - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Nov 16th - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
Nov 18th - Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live
Nov 19th - New York, NY - Blender Theater
Nov 21st - Greensboro, NC - Music City
Nov 22nd - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
Nov 23rd - Charlotte, NC - Amos Theater
Nov 27th - Louisville, KY - City Block
Nov 28th - Atlanta,GA - Centerstage
Nov 29th - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theater
Nov 30th - Nashville, TN - Wild Horse Saloon
Dec 3rd - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theater
Dec 4th - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Dec 5th - Austin, TX - Paramount Theater
Dec 7th - Houston, TX - Arena Theater
Dec 10th - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Dec 11th - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Dec 12th - San Deigo, CA - House of Blues
Dec 13th - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
*All dates are subject to change
