NASHVILLE , TN. (www.grascals.com) -
Dolly Parton has invited The Grascals, a bluegrass band newly signed to Rounder Records, to open all of the concerts on her Hello, I'm Dolly arena tour this fall. The six-piece group, which played on Dolly's forthcoming CD, will also join other great musicians to back her during her set for the evening.
Dolly duets with The Grascals on a decidedly bluegrass version of the Elvis Presley classic, 'Viva Las Vegas,' which the group will release as the first single from their forthcoming CD, due in stores in February. During the recording session, Dolly said, 'I'm honored to join The Grascals on their first single. And I'm honored to have them join me on my upcoming tour.'
'What an incredible opportunity to introduce our music to all the fans coming to see Dolly each night,' said Terry Eldredge, The Grascals' lead singer and guitar player. 'We couldn't be more excited, or more grateful to Dolly.'
Eldredge, nominated for Bass Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (2003) and a member of the Osborne Brothers as well as Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, recorded and performed as a member of Parton's Blue-niques. The Grascals' fiddle player, Jimmy Mattingly , also recorded and performed with Dolly's Blue-niques, as well as country superstar Garth Brooks. Highly acclaimed banjoist/vocalist David Talbot, who has worked with Reba McEntire, Marty Raybon and Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, also played on and assisted in the production of Cordle's critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Murder on Music Row CD.
The formidable talents of guitarist/singer/songwriter Jamie Johnson (Wildwood Valley Boys, Gail Davies), bassist Terry Smith (Osborne Brothers, Mike Snider) and mandolin player Danny Roberts complete the group.
The Hello, I'm Dolly tour dates are as follows:
October:
THU 14 Greenville , SC The Pepsi Pavilion at the BI-LO Center
FRI 15 Atlanta , GA Fox Theatre
SAT 16 Biloxi , MS Grand Casino Biloxi
SUN 17 Biloxi , MS Grand Casino Biloxi
TUE 19 Cleveland , OH Gund Theater
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WED 20 Columbus , OH Value City Theatre at the Schottenstein Center
FRI 22 Toronto , ON Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
SAT 23 Toronto , ON Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
SUN 24 Toronto , ON Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
TUE 26 Detroit , MI Fox Theatre
WED 27 Green Bay , WI The Theatre at Resch Center
FRI 29 St. Paul , MN The Theatre at Xcel Energy Center
SAT 30 Omaha , NE Qwest Center Theatre
SUN 31 St. Louis , MO The Concert Club at Savvis Center
November:
THU 4 Raleigh, NC The Moonlight Theatre at RBC Center
SAT 6 Norfolk , VA The Theatre at Scope Arena
SUN 7 Winston-Salem , NC The Joel Coliseum Theatre
THU 11 East Rutherford , NJ Continental Airlines Theatre
FRI 12 Atlantic City , NJ The Circus Maximus Theatre at Caesars
SAT 13 Uncasville , CT Mohegan Sun Arena
SUN 14 Fairfax , VA Patriot Center
WED 17 Albany , NY Pepsi Arena
THU 18 Philadelphia , PA Spectrum Showcase Theatre/Wachovia Spectrum
FRI 19 Wilkes-Barre , PA Wachovia Arena
SAT 20 Reading , PA Sovereign Center
SUN 21 State College , PA Bryce Theatre at the Bryce Jordan Center
December:
THU 2 San Antonio , TX The Theater at the SBC Center
FRI 3 Dallas, TX The Theatre at American Airlines Center
SUN 5 Houston, TX The Theatre at Toyota Center
TUE 7 Las Vegas , NV The Coliseum
WED 8 Phoenix , AZ Dodge Theatre
THU 9 Anaheim , CA The Theatre at the Arrowhead Pond
FRI 10 San Jose , CA The Theatre at HP Pavilion at San Jose
SAT 11 Reno , NV Reno Hilton Theatre
SUN 12 Sacramento , CA The Theatre at ARCO Arena
THU 16 Boise , ID Idaho Center Theater
FRI 17 Portland , OR Theatre of the Clouds at the Rose Garden
SAT 18 Spokane , WA Star Theatre at Spokane Arena
SUN 19 Seattle , WA Key Arena
