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JONNIE R.I.P. SWEET LADY YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MANY!
THANK YOU FOR PERFORMING AT DEXTER'S!
YOU SANG LIKE AN ANGEL AND WERE A TRUE PROFESSONAL.
WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE YOU PERFORM YOUR FIRST SHOW WITH DIVA EXPRESS AT DEXTERS!
YOUR ENERGY AND TALENT WERE UNSURPASSABLE AND YOUR PERFORMANCES WERE UNFORGETTABLE!
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO ALL THE AMAZING TALENTED WOMEN IN DIVA EXPRESS AND TO YOUR FAMILY!
YOU WERE ONE-OF-A-KIND, THE "REAL DEAL"!
KAMAN VIDEO SHOOT AT DEXTER'S!
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Sabian Cymbals
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Takamine
Gibraltar Hardware
Toca
Genz Benz Amps
Hamer Guitars
Hercules
ARTISTS:
Matt Smith (The Monstas, Independent)
Lenny Castro (Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer)
Andy Hess (Govt. Mule, Black Crowes)
Doc Gibbs (Emeril Live, Grover Washington, Jr.)
Sim Cain (Rollins Band, J. Geils)
Amanda Monaco (Independent)
Blending hard rock wallop, alternative rock smarts, power pop songcraft, and punk rock urgency, Dramarama was a band who seemed on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough several times during their 11-year career. Puzzlingly, it never arrived, though the band developed a potent following in their native New Jersey as well as the West Coast; their almost-hit, "Anything Anything (I'll Give You)," was cited by L.A.'s KROQ-FM, arguably America's most influential alternative rock outlet, as the most requested song in the station's history.
Formed in Wayne, NJ, by vocalist and songwriter John Easdale in 1983, Dramarama self-released a single and a five-song EP before a French label commissioned a full-length album from the band, which recycled material from both previous releases. The result, 1985's Cinema Verite, featured "Anything Anything," which began scoring airplay after the album was picked up by Chameleon Records in the United States... The group relocated to California in time for their second LP, Box Office Bomb, which earned enthusiastic reviews but not significantly greater sales... As the band was completing their fourth studio album, Vinyl, in 1991, Chameleon Records went bankrupt, and as the band scrambled to come up with the cash to finish the project, the elusive major-label deal finally materialized when Elektra picked up the project. However, while the success of Nirvana in 1991 would seemingly have broken open radio for bands as adventurous as Dramarama, their sound was too far from grunge to capitalize on the new openness and the band's 1993 album, Hi-Fi Sci-Fi, failed to make an impact outside the band's devoted cult following. Dramarama called it a day after a farewell show at Asbury Park's the Stone Pony in 1994; four years later, John Easdale returned to the music business with a solo album. The group was featured on the popular VH1 reality series Bands Reunited in 2004, prompting the collective--minus bassist Chris Carter--to reform around material originally intended for an Easdale solo record. Dramarama relased Everybody Dies in 2005. Mark Deming, All Music Guide /Written by Mark Deming.
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DOKKEN
Biography
At a time when the charts were ruled by pop-metal acts, Dokken was a major attraction throughout the 1980s.. With vocalist Don Dokken's captivating stage presence and guitarist George Lynch's high-energy style, the band combined rockers such as "Kiss of
Death" and power ballads such as "Alone Again" in order to create a number of bestselling albums..
Dokken's roots date back to the late '70s, when Lynch, along with drummer Mick Brown,
teamed up with Don Dokken to form the Boyz...In 1981, Don moved to Germany and was signed to Carerre Records... The band, now simply known as Dokken, recorded and released Breaking the Chains, their first studio album, in 1983.. While the record failed to retain a decent chart position in the United States, the group was immensely popular in Europe..
After a tour in Germany, Dokken was signed to Elektra Records, and Jeff Pilson became their first official bassist.. In 1984, the band released Tooth and Nail, which featured the hit songs "Into the Fire," "Just Got Lucky," and "Alone Again.." With heavy MTV and radio airplay, Dokken found themselves topping the charts worldwide, and Tooth and Nail eventually sold over one-million copies in the U.S. alone..Following a tour with the Scorpions, the group recorded Under Lock and Key in 1985, which had a similar success due to the hits "In My Dreams" and "It's Not Love.." In 1987, the band
released Back for the Attack, which featured a track they had written as the subtitle for the third Nightmare on Elm Street film, "Dream Warriors.." The coinciding music video, which included scenes of the band interacting with the movie's characters, was their most popular ever, and Back for the Attack became Dokken's third record to reach platinum status.. The album's subsequent tour resulted in a live compilation, Beast From
the East, which was released shortly before the band broke up in 1988 due to Don Dokken's and Lynch's creative differences..
After the disbanding of Dokken, Don pursued a solo career with Up From the Ashes, and Lynch formed the Lynch Mob, releasing an album in 1990; both releases failed to chart.. In 1992, the band reunited, but it wasn't until 1995 when they signed with Columbia Records and released Dysfunctional, which was met with harsh reviews and poor sales.. Tensions once again seemed to hover around the group as they recorded the live acoustic release, One Live Night, in 1996 under the CMC label.. In 1997, the band released Shadowlife, which was met with a similar response to their past two recordings.. In 1998, Lynch left a second time to reunite Lynch Mob, and was replaced with Winger guitarist Reb Beach for 1999's Erase the Slate.This was followed in 2000 by another concert record, Live From the Sun, which captured the Beach lineup at Anaheim's Sun Theater..Beach left the group and was replaced by John Norum, and the group recorded Long Way Home for release in the spring of 2002.. In 2003, ex-Warlock guitarist John Levin and ex-Ted Nugent and Yngwie Malmsteen bassist Barry Sparks joined the group, resulting in the release of Hell to Pay the following year..
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