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Lynyrd Skynyrd's scheduled concert at this week's Republican National Convention originally planned for Sunday night at Tampa's Liberty Plaza may have been canceled thanks to Hurricane Isaac. But to the surprise of anyone who assumes rockers wouldn't be caught anywhere near a GOP event, plenty of other musicians will be entertaining the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan crowd in Florida this week. At press time, the lineup includes Kid Rock, Journey, the Zac Brown Band, 3 Doors Down, Dave Navarro, Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum and past American Idol winner Taylor Hicks. The house band for performances at the convention itself will be led by former Saturday Night Live guitarist-bandleader, G.E. Smith.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/journey-kid-rock-and-more-set-to-play-republican-national-convention-20120827#ixzz24mX9mGCc
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What a freakin' line up. (Original Post)
graywarrior
Aug 2012
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Journey's reworking some old hits -- "Don't Stop the Thievin'" and "Wastefully"
Blue Owl
Aug 2012
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spanone
(135,874 posts)1. has beens and wannabes
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. LOL! Whatever
Losers, has been's, and unknowns. LOL!
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)3. Isn't Journey's current lead singer
an immigrant/alien?
And he tuk Steve Perry's jerb!
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)4. I thought it was a woman.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)8. No, he's a tiny little Filipino fellow.
Neal Schon of Journey saw him performing Journey songs on Youtube with his band and invited him to California for an audition.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)9. I wonder if he knows what he's gotten into
Blue Owl
(50,498 posts)5. Journey's reworking some old hits -- "Don't Stop the Thievin'" and "Wastefully"
n/t
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)6. None I care for.
But party gigs usually pay well... won't jump on a musician for making a paycheck.
TlalocW
(15,391 posts)7. Y'know, G.E. Smith always pissed me off on SNL
It seems to me like the band would be shown a lot of times either between skits or when going to commercial, and he was always up front, mugging for it, to the point that you couldn't see any other musicians.
TlalocW
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)10. He used to play for Dylan. "Used to".