Category: At The “Red”
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Joe Cocker at the “Red”
photo: Steven C. Pesant Joe Cocker blew us all away at the Red Robinson Show Theatre on May 29. The singer who charted 21 hits in Billboard magazine over the decades gave us a sampling of his very best. The crowd was on its feet after he sang You Are So Beautiful and it ramped…
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Dennis Miller, Brent Butt, Little River Band
In the past few weeks I have had the pleasure of meeting up with some major personalities. I had a great interview with Dennis Miller, a most interesting man. He is a conservative. I find it ironic that within a week of Dennis’ appearance at the River Rock Bill Maher appears at the Red Robinson…
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Ian Tyson at the “Red”
Kevin Statham photo Ian Tyson came to the theatre they named after me and sang some of his classic hits such as Four Strong Winds and Lovin’ Sound. Ian’s voice sounds strained and truth be known he may never get it back. It was a disappointment to many in attendance but their respect for him…
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Holly Cole At The “Red”
Holly Cole appeared at the Red Robinson Show Theatre a few weeks back. It was not the first time we had met. She appeared at another venue during the jazz festival and I did an interview for Global TV. I found her to be a gracious woman with an enormous amount of talent. We talked…
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Boz Scaggs at the “Red”
This photo was taken backstage at the Red Robinson Show Theatre. Pictured are Grace McCarthy, her husband Ray, Boz Scaggs and myself. I had known Grace was a big fan of Boz Scaggs going back years. When she heard that he would be appearing at my theatre she called and arrangements were made for her…
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Gerry Marsden At The “Red”
Gerry Marsden came to the Red Robinson Show Theatre and blew the house apart. Gerry last played here back in the late Seventies at the old Pizzazz Club in the International Plaza Hotel, just east of the Lions Gate Bridge. He sang all the fan favorites – Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey, How Do You Do…
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Nazareth at the “Red”
I’m with Dan McCafferty, lead vocalist and founder of the band Nazareth. I asked Dan where the group’s name came from and he said, “From The Band with Robbie Robertson. Remember the song The Weight? The first line in that song was “I pulled into Nazareth / was feeling about half past dead…” photo: Kevin…
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Jewel at the “Red”
Steven C. Pesant photo Jewel came to the Red Robinson Show Theatre and played her hits and more. This young lady has sold more than 27 million CD’s, has been nominated for 3 Grammy awards and has the Guiness Book Of World Records record for the longest chart run of a single for You Were…
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Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam appeared at the Red Robinson Show Theatre in recent weeks. Dwight had been here a year before but played the River Rock. This was his first visit to my theatre. We talked backstage about Elvis and his concert 50 years ago in Vancouver. He knocked me out by paying tribute to Elvis’ visit…
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Pointers, Rain at the “Red”
It was a busy week for me at the Red Robinson Show Theatre this past weekend: The Pointer Sisters were back in town and you couldn’t meet a friendlier trio anywhere. They loved our theatre and the crowd loved them getting the juices going with hits like Neutron Dance, Fire and Fairytale. They are as…