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Friday Cheers 2009
25 Years of FREE Music!
Brown's Island
6:00-9:30pm
Venture Richmond's FREE signature summer concert series, Friday Cheers, presented by Coors Light and Yuengling, is back on Brown's Island for its 25th season and promises to feature some of the nation's hottest touring acts, along with some regional favorites. The series kicks off Friday, May 8, and continues Fridays through June 26.
This Friday, May 29:
The Lee Boys (w/ DJ Williams Projekt)
The Lee Boys are one of America's finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. This family group consists of three brothers, Alvin Lee (guitar), Derrick Lee and Keith Lee (vocals) along with their three nephews, Roosevelt Collier (pedal steel guitar), Alvin Cordy Jr. (7-string bass) and Earl Walker (drums). Each member began making music at the ages of 7 and 8 in the House of God church they attended in Perrine, FL. Here they underwent a rigorous course of training in a variety of musical instruments, including lap and pedal steel guitars.
"Sacred steel" is a type of music described as an inspired, unique form of Gospel music with a hard-driving, blues-based beat. The musical genre is rooted in Gospel, but infused with rhythm and blues, jazz, rock, funk, hip-hop, country and ideas from other nations. Influenced by the Hawaiian steel guitar fad of the 1930's, brothers Willie and Troman Eason brought the electric lap steel guitar into the worship services of the House of God church in Jacksonville, FL. The Pentecostal congregation embraced the soulful sound, and over time this unique sound became the hallmark of the church. The pedal steel guitar was added to the mix and soon became the central instrument. The Lee Boys are part of the fourth generation of musicians in this faith.
http://www.leeboys.com
Parking: available in the brand new Federal Reserve Bank parking deck at the corner of 5th & Byrd Streets starting at 5:30pm for $5. Also at Riverfront Towers and Riverside on the James parking decks at 10th & Tredegar Streets for $5, and at The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar on Tredegar Street for $5.
Presented by: Coors Light and Yuengling
Sponsored by: Mix 103.7, 96.5 KLR, K95, Y101, Plan 9 Music, BlackFinn, Pepsi, James River Cellars, Crowne Plaza and Style Weekly
Produced and Managed by: Venture Richmond
Visit: www.venturerichmond.com for more information, call 804-788-6466, or visit the "Friday Cheers Makes Beer Taste Better" Fan Page on Facebook for the full lineup and up to date information.
Brown's Island has free Wi-Fi.
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5.26.2009 
