2011 Downtown Concert Series
Presented by
Pride of Kinston, Inc.
& Season Sponsors
Minges Bottling Group/Pepsi
Kinston/Lenoir County Tourism Development Authority
Title Sponsors
Realo Discount Drug Stores
Spirit AeroSystems
Kinston Free Press
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This concert takes place during the Festival on the Neuse's kick-off event.
Listen to a sample. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
2009 CBMA Award for Favorite New Artist
The Hip Pocket Band is a one of a kind variety band. They play everything from 60's soul and 80's Dance Music to today's Hot New Country and Party Rock & Roll. If Carolina Beach Music is your thing they play the Rock & Soul Classics you are looking for. They have a rich tradition and heritage in the Rock and Southern Soul industry. It's like New Year's Eve every night with the Hip Pocket Band.
Civil War Sesquicentennial
Recognition Night
Event Sponsor: Perry Management
The Craig Woolard Band wows their audience with one of the most diverse repertoires and original crowd participation shows in the industry. It is no wonder they have become one of the most highly recommended and sought after bands for weddings, private and corporate events, concerts, and festivals all over the southeastern United States.
Woolard's classy and riveting stage presence offers audiences non -stop entertainment. With his distinctive vocal style, he continually delivers the tunes just the way the crowd loves them. And what soul!!! You WILL be amazed at this man!
As for Woolard's new band, The Craig Woolard Band, they are the "hottest band this side of the Mississippi!" Their first year out in 2005, they were honored as 'GROUP OF THE YEAR", while Craig and the band walked away with ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, MALE VOCALIST, BEST SMOOTHIE, and SONG OF THE YEAR.
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Thanks to the Kinston Indians Night
Listen to a sample medley.
Formed in December 1993, The Breakfast Club was the very first tribute band of its kind in the country. Created by Jerry Finley, who has worked with such 80's music legends as The Romantics and The Hooters, the band continues to be the most requested and widely marketable 80's tribute band in the Eastern United States.
The Breakfast Club guys have performed for movie stars, rock legends, some of the world's top corporations, and more than three million of the most amazing fans a band of any kind could ever hope for.
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Listen to a sample. "Fantasy"
Pepsi Night
Event Sponsor: Minges Bottling Group/Pepsi
Some veteran bands seem ageless. As many fans would attest, The Four Knights Band fits into that category. The Four Knights Band, from their humble beginnings (four originally), to the seven that now grace the stage together, have been the epitome of what happens when great musicians and great songs come together.
The group features 4 lead vocalist, Harold, Donald, Marty, And Steve. With a front line-up of horns, under the direction of Harold Smith, this band commands attention at all events: WEDDINGS, CONVENTIONS, CORPORATE EVENTS. Their repertoire ensures that everyone has a great time.
This band has performed with: Johnny Gill (New Edition), Sister Sledge (We are Family), The Beach Boys, Rose Bonanza (Las Vegas) . With client references from Michael Jordan, Lt Gov. of Kentucky, Stargell Org., Joe Torres (N.Y. Yankees) and many others, this is the Band that stood out from the rest.
www.fourknightsband.zoomshare.com
July 28—Super Grit Cowboy Band
Listen to a sample. "Carolina by the Sea"
Red Cross Appreciation Night
Event Sponsor: Kendall Hill
The Super Grit Cowboy Band has been crisscrossing the United States and Canada since 1975, entertaining audiences with their unique brand of "Country with an Attitude". In this time, they have played every venue imaginable - from outhouse burnings to symphony orchestra concerts.
SuperGrit has released five CDs and has charted five Billboard magazine Top 100 records. Their current lineup features founder Clyde Mattocks on steel guitar, fiddler Mike Kinzie, guitarist Mark Golladay, bassist Carroll Wade, and drummer Dex Horton.
August 11—Jim Quick and Coastline
Back to School Night
Artist or in person, Jim Quick is the kind of guy you genuinely want to call a friend. With the charm only a true Southerner can possess, he brings his talent to the stage with a quick-witted, knee-slapping sense of humor coupled with the clear sincerity of his love for his craft.
"I want my music to be a bridge for many genres; a place where traditional and contemporary music can unite. But, I do love the pure emotion and simple-yet-deep concepts of country music. I'm a Southern boy and it all hits home; the lyrics and roots of the music - from the melodies to chord progressions - seem to strike an ancestral nerve with me.
Quick's been touring the Southeast US for more than 15 years, playing nearly 300 shows per year, and has released more than 11 albums including his newest, DOWN SOUTH. Originally introducing their music as the Coastline Band - a band of friends who played the Carolina beach bars day in and day out - the group pushed Quick to the forefront and naturally transformed into Jim Quick & Coastline. Known for his all-out performances and deliberate, off-the-cuff wisecracks, Jim has been a gracious recipient of the Carolina Music Awards "Entertainer Of The Year Award" nine times.
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Listen to a sample. "Hits Medley"
Kick off Lenoir/Greene United Way Campaign
Event Sponsor: R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Company
The Band of Oz was formed in 1967 as a part-time band playing fraternity parties and high school proms all over the South. In 1977 the band went on the road full time. Since that time the band has made an exceptional name for itself throughout the Southeast by playing the top clubs and corporate parties, and getting excellent reviews along the way. For several years the group has been a guest on most of the major beach concerts in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia.
The Band of Oz is one of the most successful groups in the Southeast, and continues to get the very best reviews. The band now features a full horn section to total a dynamic eight-member group - beach music at its finest. (The Band of Oz started in Grifton, NC.)
(As of April 6, 2011)
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& Season Sponsors
Kendall Hill
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Pride of Kinston • 327 North Queen Street • Kinston, NC 28501• (252)
522-4676
Located in the Kinston Enterprise Center
Artist Bruce D. Ziegler has generously made available to Pride his portrait of
downtown Kinston as signature for Pride's website.