{"id":37683,"date":"2013-03-12T13:55:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=37683"},"modified":"2013-03-12T13:55:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T19:55:17","slug":"andy-williams-moon-river-theatre-announces-clint-black-will-join-moon-river-weekends-in-september-and-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2013\/03\/12\/andy-williams-moon-river-theatre-announces-clint-black-will-join-moon-river-weekends-in-september-and-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Williams Moon River Theatre Announces Clint Black Will Join “Moon River Weekends” in September and October"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANSON, MISSOURI \u2013 March 11, 2013 \u2013 <\/strong>The Andy Williams Moon River
\nTheatre announced today another one of the stars to headline this Fall\u2019s \u201cMoon River Weekends\u201d with national entertainers each weekend in September and October. \u00a0<\/strong>Country Superstar and Grammy winner, Clint Black returns to Branson and will perform this October on Friday the 4th<\/sup> and Saturday the 5th<\/sup>. Both shows begin at 8pm and tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n

\u201cClint Black is a talented, outstanding performer and we\u2019re excited to have him back at Andy Williams Theatre. The positive reaction from our audiences last year and Clint\u2019s appreciation for our theatre made it an easy decision to have him back\u201d, stated Lynn Meredith, General Manager of the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre. \u201cThe Moon River Theatre will continue to be a legacy for our founder, Andy Williams and be the home of world class singers and entertainers.
\nAdditional performers will be announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n

About Clint Black<\/strong>
\nProlific singer-songwriter Clint Black has long been heralded as one of Country music\u2019s brightest stars. His many talents have taken him even further, as Black has transcended genres to become one of the most successful artists in all the music industry. To date, Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any artist\u2019s career. An astounding one-third of these songs eligible for major single release also achieved hit song status at Country radio, while more than 20 million of his albums have been sold worldwide. While it\u2019s well-known that Black is an accomplished singer and guitarist, people may be surprised to learn that he is also proficient on drums and harmonica.<\/p>\n

Black\u2019s continued success can be attributed in part to his deep sense of Country music history, and his humble gratitude in being an important part of it. The 1989 debut of his critically acclaimed fan favorite, the Triple Platinum Killin\u2019 Time<\/em>, marked a shift in the industry, with a return to the more traditional sounds of the genre. CMT lists this album as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music.
\nReleased while Black was still an unknown Texas-based artist and writer, Killin\u2019 Time <\/em>boasted five #1 hits \u2013 unprecedented from a debut album in any genre \u2013 and <\/em>won Black a collection of awards that included: Country Music Association Horizon Award<\/em>, Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year<\/em>, American Music <\/em>Awards Favorite New Male Country Artist<\/em>, Academy of Country Music Best New Male Vocalist<\/em>, Academy of Country Music Best Male Vocalist<\/em>, Academy of Country <\/em>Music Album of the Year <\/em>(Killin\u2019 Time<\/em>), and Academy of Country Music Single of the Year <\/em>(\u201cA Better Man\u201d<\/em>).<\/p>\n

For Black, Killin\u2019 Time <\/em>was only the beginning. Put Yourself in My Shoes <\/em>followed in 1990, and quickly went Triple Platinum. Since then, Black has had nearly two dozen #1 hit singles, and almost as many Top 5 and Top 10 hits \u2013 all of them his original compositions, which is itself a notable rarity in popular music. The overall number of his awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surpasses the number of his hit records, while he has performed for a staggering number of dedicated music fans in concerts through the years.<\/p>\n

With such a long and productive career, Black still keeps his output as fresh now as when he was a hungry, up-and-coming artist. When he felt that his music was in danger of becoming a bit repetitive in the late \u201890s, Black took a brave risk and shook things up by leaving his label of more than a decade, and took a much-needed break to reevaluate where he wanted to take his career next. At that time, he and wife Lisa Hartman Black decided to start a family, and the birth of daughter Lily Pearl subsequently gave Black a new perspective and vigor that affected not only his personal life, but his professional and creative sides as well.<\/p>\n

Clearly, Black\u2019s devotion to family was the best thing for his career. In 2003, he boldly founded Equity Music Group, an especially artist-friendly record company that became home to his own recordings, as well as those of other like-minded artists. It was his company that launched Little Big Town\u2019s career with their Platinum-selling album, The Road to Here. <\/em>Black\u2019s highly anticipated debut album for the label, Spend My Time<\/em>, received great critical acclaim, and the label went on to earn Billboard<\/em>\u2019s #2 Independent Imprint of the Year and #4 Independent Label of the Year across all genres in 2006.<\/p>\n

In addition to his established business ventures and various charity foundation efforts, Black branched out even further with an appearance on Donald Trump\u2019s hit reality series Celebrity Apprentice<\/em>. As a result of the friendship on the<\/p>\n

show between Black and fellow contestant and Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton, the teammates are working to secure a total of one million dollars in matching fund donations for the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF). Black currently serves as Honorary Chair for the IRSF\u2019s \u201cResearch to Reality: Funding Progress\u201d campaign, which helps to accelerate treatments and research to find a cure for the developmental disorder.<\/p>\n

For Tickets to Clint Black and all the \u201cMoon River Weekends\u201d Shows at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in 2013, call 800-MOON-094 or visit Andy Williams.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANSON, MISSOURI \u2013 March 11, 2013 \u2013 The Andy Williams Moon River Theatre announced today another one of the stars to headline this Fall\u2019s \u201cMoon River Weekends\u201d with national entertainers each weekend in September and October. \u00a0Country Superstar and Grammy winner, Clint Black returns to Branson and will perform this October on Friday the 4th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[12,16,41,13,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37683\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}