BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:John Parr: Few musicians from England have made such a mark o n America as John Parr has. Calling America his second home\, he has spe nt decades building a successful career and winning over fans from one e nd of the country to the other. His career started years ago\, and he st ill continues to delight fans domestically.\nParr\, who is a native of E ngland\, first found fame in America with the song he is probably best k nown for\, &ldquo\;St. Elmo&rsquo\;s Fire (Man in Motion)\,&rdquo\; the popular 80's tune that he wrote and performed. Around that same time\, h e had another hit song that climbed the charts\, called &ldquo\;Naughty\ , Naughty.&rdquo\; As a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter\, he has enjoyed a long and successful career as a musician in America.\nWith Par r&rsquo\;s latest album\, he returned to his second home for an extensiv e tour\, to celebrate his new 2-CD album\, titled &ldquo\;Letter to Amer ica.&rdquo\; The album features some of his popular hits from years gone by\, as well as a variety of new songs. &ldquo\;Letter to America&rdquo \; will also feature such new hits as &ldquo\;The Minute I Saw You&rdquo \; and &ldquo\;The Best a Man Can Get.&rdquo\; In addition\, he wrote th e song &ldquo\;Comin&rsquo\; Home&rdquo\; about his personal journey bac k to America to play music\, reflective of everyone&rsquo\;s journey hom e after being away.\nThroughout his career\, Parr has savored a wide ran ge of experiences. Having sold more than 10 million albums\, he has work ed with a variety of top industry names\, including Tina Turner\, Bryan Adams\, Meatloaf\, Journey\, Richard Marx\, the Beach Boys\, Celine Dion among others.  \;He has also collaborated on song writing with such people as Mutt Lange\, Harold Faltermeyer\, Marvin Hamlisch\, David Fos ter and Roger Daltrey.\nSam Llanas \;(born in 1961) is a singer\, ac oustic guitarist\, and songwriter in several rock and roots rock bands a ctive from the 1980s to the 2000s\, including the BoDeans and Absinthe. Sam is known for his unusual and distinctive voice.\nLlanas was one of t he founding members of the roots rock band the BoDeans\, which he formed with high school friend Kurt Neumann in Waukesha\, Wisconsin. In 1985\, after adding Guy Hoffman (drums) in 1984 and Bob Griffin (bass)\, the q uartet signed a contract with Slash/Warner Records and shortened their n ame to the BoDeans.Under the guidance of producer T-Bone Burnett\, they entered Hollywood's Sunset Sound Factory in October to record their firs t album. The critically acclaimed debut Love &\; Hope &\; Sex & \; Dreams was released in 1986. In the late 1980s and early 1990s\, the band had several singles in the top 40 "mainstream rock" charts. In the mid-1990s\, the band had two top 10 songs in the "Adult contemporary" ch arts. URL:http://skokie.patch.com/events/john-parr-with-sam-llanas-formally-of- the-bodeans-and-dm-9478208a SUMMARY:John Parr with Sam Llanas formally of the BoDeans and D&\;M LOCATION:275 Parkway Dr\, Lincolnshire\, IL 60069: 275 Parkway Dr\, Linco lnshire\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR