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Strathmore and the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) release of the Washington Area Music Timeline Concert Series: Volume I, a selection of performances from the year-and-a-half long project at the Mansion at Strathmore. Consisting of 64 concerts and culminating with the opening of the new Music Center at Strathmore on February 5, 2005. These Wednesday night tributes highlighted music legends, rising stars and key moments in Washington music history. The first volume of the CD contains 17 tracks with performances by local musicians, including Nicki Gonzalez, Commitment, the Dick Morgan Quartet, the Jewels, the Nighthawks, Hazel Dickens Band, Warner Williams & Jay Summerour, the Grandsons, Mary Battiata & Keith Grimes, Lori Kelley, Bill Kirchen, Honky Tonk Confidential, Bob Perilla and the Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band, Chuck Redd, Richard Miller, the Legendary Orioles, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Chris Watling and Donal Leace. The song selections range from bluegrass to R&B with the music of an older generation of Washington area musicians, including Roberta Flack's "The Closer I Get to You," Patsy Cline's "She's Got you," Tim Buckley's "Moulin Rouge," Charlie Byrd's "Desafinado," and Ola Belle Reed's "I've Endured." Profits from the CD sales will support local artist performances by WAMA and Strathmore. Shelley Brown, Strathmore's Vice President of Programming, and Michael Schreibman, President of WAMA, produced the timeline concert series. The project is based on the timeline developed by WAMA, researched, compiled and written by Jennifer Hall. It was also researched by Sam Brylawski and Gene Deanna, with additional editing by Bill Holland and Diana Quinn. "The Washington Area Music Timeline Concert Series CD pays homage to the past, while celebrating the future of this area's music scene. The partnership between Strathmore and WAMA helps recognize the richness and diversity of Washington area music," said Eliot Pfanstiehl, President & CEO of Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc. "I am extremely proud of the Timeline concerts. This CD is a showcase of Washington music's great legacy and represents some of the finest moments of the landmark concert series," said Mr. Schreibman. About Strathmore Strathmore nurtures art, artists and community through creative and diverse programming of the highest quality and is home to the new Music Center at Strathmore, a 1,976-seat concert hall and education complex. The Mansion at Strathmore is located at 10701 Rockville Pike (Route 355), in North Bethesda, MD and The Music Center at Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane (next to the Mansion). Both venues are immediately adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore station on Metro's Red Line. For more information, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org. About WAMA WAMA is a non-profit tax exempt organization of music industry professionals committed to raising the profile of the region's diverse music community. WAMA's main goal is to promote Washington area music in general and to achieve national recognition of the region as an important center for live and recorded music. Just as the nation's capital is comprised of a rich cross section of cultures, WAMA's membership embraces all musical styles from classical, bluegrass, go-go, R&B, and reggae, to rock, jazz and folk. In short, WAMA is an umbrella organization of musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working together to address areas of common concern. For more about the DC Music Timeline visit http://wamadc.com/wama/dc_music_timeline.html For more info about WAMA http://www.wamadc.com 703-368-3300 dcmusic@wamadc.com Check out the artist's website: http://wamadc.com Track List: 1. Take the 'A' Train 2. Friendship Train 3. Arkansas Traveler 4. I've Endured 5. Oh, Alabama 6. Key To The Highway 7. Moulin Rouge 8. She's Got You 9. Beyond the River Bend 10. Crying in the Chapel 11. Make the Waterwheel Roll 12. Ask Me Now 13. Desafinado 14. Tips of My Fingers 15. Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself) 16. What's Going On/Mercy, Mercy Me 17. The Closer I Get to You Suggested CDs:
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