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Triple-platinum selling country megastar presents his original tunes and full band to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
Source: Poway Onstage press release
September 15, 2016 (Poway) - Poway Onstage welcomes multi-million album selling Clint Black back with a full band for an Encore Performance at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, 2016. Black, heralded as one of Country music’s brightest stars, promises to deliver a stellar evening of original songs and stories on the intimate Poway stage.
Clint Black shot to fame in 1989 with his break-out album, Killin' Time. It went triple platinum and yielded five #1 hits including "Nothin' But the Taillights," "A Better Man" and "Put Yourself in My Shoes." Country Music Television (CMT) lists Killin' Time as one of the 100 Greatest Albums in Country Music. Having sold more than 20 million albums and with 22 number one hits, Clint has joined the ranks of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, and more.
A country music traditionalist from Texas, Clint Black was one of the first artists to kick-start the mass-market popularity of country in the '90s. Black is also one of the first artists of a generation that was inspired by rock-oriented pop -- like '70s singer/songwriters and '60s rock & roll -- as well as country artists like Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, and George Jones. Black was raised in Katy, Texas, a suburb of Houston. As a child, he listened to both country and rock & roll, but he didn't begin playing guitar until the age of 13, when he started playing harmonica. Two years later, he began writing songs, as well as performing in his brother Kevin's band, where he played bass and sang.
Celebrated for both his singing and songwriting prowess, Black credits his late father for his inspiration: “My dad was a huge country fan and is the first reason I listen to country music. He is probably the reason I’m a songwriter today. He was my introduction to "who’s behind the music." I grew up wanting to be the writer behind the song. That really all started with him,” said Black.
Black has recorded and played live with Kenny Loggins, Toto, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett and others. His vocal collaborators have included Martina McBride, Wynonna, Roy Rogers, The Pointer Sisters, Waylon Jennings, Bruce Hornsby, Eric Idle and Steve Wariner. Among his songwriting partners have been Wariner, Merle Haggard, Michael McDonald, Marty Stuart, Bill Anderson and Jimmy Buffett.
In 2004, Black scaled the top of the charts again by trading lines with Buffett, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney on the Hank Williams classic “Hey Good Looking.’” He contributed “The Great Mississippi Flood" to the 2005 post-Katrina charity album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now. He released albums in 2004, 2005 and 2007.
In early 2015, Black began working on a new project at his home studio in Nashville. The finished product was entitled On Purpose. It features guest spots from Big & Rich and wife Lisa Hartman-Black, and was released in September 2015.
Tickets for Clint Black range from $34-$74 and are now on sale at www.powayonstage.org and the box office at 858-748-0505. The 800-seat Center is located at 15498 Espola Rd. at the corner of Titan Way in Poway. The box office is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, and two hours before curtain. Due to its generous sponsorship, GEICO Youth Tickets (for age 12 and under) are half off regular pricing. Discounts are available for seniors (65+), active duty military, and students (12-22). Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more by calling 858/668-4797.
Poway OnStage, (a dba of The Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation), is a 26-year-old non-profit organization that offers a professional performing arts series, including music, dance, theater, comedy and more by nationally and internationally-renowned performers. Poway OnStage also hosts an Arts in Education Initiative that serves more than 4,300 students in the Poway Unified School District. Its Arts in Education Initiative programs include a free, one-week musical theater camp; Introduction to Instruments assemblies; Master Classes with visiting artists; and reduced price youth theater tickets, made possible by GEICO. Visit our website at www.powayonstage.org.
The Poway Center for the Performing Arts, owned and operated by the City of Poway as a division of the Community Services Department, provides high quality performance space for professional performances, community-based productions and Poway Unified School District students. Visit the PCPA’s website at www.powaycenter.com.
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