COMEDY NIGHT AT THE FAIR
starring HERB DIXON
Get
ready to laugh with Herb Dixon...
"You won't believe what your ears
will see!"
Herb grew up in the heart of
the west, that original cow-town,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
As a teenager, he
discovered he could make people
laugh - really laugh! With his
rubber face, his ability to recreate
sounds, and his talent to tell an
engaging story, it seemed he was
destined for a career in comedy. So,
in 1979 he began making club
audiences laugh as an amateur comic
in Vancouver's comedy clubs.
Twenty years have passed from the
time Herb decided to become an
entertainer. All the while, Herb has
built and honed his material on his
way up the ladder of comedy.
Herb
will perform under our Big Top (next
to the midway) on Thursday, July 22
at 8:00. All seats for this
special show are free!
Bring the family, grab a
hamburger and catch your seats early
because they're bound to go fast!
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NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
The Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band formed in Southern
California during the spring of 1966 as
a scruffy, young jug-band. Forty-two
years later, the group (featuring Jeff Hanna,
Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter and John McEuen) is still going strong.
The
band’s self-titled debut album,
released in 1967, included the pop hit
“Buy For Me The Rain.” But it was their
5th record, 1970's Uncle Charlie and
His Dog Teddy, that would become
the band's breakthrough project, yielding 3
pop hits including their version of
Jerry Jeff Walker's “Mr. Bojangles.”
In the
early 80’s, after a few more pop hits,
the band returned to Nashville and began
what would become a highly successful
career in mainstream country music. Hits
that included “Dance Little Jean,” "Workin'
Man", "Long Hard Road", “Baby's Got A
Hold On Me” and “Fishin' in the Dark”
put them at the top of the country
charts for over a decade.
With a
career that spans five decades, the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are pioneers of country
rock, and their influence is still being
felt today.
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NEAL McCOY
In the
years since he released his first
single, Neal McCoy has enjoyed every
minute of his long, successful career.
Even with 11 albums, over 25 charted
singles and countless thousands of
touring miles already under his belt,
the Longview, Texas-based artist has no
intention of slowing down.
"I'm still on the road 220 days a year,"
McCoy says. "It's crazy, but I really do
love it."
McCoy has certainly seen his share of
success in the record business, but,
like some musical Energizer bunny, he
just keeps going and going. His hits
include "I Swear," "Wink," "The Shake,"
"Rednecktified," and many more.
"We do
work hard, and I'm going to work until I
have entertained you," he says. "You may
be the guy in coveralls sitting in the
third row who's there because his wife
wanted to come and who doesn't give a
damn, but by the time my show is over we
think you will be clapping, if nothing
else, at least for the effort I put
forth."
Between record deals, between hits,
going with his gut, singing from the
heart, it's been quite a ride.
"We continue to work even when we don't
have the hits, because we think we put
on a great show wherever we go and treat
people nice," McCoy says. "There's an
art to that, and it's what I've tried to
do my whole life."
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