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Roy Orbison and Reba McEntire tribute concert coming to Indian Wells Theater on Feb. 15

Tribute
artists Brian McCullough and Kelly Vohnn will perform as Roy Orbison and Reba
McEntire at the Indian Wells Theater at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert
Campus on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.



 



McCullough
has been traveling and singing the beautiful and challenging songs of Roy
Orbison fulltime since 1995. His tribute artist career began calmly enough,
purely as a hobby during his years of being a writer and radio show host in New
England - that announcer with the smooth “voice of authority” you heard in
everything from familiar commercials to interactive exhibits at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C.



A fan videotaped McCullough singing at a club one night, and without his
knowledge, sent the tape off to a Las Vegas producer. Soon after, a very
surprised McCullough received a telephone call while on the air. The caller was
John Stuart, the originator of the world-famous impersonator show “Legends in
Concert,” and Brian's career changed overnight.



Clients and fans appreciate McCullough's consistent talent as much today as
when he changed from radio personality to onstage star almost 20 years ago.
Since his first gig at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, he has enjoyed repeat
appearances in casinos throughout the United States, and extended runs in
Nashville, Myrtle Beach, Branson and resorts in Mexico. In additions,
appearances up and down the Eastern Seaboard, tours with rock-and-roll shows on
the West Coast and across the Sunbelt states, and even months at sea
entertaining on cruise ships. McCullough has also developed a special show
dedicated entirely to Orbison that is a favorite in dinner theaters - two full
hours of songs from all of Orbison's eras.

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Vohnn is a Canadian country artist
and impersonator. Though she loved growing up in the heart of the city, she
developed a love for traveling when her family would take camping trips or
visiting the United States.

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She began her career as a singing
impersonator in the Keith Burton Tribute Show. Vohnn was a single mother of
three young children who would come to her shows and watch her perform as Patsy
Cline, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Reba McEntire and Madonna, as well as
herself, singing back-up vocals when her fellow performers were paying tribute
to other characters. She performed in this show for two years before leaving to
pursue a career as a country recording artist.



 



During this time, she started her
own record label, P.A.y B.A.C.K. records. Vohnn recorded her debut CD, “A New
Beginning,” under her label and her first single release was a remake of Patsy
Cline’s “Sweet Dreams,” which reached No. 4 in two weeks on the Indie European
charts. The second release, “Her Momma’s Eyes and Her Daddy’s Gun,” landed her
a national distribution deal with Song Canada. She gained international
recognition and was awarded “Canadian Country Artist of the Year” in Nashville
for International Independent Artists in 1999. Upon the third release, “Waitin’
Tables,” Vohnn was awarded “Entertainer of the Year” in Nashville for
International Independent Artists.



 



Pursuing her recording career as a
single mom became financially challenging so she went on the road as a singing
impersonator. She traveled throughout Canada and the United States with her
children and home-schooled them. Vohnn excelled at impersonating several
different characters, so her good friend Keith Burton encouraged her to write
and produce her one woman show called “Kelly Vohnn Divas.” After performing
this show for a year, she packed up the children and moved to Las Vegas.



 



Vohnn pursued other shows and was
the lead female in “Cowboy Cabaret” and the lead in “Cowboy Christmas”. In
addition to working in “legend-style” shows, she works regularly as a
“Dealertainer” at Imperial Palace, impersonating an array of celebrities, with
McEntire being her most famous character. In 2010, Vohnn won the Reba
McEntire look-alike contest in New York City hosted by McEntire herself with
the Valory Music Group. In 2011, she was recognized for her charity
efforts, and received the prestigious “Chairman’s Award” and the “Chairman’s
Property Award” from Caesar’s Entertainment.



 



Tickets for the show are $35 or $40
and can be purchased by calling the Indian Wells Theater box office at (760)
341-6909. Parking is included in the ticket price.



 



The
Indian Wells Theater at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus is
located at 37-500 Cook St.



 



For
more information about upcoming concerts and other events, visit the Indian
Wells Theater website at www.IWTheater.com.






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