Smoky Mountains Around Town / November 2018

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By Cyndy Montgomery Reeves
Saturday, November 3rd
Gatlinburg’s Largest Collection of Antiques
You owe it to yourself to stop by our antique shop in Gatlinburg for the
best selection of antiques, collectibles and antique furniture in the area
Bill LaBounty
Bill LaBounty will be Joining Bobby Tomberlin at
Crystelle Creek Restaurant and Grill, (1654 E. Parkway)
for an amazing #1 Hit Songwriter/Artist Songwriters
Round. Show time is 7:00 PM. Labounty has performed in
the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival the third
weekend in August every year since 201.
Bill Labounty is an American artist/musician/songwriter.
He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre,
first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a
solo artist. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio
albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Records.
His first chart single, "This Night Won't Last Forever",
was covered in 1979 by Michael Johnson, whose rendition
was a Top 20 pop hit that year. LaBounty is also an
established songwriter for other artists, with successes that
span two decades which include cuts by an array of Pop
and Country artists including Patti LaBelle, Jimmy
Buffett, The Judds, Steve Wariner, The Temptations,
Brooks & Dunn, Steve Goodman and Phoebe Snow, Peter
Cetera and Tim McGraw.
Bill's hits include: Robbie Dupree's “Hot Rod Hearts”,
Michael Johnson's “This Night Won't Last Forever”, Steve
Wariner's #1 records “Lynda” and “I Got Dreams”,
“Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart” (a Grammywinning
record by Alison Kraus and Shenandoah), Tanya
Tucker and Delbert McClinton's “Tell Me About It”,
“Tequila Talkin” by Lonestar, the #1 Shenandoah single “I
Want To Be Loved Like That” and Brooks & Dunn's
“Rock My World” (Little Country Girl).
Over the years Bill has accomplished at least 100 songs
recorded by other artists, resulting in 25 BMI Awards,
including 10 Million Performance awards.
LaBounty's musical direction was clear by the age of 19,
when he was signed with his rock band to RCA Records.
The Pacific Northwest native then took his act solo,
recording an album for Twentieth Century Fox Records,
followed by 3 albums for Warner Bros. Records, which
spawned the pop hits “Never Gonna Look Back” (with
James Taylor), “Livin It Up” and “This Night Won't Last
Forever”. Bill's album The Right Direction, co-produced
with Robbie Dupree, enjoyed success in Europe and Japan
with featured singles “The Right Direction” and “Mr. O.
In 1983 while working in Nashville, LaBounty met his
wife, songwriter Beckie Foster, which led to a joint career
Bobby Tomberlin
in Nashville and L.A. and resulted in Steve Wariner's #1
record “The Weekend” and Peter Cetera's “No
Explanation”, the end theme for the movie Pretty Woman.
LaBounty signed a songwriting contract with Curb
Publishing in 2001.
In 2011, Rhino France Records released a 4-CD boxed set
featuring 70 remastered tracks tracing Bill's solo career,
virtually covering the entirety of his solo albums. Also
included are 18 unreleased demos, 5 songs from Bill's
debut album "Promised Love" never released on CD (and
remastered in 2011) plus a 16-page booklet with
annotations of each title by Bill himself.
In 2014, Bill delivered his latest album “Into Something
Blue”. Recorded in a rawer, bluesier, more R&B vein than
usual, it includes not only Bill's new compositions but
some of his very favorite songs by Ray Charles, The
Drifters, and even Bob Dylan.
Songwriter/Artist Bobby Tomberlin is a Grammy, CMA,
and ACM award nominee. Tomberlin co-wrote the
number one Country and top five AC hit, “One More Day”
recorded by Diamond Rio. He also co-wrote the Top 10
single, “A Good Day To Run” with Darryl Worley and the
number one Country Gospel single, “That's The Way He
Was Raised” recorded by Josh Turner. Most recently
Barbra Striesand and Blake Shelton recorded Bobby's
duet “I'd Want It To Be You” on Barbra's latest album,
Partners. Currently in the top ten is “Country” which
Tomberlin co-wrote with Mo Pitney and Bill Anderson.
Tomberlin performs at Crystelle Creek Restaurant and
Grill several times a year and is on the advisory Board of
the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival.
Other venues with live music in Gatlinburg, TN include
Three Jimmy's, The Ship Pub, Ole Smoky Tennessee
Moonshine Holler, Sugarlands Distillery, Hoggs Upstairs
Tavern, Smoky Mountain Brewery, Marriott Courtyard
Bisto, Tom & Earl's Back Alley Grill, and Loco Burros.
Crawdaddy's is known for its Karaoke. Google their websites
for more information.
Every 2nd Monday the SMSWF Songwriters Showcase
takes place at Crystelle Creek Restaurant and Grill 6-9
PM. If you are a songwriter who would like to perform in
one of these showcases, please call John Condrone at
865-898-7305. www.SMSWF.com
373 Parkway, Gatlinburg • (865) 325-1411
www.facebook.com/AmericanSideshow
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