There’s a great lineup of concerts coming to the Franklin Theatre and Williamson Source is partnering with them for some fantastic giveaways! All you have to do is sign up for our weekly newsletter to be eligible to win!
Franklin Theatre Offers Huge Sept.-October Line-up
- BOOKER T. JONES September 11, 2015
It can be argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. On classic Stax hits like “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High,” “Time Is Tight,” and “Melting Pot” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Musicians Hall of Fame inductee and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient pushed the music’s boundaries, refined it to its essence and then injected it into the nation’s bloodstream. - PAUL WILLIAMS – SONGWRITER September 12, 2015- Only a few tickets available.
Paul Williams is one of the most beloved and respected music creators in the world. An Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning Hall of Fame songwriter, his songs, from “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays” to “An Old Fashioned Love Song” and “The Rainbow Connection,” have touched millions of people for generations - GATEWAY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: OPENING NIGHT WITH SCHUBERT AND HAYDN September 21, 2015
Join the Gateway Chamber Orchestra for an evening of music inspired by dance. The GCO is excited to premiere the new chamber orchestra arrangement of Strut by Nashville-based Cristina Spinei. - Almost Sold Out: RESTLESS HEART & FRIENDS, AN EVENING FOR ONEGENAWAY September 22, 2015
Award winning country group Restless Heart headlines a benefit to raise awareness for OneGenAway, a non-profit committed to wiping hunger off the face of America. - HERITAGE BLUES ORCHESTRA September 24, 2015 (see video above)
The grit of low-down country and urban blues with the bold brass of New Orleans; the hand-clapping fervor of gospel punctuated with fiery postmodern, jazz-infused horn arrangements; the haunting cries of work songs and pulsating drums that reach back to the real roots of it all. - SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND September 25, 2015
Thom Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including “16th Avenue” for Lacy J. Dalton, “Love Will Turn You Around” for Kenny Rogers, and “Long Line of Love” for Michael Martin Murphey - JOHN ONDRASIK OF FIVE FOR FIGHTING WITH STRING QUARTET September 29, 2015
Tuesday, September, 29th, 2015. Never has the phrase “he shoots, he scores” been more applicable than when mentioning rabid hockey fan and chart-topping singer/songwriter John Ondrasik - JAKE SHIMABUKURO October 13, 2015
Consider the humble ukulele. It’s an adaptation of a stringed instrument that traveled with Portuguese immigrants who came to work in the sugar cane fields of Hawaii. - MARK O’CONNOR – AMERICAN CLASSICS October 16, 2015
American Classics identifies the cornerstones of repertoire, style and wonderful diversity of A New American School of String Playing. - PAT BOONE’S MUSIC AND MEMORIES October 17, 2015
Between 1956 and 1963, Boone made some 54 chart appearances, many of them with two-sided hits; his biggest smashes included the number one records “Don’t Forbid Me,” “Love Letters in the Sand,” and “April Love,” all three issued in 1957. - GATEWAY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: QUINTESSENTIAL MOZART October 19, 2015
The GCO reaffirms the talent of Clarksville-native violinist and composer Clarence Cameron White with a performance of his peaceful Elegy. Bartók’s masterpiece for strings highlights soloists within the chamber orchestra with a joyful finish. - BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY October 31, 2015
Together for over 22 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — famously named after an autograph by blues legend Albert Collins — has appeared in concert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and had their music appear in hundreds of movies and television shows.
Enter for your chance to win tickets to many of these great events and don’t forget the “Minions” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” are coming September 4th!
