Sara Evans will perform at Super Bowl Tailgate shindig
Monday, January 28, 2008 – Sara Evans will be performing for VIPs at the NFL Super Bowl XLII Tailgate Party outside of the University of Phoenix Stadium on Super Sunday, Feb. 3. After performing a full concert for those in attendance, Evans will join Willie Nelson on-stage during his set to sing the Nelson classic "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys." The duet will be televised on the FOX pre-game festivities. Evans will be attending her first Super Bowl game with her son Avery and friends.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be performing at the Super Bowl," said Evans. "It's the first time for me so I'm taking my son, his friend and my nephew with me, and we're going to have the best time. And of course, getting to sing with Willie Nelson is definitely one of the high points to my entire career."
Evans' second single, "Some Things Never Change," from her recent "Greatest Hits" album was just released to country radio. The song explores the various ways that love is displayed and was co-written by Evans, her brother Matt Evans, Hillary Lindsay and John Shanks.
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Greatest Hits
Sara Evans started off as a hard country singer on "Three Chords and the Truth." The problem was that none of the three singles from that excellent debut were ever close to being hits. And with her career on the line, Evans opted to go for a pop sound and with that far more commercial success starting with "No Place That Far' in 1998.
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Real Fine Place
Gretchen Wilson's massive success sparked a return to down home country music. With her Missouri farming background and the distant memory of her rootsy debut album behind her, Sara Evans seems like a natural choice to lead the parade. "Coalmine," the first track, does its part to pick up the baton; bouncy fiddle and banjo drive this tune about a hard-working coal miner and the woman who loves him. Unfortunately, the rest of the album lacks that enthusiasm, paying lip service to a »»» |
Restless
Sara Evans has come along way from her critically acclaimed 1997 ultra-traditional country debut album, "Three Chords and the Truth." Her last album, "Born to Fly," yielded some big pop-country hits, and this, her fourth, sees her continuing to mine the same commercial country vein while experimenting with some new sounds as co-producer.
"Otis Redding" has a great midtempo groove and includes a bongo and Evans' sister Hillary's intentionally low-fidelity background vocals. »»» |
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Concert Review: McBride, Adkins shine sometimes –
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