The Arts Center of Cannon County presents Modern-day music legend

Leon Redbone

 Tuesday, March 2nd at 7:30PM

It’s rare to find anyone in the annals of popular music more difficult to define than Leon Redbone.  Initially, at the core of his career was the desire to simply honor songs from the past, which established him as the sole curator of the museum of 20th century music.  But over the course of his 25-year, 10-album career, Leon has flirted with numerous styles ranging from classical, to delicate blues, to tormented tangos, to Hungarian folk music.

There’s the trademark fedora and the dark sunglasses, but it’s three decades of performing and his unique finger-picking guitar style that has made Leon Redbone a legendary performer. Coupled with an unmistakable voice reminiscent of Bing Crosby, Leon Redbone is a modern-day music legend.  This famous neo-vaudeville crooner has collaborated with many notable artists including Merle Haggard, Don McLean and Ringo Starr. 

When performing live, his musical repertoire can hover between Dylan’s “Living the Blues,” to Jelly Roll Morton’s “ I Hate a Man Like You,” to Eddy Arnold’s “Bouquet of Roses,” to the childhood favorite, “Polly Wolly Doodle.”  He is most comfortable being defined as ‘every man’s performer,” but his audiences categorize him as “great.”

Ticket prices are $20 for adults, and $18 for seniors, students or groups.

For reservations call 615-563-(ARTS) 2787 or 1-800-235-9073.

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