'TRUCK STOP TROUBADOURS' Set for the Warner This Summer

The Warner Theatre is proud to present the Truck Stop Troubadours: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings & His Outlaw Friends, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre on Saturday, June 27th at 8 pm.

The performers from the 2013 sold out show Cash is King: A Tribute to Johnny Cash are returning to the Warner! This is a full band concert extravaganza that gives vintage country and non-country fans alike the chance to experience a Waylon Jennings live show. When it comes to the Outlaw Sound and Movement in country music one name stands tall above all others, and that name is Waylon Jennings. Waylon bucked the system by refusing to follow the Nashville Establishment and make music his way. His way broke down walls and left a catalog of some of the best known Country songs including hits like "Good Hearted Women", "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys", "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" and the Number 1 TV Theme "Good Ole Boys" from the Dukes Of Hazard. In addition, they will perform hits from Waylon Jennings's Outlaw Friends such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams, George Jones, Travis Tritt and more.

The Truck Stop Troubadours are a Western Mass/CT based band bringing back a classic outlaw country sound mixed with hints of Rockabilly and Americana. The band has been performing since 2010 and has been gaining a solid fan base that extends to country and non-county fans alike. Landing prime spots on the Town and County fair market as well as opening for national acts like John Michael Montgomery, Dwight Yoakam, Kenny Rogers and Charlie Daniels Band.

For tickets, call the Warner Box Office at 860-489-7180 or visit www.warnertheatre.org.

Built by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772 seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as "Connecticut's Most Beautiful Theatre." Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983, and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat studio theatre, 200 seat restaurant and expansive school for the arts, was completed. Today, the Warner is in operation year-round with more than 160 performances and 100,000 patrons passing through its doors each season. Over 10,000 students, pre K-adult, participate in arts education programs and classes. Together, with the support of the community, the Warner has raised close to $17 million to revitalize its facilities. NCAA's mission is to preserve the Warner Theatre as an historic landmark, enhance its reputation as a center of artistic excellence and a focal point of community involvement, and satisfy the diverse cultural needs of the region.