Country Music Legends Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson Perform Together at the Rosemont Theatre

Country Music Hall of Famers Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson will be appearing at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the concert range from $35 to $65 on the Ticketmaster website.

While both Haggard and Kristofferson perform solo this year, the two join together to perform in Tunica, MS on February 20th before heading out to Rosemont, IL on the 21st. 

FEBRUARY 2010
tue 16 HOUSTON
WED 17 FT WORTH
THU 18 NORMAN, OK
FRI 19 BOSSIER CITY
SAT 20 TUNICA
SUN 21 ROSEMONT

Encouraged by the notorious Johnny Cash to address his problems directly in verse, Haggard learned from the best. He is quoted saying, "I was bull-headed about my career. I didn't want to talk about being in prison," Haggard recalls, "but Cash said I should talk about it. That way the tabloids wouldn't be able to. I said I didn't want to do that and he said, 'It's just owning up to it.'" When Cash introduced him on his variety show, he said, "Here's a man who writes about his own life and has had a life to write about." And Haggard's career was changed forever.
As for Kristofferson: he had a dream - along with the necessary talent and ambition - to become a songwriter. After turning down a teaching position at West Point, the Rhodes Scholar hoped to get his foot in the door of the music business by taking a job as a janitor at Columbia Records. It wasn't long after arriving in Nashville that he was receiving armloads of acclaim and being hailed as one of America's clearest and most important voices, having penned such classics as "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down," "For the Good Times," and many others.

Now Kristofferson has reached living legend status, but that hasn't changed or hindered his skills. This Old Road contains eleven gems that explore love, gratitude, aging, war, and his ever-present theme of freedom. "If you took freedom out of the songs, you'd have very few Kristofferson songs," he laughs.

For more information, contact the Rosemont Theatre Box Office at 847.671.5100 all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, Charge-By-Phone at 312.559.1212 or online at ticketmaster.com.

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