Nashville Recording Artist John Berry to Perform at 15th Annual Jazz & Harvest Festival |
Corning, NY - July 20, 2010 - Corning's Gaffer District is excited to welcome Nashville Recording Artist John Berry as its headliner talent for the 15th annual Jazz & Harvest Festival.
With more than 30 years as an active recording artist, John Berry is regarded as one of the most popular country music acts of the late 20th century. He has recorded more than a dozen studio albums and sold millions of records in his career which has spanned four decades.
From John Berry's Official Website:
John Berry is no stranger to great songs. Nor is he a novice in the recording studio. Born in South Carolina and raised in Georgia, he began playing guitar at 13, performing shows at age 14 and making records at age 19.
Between 1979 and 1990 he recorded and marketed six albums on his own labels.  Those early discs and John Berry's strong regional popularity attracted attention on Music Row. Capitol Records signed him in 1992. Berry's co-written "A Mind of Her Own" and "Kiss Me in the Car" introduced him to radio audiences in 1993. Then "Your Love Amazes Me," "What's in It for Me" and "You and Only You" thrust him to stardom in 1994. "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye," "I Think About it All the Time" and "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" were all major hits the following year.
Berry took "Change My Mind" into the country-music top-10 in 1996. "She's Taken a Shine" became an even bigger hit, a number 1, in 1997. He switched to Lyric Street Records in 1999, then to the Ark 21 label in 2000. In 2002, he returned to making records for his own company. Songs and Stories, a double CD issued that year, led to another concert series that continues to this day. On the "Songs and Stories" shows, he performs solo in intimate theater settings.
In 2003, John Berry issued his I Give My Heart collection and its critically applauded wedding anthem "Will You Marry Me." The disc also contained his versions of such classic love songs such as "Time in a Bottle," "If," "Love Look What You've Done to Me," "Faithfully," "Lady" and "Let's Stay Together." I Give My Heart inspired still another popular annual concert series, "The Love Tour." These are full-band shows scheduled just before and after each Valentine's Day.
Now Those Were the Days marks John Berry's return to mainstream country music. It is on his Clear Sky Records label, as are Celebrate This Christmas (2005), Hits (2006), O' Holy Night Live, I Give My Heart, and Songs and Stories. These days, it is common for country artists to succeed with their own labels. John Berry was doing it long before any of his peers.
The concert will be held on Saturday, September 11th on Centerway Stage at  5:00pm. Due to the nature of the venue, admission is free and seating is limited. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs if desired. Free parking is available in the Centerway Parking Facility at 2 West Tioga Avenue.
As the headline performer, Berry's concert concludes two days of activities that begin on Friday, September 10th at 5:00pm. For more information on the Jazz & Harvest Festival and Corning's Gaffer District, check us out on Facebook or visit www.gafferdistrict.com. |
