Tue. October 4, 2011
New York, NY -
Cyndi Lauper will embark a co-headlining tour with New Orleans music legend Dr. John, titled "Cyndi Lauper & Dr. John: From Memphis to Mardi Gras." this fall. The 14-city tour will kick off this weekend at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida and wrap up October 28th at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois.
"Cyndi Lauper & Dr. John: From Memphis to Mardi Gras Tour" performances will be held at the folowing venues.
10/7 Orlando, FL, House of Blues
10/9 Birmingham, AL, Alys Robinson Stephens PAC
10/11 Greenville, SC, Peace Concert Hall
10/12 Atlanta, GA, Cobb Energy PAC
10/14 Montclair, NJ, Wellmont Theatre
10/15 Englewood, NJ, Bergen PAC
10/18 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
10/19 Westbury, NY, Theatre at Westbury
10/21 Glenside, PA, Keswick Theater
10/22 Reading, PA, Sovereign PAC
10/23 Boston, MA, House of Blues
10/25 Buffalo, NY, Kleinhans Music Hall
10/27 Carmel, IN, The Palladium
10/28 Aurora, IL, Paramount Theatre
Lauper will also perform in a solo concert at the following venues.
10/8 Biloxi, MS, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
10/31 Kansas City, MO, The Midland by AMC
11/1 Denver, CO, Ogden Theater
11/3 San Diego, CA, 4th & B
11/4 Los Angeles, CA, Club Nokia
11/5 Reno, NV, Silver Legacy Casino
Ticket information can be found on Lauper's website at www.cyndilauper.com
Grammy and Emmy award winning artist Lauper will release the live concert DVD "To Memphis, With Love" on Megaforce Records on October 25th. "To Memphis, With Love", taped earlier this year at The Warehouse in Memphis and featuring special guests including Allen Toussaint, Tracy Nelson and Jonny Lang, serves as Cyndi's love letter to the blues and the city that she has fallen in love with.
The DVD will feature special, live concert performances of songs from Lauper's latest album, 2010's Grammy-nominated, best-selling blues album of 2010, Memphis Blues, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart and held the top spot for 14 weeks.
"If there's been a better blues album this year, it's a well-kept secret," remarked Newsweek Magazine, "It takes guts for a singer to walk onto territory once owned by Memphis Minnie, but Lauper pulls it off like a woman who knows everything there is to know about having fun with the blues."
Lauper's blues-focused live performances have won over audiences and critics. The New York Post raved, "She belted blues classics like she was born on the Delta rather than in Queens. With grit in her voice and swagger in her stage presence... Lauper's set never faltered and she didn't lack for classic material. She was killer."
"To Memphis, With Love" will contain the following tracks.
1. Shattered Dreams
2. I'm Just Your Fool
3. Early In The Morning
4. Romance In The Dark
5. How Blue Can You Get
6. Down Don't Bother Me
7. Down So Long
8. Crossroads
9. I Will Follow
10. Don't Cry No More
11. She Bop
12. Mother Earth
13. Change Of Heart
14. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper continues her philanthropic work through her foundation, the True Colors Fund which strives to inspire people in the advancement of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality and to raise awareness for bringing an end to to LGBT homelessness. Last spring, the fund launched the Give a Damn Campaign which featured public service announcements from notable celebrities as Whoopi Goldberg, Elton John, Susan Sarandon, Ricky Martin, Anna Paquin, Lily Tomlin, Wanda Sykes, Idina Medzel, Sharon Osbourne, Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper.
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