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What’s Happening! The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette
By Syndney Stone
It’s summertime … “and the livin’ is easy!” It’s really easy to find fun things to do in Branson in the summer. Lake Taneycomo and Table Rock Lake offer a myriad of ways to enjoy the water — fishing, water skiing, kayaking, canoeing, parasailing … starting to sound like fun? Hotel and resort pools offer fun and relaxation. And there are so many fun shows to see. (Fun. I’m sensing a theme.) I recently saw #1 Hits of the 60’s. It’s one of my favorites and there’s a lot new this
year, including some beautiful new costumes. The show is a fun look at that decade, all the great music as well as video clips of newsworthy events of the 60’s. Keep an eye out around town for their 1964 Mercury Monterey. It’s a gorgeous car; and, “She’ll be 50 next year!” We’ll be expecting a party!
There are many fun places to eat while you’re here. I stopped in Charlie’s Steaks Ribs & Ale at Rock Lane Lodge out on Indian
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Point. (past Silver Dollar City) There’s a beautiful view from the restaurant and bar. The menu also includes seafood, even a veggie burger for people like me. If you’re boating, check out the Tiki Bar on the shore, get some food to go!
I’ve told you about Gourmet Grocer, just north of Kimberling City, on Business Hwy. 13. News flash: they created room for Mary Jane’s Tearoom! Many of you remember Mary’s wonderful chicken salad, strawberry soup … it’s a fun menu. Linda Burlingame and I love having lunch there. Kimberling is a beautiful area of Table Rock Lake. You get a nice view from the deck at Gourmet.
Oh, wanted to tell you I saw Price Is Right, Live! at the Welk Resort Theatre when Jerry Springer was host in June. I had no idea the show would be such fun! I got to meet Jerry at a reception at the beautiful Welk Resort. He’s the sweetest man, just fell in love with Branson. Put that show on your must-see list, too. Have loads of summer fun in Branson!
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Legendary music group win Branson’s Critic’s Choice Award for Best Dinner Show The Sons of the Pioneers ...
By Linda Burlingame
This past May The Sons of the Pioneers received the 2012 Branson Critic’s Choice “Best Dinner Show” award. The Pioneers’ show is presented in the Pavilion Theatre at The Shepherd of the Hills. The legendary group is the oldest, continuously performing music group. It was 1934 when Leonard Sly (Roy Rogers), Tim Spencer and Bob Nolan formed the Pioneer Trio, which soon became Sons of the Pioneers. They have more than 3000
Pioneer Ricky Boen wins Best Violin Player
compositions to their credit, including Cool Water (written by Pioneer Bob Nolan), which is in the
Grammy Hall of Fame. These “icons of Western music” have appeared in 98 films, including 45 with Roy Rogers. Other renowned songs in their show include Cimarron, Ghost Riders in the Sky, and fun songs like Ragtime Cowboy Joe and Strawberry Roan (“who can turn on a dime and give you some change!”).
The famous “Pioneer sound” — classic arrangements and harmonies — has garnered the ensemble countless awards, including the See PIONEERS, Page 19
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By Linda Burlingame
The Twelve Irish Tenors at King’s Castle Theatre is one of my favorite shows; it was fun to get a glimpse of what goes on before the curtain opens. When I arrived, the Tenors were on stage for a sound check on a new song in the show, The
Rose. Their singing sounds wonderful and effortless. But all twelve microphone levels have to be just right … there’s a lot involved. Jay took me backstage where Tony was working on the bodhran, an Irish drum Jay plays for Scarborough Fair. It’s a sheepskin stretched over a rim; the player changes the pitch with the
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pressure of his hand. (Tony said most Celtic music is in three-quarter time. The things I learn on this job!) Tony is the show’s music director and Jay is dance captain.
Jay said Jackie, another dance captain, makes notes for them every week, watching for “little things” — are the lights just right on each face, is the lineup straight. There are numbered marks and they have to know for each song exactly where to be. Arm and hand movements have to be coordinated and precise.
Downstairs in the dressing room the others were getting ready for the show. Tony worked with them on their parts for a song. The Twelve Irish Tenors are Jay, Tony, Martin, Gavin, Jeff, Clark, Rhys, Cory, Chism, Justin, Alex O. and Alex W. They have fun with the show; their on-stage banter keeps it lively and interesting, for them as well as the audience.
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Screaming for Ice Cream?! Page 6 July/August 2013
By Linda Burlingame
Dobyns Dining Room at The Keeter Center is a delicious dining choice. Lunch, dinner and their famous Sunday Brunch offer unique menu items featuring ingredients produced right there on the campus of College of the Ozarks, from garden-fresh veggies to dairy products. Farming and the use of farmraised products has been a part of the College’s 106-year heritage, allowing students to work, instead of pay, for their education. Nettie Marie’s Homemade Ice Cream has opened in a renovated space in the lobby of The Keeter Center. Executive Chef Robert Stricklin says, “For several years, the College has been making its own ice cream, which has been tremendously popu-
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lar with campus visitors. There is no better way to tell the ‘Hard Work U’ story than with the sweet frozen dessert, made completely by students.” Now you can purchase a scoop — or two, or three — of the delicious dessert made from fresh cream and all natural ingredients. (Try the Black Cow, its swirl of root beer sorbet and vanilla bean ice cream brings a new flare to the traditional root beer float!) Sorbets, such as “Blueberry Basil,” are also served as part of the Creamery’s 12 featured flavors.
The ice c r e a m process
begins before sun up, when students milk 60 Holstein, Guernsey, and Jersey cows at the W. Alton Jones Campus Dairy. Then students pasteurize, bottle, and deliver the milk to The Keeter Center, where another group of hard-working students turn the fresh cream into scrumptious ice cream. Be sure to save room!
The whole family will enjoy visiting the campus. Interesting highlights include the dairy, the mill, the greenhouse (with its fabulous orchid collection), fruitcake and jelly kitchens. Don’t miss the Ralph Foster Museum, dedicated to Ozarks history and culture. The museum houses thousands of objects representing archaeology, history, firearms, antiques, numismatics, fine arts, geology and mineralogy. Museum admission is free for active duty military now through Labor Day as part of the Blue Star Museum Program. There’s so much to see and do on campus and at The Keeter Center (awarded the 2013 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence). And afterwards — you’ll be ready for another scoop!
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Beatle mania at Moon River!
Grammy-nominated Liverpool Legends ...
By Linda Burlingame
One of the excellent shows on stage this summer at Andy Williams Moon River Theatre is Liverpool Legends, the “Complete Beatles Experience.” It certainly is that.
“Handpicked” by Louise Harrison, sister of the late Beatle George Harrison, these “lads” not only bear a striking resemblance to the four famous musicians, their sound, their appearance, mannerisms and actions (“John” jumping around, kicking up his heels and chewing his gum!) remarkably recreate the group that changed music forever. Video clips shown before the show remind the audience of the craziness the Beatles’ visit brought to this country. Police being briefed on how to handle screaming fans at the concert at Shea Stadium; teen girls sobbing, happy to be seeing the Beatles; and, of course the show that started it all, the February ’64 Ed Sullivan Show — sponsored by Pillsbury and Aerowax!
In the clip Sullivan tells the viewers one of his guests the next week is Don Rickles, “young and upcoming comedian, for the first time on television.” Then who appears on the Moon River stage — Ed Sullivan! The audience gasps and applauds when Neil Harvey steps in front of the curtain to welcome the audience and to introduce the “youngsters from Liverpool.” “The
rest, as they say, is history.” Never has that phrase been more appropriate!
I don’t have to tell you about the music. Classic. You probably know every word to every song. Note for note, their sound is incredible, and authentic. I noticed there were more than a dozen guitars on stage and asked “George Harrison” about it; that’s Marty Scott. He reminded me that every year the Beatles had a different look, a different sound … different guitars. Liverpool Legend even has to special order strings from England for some of the guitars.
Marty says it’s “stressful” selecting songs for the show — there’s such a catalog of great, legendary music. They change it up now and then; and the play list is different for different venues. Liverpool Legends performs around the world — South America, England, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Ecuador … they recently did two sold out shows in Israel. Louise mentions it’s wonderful to see audiences singing along in a language that is not their own. She comes on stage at the end of intermission to take questions from the audience. That’s always an interesting time, fascinating stories!
Marty was performing at a Beatles convention in Chicago, not long after George Harrison’s death in 2001 when he met Louise Harrison, who was very impressed. (She introduced him to Paul See MOON RIVER, Page 21
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Have you seen it ... have you seen Ayo?
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By Linda Burlingame
it is a fun filled show starring the Hughes Brothers and their families — five brothers, their wives and 35 children — singing and dancing their way through a variety of music, from Broadway, jazz and gospel, to patriotic and pop. There’s a dash of comedy, and those kids will charm your socks off! After an energetic opening with more than a dozen brothers, wives and kids performing Dance to the Music, the five Brothers slow things down with songs like Blue Moon and Chain Gang, tunes that show off
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their beautiful harmony. Marty, Jason, Adam, Ryan and Andy have been singing together all their lives; the harmony is not just musical. The boys and their families work closely to create the show that has been entertaining Branson visitors for almost 20 years. I used to refer to the kids as the “little ones.” That doesn’t work anymore. Do you remember sweet little Kristina? Still very sweet, she is now 20 years old. She is Marty and Cindy’s daughter, oldest of their 14 children and the oldest Hughes grandchild (pictured with her cousin
William and Lena). Gary and Lena Hughes started the boys’ music lessons early. Soon they were performing at church dinners, civic events, performing lead roles in musicals, and eventually performing in Branson. Here they all have roles other than music. Producing and directing, lighting and graphics … lots of jobs!
The song selection and production numbers are all good. Here Comes the Sun See HUGHES BROTHERS, Page 14
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Outlaw Run ...
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The World’s Most Daring Roller Coaster
By Linda Burlingame
I was at Silver Dollar City when Roller Coaster enthusiasts from three countries and 38 states converged on the park to experience Outlaw Run. And they certainly were enthusiastic! Justin Garvanovic, who lives in England and is founder and editor of First Drop magazine, observed, “Unlike other coasters, people here are excited even before they ride.” He said pacing is most important; it has to hold the rider’s attention from beginning to end. “So many coasters get it wrong. Outlaw Run gets it right.” Justin was here from England. Just to ride a roller coaster. I had no idea how many roller coasters there are around the world, and how many people spend most of their travel/vacation time going to experience them. I asked Justin how many countries he has visited for roller coasters. He just smiled and showed me his Passport! Duane Marden, from Milwaukee, told me there are currently 3198 operating See OUTLAW RUN, Page 16
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Marvelous show the whole family loves!
By Linda Burlingame
Thirty-two amazing horses are part of the talented cast at Dixie Stampede. From fast and furious to light and elegant, they are remarkable, and the dinner is truly delicious. Creamy vegetable soup; hickory-smoked pork loin; a tender, whole rotisserie chicken; yummy homemade buttermilk biscuits; corn on the cob; and a flaky apple turnover for dessert, all prepared fresh there in the Dixie Stampede kitchen.
The wait staff is part of the fun as they help cheer their side on to victory in the contests, fun rivalries like barrel racing, pig racing … and once again the world-famous racing ostriches!
Rumble in the Treetops, new last year, is also back. The lumberjacks climb, chop, saw and logroll their way through the relay, racing to the top of a tall pine, waging a crosscut battle, sawing and splitting giant logs. And of course, the old-fashioned log roll!
Dixie Stampede is a BIG show. Consider this: Twenty yards of lace and ribbon on each Belle’s costume; 350 – 400 lights on each dress and 75-100 lights used on each man’s
topcoat in the dance scene. Dixie Stampede uses 3,500 bales of hay per year, about 262,500 pounds. They use 104,000 pounds per year of grain as feed for the horses, who generate 832,000 pounds of manure per year. Dixie horses go through 1,152 shoes annually. The horses are treated to 13,200 bales of bedding, approximately 528,000 pounds of pine shavings. The arena floor at Dixie is a unique combination of 320,000 pounds of clay, 160,000 pounds of river sand and 100,000 pounds of gravel to create a surface that is dust-free and easy on the horses’ legs.
And there’s all the food … gallons and gallons of soup, tons of potatoes, thousands of turnovers to turn out! Plan to arrive an hour or so before show time to enjoy the Horse Walk. The horses are exquisitely groomed and gorgeous; their stalls are elegant. There are Appaloosas, Belgian draft horses, quarter horses, paints … all magnificent. The preshow in the Carriage Room is entertaining, too. You will enjoy!
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with Kristina on violin, along with four of the older boys, turns into a funky modern dance. It’s suits ‘n’ sunglasses when the guys sing My Gal, and the wives sport pretty parasols for Walkin’ on Sunshine. The H u g h e s Brothers Kids is a delightful number, too. And when five of the younger boys come out dressed in cowboy finery to sing Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, they look just like the ‘original’ Hughes brothers when they were young, performing on the state fair circuit. Jason starts the second half with Give My Regards to Broadway. The number from Big River is nice; there are a lot of favorites like Wells Fargo Wagon from Music Man; It’s a Hard Knock Life from
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Annie; New York New York from On the Town. The band is top notch and shows off with a number from Chicago. My favorite has to be the hand jive number from Will Rogers Follies, Hooray for Our Favorite Son. Hope no one got smacked or got an eye poked out in rehearsal for that one!! Their gospel and patriotic medley at the close of the show is beautiful, with the whole family on stage. Your family will enjoy their family!
Speaking of family, the other show headlining at the Hughes Brothers Theatre is Ayo, starring Voices of Glory. Michael, Avery and Nadia Cole. They were Top 5 on NBC’s finalists America’s Got Talent; the story of how they started singing is poignant and very touching. They have an easy, graceful manner on stage and their voices and harmonies are exceptional. Nadia, who is just 13, has an extraordinary voice; close your eyes and you think you’re listening to an older, more experienced
vocalist. Someday we may be saying, “I remember her when she was just 13 and performing in Branson!”
Michael, Avery and Nadia do a wide variety of music styles. I think they really shine when they’re singing jazz and soul numbers. They have an especially good band, too. I know Marty Wilhite and Mitch Kiersey, exceptional musicians who have been on the Branson scene a long time. It’s a New Dawn is very stylish. And I really like their arrangement of Cry Me a River. They were scattin’ through Summertime (“and the livin’ is easy.”) They do gospel and Broadway, and it was fun when Michael sang I Won’t Dance and Nadia and Avery came out doing a fun, funky dance. Tina Turner would be impressed if she heard Nadia’s Rollin’ on the River! She really ‘gets after it!’ Ayo is Branson’s newest hit show … put it on your “must see” list!
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coasters in the world; he has ridden 600. (600!) Duane is creator of the roller coaster data base Web site, rcdb.com and said coaster enthusiasts are from every walk of life. He mentioned a medical examiner, a retired dental surgeon and a professional wrestler. Sean, from Ohio, said coaster enthusiasts travel the world in search of coaster thrills. “It’s an adrenalin rush, but we do it to relax.” Okay. “It’s not a hobby really, more of a lifestyle.” He’s traveled to 14 countries for coasters and declared Outlaw Run, “One of the most memorable rides I’ve ever done.”
Tim Baldwin, editor of Roller Coaster Magazine, said, “Outlaw Run is satisfying to the thrill seekers and fun for moms as well. It’s exhilarating but not intimidating. Very smooth — coaster ballet.” While many coasters sit on concrete and asphalt, Outlaw Run dives into valleys and whirls up wooded hillsides.
Outlaw Run is the world’s first and only double barrel roll on a wood coaster; the only wood coaster to twist upside down three times; and is the world’s steepest wood coaster with a drop of more than 16 stories. It is the fastest wood coaster and the second fastest coaster in the world, reaching a speed of 68 mph. Riders boarding the coaster at “Stagecoach Depot” commented, “Very good,” “Just the right amount of intensity,” and “Really smooth,” as they got in line to ride again!
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SHOW/ATTRACTION
#1 Hits of the 60’s 3 Redneck Tenors 70’s Music Celebration w/Barry Williams Acrobats of China Adventures of Marco Polo Amazing Pets Andy Williams Christmas Show A Neil Diamond Tribute Ayo starring Voices of Glory Baldknobbers Barbara Fairchild Show Branson Country USA Branson Scenic Railway, Inc. Branson Zipline and Canopy Tours Brett Family Singers Buck Trent Show Buckets n’ Boards Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Cassandre’ The Voice of An Angel Cat’s Pajamas Vocal Band Christmas in Hollywood Christmas on the Trail Cirque Montage Clay Cooper’s Country Music Express Comedy Jamboree Dancing Queen ABBA’s Greatest Hits Daniel O’Donnell Dinner with Yakov Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction Doug Gabriel's #1 Hits Tribute Show Down Home Country Dutton Family Show George Dyer Show Grand Jubilee Hamner Barber Variety Show Haygoods Hollywood Wax Museum Hooray for Hollywood Hot Hits Theatre Hughes Brothers Christmas Show IMAX Entertainment Complex Inspiration Tower it ... small word, big show Jeerk Jim Stafford Show Joey Riley Show Joseph Joseph Hall Elvis Rock n Remember Tribute Kenny Rogers presents the Toy Shoppe Kirby VanBurch Show
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Caravelle Theatre New Americana Theatre RFD-TV The Theatre New Shanghai Theatre White House Theatre Grand Country Music Hall Moon River Theatre Jim Stafford Theatre Hughes Brothers Theatre Baldknobbers Family Theatre Golden Corral Grand Country Music Hall Old Downtown Branson Wolfe Creek Station Dick Clark Bandstand RFD-TV the Theatre Clay Cooper Theatre Butterfly Palace New Americana Theatre Moon River Theatre King’s Castle Theatre The Shepherd of the Hills Starlite Theatre Clay Cooper Theatre Grand Country Music Hall King’s Castle Theatre Moon River Theatre Yakov Smirnoff Theatre Dixie Stampede Doug Gabriel Theatre Grand Country Music Hall Dutton Family Theater Dutton Family Theater Grand Country Music Hall Hamner Barber Theatre RFD-TV the Theatre Hollywood Ent. Complex King’s Castle Theatre Old Downtown Branson Hughes Brothers Theatre IMAX Entertainment Complex The Shepherd of the Hills Hughes Brothers Theatre RFD-TV The Theatre Jim Stafford Theatre Music City Centre Sight & Sound Theatre NewAmericana Theatre Starlite Theatre Kirby VanBurch Theatre
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Larry's Country Diner Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Legends in Concert Lennon Sisters Little Opry Theatre Liverpool Legends - Beatles Tribute Mel Tillis Show Mickey Gilley Show New Jersey Nights New South Gospel Oak Ridge Boys Oh! What a Night Osmonds Ozark Mountain Jubilee Paul Harris & the Cleverlys Pierce Arrow Presleys’ Country Jubilee Price is Right LIVE Pure Comedy Joey I.L.O Ralph Foster Museum Rankin Brothers Red Hot & Blue RED - Skelton Tribute Reelin in the Years Starring John Tweed Ride the Ducks Ripley’s Believe It or Not Roy Rogers Jr. Show Shepherd of the Hills Historic Homestead Tour Shepherd of the Hills Old Mill Theatre Outdoor Drama Shepherd of the Hills Trail of Lights Shoji Tabuchi Show Showboat Branson Belle Silver Dollar City SIX Sons of the Pioneers Dinner Show Sunday Gospel Jubilee Texas Tenors Titanic Museum Attraction Todd Oliver & His Talking Dogs Tony Roi's Elvis and More Twelve Irish Tenors Veterans Memorial Museum Vigilante Extreme ZipRider White Water World Famous Platter Review World’s Largest Toy Museum
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Starlite Theatre Oak Ridge Boys Theatre Dick Clark Bandstand Moon River Theatre IMAX Entertainment Complex Moon River Theatre Clay Cooper Theatre Mickey Gilley Theatre King’s Castle Theatre Grand Country Music Hall Oak Ridge Boys Theatre Moon River Theatre Moon River Theatre Grand Country Music Hall White House Theatre Pierce Arrow Theatre Presleys’ Theatre Welk Resort Theatre Jim Stafford Theatre College of the Ozarks Clay Cooper Theatre Clay Cooper Theatre Hamner Barber Theatre New Americana Theatre Ride the Ducks Ripley’s Museum RFD-TV The Theatre The Shepherd of the Hills
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The Shepherd of the Hills Shoji Tabuchi Theatre White River Landing Silver Dollar City Mickey Gilley Theatre Pavilion - Shepherd of the Hills Grand Country Music Hall Starlite Theatre Titanic Museum Attraction New Americana Theatre Jim Stafford Theatre King’s Castle Theatre Veterans Memorial Museum The Shepherd of the Hills White Water Tribute Theatre World’s Largest Toy Museum
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1977 honor of being designated a “National Treasure” by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Two of their most famous songs, Tumbling Tumbleweeds and Cool Water are in the National Archives. Sons of the Pioneers are in the Western Music Association Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, National Cowboy Hall of Fame. They have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Before the show, dinner is served from an authentic 1800’s chuck wagon. Roasted chicken, beef, corn on the cob, potatoes, beans, dinner roll, with apple cobbler for dessert — that menu satisfies any appetite! Vocalist Stacey Smith gets the audience warmed up with charm and song, and introduces the Sons of the Pioneers. Audiences are enthusiastic as the Pioneers regale them with classic western tunes and a dash of cowboy comedy.
You don’t have to be a cowboy fan to recognize many of the songs. Don’t Fence Me In (“Gimme land, lots o’ land under starry skies above … don’t fence me in!”) is a Cole Porter song written for the 1945 movie Don’t Fence Me In, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Sons of the Pioneers, and Gabby Hayes as “Wildcat
Kelly.” The popular Room Full of Roses, written by Pioneer Tim Spencer, was recorded by many artists. In 1974 it was Mickey Gilley’s first big hit.
Fiddle player Ricky Boen won the 2012 Branson Critic’s Choice “Best Violin Player” award. Boen has won the titles of Texas State Fiddle Champion, World Fiddle Champion, and in 2011 won the Missouri State F i d d l e Championship. Boen has been with the Pioneers since 2005.
The original “aristocrats of the range” have a stage full of extraordinary talent. The lineup includes Ricky Boen; Trail Boss Luther Nallie, who joined the group in 1969; Ken Lattimore, who holds a degree in music from Texas Tech University and has a beautiful tenor voice; Randy Rudd — his rich baritone makes him one of the best lead singers in Branson. (His comic wise cracks
endear him to the audience, sometimes to the chagrin of the others!) Mark Abbott sings bass and plays the upright bass. Keeping it all in the family, Luther’s “little brother” Tommy Nallie is with the group.
Over the decades, Luther is just the third Trail Boss. While certainly proud of their legendary predecessors, Luther says, “I’m equally proud of the guys on stage now.” You won’t find better talent anywhere. “And we have fun, everybody has a good time, laughing in the dressing room, doing our show.”
The “dinner bell” rings at 4:15. The Pavilion Theatre is open to fresh air when the weather is nice or enclosed to keep out raindrops. The show is over in time to take the tram down to the outdoor set of the Old Mill Theatre for the evening performance of The Shepherd of the Hills, based on the 1907 novel written by Harold Bell Wright. The novel remains one of the most widely read books in publishing history and began the influx of tourists to this area.
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Behind the curtain just before show time, they’re working on those marks. They’re relaxed but there’s an air of excitement and energy. The stagehands are busy. I heard the hum of the audience on the other side of the curtain. Then I got ushered out to my seat to enjoy the show. There’s a wide variety of music, from Irish classics to Beatles, Broadway and pop. I love it all!
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McCartney.) About a year later Marty and “Lou” started putting together “Liverpool Legends.” Kevin Mantegna, John Lennon of the group, and Marty are longtime friends. Bob Beahon as Paul McCartney and Greg George as Ringo round out this extraordinary group. Their “piano man,” whom they call the “fifth Beatle,” is Bob Dobro. I remarked about the age range of the audience, from nine to 90. Marty grinned and said, “Yeah, you’re not supposed to like your grandparents’ music, right?!” Don’t miss their incredible show!
The Cat’s Pajamas Vocal Band (five voices and no instruments, amazing! You saw them on NBC’s The Sing Off.) and Oh What a Night (excellent tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons) also perform at Moon River. Moon River Weekends this fall has an outstanding lineup. Randy Travis, Clint Black, Lee Greenwood, Rich Little, and the Happy Together Tour 2013 are scheduled. “Happy Together” stars The Turtles, The Monkees, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Band, Mark Lindsay. Daniel O’Donnell has his show at Moon River this November-December, and The Andy Williams Christmas Show stars The Lennon Sisters, The Osmonds, along with other vocalists and variety acts. The stars are out at Moon River! (Kids 12 and under “free admission” this summer!)
Church Directory
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Assembly of God First Assembly of God 600West Main, Branson 417-334-3803
Baptist First Baptist Church 400 South Sunshine, Branson 417-334-7437 Calvary Baptist Church 625 Truman Dr., Branson 417-336-3475
Skyline Baptist Church 949 State Hwy. 165, Branson 417-334-6729
Bible Church Branson Bible Church 533 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson 417-334-3678 Fellowship at Cross Creek T Hwy. - T-10, Branson 417-335-8008
Catholic Our Lady of the Lake Vaughn Dr., Branson 417-334-3350
Christian Branson Christian Church 213 S. Commercial, Branson 417-334-3453
Church of Christ Church of Christ 432 Eagle Rock Road, Branson 417-239-1036 Church of God Church of the Apostolic Faith 100 East Main, Branson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church Road, Branson Episcopal Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal 107Walnut, Branson 417-334-3968
All VisitorsWelcome ~ Call for Service Times Foursquare Branson Foursquare Church 2287 Fall Creek Rd., Branson 417-339-5911 Full Gospel River of Life, Church Alive! 1307 Bird Rd., Branson 417-334-8287
Jehovah’sWitnesses Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’sWitnesses Hwy. 65-70, Branson 417-334-5507 Lutheran Faith Lutheran Parnell & Malone St., Branson 417-334-2469
Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 350 State Dr.,Hollister 417-334-1499 Methodist United Methodist 1208W.Hwy. 76, Branson 417-334-3423
Non-Denominational Salvation Army Church 1819W.Hwy. 76, Branson 417-339-4434
Unity of the Hills 4868 Hwy. 248, Branson 417-334-6224
Pentecostal Old Branson Pentecostal 600West Main, Branson 417-334-3803 Presbyterian First Presbyterian 420West Main, Branson 417-334-3468
Spirit Filled Faith Center 8537 State Hwy. 76, Branson West 417-338-8537
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