February 6, 2014 at 3:01 p.m.
Country music revue coming to Campanile
Country music revue coming to Campanile
It may be impossible to crown any one performer as country music's biggest star, but few would argue that Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash would all be near the top of any list. Each broke barriers and changed country and popular music forever. Sweet Dreams & Honky Tonks is a new revue that presents the best loved hits of these classic artists, along with stories of their colorful lives.
Sweet Dreams & Honky Tonks stars two Wisconsin music veterans. Tom Waselchuk has performed for over three decades, sometimes juggling multiple projects, but always keeping one foot planted firmly in country music. Waselchuk is a singer and songwriter, and plays guitar, bass and pedal steel guitar. Jami Lampkins moved to Madison in 2007 from Nashville, where she was a finalist in the USA Network's "Nashville Star" competition. Lampkins is a powerful singer and songwriter as well as an accomplished guitarist and banjo player. She has played professionally since age 14.
Waselchuk and Lampkins are regular guest performers on Midwest Country, a music showcase broadcast Saturday evenings nationally on the RFD-TV network.
The backup band for Sweet Dreams & Honky Tonks is The Dang-Its, a group Waselchuk founded in 1998. The band includes Rick Nass on pedal steel guitar, Pete Olig on electric and upright bass, and Mark Luhring on drums. The Dang-Its were named 2013 Country/Bluegrass Performer of the Year by the Madison Area Music Awards this past June.
The performance is set for 2 p.m. Feb. 16. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Campanile is located one block west of southbound U.S. Hwy. 51 in downtown Minocqua. Tickets are available at (715)356-9700 or at www.cam panilecenter.org.
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