Multi-talented comedian, actor and writer Rodney Carrington will return to Springfield for a performance at Gillioz Theatre on Thursday, February 11th. Rodney has recorded eight major record label comedy albums selling over two million copies, has starred in his own self-titled TV sitcom, which ran on ABC for two seasons and most recently co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the award-winning movie Beer for My Horses.
This past summer, Rodney released a new all-music CD, El Nino Loco, his 7th album on Capitol Nashville, which debuted at #2 on Billboard’s comedy charts. Additionally, the first season (2004 – 2005) of the ABC television show Rodney has recently been made available exclusively in Wal-Mart stores.
In August, Rodney released his new Christmas album, Make It Christmas. "It ain't got a funny song on it," he says. "It's a big-band, Frank Sinatra-type Christmas record; something I've always wanted to do." The albums includes many holiday classics such as "Mary, Did You Know?," "O Holy Night" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.
According to Pollstar, Rodney has been among the top ten grossing touring comedians as he has performed for sold out audiences throughout the US and Canada for the last five years.
Film: Gone with the Wind
American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Eric Church/Jagermeister Country Tour
When Eric Church issued his debut Capitol CD in 2006, he was astonished when he took its songs on the road. Within months, a cult of rabid followers assembled, packing his shows, singing along to every word, driving hundreds of miles to see him and "spreading the gospel" of his extraordinary music.
The nation's music critics agreed with the fans. Sinners Like Me was lauded by The Los Angeles Times, People, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and USA Today, as well as a host of country publications. The New York Times called it "a strong candidate for country album of the year." Its working-class anthems "How 'Bout You" and "Guys Like Me" rumbled with force and power. The unforgettably wry "Two Pink Lines" was about waiting for the results of a pregnancy test. "Lightning" was sung from the point of view of a condemned man being electrocuted.
Carolina, the sophomore album by Eric Church, is another collection of strikingly original songs and sounds. Reflecting the restlessly creative character of its maker, Carolina is even more musically diverse than its illustrious predecessor.
"Carolina is an album. So was Sinners. Most artists make singles and hope they end up with a record. I prefer to make a record and hope I have singles. I love country music, and I am very reverent of the time that I have to make records. That's what we owe the industry, the format and the fans. We owe them a great record."
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