FW: "CHARLIE DANIELS BAND" HEADLINES FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL AT BONELLI PARK

 

 

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MEDIA ADVISORY	Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office:      (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176 E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov
May 13, 2009	For Immediate Release
“CHARLIE DANIELS BAND” HEADLINES FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL AT BONELLI PARK
SAN DIMAS – Los Angeles County’s 19th Annual Family Music Festival on Sunday, June 28 at Bonelli Park will feature country-rock legend Charlie Daniels along with music greats, the Marshall Tucker Band and Gary U.S. Bonds.   Sponsored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Family Music Festival features top musical acts as well as family activities, food booths, vendors, craft booths, a classic car exhibit, carnival rides and a children’s play area.   WHAT:                        19th Annual Family Music Festival WHEN:                       Sunday, June 28 at 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. WHERE:                    Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park 120 Via Verde Road, San Dimas, CA  (next to Raging Waters off the Santa Ana (57) Freeway between the San Bernardino (10) Freeway and the Foothill (210) Freeway.)   ·            General admission tickets are $18.00 in advance -- and $25.00 at the gate. ·            Military and Senior tickets are available at a discount price of $15.00. ·            For advanced ticket sales call (909) 599-8411 or visit  www.ticketmaster.com ·            Children under the age of 12 are free with a paid adult ticket (general admission only).   For ticket reservations and more information, call (909) 599-8411 or visit our website at: www.bonellipark.org.  Proceeds will support the County’s Junior Lifeguard Program, which prepares young people to become entry level lifeguards.   With hits including, “The Devil Went to Georgia,” the Charlie Daniels Band has been a Grammy and Academy of Country Music Award winning icon on the country-rock scene for nearly sixty years.    The Marshall Tucker Band had their first gold record in 1972 —their first of seven consecutive gold and platinum albums with songs including, “Heard It in a Love Song” and “Can’t You See.”   Honored by the Country Music Association for songwriting, Gary U.S. Bonds has been a popular rhythm, blues and rock and roll singer since 1960.
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