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Sonoma-Marin Fair Announces Musical Headliners ETALUMA, CA. The multi-week smash to experiment and try new The Sonoma-Marin “Yeah” and chart topper things." Fair, June 22-26, “Sunny and ” are now both LEANN TIMES is known for their certified Gold by the RIAA. Saturday June Country summerP concert series that “The biggest thing I feel beauty LeAnn Rimes will are free with Fair admission. is just that it’s a new day. grace the Main Stage for her The Fair welcomes the return I’m wiping the slate clean first time at the Sonoma- of high-energy favorites and starting something Marin Fair, Saturday June Tower of Power who brand new. I love my old . LeAnn Rimes has sold will perform on Wednesday, catalog of music – “Tequila more than million Country Billboard artist Joe Makes Her Clothes Fall albums, won two Grammy® Nichols on Thursday, rockers Off,” “Brokenheartsville,” Awards, three Academy of Hinder take the stage on “The Impossible,” “Gimme Country Music Awards and Friday and female country That Girl” and the rest. But Billboard Music Awards. Tower of Power favorite LeAnn Rimes will I’m starting the first chapter Rimes is the youngest play on Saturday. Sunday of that new book now. I’m recipient of a Grammy® features Latin performers pretty sure it’s got a happy Award, and was also the Banda Pachuco, Rocio y Sue ending, but I also hope there first country recording artist Sonora, and El Tiempo. are a few surprises for people to win in the “Best New TOWER OF POWER along the way.” Artist” category. In , Wednesday June Co- HINDER -year-old LeAnn recorded founder Emilio Castillo will Friday June Sonoma- a major-label album. In , bring the always-popular Marin Fair welcomes LeAnn released "You Light Tower of Power to the Fair Hinder, the multi-platinum Up My Life: Inspirational with a big and bold kick-off. Oklahoma City rockers, to Songs" which debuted on With their horns, soulful the Main Stage, Friday June Billboard Magazine charts at tunes and big sound, the . Singalong anthems, such the same time: Pop, Country, group’s name says it all. The as “Get Stoned” and “Lips and Contemporary Christian first song they wrote when Of An Angel,” shot them to (that had never been achieved trying for a gig with Bill megastardom, establishing before by a country singer). Graham at The Fillmore was Hinder as the next wave in That year, LeAnn released “You’re Still a Young Man”. anthemic rock. The band "How Do I Live" which With their unique sound and released its debut Extreme would set a record by staying a Warner Brothers recording Behavior in , followed on Billboard Magazine's contract under their belt they by 's Take It to the "Hot " chart for weeks. produced radio classics like Limit, 's All American She crossed over to pop “So Very Hard to Go” and Nightmare, and 's with Twisted Angel in “What is Hip.” The band may Welcome to the Freak Show. but returned to country. In Joe Nichols have had over members They released their th she toured with Kenny over the years, but they stay album When the S . The Chesney and offered true to their sound, ignoring songs run the gamut from Lady & Gentlemen produced trends, making music exactly rowdy rock to subtle country by Vince Gill and Darryl the way they want it to be. influence to memorable pop Brown focusing on her female JOE NICHOLS hooks, all of which retain perspective of classic country Thursday June With the DNA-distinct spirit tunes a new take on traditional of Hinder. That ability to For more information on country, Joe Nichols will walk the tightrope between the concerts and to purchase take over the Main Stage on genres, without a net, is Fair admission in advance Wednesday so plan to arrive something drummer Cody visit Sonoma- MarinFair. early to stake out your place Hanson is proud of. "We can org. Adult tickets are for this concert. One of cross genres whenever we and include concerts and country music’s most praised want," he said. "We don't unlimited carnival rides. traditional country artists, want to be a band that can Nichols has s ix hits and only do that one thing. We eight Top singles to his have something for everyone. credit and racked up two We've always been that way. consecutive hits from his Having the ability to do our critically acclaimed Red Bow own production, having our Records’ album CRICKETS. own studio, gives us a chance LeAnn Rimes