Wade Bowen

Friday, April 20 @ 10:00 p.m.

Main Stage

WADE BOWEN BIO

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Josh Turner

Saturday, April 21 @ 10:00 p.m.

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JOSH TURNER BIO

Multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner, is one of country music’s most recognizable hit-makers. With a rich, deep voice and distinctive style, Turner has sold more than 8 million units, is a disciple of traditional country music and one of the youngest members of the esteemed Grand Ole Opry. From his 2003 platinum-selling debut Long Black Train to his most recent 2017 Billboard No. 1 release, Deep South, Turner has garnered multiple GRAMMY, CMA, and ACM nominations. Turner’s hits include “Your Man,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” “Firecracker,” “Would You Go with Me,” “All Over Me,” and “Time Is Love,” the most played country song of 2012.

Turner released his sixth studio album Deep South in March featuring the #1 hit single “Hometown Girl.” Turner shares, “I’ve lived a lot of life since the release of my last album (Punching Bag) and I’ve learned a lot during the making of this album. I have grown as a writer and as an artist. It’s been cool to see this culmination of life and lessons and age boiled down into this project and I am really proud of Deep South.” Turner wrote four of the 11 tracks on the highly-anticipated album including the title track and he is impressing fans and critics alike.

Rolling Stone declares that Turner, with his “river deep baritone,” delivers an “eagerly awaited album from a country purist.” PEOPLE Magazine says the “Nashville veteran flaunts his deep bass” on Deep South and that the album is “an ode to down-home staples, from finding that perfect love on ‘Hometown Girl’ to savoring the laid-back life on the title track.”

Turner checked off another bucket list item when he added author to his list of accomplishments. His first book, Man Stuff: Thoughts on Faith, Family and Fatherhood was released in 2014. As highlighted in the book, the Hannah, S.C. native has been songwriting and performing since he was a young child, and in support of music education, created The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund to assist students interested in pursuing a future in arts and music. As a high school student, Turner had very little access to music education, therefore realizes first-hand the importance of arts education in schools.

For more information on Josh Turner, visit www.JoshTurner.com.

La Mafia

Sunday, April 22 @ 6:30 p.m.

Main Stage

LA MAFIA BIO

After three decades, 38 albums and over 12 million copies sold, La Mafia is back with their new single “Que No Quede Huella / Como Me Duele Amor” Oscar de la Rosa and Armando Lichtenberger Jr., leaders of the Mafia, started promoting their new single “Que No Quede Huella / Como Me Duele Amor”, with the participation of guest artist Bronco.

La Mafia’s returning to the studio could not be more spectacular than with this new single, which is an innovative project titled “Unicos” which has as a special guest Bronco. “Que No Quede Huella” is their most representative theme and one of the biggest successes of the Monterrey based group, but this time performed by La Mafia, in their unique style, while the hit “Como Me Duele Amor”, one of La Mafia’s biggest hits now interpreted by Bronco, but in their own unique way. Definitely a great idea by La Mafia lead vocalist Oscar De La Rosa who’s idea gives a fresh take on two classics.

Oscar “when Armando and I talked about our beginnings where in different places and cities La Mafia and Bronco had our separate presentations, both always breaking box office records I admired songs by Lupe Esparza, leader of Bronco, and I always liked “Que No Quede Huella” and that’s right where my idea of us playing their song in La Mafia “UNICOS” (Unique) style and inviting Bronco to play one of their favorite La Mafia songs in their “UNICOS” (Unique) style. We talked to our Management agency Prime Time Entertainment, and they helped organize this new concept asking Lupe if he was interested and he loved the concept and decided to record La Mafia’s “Como Me Duele Amor”.

La Mafia has just released a new single “Alejate” with a music video shot on the Texas beaches. The song and video have a classic meloncoly feel.

Armando : “We’ve returned to touring Mexico, Mexico gave us awesome album sales and a lot of recognitions and we have always loved and respected our fans there and after a few years of fulfilling personal projects we are back touring Mexico with a new energy, new musical projects and concert presentations.

HITS:

La Mafia are creators of hits like “Me Estoy Enamorando”, “Estas Tocando Fuego”, “Nuestra Cancion”, “Un Millon De Rosas”, “Alas De Papel”, “Que Hare Yo,” “Si Quiere Dios” “Aqui Esta Mi Amor” “Yo Me Morire, “Ahora Y Siempre”, “Vida”, among many others. Awards:

GRAMMYS:

1995 Grammy Nomination – VIDA “Best Pop Album”

1996 Grammy Nomination – Exitos En Vivo “Best Mexican-American Performance”

Reining Tejano Idol winner Monica Saldivar is a life long resident of Grand Prairie TX. She is a 2012 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Art in Dallas TX . Currently she is a senior at Dallas Baptist University majoring in Music Business / Vocal Performance with a minor in Spanish.