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By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/div>\n
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Steve Priest\u2019s Sweet<\/p><\/div>\n

There was a band that formed in London in 1968 and went on to log a series of top-rated singes such as \u201cFox on the Run,\u201d \u201cBlock Buster!\u201d and \u201cBallroom Blitz.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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Right from the very beginning, the was a confusing element to the band\u2019s name. On all its record issues, the band was billed as \u201cThe Sweet.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Founding member Andy Scott referred to the band as \u201cSweet\u201d and in liner notes talked about \u201cSweet\u201d albums and \u201cSweet\u201d compositions.<\/div>\n
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Now, almost 60 years later, there is still confusion about the name \u2013 and two bands playing the music of \u201cSweet\/The Sweet\u201d onstage.<\/div>\n
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The \u201cclassic\u201d lineup featured: Brian Connolly\u00a0\u2013 lead and backing vocals (1968\u20131979; died 1997); Steve Priest\u00a0\u2013 bass, backing and lead vocals (1968\u20131982; died 2020); Mick Tucker\u00a0\u2013 drums, backing and occasional lead vocals (1968\u20131982; died 2002); and Andy Scott\u00a0\u2013 guitar, keyboards, backing and lead vocals (1970\u20131982).<\/div>\n

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In January 2008, Steve Priest assembled his own version of Sweet in Los Angeles.<\/div>\n
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Steve Priest\u2019s Sweet — Steve Priest – backing and occasional lead vocals, bass (2008\u20132020); Stuart Smith – guitar (2008\u20132012); Stevie Stewart – backing vocals, keyboards (2008\u20132020); Richie Onori – drums (2008\u20132020); Joe Retta – lead vocals (2008\u20132017) \u2013 ran from 2008-2020.<\/div>\n
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In June 2020, it was announced that Steve Priest had died. This left Andy Scott as the sole living member of Sweet’s \u201cclassic line-up.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Andy Scott’s Sweet — Andy Scott \u2013 guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1985\u2013present); Paul Manzi\u00a0\u2013 lead vocals (2019\u2013present; substitute 2014, 2015), bass (2015, 2019), keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2014); Lee Small \u2013 bass, backing and lead vocals (2019\u2013present); Tom Cory \u2013 keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2019\u2013present); Adam Booth \u2013 drums, backing vocals (2023\u2013present) \u2013 is still out on the road delivering the glam rock pioneers\u2019 greatest hits.<\/div>\n
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But this band is not the only Sweet band on the road. Steve Priest\u2019s band continued on without Priest.<\/div>\n
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On July 28, this version of Sweet will visit the area for a show at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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The band\u2019s lineup includes drummer Richie Onori and bassist\/vocalist Stevie Stewart along with guitarist Jimmy Burkhard, keyboardist Dave Schultz and vocalist Are Kamin.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIn 2007, I was the drummer with Keith Emerson\u2019s band,\u201d said Onori, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in Woodland Hills, California.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI was playing at an event on Sunset Boulevard raising money for Hurricane Katrina relief. I became the drummer and backed everybody including Slash and Steve Lukather. I knew Steve Priest would be performing \u2013 so I learned a couple Sweet songs.\u201d<\/div>\n
A match was made.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSteve came out of retirement after 30 years,\u201d said Onori. \u201cHe didn\u2019t like the way Sweet was being portrayed. Stevie (Stewart) and I put a new band together. We rehearsed, got an agent and played our first show in 2007.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve had pretty much the same band for 19 years. That\u2019s longer than any other version of the band. Steve Priest passed away four years ago. Before he died, he told me that he wanted me to keep the band going \u2013 to keep Sweet\u2019s legacy alive.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe band has released several singles in recent years \u2013 \u201cLittle Miracle\u2019 in 2024, \u2018Insane\u2019 in 2024 and \u2018In the Sky\u2019 in 2025. We\u2019re releasing a new song in 2026 that had Steve Priest on bass \u2013 \u2018Sweet Dreams.\u2019<\/div>\n
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\u201cSweet had over 30 Top 10 hits worldwide. In our show, we do all the big hits. And we do the album tracks that people love \u2013 \u2018Set Me Free,\u2019 \u2018Sweet FA,\u2019 \u2018No You Don\u2019t\u2019 and \u2018Done Me Wrong.\u2019 Some singles like \u2018Ballroom Blitz\u2019 and \u2018Fox on the Run\u2019 are songs we absolutely have to play.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Video link for Sweet \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/mrsBHBLa1dA<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show at the Sellersville Theater on July 28 will start at 8 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets start at $45.<\/div>\n
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Other upcoming shows at the Sellersville Theater are Abe Partridge and Jack Barksdale on July 24, Double Vision – The<\/div>\n
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Foreigner Experience on July 25, Kanin Wren on July 26, The Divine Hand Ensemble on July 26, The Lovin\u2019 Spoonful on July 27, Sam Morrow with The Jeremy Edge Project on July 29 and Beaucoup Blue and Stacy Mitchhart on July 30.<\/div>\n
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Renovations at the Candlelight Theatre (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313, www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/a><\/i>) have been completed.<\/div>\n
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Like a phoenix, the popular dinner theater sprang back to life on July 12.<\/div>\n
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\"\"The new show is the musical hit \u201cJimmy Buffett\u2019s Escape to Margaritaville.\u201d The show will run now through August 24.<\/div>\n
Featuring Jimmy Buffett classics with book by Greg Garcia and Mike O\u2019Malley, \u201cEscape to Margaritaville\u201d tells the story of\u00a0Tully, a smooth-talking singer\/bartender whose laidback, no-strings-attached lifestyle is turned upside down when he falls for Rachel, a career-minded environmental scientist visiting the island as a tourist n a bachelorette vacation.<\/div>\n
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The show\u2019s music consists of songs previously recorded by Buffett, and written by him and various other songwriters, with one exception, the original song “Three Chords.”<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0La Jolla Playhouse\u00a0presented the musical in a limited engagement from May 9-July 9, 2017. Following its run in\u00a0La Jolla, the musical had limited runs in\u00a0New Orleans,\u00a0Houston and Chicago until December 2017.<\/div>\n
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The musical premiered on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0at the\u00a0Marquis Theatre\u00a0in February 2018. The musical closed on July 1 of the same year, after 29 previews and 124 regular performances. The musical performed on the PBS<\/a>\u00a0A Capitol Fourth<\/a>\u00a0TV special on July 4, 2018, in Washington, D.C.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u201cEscape to Margaritaville\u201d has been performed at several area theaters but this is the show\u2019s Candlelight Theater premiere.<\/div>\n
The two key roles in the Candlelight\u2019s production are filled by two talented young actors \u2013 including one making a Candlelight debut.<\/div>\n
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Giacomo Fizzano plays the male lead, Tully. Rachel is played by Molly Hofstaedter.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis is my first time doing anything here,\u201d said Fizzano, a media native and Penncrest High grad. \u201cI saw a post on Theater Philadelphia. I thought \u2013 I like this show. I\u2019ll go for an audition.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The Candlelight liked Fizzano — and the University of the Arts alumnus liked the Candlelight.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m really impressed with the Candlelight Theater,\u201d said Fizzano, who now lives in West Chester with his family. \u201cIt\u2019s a really professional theater.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd I really like this show. I saw it at the Walnut Street Theatre a few years ago. It\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/div>\n
Fizzano is no stranger to Buffett\u2019s music.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m a big Jimmy Buffett fan,\u201d said Fizzano. \u201cFor the last couple years, I was playing piano bars on cruise ships, so I played a lot of Jimmy Buffett.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMy last cruise ended in January. I spent a couple years playing piano bars on the Holland American line. I\u2019ve seen a lot of interesting places on these cruises including the Amazon River and the Caribbean.\u201d<\/div>\n
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When asked why audiences like this show, Fizzano replied, \u201cIt invites a wide net \u2013 people who like musicals and also Parrotheads who enjoy it. It has a great sense of humor. And it has a lot of heart.\u201d<\/div>\n
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When asked what he likes about Tully, Fizzano said, \u201cI really enjoy him. I need to be more like him at times \u2013 need to be more laid back. It\u2019s a really fun journey to go through every night.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd it\u2019s early great to work with Molly, who plays Rachel. Whatever the temperature the scene needs, she sets the thermometer.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen she sings \u2018It\u2019s My Job,\u2019 he realizes that this is more than another one-week fling. He gets her to relax and let her hair down and she gets him to use his heart.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Other key roles in the show are played by Aaron Shown (Brick), Gabrielle hinds (Tammy), Dan Healy (J.D.), Adriana Devine (Marley), Avery Hannon (Jamal) and Nathan Fitch (Chadd).<\/div>\n
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The show\u2019s Director\/Choreographer is Jessical Bostock and Julia Kershetsky is the Music Director.<\/div>\n
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\u201cJimmy Buffett\u2019s Escape to Margaritaville\u201d show will run now through August 24 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m.<\/div>\n
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From July 23-26, Brandywiners, Ltd. (brandywiners.org<\/a>) are moving into their summer home at Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, www.longwoodgardens.org<\/a>) where they will perform a four-show run of \u201cSomething Rotten.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Under the guidance of top-notch directors — Stage Director\u00a0S. Lee Lewis and Music Director Betsy Conner — \u201cSomething Rotten\u201d is an outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce.<\/div>\n
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Two brothers set out to write the world\u2019s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway.<\/div>\n
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Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O\u2019Farrell, \u201cSomething Rotten\u201d garnered 10 Tony nominations. It was lauded by audience and critics alike as \u201cthe funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Nick and Nigel Bottom, two struggling playwrights in Renaissance London, need a hit. As the brothers and their acting troupe rehearse their latest work, \u201cRichard II,\u201d the Bottoms\u2019 patron, Lady Clapham, arrives to announce that William Shakespeare has also written a new play. The title:\u201d\u00a0Richard II.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Clapham issues an ultimatum: if the Bottom brothers don\u2019t deliver her a hit play \u201con the morrow,\u201d their working relationship will come to an end.<\/div>\n
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When Nick\u2019s wife, Bea, is forced to find work, Nick takes their meager savings to Soothsayer Alley.<\/div>\n
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There he finds Thomas Nostradamus, nephew of the famous soothsayer, who gazes into the future and foresees a new entertainment phenomenon: \u201cThe Musical,\u201d a play where actors suddenly burst into song.<\/div>\n
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Nick has his million-pound idea. The Bottom brothers begin work on a musical about the Black Death, but when Shakespeare gets wind of their idea, he steals Nigel\u2019s notebook.<\/div>\n
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Desperate for revenge, Nick pays Thomas for one more prediction — the name and plot of the greatest play Shakespeare will ever write. Thomas answers, \u201cOmelette,\u201d setting the stage for the Bottom brothers\u2019 own masterpiece \u2013 \u201cOmelette, The Musical.\u201d<\/div>\n
For Brandywiners Ltd., there\u2019s no place like home \u2013 as long as home is Longwood Gardens.<\/div>\n
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Every summer,\u00a0the\u00a0company presents a large-scale musical production at Longwood Gardens and contributes\u00a0the\u00a0proceeds to cultural, educational and civic causes throughout\u00a0the\u00a0Delaware Valley.<\/div>\n
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Brandywiners have entertained at holiday and retirement parties at the Wilmington Country Club, the DuPont Country Club, the Newark Country Club, Delaware Art Museum, Hagley Soda House, Winterthur Museum and Garden, and the Chase Center on the Riverfront.<\/div>\n
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Performances at Longwood Gardens are set for 8 p.m. each night.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $38 for general admission ($33 for youth) and include all-day Gardens Admission.<\/div>\n
People\u2019s Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org<\/a>) has been celebrating its Golden Anniversary season for the last 10 months.<\/div>\n
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The theater, which has been a cherished Chester County attraction for 50 years, is closing its landmark season with a heavy hitter \u2013 the cult musical \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The show was a smash hit both as a Broadway production and a movie.<\/div>\n
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\u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d\u00a0is a\u00a0horror comedy rock musical <\/a>featuring music by\u00a0Alan Menken\u00a0and lyrics and a book by\u00a0Howard Ashman. It tells the story of a hapless florist shop worker who grows a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.<\/div>\n
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The musical, which traces its roots to a low-budget 1960\u00a0black comedy\u00a0film, \u201cThe Little Shop of Horrors,\u201d premiered\u00a0off-off-Broadway\u00a0in 1982 before moving to the\u00a0Orpheum Theatre off-Broadway<\/a>, where it had a five-year run. It later became a\u00a0Broadway\u00a0production.<\/div>\n
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An owner of a florist shop on Skid Row, Gravis Mushnick has two employees — Audrey and Seymour. When Seymour fouls up a floral arrangement for a dentist customer, Mushnick fires him.<\/div>\n
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Hoping to change his boss\u2019 mind, Seymour talks about a plant he has grown from seeds that he got over on Central Avenue. Seymour has also unwittingly cultivated a singing botanical menace. To the delight of Audrey, he names the plant \u201cAudrey II.\u201d<\/div>\n
Mushnick is unimpressed and gives Seymour one week to revive the plant. The usual plant food does not nourish it, but when Seymour accidentally pricks his finger, he discovers that the plant craves blood.<\/div>\n
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Fed on Seymour\u2019s blood, Audrey II begins to grow. Audrey II continues to grow and that means more blood. The plot continues to get darker from that point.<\/div>\n
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The celebratory \u201c50 Years of People\u2019s Light,\u201d has Zak Berkman as Producing Artistic Director and Shonali Burke as Managing Director. \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d is directed by Molly Rosa Houlahan.<\/div>\n
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Video link for \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d — https:\/\/youtu.be\/kKc_31M7Rzo<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d is running now through August 3. Tickets are $57 ($52 for youth).<\/div>\n
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This weekend, David\u00a0Wilcox\u00a0will be heading north from North Carolina to perform for another year at the\u00a0Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (9 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr,<\/a>\u00a0brynmawrtwilightconcerts.com<\/a>) with a show on July 25.<\/div>\n
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He is no stranger to the event.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve played there many times \u2013 at least 20,\u201d said\u00a0Wilcox, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in Asheville, North Carolina. \u201cI\u2019ve been playing the event since the early 1990s.\u201d<\/div>\n
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When Wilcox played at the venue two summers ago, he performed new songs from a soon-to-be-released album. The LP \u201cGood Friends\u201d was released in August 2023 on his own label, Fresh Baked Records.<\/div>\n
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Time for a bit of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu.<\/div>\n
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In just about three weeks, Wilcox will release his new album, \u201cThe Way I Tell the Story\u201d<\/div>\n
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Fans of the veteran singer\/ songwriter can hear a preview of some of these songs when Wilcox headlines a show at the Bryn Mawr Gazebo.<\/div>\n
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There are songwriters who chronicle life, and then there\u2019s Wilcox — an artist who metabolizes it. He has long been a quiet force in American folk music; a musician\u2019s musician, a writer\u2019s writer, and a seeker whose gift lies in making the personal feel universal.<\/div>\n
With the upcoming release of \u201cThe Way I Tell the Story,\u201d Wilcox proves, yet again, that resilience isn\u2019t just a survival skill — it\u2019s an art form. The record shimmers with musical sophistication but leaves just enough space for the listener to feel what Wilcox has always done best — tell the truth, gently but without apology.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSome songs are five years old, and some are one year old,\u201d said Wilcox. \u201cThis process gave us a lot of opportunity to re-listen and re-think. We had three years to do that.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI realized that I had been through some stuff and these songs reflect this.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI love these songs. They shed light for someone you love. They deal with addiction. They deal with keeping optimistic during trying times.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe song \u2018How I Tell\u2019 is about stories in the back of our minds and how we navigate through tough times.<\/div>\n
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\u201cFor example, the singer\/songwriter life. You hear a lot of people talking about how difficult it is. You pick a task, and the adversity of this path is the best part. It gives you a life worth writing about.\u201d<\/div>\n
The music he\u2019s creating now comes from a place that can\u2019t be faked.<\/div>\n
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In recent years, Wilcox\u2019s life has been shaped by his wife\u2019s Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis — a shift that reordered his priorities and redefined his sense of time, love, and presence.<\/div>\n
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Parkinson\u2019s disease\u00a0is a\u00a0neurodegenerative disease\u00a0primarily of the\u00a0central nervous system, affecting both\u00a0motor\u00a0and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually, and non-motor issues become more prevalent as the disease progresses.<\/div>\n
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On July 22, legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne died from Parkinson\u2019s at the age of 76.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe topics of one of the new songs is my wife\u2019s Parkinson\u2019s,\u201d said Wilcox. \u201cIt\u2019s a powerful song. It\u2019s about a garage sale \u2013 giving away all the athletic equipment \u2013 letting go of the past.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe past three years have been really rough for my wife and me. It\u2019s awful. It\u2019s also definitely an adventure.<\/div>\n
\u201cAnother new song is \u2018I Wish You Enough.\u2019 It\u2019s a beautiful song \u2013 kind of what you wish for others \u2013 trading compassion for fear and anger.\u201d<\/div>\n
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More than three decades into his career,\u00a0Wilcox\u00a0continues to push himself, just as he always has.\u00a0Wilcox, by so many measures, is a quintessential folk singer, telling stories full of heart, humor, and hope, substance, searching, and style. His innate sense of adventure and authenticity is why critics and colleagues, alike, have always praised not just his artistry, but his humanity, as well.<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s the result of a man giving himself over in gratitude and service to something bigger than himself. After an early 80s move to Warren Wilson College in North Carolina,\u00a0Wilcox\u00a0started playing guitar and writing songs, processing his own inner workings and accessing his own inner wisdom.<\/div>\n
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Wilcox\u2019s career began in earnest in the late 1980s, when his self-released debut, \u201cThe Nightshift Watchman,\u201d caught the attention of A&M Records. His major-label debut, \u201cHow Did You Find Me Here\u201d (1989), became an unexpected hit, selling over 100,000 copies largely by word of mouth and live shows alone — an unheard-of feat for a debut folk record.<\/div>\n
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Critics took note of his deft guitar work and emotional clarity, but it was the unassuming wisdom threaded through his lyrics that truly set him apart.<\/div>\n
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What followed was a string of acclaimed albums \u2013 \u201cBig Horizon\u201d (1994), \u201cTurning Point\u201d (1997), \u201cWhat You Whispered\u201d (2000) — each one refining his reputation as a songwriter who knows how to say hard things in soft, lasting ways.<\/div>\n
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Wilcox has continued to display his impressive craft as a songwriter \u2013 especially with the songs on \u201cThe Way I Tell the Story.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cIn my set this weekend, I\u2019ll be playing four or five new songs \u2013 maybe more,\u201d said Wilcox. \u201cI know I have to do good balance with new songs and old favorites.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Video link for David\u00a0Wilcox\u00a0— https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Y7ng-Uz1qg<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show on July 25 will start at 7 p.m. Cheryl Wheeler, who was supposed to co-headline, has cancelled and been replaced by Avi Wisnia.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $18.<\/div>\n
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Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will present Jimmy Vivino on July 25 in the club and Trey Wellington Band on July 26 on the Rooftop.<\/div>\n
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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>) is presenting 33 1\/3 LIVE\u2019s Killer Queen Experience on July 26.<\/div>\n
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On July 24, Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) will host AC Steel and the Perpetrators.<\/div>\n
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The show on July 24 at Jamey\u2019s will start at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $15.<\/div>\n
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Misty Blues will headline Jamey\u2019s on July 25. Tickets are $30.<\/div>\n
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On July 26, Jamey\u2019s will host Bluestime! Tickets are $25.<\/div>\n
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The Philly Blues Kings with Clarence Spady will perform at the Sunday Blues Brunch & Jam on July 20.<\/div>\n
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This free event features many of the top regional and national players every week and welcomes amateurs and weekend warriors to join on stage to celebrate the beautiful heritage of the blues.<\/div>\n
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The open mic jam runs from 1-3 p.m. with the featured band playing a set from noon-1 p.m.<\/div>\n
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\u201cBrother John: Johnny Never and John Colgan-Davis\u201d will make two visits to Kennett Square this weekend.<\/div>\n
On July 25 from 7-10 p.m., they will perform at Letty\u2019s Tavern (201 State Street, Kennett Square, www.lettys.com<\/a>).<\/div>\n
On July 26, the acoustic blues duo will play at Braeloch Brewing (225 Birch Street, Kennett Square, https:\/\/braelochbrewing.beer<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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Elkton Music Hall (107 North Street,\u00a0Elkton, Maryland, www.elktonmusichall.com<\/a><\/u>) will host Hurray for the Riff Raff on July 24 and The Nighthawks on July 25.<\/div>\n
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Presented and produced by Rising Sun Presents!, the 2025 Concerts Under the Stars series will again take place at the scenic Upper\u00a0Merion\u00a0Township Building Park (175 West Valley Forge Road, King of\u00a0 Prussia, www.concertsunderthestarskop.com<\/a>).<\/div>\n
The 2025 Concerts Under the Stars series July schedule will feature: Grace Potter, 24; Tom Hamilton, 25; \u201cJerry Harrison and Adrian Belew: Remain in Light,\u201d 27; and Rachel & Vilray, 30.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Rose Tree Summer Festival (Rose Tree Park, Route 252, Media, www.delcopa.gov\/departments\/parks<\/a>)\u00a0is a summer-long series of free outdoor shows now through August 10 at the scenic park just north of Media.<\/div>\n
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The following is the July schedule for Delaware County\u2019s 50th Annual Rose Tree Concert Series: 24, Merion Concert Band; 25, Barry Harris; 26, Van Halen Nation; 27, The Discoteks; 30, Lolly Hopwood & Friends; and 31, Mysterious Ways U2 Tribute —<\/div>\n
Six-String Soldiers.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times There was a band that formed in London in 1968 and went on to log a series of top-rated singes such as \u201cFox on the Run,\u201d \u201cBlock Buster!\u201d and \u201cBallroom Blitz.\u201d Right from the very beginning, the was a confusing element to the band\u2019s name. On all its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5166],"tags":[13039,3912,13038,13037],"class_list":["post-37021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-escape-to-margaritaville","tag-featured","tag-sweet","tag-the-sweet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37022,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37021\/revisions\/37022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}