Modesto Junior College will present "A Tribute to Patsy Cline" starring Joni Morris and the After Midnight Band on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on East Campus. A country western singer, Morris is a nationally acclaimed entertainer, songwriter and recording artist from Stockton, California. Receiving rave reviews coast to coast, she travels with her talented band entertaining audiences with tributes to the music of Patsy Cline, Connie Francis and more.
The MJC Off-Balance Dancers will perform along with Joni and her band to the songs "Mean Man Blues" and "Since I Fell For You." Click here to view a commercial for this concert that was created by MJC television production student Courtney Kuharski.
Tickets are $14 general and $12 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are currently available for purchase online at http://mjc.tix.com and in the Box Office, which is open Tuesday through Friday, 12 noon to 5 p.m., as well as 90 minutes before the performance.
Morris and her award winning 'Jordanaires singing style' band have traveled nationally for the past 15 years and offering professional, high energy shows. They have earned a reputation as the most authentic 'Patsy Cline' tribute band in the country. The audience is transported back to the Golden Years of the late 50's and early 60's when the glamor girl of country captivated fans with soul-stirring voice and flamboyant personality. They enjoy songs like "Crazy," "Sweet Dreams," "I Fall to Pieces," "My Happiness" and "Where The Boys Are."
"Morris Has Cline Down Pat" read the newspaper headline from the San Francisco Examiner of one of her Bay Area performances. She sings each song brilliantly, adding dazzling costumes and an engaging ability to connect with her audience. Morris says, "Patsy Cline recorded some of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my life. I never get tired of singing them."
Morris also includes her own original music in every show and her performance is saturated with showmanship and authentic sound and personality. Her vast repertoire, limitless love for all types of music and charming presence, allows her to touch her audience in a special way.
Morris comes by her country western background naturally. Her parents, born in Oklahoma, would harmonize to a variety of tunes that her father would play on guitar. "Since the day I was born they instilled a love of country music in me," Morris remembers.
