Former Stranglers front man Hugh Cornwell returns to California for the final show of his North American/Canadian tour this Sunday at Alex's Bar in Long Beach. The show consists of two sets - the first a collection of Stranglers hits and classic solo material, with the second featuring The Stranglers seminal debut album 'Rattus Norvegicus IV', performed in its entirety. The band features Hugh on electric guitar and vocals, legendary drummer Clem Burke (Blondie) and Steve Fishman (James White & The Blacks) on bass and vocals. Do not miss it!
Cornwell is one of the UK's finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers - the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in The Stranglers enjoyed massive UK and European success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles, etching himself into the UK's musical psyche with songs such as 'Peaches', 'No More Heroes', 'Golden Brown', 'Always the Sun', 'Grip', 'Nice N Sleazy', 'Duchess' and 'No Mercy', all of which will be performed on this tour. One of the biggest hits, 'Golden Brown', saw renewed popularity when it was featured in Guy Ritchie's 2000 blockbuster, 'Snatch', and the song hit audiences again when it was used on ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars' last fall.
Cornwell has released eight solo albums, most recently the acclaimed 'Hooverdam', produced and mixed in ToeRag Studios by Liam Watson, (known for the Grammy winning White Stripes album 'Elephant'). 'Hooverdam' is available as a high-quality free download in twelve languages from Hugh's website at www.hughcornwell.com bringing his music free to the world's population.
The release is a triple-sleeved digipak, featuring both CD and live studio performance DVD in one exclusive package, as well as being available on vinyl. With the free download, Cornwell breaks new ground and proves once again to be a unique force in British music. 'New Songs for King Kong', a limited edition live double CD and vinyl album, recorded on the last UK tour, features both 'Hooverdam' and ‘Rattus Norvegicus IV’ in their entirety and is also available exclusively from Hugh's website, as well as being available to buy at the shows each night.
REMAINING TOUR DATES:
March 24 Double Wide - Dallas, TX
March 26 George & Dragon - Phoenix, AZ
March 27 Alex's Bar - Long Beach, CA
www.hughcornwell.com
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