John Ford Coley of England Dan and John Ford Coley to Team With Terry Sylvester The Voice of the Hollies) in Worcester Worcester, MA - On Friday, August 8th at 8pm at Mechanics Hall in Worcester there will be a very special teaming of two musicians who between them have five platinum albums, one double platinum album and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Symply Fargone Productions presents John Ford Coley and Terry Sylvester. There are songs you hear in your life that transport you to a certain time period or give you a special feeling. You associate those good times to the group that made them famous. Songs like Id Really Love To See You Tonight, Nights Are Forever Without You and Love Is The Answer have that kind of effect on people. Those songs and numerous others have made John Ford Coley a singing legend. He has spent decades touring, writing, recording, and producing. John is most revered as half of the Grammy nominated duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. He continues with an active roster performing the platinum and gold record hits for audiences around the world. Classically trained on piano and an avid guitarist, John loves the craft and enjoys every audience he encounters. With double platinum and gold records behind him, John has also produced other artists. Most recently, he co-produced several sides on Eddie Money. Country musician Vince Gill added vocals along with John to give the sessions a country feel. Additionally, John has produced CDs on Country Artist Tom Wurth and another talent, Lynn Bryant. Of late, John recorded a live album while he was on tour in the Philippines with many of the hits. It is available on the internet and at concerts. John is currently going into the studio to record new material for an acoustic album. Some of John Ford Coleys hits are: Love Is The Answer, Gone Too Far, Id Really Love To See You Tonight, Well Never Have To Say Goodbye Again, Nights Are Forever Without You, Soldier In The Rain, Come Back To Me, Sad To Belong, Simone, Westward Wind, Part of Me, Part of You. Some of Johns songs have appeared in feature films such as Nights are Forever Without You in Dickie Roberts Former Child Star. Another hit Id Really Love To See You Tonight appeared in the film Long Kiss Goodnight with Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. Over the years John has shared the stage with many of the music industrys famous hit makers. Some of those include: Elton John, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago, Carole King, Bread, Loggins and Messina, Led Zepplin, Carly Simon, Bill Cosby, Steve Miller Band, Randy Bachman, Jesse Colin Young, Air Supply, Ambrosia, Poco, Terry Sylvester (formerly of the Hollies), Orleans, Lou Gramm and Gordon Lightfoot, to name a few. Johns television exposure crosses all demographic boundaries. Hes hosted The Midnight Special and co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show. Hes appeared on The Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, David Soul and Friends, Dinah, American Bandstand, Hollywood Squares (A Special Rock Edition), Make Me Laugh, Don Kirshners Rock Concert, Prime Time Country, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Some of Johns Television and Movie Theme Songs written or performed include: Just Tell Me You Love Me, Dr. Pepper, Major League, Back To The Minors, James At 16, Joe Panther, The Spy Within Cold Case and Maxwell House Coffee with Paul Newman in Japan. In the mid-1980s, John entered acting. In Dream A Little Dream, Coley performed as the boyfriend of actress Susan Blakely. In this role he enjoyed playing an antagonist and pushing teen Corie Feldman down some stairs and spiking Feldmans girlfriends wine to keep her from sneaking out. Previously, in his first acting role in Scenes From The Gold Mine, Coley played a drummer alongside Eagles Timothy B. Schmidt. The film also featured Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos). In another film Aces and Eights, John played in a deadly 1870s poker game against Steve Railsback and Doug McClure. Most rewarding though was an episode of Americas Most Wanted. Here, John played a drug dealer who was killed by his partner. In this re-enactment, the capture of Johns characters real-life killer was among the fastest captured in the shows history. Johns experiences stem from a broad background, since he is very eclectic in his interests. Although John performed throughout high school and college as a classical and rock pianist, he chose to major in English Literature in his university studies and is an avid student of history. In between the extensive road duty, John lives in the Nashville area with his family, where hes penned a book on his years in the music industry entitled Backstage Pass. Terry Sylvester is best known as the lead singer of the mega-hit group The Hollies, but he started his musical career at the famous Cavern Club Liverpool in the early 1960s, his first group The Escorts, appeared at the Cavern Club with The Beatles on many occasions. When The Beatles played at the Cavern Club for the last time on the 3rd August 1963, Terry & The Escorts were hand picked by The Beatles to share the stage with them. In 1965 Terry joined the Swinging Blue Jeans. Terry got his big break in December 1968, when he was asked to replace Graham Nash in The Hollies, his first single with them, Sorry Suzanne reached #3 in the UK charts, & his first album Hollies Sing Dylan went to #1. In 1969 they recorded He Aint Heavy, Hes My Brother, with Elton John playing piano, the song became their biggest hit, and to this day still remains an anthem for those who help others less fortunate than themselves. More hits followed including the 1972 US #1, Long Cool Woman, In A Black Dress, & the 1974 worldwide smash hit The Air That I Breathe. In 1975 Terry was asked by Alan Parsons to sing the critically acclaimed final song To One In Paradise on the Alan Parsons Project debut album, Tales Of Mystery & Imagination. Terry has been awarded 4 Platinum, 9 Gold, and 6 Silver discs so far in his career, unlike many of his contemporaries, he owns the rights to all his songs & recordings. In March 2010 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, hes only the 5th Liverpool born musician to enter the Hall, the other 4 are The Beatles. Tickets for this special show are $40 each and are available at symplyfargone or the Mechanics Hall Box Office at 508-752-0888. All seats are reserved
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