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The 2007-2008 season
is supported by a grant from
the Ohio Arts Council

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The Ritz Theatre
Tiffin, OH

Stella Parton
Saturday, October 6, 2007 7:30 PM
with special guests
Lost State of Franklin

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An award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and author, her career has brought her 27 chart singles, including a BILLBOARD top ten hit, 19 albums, and worldwide honors from New Zealand to Nashville, Tennessee.

Music always played a major role in Stella’s life while growing up in Appalachia. She recalls her father singing “In The Pines” while shaving and her mother singing old Irish laments and the music of the Carter Family. Stella learned her first song, “Eastbound Train,” when she was only five. The youngster made her radio and television debut four years later when she accompanied her older sister Dolly to Knoxville where they sang a Louvin Brothers song, “Because She Is My Mother.”

Early in her career, Stella sang gospel music and formed her own gospel group, the Stella Parton Singers. Then she began writing and singing country music. She wrote her first hit song “I Want To Hold You In My Dreams Tonight,” and wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on her album, “Blue Heart.” With a repertoire that ranges from country to blues and beyond, Stella takes her road show across the United States and into Europe and Australia where her popularity continues to grow.

"Lost State of Franklin is your story, told in music with their own two hands. They arrived at your doorstep by the same backbreaking elegance you'll see on stage. They are the diamonds of this generation, proudly suited in the coal and shine of all generations, and are a momentary dream of what "was" , except they are."
Catchy hits like "Clint Eastwood" and "21st Century Woman" are backed up by stellar musicianship, stage presence and a front man nominated for Scene Magazine's "Best Singer/Songwriter Award". With members from Alabama, Switzerland, Virginia and Ohio, Lost State of Franklin bring intelligence to fun music. They have shared the stage with members of the Tennessee Three (Johnny Cash's Backups), members of Brooks and Dunn and headlined enough shows to make a number of their songs into regional hits even before airplay.
Besides their loved originals, they are known for their energetic and authentic covers of greats like Johnny Cash, Elvis, Patsy Cline and Hank Williams. $30, $25, $20, $10

Sponsorship of this performance is available.
Please call Michael Strong at 419.448.8544 for information.