VH1 Classic And World Productions Present The Next All-Star Line-Up For The Groundbreaking New Live Television Concert Series 'Decades Rock Live'

9 Time Grammy Award Winning Artist Sheryl Crow To Be Honored On Forthcoming Episode With Special Guests Vince Gill, Ryan Adams & Robert Randolph

Tickets On-Sale NOW for LIVE Concert at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ on April 7, 2006


New York, NY- February 17, 2006 - VH1 Classic and World Productions have announced the next all-star line-up for the new live concert series, Decades Rock Live. Nine time GRAMMY Award winner Sheryl Crow will be honored at the next concert taping on April 7, 2006 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ.  Tickets for the concert are on sale now.  The show will feature special guest appearances from a diverse list of artists including Vince Gill, Ryan Adams and Robert Randolph..

The Missouri-born singer-songwriter is celebrated as one of our last true rock stars and one of music’s most successful artists. Since exploding onto the global pop stage in 1993 with the multi-platinum album Tuesday Night Music Club, the one-time music teacher and studio vocalist has continued working at a breakneck pace. The release of each new album led immediately to the road, and rare time off was filled with collaborations with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Kid Rock to Willie Nelson. In this once in a lifetime Decades Rock Live concert experience, Crow will be honored by a remarkable group of musicians for her hard-won success and contributions to the music industry. 

Sheryl Crow recently said about her upcoming Decades Rock Live honors, “I’m really excited about the concert and honored that all these amazing musicians are coming together to perform with me. I think the concept of the show will be a great experience for not only me as an artist, but all of my fans as well.”

Decades Rock Live is an innovative new live concert series that features performances by celebrated artists from rock to soul who have influenced popular music over the last 50 years, as well as performances from some of today’s hottest recording acts who have been inspired by these legends. The only live concert series of its kind, the program premiered on VH1 Classic on November 18, 2005. The debut episode honored Bonnie Raitt with special guest appearances by Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Keb Mo and Alison Krauss.   The second installment in the series aired on VH1 Classic on January 27, 2006 by paying tribute to pop music icon Cyndi Lauper. Special guests that joined in to honor Lauper included Scott Weiland, Ani DiFranco, Shaggy, Pat Monahan of Train and The Hooters.

Decades Rock Live is taped at Trump Taj Mahal's high definition television studio, The Decades Rock Arena (temporarily renamed from Mark Etess Arena for the duration of the series run), in Atlantic City, NJ. Each one-hour episode will focus on a specific artist. The series will be broadcast in High Definition in 5.1 surround sound, and rebroadcast on a premium HD network at a later date.     

The music performances are augmented with special features, such as “Decades Confidential,” exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with artists, focusing on their career milestones and highlighting their newest releases, concert performances and other endeavors.

Fans will also have the chance to get their hands on exclusive memorabilia and special items from the artists scheduled to participate in the series. Both the Guitar Center Music Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation will work with the show to host silent auctions. The proceeds raised will support the philanthropic missions of each of those organizations.

The series is being produced by Barry Summers, show creator & Executive Producer for World Productions. Co- Executive Producer is Eric Sherman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, VH1 Classic. Co-producer is Tisha Fein (GRAMMY Awards).

For more information on Decades Rock Live go to decadesrocklive.com or vh1classic.com.


ABOUT VH1 CLASSIC:

Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that present videos, concerts and music specials all day long, featuring the best of rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s, including The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more.