Pink Cadillac will be taking the stage this Friday night for the next installment of Main Street Live summer concert series. The band will be a kick off to the Southern Standard Back to the 60s Bash on Saturday.
Band members met on Craig’s list and have been together since January 2010. This will be their first visit to McMinnville, says guitarist and vocalist Mark Miller.
“I advertised on Craig’s list so everyone from this band came from that,” Miller said. “We play on the weekends and really enjoy it. We play about three to four times a month. We’re looking forward to playing Main Street Live. This will be our first visit to McMinnville. I hear there is always a good crowd.”
Miller is a former member of the 1960s band The Grass Roots. The band performed on many national and local TV shows in the 1970s including Midnight Special, Shindig and the Dick Clark Oldies Show. Hits include “Sooner or Later,” “Midnight Confessions,” “Temptation Eyes,” “Two Divided by Love,” and “Live for Today.” Miller was a semi-regular on “The Gong Show” in 1989.
Pink Cadillac has a wide array of songs in its list including “Lets Stay Together” by Al Green, “Baby I Love You” and “Chain of Fools” by Aretha Franklin, “Pink Cadillac” by Bruce Springsteen, “Money” by The Beatles, “Rocky Top” by Bryant Brothers, and “Brick House” by Commodores.
Rounding out the band’s other members:
• Keith Stacey, on keyboards and vocals, studied music at Witchita State University and at Lee University, where he accompanied the prestigious Lee Singers. Since then, he has been active as a music director, pianist, producer and composer.
• Matt Coen, bass player and vocals, is out of Nashville. He has a bachelor’s degree in music from Eastern Michigan. He draws his musical influences from everything Motown, as well as the Beatles, The Eagles, Elvis Costello, Wilson Pickett, Frank Zappa and the Clash.
• Johnny Allen, drummer, comes from West Virginia and has been in the music business for 20 years playing everything from bluegrass to rock and country.
• Patty McHugh, vocals, is originally from Long Island where she enjoyed a long career as featured vocalist in the legendary oldies band, The Dimensions. She sang with Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, Larry Chance and the Earls, Bobby Rydell, The Shirelles and Lou Christie, to name a few.
• Michael Vincent is on keyboards, sax, fiddle and vocals. After earning a bachelor’s degree in music education with a performance major of violin, piano and trumpet as minors, he toured with Donna Fargo, Helen Cornelius, Tom T. Hall and Freddy Fender. He also worked with Shelby Lynne, Little David, Melba Montgomery, Barbara Fairchild, Les Taylor of Exile, Orion (an Elvis tribute band), Kenny Durham (John Denver tribute band), and Dan Evans.
Friday’s Main Street Live will be a kick off to the Southern Standard Back to the ’60s Bash to be held at the Warren County Fairgrounds the following day. Opening ceremony begins at 11 a.m. with a salute to Vietnam veterans.
Throughout the day, local entertainment will be featured. A wide array of activities and vendors will be offered — FTW Wresting, a car show, craft vendors, food vendors, an inflatable park for children, an Elvis look-alike contest, and a cornhole tournament.
Admission into Back to the ’60s is $5 on the day of the event. Advanced tickets can be purchased at the Standard office for $4. Children under 12 are free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
During Main Street Live, there will be a variety of food and beverages available from food vendors. Parking and admission are free so bring a chair and enjoy the music. Come early and stake out a good spot.
Pink Cadillac will take the stage and begin entertaining at 7 p.m. on the West Lawn of Security Federal downtown. Food and beverage vendors open at 6 p.m. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Smoking is not allowed in the crowd.
Main Street Live summer concert series is a production of Main Street McMinnville. The events are free to the public due to sponsorship by Dr Pepper, the Law Offices of Galligan and Newman, Security Federal Savings Bank, River Park Hospital, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Ben Lomand, McMinnville Electric System, city of McMinnville, Peg Broadcasting and the Southern Standard, your source for local news.