[NEohioPAL]Folk Duo Reuniting After 35 Years

[D. Budin]

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FOLK DUO REUNITING FOR CONCERT AFTER 35 YEARS   
  David Budin, a Cleveland musician and arts writer, is reuniting with his singing partner, Denise Johnson, now an Oregon musician and fiber artist, for their first concert in 35 years.  David & Denise will appear in Cain Park’s Alma Theater on Tuesday, August 8, backed up by three great musicians (playing a total of 16 instruments in various combinations).
   
  David Budin left Cleveland for New York City at age 18, in 1968. He joined a rock band that later evolved into Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band; opened shows for Tim Buckley, the Lovin’ Spoonful, Linda Ronstadt, Canned Heat and more; jammed onstage with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Buddy Miles, and others; and signed as a solo artist, songwriter, arranger and producer with Sire Records.
   
  Denise Johnson left Columbus, Ohio, for New York City at age 18, in 1969. Her folk duo, Mimi & Me – in which she was a singer and the songwriter and guitarist – signed with Sire Records.  David Budin was assigned to produce them.  But before they recorded, he and Denise started a folk duo of their own, David & Denise.
   
  After being offered a recording contract by Sire Records, David & Denise played a few gigs around New York and then moved to Columbus to work on writing and arranging, and performing, their new material.  They played in the Columbus area for about a year and decided to go their separate ways – Budin to Cleveland and Johnson to Oregon.
   
  Now, after many years and many more musical adventures, David & Denise are reuniting for three concerts – their first since 1971.  David & Denise will perform a few of their old songs, but mostly the best songs by the best songwriters of the past 40 years, though songs that are not well known. They will be backed up by three highly talented musicians: Charlie Lewis and Celia Hollander Lewis – an Athens, Ohio-based, couple who have been performing individually and as a duo for more than 20 years – and well known Cleveland musician Kevin Richards, founder of both the Fairmount School of Music and the Roots of American Music educational organization.
   
For tickets, call Cain Park: 216-371-3000.
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 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">David Budin left Cleveland for New York City at age 18, in 1968. He joined a rock band that later evolved into Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band; opened shows for Tim Buckley, the Lovin’ Spoonful, Linda Ronstadt, Canned Heat and more; jammed onstage with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Buddy Miles, and others; and signed as a solo artist, songwriter, arranger and producer with Sire Records.</div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Denise Johnson left Columbus, Ohio, for New York City at age 18, in 1969. Her folk duo, Mimi & Me – in which she was a singer and the songwriter and guitarist – signed with Sire Records.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>David Budin was assigned to produce them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>But before they recorded, he and Denise started a folk duo of their own, David
 & Denise.</div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">After being offered a recording contract by Sire Records, David & Denise played a few gigs around New York and then moved to Columbus to work on writing and arranging, and performing, their new material.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>They played in the Columbus area for about a year and decided to go their separate ways – Budin to Cleveland and Johnson to Oregon.</div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Now, after many years and many more musical adventures, David & Denise are reuniting for three concerts – their first since 1971.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>David & Denise will perform a few of their old songs, but mostly the best songs by the best songwriters of the past 40 years, though songs that
 are not well known. They will be backed up by three highly talented musicians: Charlie Lewis and Celia Hollander Lewis – an Athens, Ohio-based, couple who have been performing individually and as a duo for more than 20 years – and well known Cleveland musician Kevin Richards, founder of both the Fairmount School of Music and the Roots of American Music educational organization.</div>  <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></div><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT size=2>For tickets, call Cain Park: 216-371-3000.</FONT></SPAN>
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