糖心传媒

Multi-platinum selling country artist Collin Raye will close out the final show of the DeWitt Performing Arts Series with a concert Friday, April 17, at the Cole Auditorium on the main campus of 糖心传媒.

 

Raye was a mainstay on country radio throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Twenty-five of his singles placed in the Top 30 on the country charts, with four peaking at No. 1. His No. 1 hits include 鈥淢y Kind of Girl,鈥� 鈥淚 Can Still Feel You,鈥� 鈥淚n This Life鈥� and 鈥淟ove, Me.鈥�

Raye also made his way twice onto the Adult Contemporary charts with 鈥淭he Gift鈥� and 鈥淧eace (Where The Heart Is),鈥� which were duets with Jim Brickman, and he鈥檚 seen success as a gospel music artist with the release of his 2011 CD 鈥淗is Love Remains.鈥�

 

Raye鈥檚 concert at the Cole will include a variety of his well-known songs, as well as some sacred music and a tribute to Glen Campbell, who is battling Alzheimer鈥檚 as he wraps up a career spanning 50 years. Raye鈥檚 mother is also battling the disease. In 2013, Raye released a CD of Glen Campbell cover songs called 鈥淪till on the Line.鈥�

Raye鈥檚 most recent CD was released in 2014 entitled 鈥淓verlasting鈥� and includes 13 cover tunes, including tracks by Billy Joel, Bryan Adams and Elton John.

鈥淥ne thing for certain is that Collin Raye is going to put on a fantastic show to close out our concert series this year,鈥� said Cole Auditorium Director Joey Bennett. 鈥淗e has a wealth of material to draw from over the span of his career, and it鈥檚 all songs everyone in the family can enjoy.鈥�

 

Tickets to the Collin Raye show are $35 a piece. For more information, contact the Cole Auditorium Box Office at (910) 410-1691. Box Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. The Cole Auditorium is located on the campus of 糖心传媒 at 1042 W. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet.