Some of pop music's biggest stars rock with the ABA
August 29, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Little Rock, AR. Look for fireworks in Little Rock, AR as the Summer Jam Tour plays the Red, White and Blue concert at the Barton Coliseum on Saturday, September 9th. "We put together a package that between them has sold over 100 million albums worldwide," according to Chad Zimmerman of Z International (tour manager). Groups like All For One, who had the biggest number one on Billboards Hot 100 in 1994 with "I Swear." The song that stayed at the top spot for 11 weeks and set them up for a string of Top 5 hits like "I Can Love You Like That," "So Much in Love," and "Someday" from the Hunchback of Notre Dame soundtrack.
Also on the bill, Bryan Abrams, the lead singer of Color Me Badd, who saw their first nine singles climb into the Top 10 on Billboards Hot 100 (2 of those songs hit the #1 spot, "I Adore Me Amor" and "All for Love)." Jeff Timmons, the founding member of 98 Degrees, who gave us such hits as "Because of You," "I Do," "The Hardest Thing" and solo smash "Whisper That Way." The show will also feature perfornances by New Jersey's own PM Dawn ("Set Adrift on Memory Bliss", "Patient Eyes" and "I'd Die Without You") and Dan Miller from the multi-platinum group O-Town. These groups have been touring all summer long and recently hit the New York State Fair where they performed two sold out shows.
Danielle Hester will also make a special appearance along with other well known acts. Please visit www.abalive.com regularly for more information or listen to Alice on 107.7 FM for ticket giveaways and on-air interviews with the groups.
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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