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Beehive Queen Christine Ohlman Creates Buzz at The Kate April 19
Rock & Americana Icon Plays to Millions on SNL and an Intimate Crowd at Home on the Connecticut Shoreline
Old Saybrook, CT – The Beehive Queen is buzzing around your door if you live on the Connecticut Shoreline! Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez with special guests The Sin Sisters present, “Love Is In The Air: A Springtime Celebration of Roots-Rockin’ Romance” at the Katherine Hepburn Theater on Friday April 19, 2019. Tickets may be purchased through this link: https://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/events/christine-ohlman-rebel-montez/
Ms. Ohlman is a Connecticut resident who is best known as the long-time vocalist with NBC's Saturday Night Live Band. Those not familiar with Christine Ohlman should read on to become acquainted with this American treasure. In 2017 Ohlman was inducted into the National Blues Hall of Fame of American Heritage, International. In December 2018 she took part in two days of filming in the Boston area with blues greats from around America for a filmed documentary on the late great bluesman James Cotton. Ohlman landed the Top Female Americana Vocalist honors on The Alternate Root's International Readers' Poll (she shares top slots with Paul Thorn, The Mavericks, and Rodney Crowell) and is fresh from appearances onstage in NYC with Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo, Trombone Shorty, Jon Batiste and Paul Shaffer; at the Paris Conservatory with The Sessions Panel; on the SNL 40th Anniversary broadcast and Post-Broadcast concert at the Plaza Hotel; "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon;” multiple appearances on the soundtrack for the HBO series “Vinyl,” including a duet with Elvis Costello; the Carnegie Hall Tribute To The Rolling Stones; the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Concert in Cleveland (HBO) and The WC Handy Festival in Muscle Shoals, where she’s been the special guest of the Blind Boys Of Alabama and led an All-Star Shoals tributes that included Bonnie Bramlett, Candi Staton, and Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Her numerous studio and live collaborations encompass Grammy-nominated recordings include a longtime onstage collaboration with legendary NRBQ guitarist Big Al Anderson; Charlie Musselwhite; Evenings of Duets with Mac Rebennack (Dr. John); Dion, Ian Hunter, Marshall Crenshaw and the late Levon Helm (all of whom guested on “The Deep End”),plus appearances with Al Green, Steve Miller, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, and the late George Harrison. With JoJo Hermann of Widespread Panic, she leads the “Down On The Bayou” New Orleans Jazz and Heritage benefits for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. She guests on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and legendary Rolling Stones producer Andrew Loog Oldham's "The ALO Orchestra Sings The Rolling Stones Songbook Vol. 2,” named “Coolest Record Of The Year” by SIRIUS/XM’s "Little Steven’s Underground Garage."
Christine’s sixth recording with Rebel Montez, "The Deep End," was honored on numerous national end-of-year Top Ten lists. Christine will be joined onstage at The Kate by the members of Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez, including Michael Colbath (bass) and acclaimed Boston area aces Cliff Goodwin (guitar-Joe Cocker/Robert Palmer) and Lorne Entress (drums-Lori McKenna, Big Al Anderson, and Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters). Expect the bar to be set high regarding showmanship and musicianship when this ensemble steps on stage.
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The Queen hasn’t slowed down since the days when we grew accustomed to seeing her and G.E. Smith on our televisions every Saturday night with a who’s who in the entertainment industry. Christine maintains the friendships and musical connections forged over her decades on stages of every sort. Among my favorite footage of Christine is her participation in a tribute to legendary producer Jerry Wexler. Rock & Roll Hall of Famers such as The Swampers and Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd flank The Queen in a rousing rendition of “Sweet Home Alabama”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToJxGS28zL8
When I caught up with Ms. Ohlman she exclaimed, “March was a crazy, wonderful blur—from Europe to Salt Lake City to Washington DC to SNL. Coming back to The Kate makes it all the more meaningful to…come home. The Connecticut Shoreline fans are the best.” Christine joined Steve Smith from Journey and Victor Wooten to perform with promising young musicians in Utah recently. Despite her hectic schedule Ohlman makes time to pass on her love of all forms of American roots music to those around her. Join her at The Kate and feel the love.
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Mr. Carty produced and hosted blues, jazz and American roots radio shows in Boston and Pittsburgh. He booked legendary acts such as Jay Geils, Big Jack Johnson, Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin to name a few. As a concert producer he has worked with members of the Allman Brothers, Guns and Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Company, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Kiss and many others. Jim was proudly tapped as the host of the Centennial Celebration of the Blues at Tanglewood. He spent several years as an Old Lyme resident in his youth and he has recently returned home to the Connecticut Shoreline. Contact at: jcbc93@gmail.com
