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Located at the intersection of Irby and Baroody Streets
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Rivermist Band
Rivermist was formed in July 2014 in Fayetteville, NC. The band is collaboration of musicians that have between them, over 200 years of playing/singing experience. Rivermist’s love of audience appeal, along with the desire to preserve music familiar to their roots, is what sparked the formation of the group. “RIVERMIST” is primarily a Classic Rock/R&B/Variety/Party band, and has been voted been voted Fayetteville/Ft Bragg’s “Best Band” by Up & Coming Weekly Newspaper, 10 years running!
Now, Rivermist has NEW, original songs, including chart topper, Right Place Right Time, available for download, and have been voted CBMA "Rising Star" and "Best Video" (Right Place Right Time) in 2023. ! Also, they were named the 2021 “Vocal Group of the Year” by the CCMA! Many individual award winners in this band as well. Their song, "Everything's Changed" won The Surf 94.9's "Song of the Year in 2024. Their shows are FUN; however intensively performed as only professionally driven musicians will give. They realize success will always be judged by their fans first. Rivermist’s harmonies, as well as the musicianship, are something that must be experienced.
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Mystic Vibrations
The deep roots of Mystic Vibrations began growth in Little London, Westmoreland, Jamaica and spread to the US in 1992 by Ric Williams.
Credited to the band's name are two self released studio albums, (People Get Ready and Busy Street) and one live recording (Live In Finlay Park). An abundant schedule keeps us constantly on the road touring the eastern US, from New York to Florida. The band is a four-piece rhythm section held by exceptionally talented musicians: Dion "Caution" Samuel (Drums), George "Raheem" Johnson (Bass), Marcus "Marky"' Ruby (Keyboards and Backing Vicals) and Ric Williams (Guitar and Lead Vocals).
The band has been blessed by establishing a large fan base that has steadily grown over the years. Our music speaks of Love, Unity, and Peace amongst all mankind; not forgetting the trials and tribulations of oppressed peoples. Mystic Vibrations' first recording, People Get Ready (1993), features songs such as, "Mi Woman", whose upbeat tempo is topped with the praises of Ital (natural) living and womanly support. The title track of the album, "People Get Ready", calls for physical, spiritual and mental repatriation. Our second album, Busy Street (1999), contains hard hitting tracks such as "Busy Street" and "Babylon System" which aim to raise awareness toward the realities created by capitalist regimes. "Still On My Mind" is a Love ballad that reveals an inner strength that surpasses the physical expectations of intimacy. Busy Street was later remixed in 2003, with a dub version of the title track "Busy Street" added ("Street Dub"). A third album, Live In Finlay Park (2002), features old and new tracks from both prior and upcoming albums. Mystic Vibrations is now and forever working on fresh material and collaborating musical energy with our brothers and sisters around the world.
Mystic Vibrations has enjoyed appearing at a multitude of venues over the past years since Creation. These include parks, festivals, night clubs, weddings, a plethora of private parties, television and radio performances and interviews. They've also performed with a handful of other Reggae groups from Jamaica; including Burning Spear, Yellowman, Third World, Sizzla, Inner Circle, The Wailers and Israel Vibrations, to name a few.
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Thomas McClary & the Commodores Experience
The founder of the original Commodores is BACK! As an irresistible force of social and cultural change, this Motown icon made his mark not just on the music industry, but society at large. McClary was part of a new musical group that was both authentic and groundbreaking and created a sound that the world had never heard before, one that was authentic, raw, and unbelievable. This was a sound that captured America and resonated around the world. The group is credited with seven number one songs, a host of top ten Billboard hits, and their vast catalog includes more than fifty albums with more than 120 million records sold.
McClary played an intricate role in creating the essences of the Commodores sound with his funky, rock flavored, and smooth intimate guitar licks and his collaboration (and discovery) of Lionel Richie. Together, they wrote over 60% of all the songs recorded by The Commodores. Lionel Richie once referred to the Richie/McClary writing team as “the Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Commodores.”
In 1974, the Commodores broke the attendance record of the Beatles at the Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines just after the group’s first album, “Machine Gun,” made history by becoming the first gold album sold in the history of Motown Records. The Richie/McClary writing team wrote such hits as: Brickhouse, Slippery When Wet, I Feel Sanctified, Too Hot to Trot, Flying High, High on Sunshine, Sail On, Three Times a Lady, and Zoom just to name a few. McClary’s guitar licks on the smash hit, Easy, have been hailed as one of the best solo guitar performances of all time.
McClary also collaborated with Lionel Richie and Diana Ross on the Endless Love soundtrack and the Kenny Rogers project. He also wrote and produced songs for The Four Tops, The Temptations, Whitney Houston, Melissa Manchester, Michael Henderson, and Miles Davis’s bassist. He also produced a number one hit on a group called Klique, with their song, Stop Dogging Me Around.
McClary himself is a four-time Grammy-nominated song writer and producer, the first Commodore.
After taking time away from touring and recording to spend with his family and to fulfill philanthropic goals through Shepherd’s Hope and Celebs 4 Kids, he’s back on stage with unparalleled high energy and a brand new group—Thomas McClary and the Commodores Experience, playing all of your favorite hit songs from the original group.
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