Tonka Pay It Forward June 26, 2014
2nd Annual Tonka Pay it Forward benefit concert event.
Thursday June 26, 2014 7-11 pm
Bayview Event Center
Excelsior, MN 55331
Featuring Joey Molland/Badfinger & Kevin Chalfant, Journey EXperience with Headliner band. Special guest appearance by Alex Ligertwood, lead singer of SANTANA from 79-94' opening performance by Brothers & Others band.
Proceeds to the Kelly Phillips Foundation. www.KellyPhillipsfoundation.com
About Joey Molland.. Molland lives in Excelsior, MN and grew up in Liverpool, England. Molland with Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day", and "Baby Blue". Molland and Badfinger's "Baby Blue" was popularized again last year when the song was played in the final episode of the hit series "Breaking Bad".Their song "Without You" has been covered many times, including a Billboard number one hit for Harry Nilsson.
About Kevin Chalfant. Chalfant was the first lead singer to stand in for Steve Perry and perform live with Journey. Chalfant was also lead singer of popular groups 707, Alan Parsons Project and The Storm. Chalfant will perform all the hit Journey hit songs such as "Don't Stop Believin" "Any Way you Want it" "Lights" "Faithfully" "Lovin Touchin Squeezin" "Send her my Love" and more...
Special Guest Alex Ligertwood. Alex is known as the "voice of Santana" Ligertwood was lead singer for this iconic group from 1979 to 1994 and voiced Santana hits "Winning" "Hold On" "All I Ever Needed" plus his live versions of "Black Magic Woman" "Evil Ways" "Oye Como Va" and more are recognizable and internationally acclaimed. Alex has been a big contributor to charity concerts everywhere but especially in MN. Alex lost his MN music best friend Fergie Frederiksen to cancer in January of 2014 and Alex will make his first return to BayView event since Fergie's passing.
The Proceeds of this event go to www.KellyPhillipsFoundation.com