Raggs Kids Club Band™ to Play Nashville Shores Amusement Park

Raggs Kids Club Band, the award-winning children's musical band performs at Nashville Shores as part of their summer tour schedule.

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) August 2, 2006 -- The five colorful canine characters of The Raggs Kids Club Band has added a stop at Nashville Shores, a popular water theme park on J. Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, to their summer tour schedule. The band will perform their rockin’ “Red, White & Raggs” 30-minute show three times daily from August 2-5 on the park’s main stage. Shows times are 12:30, 2 and 4 p.m.

The “Red, White & Raggs” live show, which is inspired from the band’s summer TV special of the same name, includes original and American classics performed in the band’s original rockin’ roll style. Songs include the band’s hits such as “Freedom Rocks,” “All American Band,” and “Pawsuuup” plus patriotic favorites such as “This Land Is Your Land.”

The Raggs Kids Club Band has played over 1,500 live concerts in the US and abroad, according to Jason Priest, the band’s tour manager. This year, the band made a third appearance at The White
House in addition to European and Asian tours with Armed Forces Entertainment for US military families abroad. Other US appearances at fairs and festivals are scheduled for fall.

Raggs has grown a loyal fan base in the US through touring and TV specials. However, half way around the world a new crop of fans is emerging. Raggs LLC and Southern Star International in Sydney, Australia, joined forces last year to produce an original TV series titled “Raggs.” The show debuted on Seven Network in Australia, one of the leading broadcasters in the country, on January 2, 2006. Since then, the show has scored top ratings, averaging approximately 50% market share for the past 13 weeks. Raggs expects to announce additional broadcast commitments in the coming months.

The “Raggs” TV show stars the live band and their pet cat, Dumpster, in a lifestyle program about living a happy life through music, discovery and humor. The half hour show also features the band in concerts, music videos and mini-animated cartoons. The show meets Australian broadcast criteria for educational programming and is written for 4-6 year olds.

“We are committed to producing the highest quality children’s programming,” Toni Steedman, Raggs’ founder and president, said, “and that includes some of the best music in the industry. The Raggs concept is all about the music and we have been road testing the songs through our live concert shows—much to the delight of children and their parents!”

The Raggs Kids Club Band songlist list now includes over 100 titles, most of which are original compositions. In 2005, their original song, “Bow Wow Boogie,” was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. In addition, the band has won numerous industry awards including The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval, iParenting Media Awards, The Creative Child Award, and was nominated for two regional Emmy Awards for the “Pawsuuup” TV special in 2005.

For more information, contact Toni Steedman or Jason Priest at 704-372-7400. Releases/photos are also located on our web site, www.raggs.com.

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