Songwriters to Host First True Bluebird
In-The-Round Concert at The Studio at Opry City Stage
Nashville, Tennessee – Hit songwriters J. Fred Knobloch, Thom Schuyler, Tony Arata and renowned harmonica player Jelly Roll Johnson will present the first true in-the-round performance for the Bluebird Cafe Songwriter Series at The Studio at Opry City Stage in the heart of Times Square on Friday, September 14, 2018. Knobloch and Schuyler originated the first in-the-round show at Nashville’s famed Bluebird Cafe over 36 years ago. Set in the center of the room, in-the-round has evolved into the venue’s signature format, and the two creators, along with Arata and Johnson have been dubbed “The Bluebird Cafe’s Fab Four.”“The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville is known for developing and presenting true ‘In The Round’ songwriter shows, where listeners are in up close and personal proximity with the writers and the songs,” said Erika Wollam Nichols, Bluebird Cafe COO/GM. “In our tiny, 90-seat room, the format creates an intimacy that is quite different from a stage show. We’re excited to bring this authentic Bluebird experience to the New York audience!”
J. Fred Knobloch has had songs recorded by The Judds, The Everly Brothers, Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and more. Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame members Thom Schuyler and Tony Arata have contributed songs such as “16th Avenue,” “My Old Yellow Car,” “The Dance,” “Here I Am” and more. The list of artists award-winning harmonica player Jelly Roll Johnson has toured with or recorded for reads like a who’s-who in music, and performs with Knobloch, Schuyler and Arata almost every time they play the Bluebird.
The Bluebird Cafe Songwriter Series at Opry City Stage kicked off in March, and all songwriter shows have been featured on the stage of the venue’s fourth floor Studio. The intimate club will seat all four songwriters in the center of the room with up to 140 patrons gathered round to hear them tell stories behind hit songs they have composed and listen as those songs are performed as they were originally written.
Tickets for the September 14 show are $30.00 and are on sale now via oprycitystage.com.