1st Annual Wine and Music Festival Cancer Benefit in Downtown Ivanhoe Oct. 15
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Oct 14, 2011
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Ivanhoe, Texas -- Get ready for great music for a great cause at the 1st Annual Wine and Music Festival Cancer Benefit in Downtown Ivanhoe on October 15, 2011.
 
Three popular bands with strong followings will perform: - John David Kent, Spur 503, and Jimbo Simpson.

Doors open at 3:00 p.m.
 
A ticket must be purchased for admission.

Vendor booths, Texoma Regional Blood Center, and food and activities for children and adults of all ages.

The beneficiaries of the event are:  

Amanda Mauppin, age 10 - Rhabdomyosarcoma.
 
J.D. Drewek, age 21- Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
 
John Keeton - Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia.

For more information you can visit the website:  
Ivanhoewineandmusicfestival.weebly.com
 
Facebook: Ivanhoe Wine and Music Festival

Contact: Cristyn Manhart for more information (903) 227-8872.

John David Kent

Hometown: Celeste, Texas

This band puts on a high-energy show that will keep you rockin' all night long! In just a short time, John David Kent has made a big impression. With rich three-part harmonies and fresh twists on sounds that channel a mix of Waylon Jennings and Creedance Clearwater Revival, John David Kent’s songs instantly feel both unique and familiar. Their song, “My Girl,” garnered immediate attention after the video became the “Pick of the Week” recently on CMT.com and was added to CMT’s... Pure Country rotation. Due to the success of the video, the single is now shipping to radio.

While the band’s budding success is impressive on its own, Kent himself has a notable and vast musical history.

Signed to Mercury Records by age sixteen, Kent began touring with “Radish,” the rock band he formed with childhood friend and now well-known artist, Ben Kweller. Soon after came recording and touring with the Lemonheads, a national tour with My Morning Jacket and various other acts, as well as appearances on Letterman and Conan. Kent has toured Japan, opened for major bands like Kings of Leon and Incubus, shared the stage with acts like Metallica and Snoop Dogg and done a Lollapalooza tour with Korn and Tool—all with an air of humility and gratitude. 

Chance Cody & Spur 503 are Denison natives and this is a fun and energetic band with lots of versatility! Chance Cody and Spur 503 bring a sound all their own that is sure to impress!

The band truly offers what Music Row Magazine Critic Robert K. Oermann, calls, "...a Tangy, Taste of Texas!" Primed off the chart action of 5 successive singles to show on the Texas Music Chart, Spur 503 unleashes their latest single, "I'll Be Gone." After showing their versatility in ballads to solid "radio -friendly" offerings, the guys spotlight the "SPUR SOUND."

Jimbo and the Road Show is a group of musicians and entertainers that over the years have open for many prominent acts and performed in front of thousands of people. Jimbo Simpson is the frontman and founder of a band that plays a smooth blend of yesterdays classics and today’s hottest country hits, along with great rock and roll. Prepare to be entertained and amused with a performance you can only find with a Road Show.