Nashville, TN (May 25, 2016) – Last night (5/24), the Emmy-nominated, groundbreaking online music series
Skyville Live amped it up with a mesmerizing, guitar-fueled concert anchored by legendary ZZ Top frontman
Billy F Gibbons. The unique live performance also featured country music rocker
Frankie Ballard, internationally-acclaimed guitar slinger
Orianthi, soulful powerhouse
ZZ Ward, and Grammy-nominated songwriter and musician
Mike Henderson.
Gibbons
immediately set the tone for the show when he opened with “Waitin’ for
the Bus” and “Jesus Just Left Chicago,” followed by “Got Love If You
Want It” and “Treat Her Right.”
The guest artists followed suit with Ward performing her empowering
“365 Days,” Ballard showing off his guitar chops on new song
“Cigarette,” Orianthi slaying Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child,” and
Henderson bringing the crowd to their feet in one of the evening’s true
highlights with “Pay Bo Diddley,” featuring Skyville Live’s producer
Wally Wilson on the keyboard.
Each of the featured performers commanded with their own material – so
much so, in fact, that Gibbons was “in a daze” after Orianthi, and had
to take a moment before returning to the stage with “Sharp Dressed Man,”
alongside Ward and Orianthi. Gibbons then closed the show by leaving
the online viewers and packed room speechless with “La Grange,” joined
by Ballard and Henderson.
For music lovers worldwide, this episode streamed live exclusively on
AOL.com
and go90, a free mobile video platform available across all wireless
carriers. To access go90, simply download the app via the App Store or
Google Play.
Featuring the world’s greatest artists spanning generations and musical
genres, Skyville Live is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for performers
and audiences alike. Each episode is recorded with full HD video in
front of an intimate studio audience in Nashville and live-streamed
around the world. Thanks to its reputation for inspiring creativity and
magical on-stage moments, the show has become a destination for the
biggest names in music: Since debuting in January 2015, Skyville Live
has welcomed artists like Cyndi Lauper, Kris Kristofferson, Jason
Isbell, Gladys Knight, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Taj Mahal, and
many more.
Skyville Live is produced by famed songwriter, producer, and Grammy
nominee Wally Wilson, and is executive produced by Tisha Fein and Bryan
Lee.
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