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Biloxi, MS--Country music legend LORETTA
LY�� brings her talents to Studio A on March 6.
LY�� wrote her best selling autobiography
Coal Miner’s Daughter in 1976. She has received
numerous awards including four
Grammy Awards, seven American Music
Awards, eight Broadcast Music Inc. Awards,
and 10 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Lynn’s singles include I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,
Don’t Come Home a Drinkin, One’s on the
Way and She’s Got You.
Showtime in IP’s Studio A is 8:00pm.
Classic rock group KA�SAS will perform
in IP’s Studio B on March 6.
KA�SAS has produced fourteen studio al-
bums, five live albums and seven compilation
albums. The band has created twenty-five singles
including Carry on Wayward Son, Dust in
the Wind, It Takes A Woman’s Love and Can’t
Cry Anymore.
Showtime in IP’s Studio B is 9:00pm.
Actor-comedian MIKE EPPS will perform
at IP Casino’s Studio A on Saturday, March 7.
EPPS entered a stand-up comedy contest at
an Indiana club called Seville’s and received
rave reviews. He went on to make a name for
himself at the Comedy Act Theater in Atlanta
and later moved to New York. There he became
part of DEF Comedy Jam which sent his comedy
star soaring.
EPPS has several notable movie roles: The
Fighting Temptations with Cuba Gooding Jr.
and Beyonce Knowles; Guess Who, Resident
Evil: Apocalypse; Resident Evil: Extinction,
Honeymooners with Cedric the Entertainer
and Roll Bounce.
Showtime in the IP’s Studio A is 9:00pm.
The very popular and recently reunited
�EW KIDS O� THE BLOCK will perform
Saturday, March 14 in IP’s Studio A.
An American pop group and boy band that enjoyed
success in the 1980s and 1990s, the band
sold 80 million records world-wide. Their first
single was Be My Girl. Other singles included
You Got It- The Right Stuff, I’ll be Loving
You Forever, Step by Step and Hangin’
Tough. The band reunited in 2008, took on a new
style and produced an album in September 2008.
Showtime in IP’s Studio A is 9:00pm.
Country Legends T.G. SHEPPARD, BILL
A�DERSO� and JA�IE FRICKE will perform
Friday, March 20, in Studio A.
T.G. SHEPPHARD’s love for life and unceasing
musical energy drove him to record a
recent album entitled Sheppard’s Timeless, a
collection of love songs of the 40’s and 50’s.
Some of his singles include Last Cheater’s
Waltz, I Loved ‘Em Every One and Do You
Wanna Go to Heaven.
BILL A�DERSO�, nicknamed “Whispering
Bill” for his soft vocal style and occasional
spoken narrations, has released over 40 albums.
Some of his singles include Mama Sang a Song,
Still, I Get the Fever and World Make Believe.
JA�IE FRICKE, one of the most popular
country singers of the 1980’s, won the Country
Music Association Female Vocalist of the
Year in 1982 and 1983. She has released 17 studio
albums, one live album and 12 compilations.
Her singles include He’s a Heartache,
Tell Me a Lie and Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me Baby.
Showtime in the IP’s Studio A is 9:00pm.
HEIDI �EWFIELD and JULIA��E
HOUGH will perform Saturday, March 21 in
IP’s Studio A.
Starting her music career with Trick Pony in
1996 HEIDI �EWFIELD was lead singer,
rhythm guitarist and harmonica player for the group
until 2006. At that time she was involved in the
recording of three very successful albums, Trick
Pony, On a Mission and R.I.D.E. which accounted
for eight singles on Billboard Country Charts. She
has recorded her own album entitled What Am I
Waiting For and her top singles Johnny & June
and Cry Cry (‘Til the Sun Shines).
JULIA��E HOUGH is best known for her
extraordinary dancing ability. She has been the
winner of Dancing with Stars twice and has
also received a 2008 Emmy for Outstanding
Choreography. Her self-titled debut album
was #1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart
and #3 on the Billboard 2000 chart.
Showtime in IP’s Studio A is 9:00pm.
Country music artist GARY ALLA� brings
his talents to Studio A, Saturday, March 27.
ALLA� made his debut on Decca Records in
1996 with the release of the single Her Man. He
has produced 7 studio albums and greatest hits
and 21 singles on Billboard’s Hot Country songs
charts. Some of his singles include It Would Be
You, Right Where I �eed to Be, The One, Life
Ain’t Always Beautiful and Watching Airplanes.
Showtime in the IP’s Studio A is 9:00pm.
IP Showroom, Studio A& B, are on the 2nd
floor of the casino. Doors open 1 hour prior to
the shows. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets are
available online through www.ipbiloxi.com,
www.ticketmaster.com or through IP Bus Tour
and Travel. Tickets purchased online may be
picked up at Box Office on the day of the show
or in advance between 9am-6pm. Guests must
be 21 or older to attend the show. No refunds
or exchanges will be permitted.