The Colonial Presents Chad & Jeremy
Pittsfield, Mass – The Colonial Theatre will present Chad & Jeremy on November 8th at 8PM. Tickets for the performance range from $22-$40 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-2, by calling (413) 997-4444 or 24/7 online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.The Chad & Jeremy story starts in 1963. One of the first groups to make it big in America during the British Invasion, they pushed the envelope of psych-folk-rock with cult classic albums such as Of Cabbages and Kings and The Ark. The duo spent much of the next thirty years in an on-again off-again musical relationship, but now they are back with a vengeance, touring various parts of the world to the delight of their fans.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their last album for Columbia Records, The Ark, Chad & Jeremy released Ark-eology, a newly recorded tribute to their legendary classic albums The Ark and Of Cabbages And Kings, favorites long sought after by collectors and fans worldwide. Produced by Chad Stuart, the album is the 25th release of the duo, as they revisit eighteen of the most popular recordings from over a dozen worldwide LP releases in their impressive catalog.
These brand new recordings, including “Summer Song,” “Yesterday's Gone” and “Homeward Bound,” are a sonic marvel compared to the decades old material. They reveal crystal clear vocals and harmonies like never before. With a mixture of original arrangements and new adaptations, Chad & Jeremy show what it s like to be masters of their craft, recording this new album themselves, and playing all the instruments. All of their Columbia albums, and several others, are represented in this brilliant new digital recording. After more than 30 years of performing together, Chad & Jeremy deliver their best ever. From 1964 to 1967, Chad & Jeremy had eleven U.S. hit singles and over seventeen worldwide releases.
BIO
From humble beginnings in coffee houses and folk clubs in London, Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde were "discovered" by famed movie composer John Barry and went on to record a string of their hits, “Yesterday's Gone,” “Summer Song,” “Willow Weep For Me,” “If I Loved You,” “Before and After” and “Distant Shores.” As former drama students, they were quickly snapped up by Hollywood ("We had long hair and could string a sentence together") appearing as themselves in legendary television shows including The Dick Van Dyke Show, Patty Duke Show, Laredo (a western yet!) and Batman.
As the turbulent sixties drew to a close, they produced their best studio work (Cabbages & Kings and The Ark), but the lyrics from their biggest hit turned out to be prophetic, “All good things must end some day.” Jeremy returned to London to pursue his first calling as an actor and that, seemingly, was the end.
With thirty seven re-releases of their albums, re-runs of their TV shows and their colossal hit, Summer Song, heard not only on oldies radio, but in the movies (Rushmore and Princess Diaries) and the Sports Heaven spots at the 2006 Super Bowl, Chad & Jeremy have retained their own niche in the global, musical consciousness. Serendipity intervened in the summer of 2003 with a PBS TV music special followed shortly thereafter by talk of a reunion tour. 30 years in the re-making, the duo kicks off the long awaited world tour in North America. The appropriately named tour, “Summer Songs For A Rainy Day,” began in the fall of 2006.
To Purchase Tickets for Chad & Jeremy
Tickets for the performance range from $22-$40 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-2, by calling (413) 997-4444 or 24/7 online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.
