Popular recording artist and television star Billy Ray Cyrus will perform at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson on Saturday, September 2 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The concerts by Welk-Sullivan Productions executive producer Joe Sullivan and David Ledford, general manager of the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre, are being presented jointly by the Moon River Theatre and Welk-Sullivan Productions.
“We are very excited about adding another quality show like Billy Ray Cyrus to our extensive list of entertainers performing at the Moon River Theatre,” said Ledford.
“Billy Ray Cyrus is unique in that he has such a dedicated following,” said Sullivan. “His fans will travel great distances to see his shows and most of them want seats at every performance. He is a multi-talented performer with superstar status as a recording artist and television star.”
Sullivan was pleased with the response to Billy Ray’s performances in 2002 and 2003 at the Will Rogers Theatre in Branson. Since then, Billy Ray has released a Gospel Album, completed another season of PAX-TV’s top-rated family-friendly series, “Doc,” recorded a new album for release later this year and is starring in a brand new television series.
“This is an entertainer who had nearly 2 million hits on his website in just the month of February. Now Billy Ray is gaining national media attention and expanding his fan base through his role on The Disney Channel’s newest hit show ‘Hannah Montana,’” said Sullivan.
Cyrus has signed with a new record label, New Door Records/Universal Music Enterprises, and will release his newest album on July 18, 2006. “Wanna Be Your Joe” features an upbeat combination of ballads and fun rocker’s such as “I Want My Mullet Back.”
Cyrus has topped the country music charts with his hits “Achy Breaky Heart,” “Some Gave All,” “Heart of a Woman,” “Could’ve Been Me,” “Busy Man,” “She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore” and the critically acclaimed “Trail of Tears.”
Billy Ray Cyrus stormed onto the music scene in 1993 when his debut album, “Some Gave All,” held the number one spot on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 Album chart for 17 consecutive weeks. This is the longest time this spot has been held by a debut artist and a record that still stands today. He has multi-platinum (“Some Gave All” – 1992), platinum (“It Won’t Be The Last” – 1993) and gold (“Storm In The Heartland” – 1994) albums to his credit plus the critically acclaimed “Trail of Tears” – 1996. Cyrus has maintained his success worldwide, earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia; platinum in Denmark, New Zealand and Norway; and gold in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
Tickets for the Labor Day Weekend concerts are on sale now!