Gary Morris In Concert

Posted by Shellie Peterson
 
 
Gary Morris  will be in concert on April 20th at 7:00 pm at the Pagosa Springs High School Auditorium.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm.  Mr. Morris has a heart for many charitable activities and one of them is our Feed Our Children Backpack Program.  Pagosa Springs is not a community that readily accepts the notion that any of our children should go hungry.  This program is in its eighth year of providing food for third and fourth graders to assist families who are struggling.  In addition to supporting a good cause, this concert will be an opportunity to see a multi-talented, world renown singer who has captivated audiences from Nashville to Broadway to a command performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  His recording career garnered five No. 1 and 16 top 10 singles, including “Why Lady Why,’ “The Love She Found in Me” and “Baby Bye Bye.”  Please consider joining us on April 20th for this special event!  Call or email me if you would like to reserve tickets at the pre-event price of $45 and we will have them for you at the door.
 

Gary Morris Biography

Gary Morris is known world-wide for his vocal mastery, able to hold audiences mesmerized and overwhelmed by the pure beauty and inspiration of his voice.

Gary’s new album “Sense of Pride” released on Sept. 14 to all major online retailers including iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, Spotify and more. Co-produced by Morris and Michael Bonagura (Baillie & The Boys), the album features nine songs, eight of which are written or co-written by Morris, one song – “The Moment” - was co-written by Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura. “Sense of Pride” is Morris’ 13th album.

His recording career garnered five #1 and 16 Top 10 singles, including “Why Lady Why,” “The Love She Found in Me,” “Baby Bye Bye.” Morris’ original rendition of the classic “Wind Beneath My Wings” won both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music “Song of the Year” awards. Morris was also named Billboard’s “Male Artist of the Year” early in his career.

At the height of his Nashville recording career, the Texas-bred tenor was tapped to play the lead role of Jean Valjean in Broadway’s epic hit “Les Misérables,” to critical acclaim. This role led to a Drama Desk Award nomination. His famous rendition of “Bring Him Home” on the platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning international cast album resulted in a Command Performance by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Additional Broadway roles include Rodolfo in the production of Puccini’s opera “La bohéme.”

Morris is equally comfortable holding a bow, gun or fishing rod as he is holding a guitar. His love of the great outdoors, combined with this respect and compassion for veterans have resulted in his affiliation with Fly Fishers International and its Abilene Fly Fishers club that is associated with Gary Morris Concert and Fundraising for wounded veterans and Mountain Spirit Ranch as a place where veterans suffering from PTSD can experience the therapeutic properties of the serene sport of fly fishing to treat PTSD and other combat-related conditions.

Whether it is melting hearts with this voice and music, amazing New York City critics with his acting ability, using his outdoor experience to teach others respect for the environment, or using his gifts to help our wounded service men and women through a difficult time in their lives, these is no doubt Gary Morris is impacting the world with his gifts and passion.
 

AWARDS: Billboards New Male Artist of the Year 1982; ACM Single of the Year 1984 for “Wind Beneath My Wings”