After a long, long winter, what a way to get back in the saddle! March was FULL of Class-A gig experiences for both band and audience alike, beginning with …
March 3rd — Rock & Pop Masters at the Orlando, FL Hard Rock Hotel’s “LIVE” theater … John Cafferty & Tunes, Jimi Jamison, Fergie Frederiksen (ex-Toto) and [...]

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OK, we’re kinda biased.
True that John Hall is a long-time friend, colleague, and comrade.
True that we, as a group, tend to lean to the left.
True that, even when we don’t necessarily agree, we still have each others’ backs.
But beyond all that, it’s also true that former Orleans singer/songwriter/Founder John Hall has done good work on [...]

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In additon to being friends for over 35 years now, Larry and I have played in various bands with Robbie Dupree for almost all of that time. We first met Robbie when he was known as “Chrome WIllie” (of Chrome Willie and the Sparks). Then he had a band in Woodstock called The Striders. And [...]

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Geez!
Who knew that posting ESPN’s “It’s not crazy; it’s sports!” commercial for the Philadelphia Eagles using Still the One would spark such a discussion as the one that’s taking place over at the Orleans YouTube Channel?
Some viewers are confused by the images …
Is that the SAME woman with different hairstyles he’s with? … or is it a [...]

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It’s the Thing that wouldn’t die!

From it’s first application to the commercial marketplace as the theme song for the ABC Television Network (here and abroad) in 1977, through the seemingly endless usages by everything from car dealerships to local banks, from NutriSystem to Burger King, there’s probably  been very little time that the song Still the [...]

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We met Greg Rike after a Rock & Pop Masters show at Kenedy Space Center in December ‘07. Frankly, it was a very hectic day; so, although we’d planned on filming an Orleans interview, the day went by: driving, soundcheck, dinner, changing, the show, Meet’n’Greet then winding down to drive home. But, we STILL hadn’t [...]

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Well, we didn’t think this would be ready in time for Christmas, but HERE IT IS !!! We are so very pleased and proud to announce …

Greg Rike, Nick Miller and the people at Living Legends Music have done a PHENOMENAL job of capturing our story — ALL 37 YEARS of it — in this [...]

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Happy 4th of July, America!Don’t mean to offend or leave out any of our International friends, but the 4th of July … Independence Day … is a uniquely American holiday. Still, I’m sure many other nations around the globe have their equivalents. So, what the hey … Happy 4th of July, EVERYONE! 

Let’s not forget that [...]

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Two more off-the beaten-path music works you might like to investigate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLd8lHZeyB4
The first is a performance I (Lance) did of the John Hall/Bob Leinbach song, “Serenity” on Feb. 24th, 2008, at the church I attend here in Nashville. Every Sunday I’m home I play acoustic guitar in the church band. We often have guest artists of all [...]

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