Come Have a Great Time with Vanilla Ice at JD Legends

Vanilla Ice – An American rap artist from the 1990’s. Vanilla Ice will be playing at JD Legends on September 6th. I bet many of you who are Vanilla Ice fans wonder what he has been up to over the years. Here are a few fun tidbits about the 1990’s rapper:

• His real name is Robert Van Winkle
• He has 2 kids
• In the late 1980’s, Vanilla Ice was the main attraction in his hometown’s predominately black dance clubs. This is how he got his start.
• He is mostly known for his songs “Play That Funky Music” and “Ice Ice Baby”
• His 1991 musical hit “Ice Ice Baby” was the first rap single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts
• In 1991 Vanilla Ice was chosen as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People In the World
• Vanilla Ice toured with MC Hammer and that is who he modeled his clothing style after
• In 1991 Vanilla Ice appeared in the movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and he also appeared in Cool As Ice
• Between 1992 and 1994, under his real name Robert Van Winkle, he dropped out of the music world and pursued motor cross racing

Vanilla Ice has had a rocky music career to say the least but for those of you, who enjoy his music, come check him out at JD Legends on September 6th. Come hang out with family and friends. Have a great time and enjoy the show!

Come To JD Legends and Unwind with Uncle Kracker

Mathew Shafer better known to you and I as Uncle Kracker will be playing at JD Legends on August 23rd. Uncle Kracker will be releasing his new album, tentatively titled “Happy Hour” sometime in September of 2008. This will be his fourth album.

Here are a few fun tidbits about Uncle Kracker.

He has been friends with Kid Rock since the 6th grade and has been a DJ for him since he was 17.
Kid Rock actually helped Uncle Kracker get his name because he use to call him Kracker. The uncle part was added later.
He has 3 kids.
Uncle Kracker has toured with Kenny Chesney
His first album Double Wide was #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart and was written mostly on the back of a tour bus
He wears a money clip on the rim of his baseball hat
He wrote the song Follow Me in 10 minutes
Has a tattoo of the cartoon character Snuffy smith
Uncle Kracker co-owns a bar and a tire shop
He lives in the same suburb he grew up in


Come hang out at JD Legends and listen to Uncle Kracker and his band perform. He might even sing one of your favorite songs! Follow Me and Drift Away are two of his more popular songs. Come check him out on August 23rd! JD Legends is the place to kick back, relax and enjoy some great music with friends and family.

Come Hang Out With Starship at JD Legends

Starship - This very popular American rock band of the 1970’s and 80’s will be playing at JD Legends on August 16th. Some of their popular hits were “We Built This City”, “Girl With The Hungry Eyes”, and “Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now’. Starship is releasing a new album in September 2008 called Tree of Liberty. This album will be the first in a decade for Starship. This band is ready to make a huge comeback!

Here is a few interesting tidbits about the band Starship.· Starship went on their first tour in 1974.· Their first album was released in 1966· Albums from Starship – Red Octopus, Spitfire, Earth & The Sea of Suns· 7 of their 10 albums reached the Top 20 on album charts· In 1996, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame· Jefferson Starship was on the cover of “Life” in 1968· In 1969, they played at Woodstock· Old Name-Jefferson Starship were known as pioneers to the psychedelic rock generationThis band has been on again and off again for decades but they are back to entertain you and give you a great performance! This band is legendary in the music biz for giving high quality performances. Come hang out with Mickey Thomas, Stephanie Calvert, Mark Abrahamian, Jeff Adams, Phil Bennett, and Darrell "Pelican" Verduscoon August 16th at JD Legends! Have fun hanging out and listening to great music! Come party at JD Legends!