EDGAR WINTER
ROCK ICON REACHES FOR THE STARS THIS SUMMER
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Winter To Be A Judge On NBC’s “StarTomorrow”,  A New Interactive Music Competition On NBC.com That Kicks Off With A Network Special On Monday, July 31st
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Winter Also Continues To Garner Rave Reviews On The Road As A Member Of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band

Rock icon Edgar Winter is having a busy summer! He’s been tapped to be a judge, along with record producer/songwriter David Foster, on “StarTomorrow,” NBC’s new interactive music competition that will allow viewers to choose the first Internet superstar band. The competition kicks off with a network special that will air on Monday July 31st.

Marking the first time that the network has offered a full national series online, NBC will introduce “StarTomorrow,” an interactive music competition that will put viewers exclusively in control of choosing the first Internet superstar band, singing group or solo act – and will reward the winners with a recording deal with Foster and his recording company.

Winter is also on tour this summer as a member of Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band where he’s been receiving some rave reviews. According to a FMQB review, ”And perhaps the surprise of the entire evening was Edgar Winter. Looking like the Dorian Gray of rock, Winter acted as a man possessed, whether tearing off an acrobatic keyboard lick, delivering a virtuoso vocal performance or blasting out some funky sax. His outstanding solo performance of his early 70′s solo track, the gospel tinged “Dying To Live” qualified as a real goosebump ‘you had to be there’ moment.”

As Winter would say, “Keep On Rockin’!”

EDGAR WINTER
LEGENDARY MUSICIAN ROCKS ON WITH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7TH APPEARANCE ON
SYNDICATED RADIO PROGRAM “ROCKLINE” AND THURSDAY,
JANUARY 15TH APPEARANCE ON “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE”
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WINTER TO PERFORM SUCH CLASSICS AS
“FREE RIDE,” “DYING TO LIVE,” “FRANKENSTEIN” AND “KEEP PLAYING THAT ROCK ‘N’ROLL”
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EDGAR WINTER LIVE AT THE GALAXY
IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON DVD & CD

Rock icon Edgar Winter will kick off 2004 with a January 7th musical appearance on the syndicated radio program Rockline. Winter will be interviewed by show host Bob Coburn, take listener calls and perform such hits “Free Ride,” “Dying To Live,” “Frankenstein” and “Keep Playing That Rock ’N’ Roll.”

On January 15th, Winter will be a guest on ABC-TV’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. He will sit in with musical director Cleto Escobedo & the house band and is expected to perform a number of his classics songs as well as being interviewed by host Kimmel.

Winter’s “Dying To Live” was used in the hit “Runnin (Dying To Live).” The song was produced by Eminem and features vocals from Winter, Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. The tune was a Top 20 hit on several of Billboard’s charts including the Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/ Hip Hop Singles.

Edgar Winter Live At The Galaxy (Classic Pictures Ltd.) is currently available on DVD and CD.

EDGAR WINTER
ROCK ICON THANKS EMINEM FOR “HEARING THE PAIN, THE JOY AND THE HUMANITY” FROM HIS SONG “DYING TO LIVE”
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SONG IS SAMPLED IN “RUNNIN (DYING TO LIVE),” WHICH FEATURES VOCALS FROM WINTER, TUPAC AND NOTORIOUS B.I.G. AND IS PRODUCED BY EMINEM. TUNE IS CURRENTLY #5 ON BILLBOARD’S HOT R&B/HIP HOP SINGLES SALES CHART, #18 ON HOT R&B/HIP HOP SINGLES CHART AND #9 ON
HOT RAP TRACKS CHART.
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EDGAR WINTER LIVE AT THE GALAXY IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ON DVD & CD

When Edgar Winter wrote the song “Dying to Live” during the ‘60’s, he had no idea that it would become part of the hit song “Runnin (Dying To Live).” Tune is produced by Eminem and features vocals from Winter, Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.

Says Winter, “I wrote the song ‘Dying To Live’ in the Woodstock era of the peace movement and civil rights. I was a new struggling artist at that time and uncertain of my direction. I thought of ‘Dying To Live’ more as an anti-war song at the time. I would have never connected it with gang violence; it was simply a song about survival. For me, it was a very personal song. Whether you are fighting for your country or just trying to make one more day on the streets, it’s something we all have had to face and can all understand. I just want to thank Eminem for hearing the pain, the joy and the humanity from “Dying To Live” and transforming it in a way that I never would have imagined.”

“Runnin (Dying To Live)” is on numerous Billboard charts: #5 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales chart, #18 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and #9 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

Edgar Winter Live At The Galaxy (Classic Pictures Ltd.) is currently available on DVD and CD.