RATW LIVE!

The first of what may be a handful of fundraising free concert events for storm victims in rural counties promoted by Rage Against the Wind begins this Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. in Brent, Alabama.

The event is scheduled to take place at Heritage Park.  11 musical acts are scheduled to perform.  RATW producer / promoter Daniel L. Bamberg has announced the order of events and other information about Saturday's show.

2:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies (Daniel L. Bamberg, David Coffin, Daniel Payne)

2:20 p.m. - KeKe

3:00 p.m. - Oktober

3:40 p.m. - General Lee

4:30 p.m. - Unknown

5:15 - Michael Ray Britt

6:00 p.m. - Justin Keys

6:45 p.m. - Bret Dailey

7:30 p.m. - Self Made 

8:10 p.m. - Kellen 

8:45 p.m. - Halfway to Hindsight

9:30 p.m. - White Wash

Victoria Hallman will be there from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. for meets and greets (photos and autographs $5 each - all money will go to storm victims)

Concessions available - hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, grilled corn, soft drinks, water, lemonade

Raffling various items ($1 per ticket, winners select their prize from raffle pool)

Games and activities for the kids, free items for kids, and prizes for kids

Silent Auction items

Nashville Superstar LuLu Roman fan basket - includes CDs, autographs, collectibles and more

Hee Haw Reunion Poster - signed by some of Nashville's most well known faces and the Hee Haw gang.

Alabama fan basket - autographs and collectibles

Auburn fan basket - autographs and collectibles

Bibb County High School fan basket - t shirts and collectibles

West Blocton High School fan basket - t shirts and collectibles

Firefighter fan basket - t shirts and collectibles from Bibb County's Volunteer Fire Departments

Centreville Press fan basket - collectibles and free subscription 

Office basket - various office supplies 

Kid's basket (boys) - toys and other things for kids

Kid's basket (girls) - toys and other things for kids

Rage Against the Wind "I am the Ultimate Rager" fan basket - autographed merchandise, CDs from artists which appeared of the RATW compilation CD, Very exclusive "outtakes and demos" CD of songs that didn't make the CD (extremely limited), Rage Against the Wind sticker.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBLE SCATTERED RAIN WE WILL KEEP YOU DRY AND IT WILL PASS!

Early Raves of Rage!

As of this post's composition Rage Against the Wind has sold earned $400.  Considering that the album has only been sold after hours at the Centreville Press office and outside of Marathon in Brent, this is an amazing quick response.  Many have expressed they will purchase the CD at Saturday's show.  More remarkable than anything else however is the rave reviews the CD is earning already.

"Just wow!," said State Representative April Weaver.  "I expected this to be enjoyable but was literally blown away.  I am extremely proud to know we have the kind of talent that this CD displays in Bibb County."

"Absolutely awesome," said Mike Oakley of Centreville.  "This is an amazing compilation of some very diverse talents I am excited about how this thing turned out.  Fantastic cause with a great product."

"There is something for everybody on this CD," said Carol Belcher of Six Mile.  "It's really a wonderful CD and when people hear it I think this cause is going to raise a tremendous amount of money for storm victims."

"I am so amazed, not only at the early enthusiasm but that my fears have not come to light," said RATW producer, Daniel L. Bamberg.  "I was afraid many would get the CD and skip through it without giving a chance to appreciate the entire project.  There is no doubt that most people are going to like some songs more than others, and certainly everyone will find a track or two they may not listen to more than once, but everyone should give a full listen regardless of their musical taste in order to see what went into this project.  I am proud of every artist on the album and trust me, I don't like some of these genres because of my taste.  But I know every song on our album is powerful and serves their said genre well."

If It Rains...We Rage On!

A lot of people are looking at the forecast for this weekend which calls for a chance of a passing summer shower or two.  RATW producer, Daniel L. Bamberg has stated that the show will go on anyway.

"Unless we are dealing with lightning or heavy winds there is no reason to delay the concert due to rain," Bamberg stated.  "The stage has a covered roof and three of it's sides will be covered with a backdrop.  For those in attendance there is a covered pavilion in the park and we will have some tented areas as well.  The chance of rain for Saturday as of right now is 50% but meteorologists are suggesting that if we do get rain it will only be a few brief passing showers.  No reason to stop our cause.  So we are asking everyone to come on out, we'll keep you dry and the bands shall play on."

RATW releases very limited special disc for LIVE event auction and raffle.

While producing the Rage Against the Wind album Daniel L. Bamberg decided to allow tracks or versions of tracks which were dumped from the project to be made available on a limited edition CD.  By limited we mean, very limited.  Five of these copies will be raffled off at the Free Concert in Brent on June 25th.  One will also be made available in the "Rage Against the Wind fan basket" for the silent auction.  This release is for those who love and appreciate the music process and in the case of some tracks (those who have a good sense of humor).  As with the original CD, any money earned from this very limited supply will be given to storm victims in rural counties.

RATW LIVE raffles and silent auctions are the only way you can obtain a copy of this special limited release.

Tracks for "Rage Against the Wind - Demos, Out-takes, Remixes and Other Heavyweight Champions."

1 Amazing Grace (Seven Bridges Road) - Mike Oakley and Mike Burroughs

2 Big Blue Eyes (remix) - Bret Dailey

3 Black and Gold - White Wash and Stephanie Hardeman

4 Came a Pale Rider (demo) - Oktober

5 Backwoods Beauty Queen - Florida Georgia Line

6 Honkytonk in Heaven - Hunter Lawley

7 Under the Influence of Love - Victoria Hallman

8 Closed Captions (remix) - Justin Keys

9 The Pursuit of Happiness - White Wash

10 A Rainbow that Never Ends - Michael Ray Britt

11 Whatever It Is (dance mix) -  The Mysterious Unnamed Cowboy

12 Gags - David Coffin and Daniel L. Bamberg

Song List and Track List

Rage Against the Wind Track List Order and Credits

This Hope Inside - Nathaniel Rockarts

written by Nathaniel Rockarts  produced by Deric Whatley

Rage Against the Wind - White Wash and Kellen

written and produced by Daniel L. Bamberg and David Coffin

Walk On - Hunter Lawley

written by Hunter Lawley and James McGehee  produced by Michael Panapento

Closed Captions - Justin Keys

written by Justin Keys  produced by David Coffin and Daniel L. Bamberg

Came a Pale Rider - Oktober

written by Daniel L. Bamberg and Justin Keys  produced by David Coffin and Daniel L. Bamberg

My Hometown - Self Made

written by Chris Pence and Charlie Crew  produced by Charlie Crew and David Coffin (features sample of "Hometown Glory"  written and performed by Adelle)

You're Country - Florida Georgia Line

written and produced by Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard

Carousel - Michael Ray Britt

written and produced by Michael Ray Britt

My Life - Mishap

written and produced by Acoustic Mishap

Big Blue Eyes - Bret Dailey

written by Bret Dailey  produced by David Coffin

Karma - Alva.

written and produced by Alva.

Second Best - Kellen

written by Kellen Green and Justin Keys  produced by David Coffin and Daniel L. Bamberg

Love Hate and Let it Go - White Wash

written and produced by David Coffin

Mama Tried - Victoria Hallman

written by Merle Haggard  produced by Victoria Hallman

Amazing Grace (Seven Bridges Road) - Steadfast Heart

Amazing Grace (lyrics) written by John Newton  "Seven Bridges Road" (music) written by Steve Young,  Steadfast Heart arrangement by Mike Vickers, produced by David Coffin