tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14128217676889787622011-07-28T19:04:45.895-07:00Chris Cates Wedding Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878201119296054321noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412821767688978762.post-29549950290518179122009-11-16T07:12:00.000-08:002009-11-16T07:14:35.150-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif, helvetica; font-size: 11px; "><br /><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="blog" id="blog" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; width: 800px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; background-color: rgb(177, 208, 240); "><tbody><tr style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif, helvetica; font-size: 1em; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><td width="30" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif, helvetica; font-size: 1em; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><br /></td><td style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif, helvetica; font-size: 1em; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><div id="pBlogBody_518705496" class="blogContent" style="padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; ">Amy Guyer of the Hendersonville Times just published this article about the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway.<div><br /></div><div>She talks a bit about my songwriting days on the Parkway and about my new song co-written with Craig Distl "America's Favorite Drive" which commemorates the anniversary.</div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJsdWVyaWRnZW5vdy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8yMDA5MTExMy9ORVdTLzkxMTEzMTAyMy8xMDE5" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; ">http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20091113/NEWS/911131023/1019</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1412821767688978762-2954995029051817912?l=weddingbandblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Cates Wedding Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878201119296054321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412821767688978762.post-55420268416449493172009-11-06T09:06:00.001-08:002009-11-06T09:10:04.844-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Chris Cates and the Master Plan are pleased to announce the start of our official partnership with East Coast Entertainment. East Coast Entertainment and Ellie Labar will now book The Master Plan non-exclusively starting with the Biltmore Estate's annual Fundraiser Friday November 6th. The band will perform at Diana, a new facility on the lawn of the Biltmore House. To book Chris Cates &amp; the Master Plan through East Coast Entertainment go to <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZWFzdGNvYXN0ZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC5jb20=" style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-size: 11px; ">eastcoastentertainment.com</a> click the Asheville office and Ellie Labar.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1412821767688978762-5542026841644949317?l=weddingbandblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Cates Wedding Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878201119296054321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412821767688978762.post-9489911030905206642009-10-17T11:30:00.000-07:002009-10-17T11:43:18.074-07:00Here's a list of the Top 10 Slow Dance songs requested when Chris Cates &amp; the Master Plan are performing at wedding receptions:<div><br /></div><div>10. "Making Memories of Us" - Keith Urban</div><div>9. "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green</div><div>8. "Crazy for You" - Madonna</div><div>7. "Simple Man" - Lynrd Skynrd</div><div>6. "Melissa" - Allman Brothers</div><div>5. "Stuck On You" - Lionel Richie</div><div>4. "Into the Mystic" - Van Morrison</div><div>3. "Crazy Love" - Van Morrison</div><div>2. "Wonderful Tonight" - Eric Clapton</div><div>1. "Let's Get it On" - Marvin Gaye</div><div><br /></div><div>We get a lot of requests but amazingly most folks tend to like the same songs. For a list of all of the slow songs and other songs we play go to http://www.chriscates.com/songlist.html</div><div><br /></div><div>And of course you can find out all you want to know about Chris Cates &amp; the Master Plan's private events and wedding band at http://www.chriscatespartyband.com.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1412821767688978762-948991103090520664?l=weddingbandblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Cates Wedding Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878201119296054321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412821767688978762.post-16586315202665499752009-10-15T11:09:00.000-07:002009-10-16T05:43:54.517-07:00Needless to say, in conducting a successful wedding band, make sure that you bring your instrument to the gig.<div>It's happened to me I admit it, but when you play thousands of shows it is bound to happen at some time or another. </div><div>The last time and hopefully the last time it happened was about eight years ago. I was still living and touring out of Athens, Georgia (via Watkinsville) and I scooped up the band in the Econoline and trailer and headed toward the Chetola lodge in Blowing Rock for a wedding reception.</div><div>It was a very nice affair and I learned a few jazz tunes to sing and 'What a Wonderful World' for the first dance.</div><div>I had spent all morning cleaning the van and trailer and was very proud of my work until I realized as we pulled into the snowy driveway of Chetola that I had left all three of my guitars laying in the yard on the far side of the trailer.</div><div>It's usually a mic stand or something like that, but this time it finally was the guitars.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily, Blowing Rock is only about 45 minutes from my hometown of Morganton, so I called an old musician buddy and procured a telecaster guitar. He was on the way to work and dropped it off with my Mom who jumped in the car and drove it up to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>When she got there we were in about our fifth song with me standing there singing without my guitar, feeling like an idiot. Luckily John Wayne Tuggle still played guitar with me, so he was able to hold the rhythm down while I was guitarless.</div><div><br /></div><div>The funniest part of the story is that the strap on the guitar was native american themed with torquoise and feathers which didn't match too well with my formal wedding attire. But you gotta do what you gotta do.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1412821767688978762-1658631520266549975?l=weddingbandblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Cates Wedding Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878201119296054321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412821767688978762.post-16627752601615112012009-10-14T11:43:00.000-07:002009-10-14T11:49:06.489-07:00This is a list of the most requested original Chris Cates &amp; the Master Plan songs requested songs at weddings that we've played.<div><br /></div><div>10. Roller Coaster Day</div><div>9. Why Not Right Now</div><div>8. Restless Love</div><div>7. Boogie in the Mountains</div><div>6. Carolina Moon</div><div>5. Hoping for a Redlight</div><div>4. Carolina Wind</div><div>3. Beach Beat</div><div>2. Gasoline</div><div>1. Flannel Dreams</div><div><br /></div><div>Several others were in the running and they're subject to change when new albums come out and what not. Stay tuned for a top ten most requested cover songs requested at Chris Cates &amp; the Master Plan wedding performances.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1412821767688978762-1662775260161511201?l=weddingbandblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chris Cates Wedding Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878201119296054321noreply@blogger.com0