Lock Haven University
Official Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Sabra Statham
Phone: (570) 484-2870
E-mail: sstatham@lhup.edu
Release Date: 11/12/2008




Blues musician to perform at LHU

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Blues musician Eli Cook will present an evening of solo acoustic blues at Price Performance Center on the campus of Lock Haven University on Monday, November 24 at 8:00 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.

Cook is a young blues guitar virtuoso from Nelson County, Virginia. All Music Guide said, “Natural and convincing, he has what it takes to be the best blues singer of his generation."
Cook has opened for Shemekia Copeland and B.B. King and has performed at the Kennedy Center. He has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine and is listed as the No. 2 “Blues Legend in the Making” in Guitar Edge magazine. He has enjoyed many other outstanding reviews, including those by Billboard Magazine and The Edge.

This event is sponsored by the LHU Music department in connection with Ethnic Music and American Music classes.




Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.

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