WMMO *FREE* Downtown Concert - "SUGAR RAY"
August 4th, 2009 | Published in Orlando
Orlando 40+ Singles ‘Friendship First’
Downtown Concert Series
The WMMO "Downtown Concert Series," a listener-favorite "event" consisting of several free rock performances each year, began in 1991 as a "thank you" to the station’s listeners. Since then, WMMO has put on dozens and dozens of shows, playing host to a wide-range of acts from America to War and .38 Special to the 10,000 Maniacs? and all at no cost to the public.
Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray formed in 1992 calling themselves The Shrinky Dinks, later having to change it (upon threat of lawsuit from the Milton Bradley Company, maker of the Shrinky Dinks toy) to Sugar Ray after the boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. Their first mainstream hit came in the summer of 1997 with their song "Fly," which was released on the album Floored and featured reggae artist Super Cat.
Their 1999 album 14:59 was the reply to accusations they were a "one hit wonder", with the title implying that their fifteen minutes of fame were not quite up — their ‘fame clock’ reading 14:59. "Every Morning," which received widespread comparisons to "Fly," rose to similar success during the spring of 1999, reaching No. 3 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their follow-up single "Someday" received extensive airplay later that year as well and reached No. 7 in the U.S. 14:59 outsold its predecessor and was certified triple platinum.
Their 2001 self-titled album Sugar Ray produced another hit with "When It’s Over" and reached the same level as their previous singles.
Their hits include:
"Fly"
"Someday"
"Every Morning,"
"When It’s Over"
Orlando, FL 32802 - USA
Saturday, August 15 at 7:00 PM
Attending: 3
Details: http://singles.meetup.com/1164/calendar/10993785/