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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:	January 26, 2010
Contact:	Cindy DePond Waukee Area Arts Council 515-402-7870

WAUKEE AREA ARTS COUNCIL Presents Singer/Songwriter JOHN BURNS

Waukee, Iowa – The Waukee Area Arts Council is proud to present the original song styling of JOHN BURNS at our new facility ArtsCentral, 405 Maple Street, Waukee on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and can be reserved by phone, purchased at the Waukee Hardware or will be available at the door. For more information call 515-402-7870 or visit www.WaukeeArts.org.

“We are happy to have John Burns in our lineup at ArtsCentral,” said Cindy DePond, President of the Waukee Area Arts Council. “He performs all original work ranging from silly to heartfelt. It will be an entertaining evening!”

John Burns wrote his first song in the fall of 1972, and has since written somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 songs. In the mid-70s he toured the United States with Baby Lester and the Buggybumpers. In the 80s and 90s he played keyboards in bands such as Goodnight Dallas and The Shirts. Currently, he performs exclusively his original material on piano and on acoustic guitar. His shows are generally in Central Iowa, although in recent years he has appeared in the Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta, New Orleans and the Twin Cities area. 



John Burns wrote, "The Other Side of Your Heart," released by Lisa Gossett on Network Records in 1978. His song "Five Small Towns" is featured on the White Pole Road self-guided tour CD. In the opening ceremonies of the 23rd Annual Linda Vista Multicultural Fair, John performed his song, "3000 Houses in 300 Days", which chronicles the origins of the Linda Vista neighborhood in San Diego.

For more information about this and other events, contact the Waukee Area Arts Council at waac@hickorytech.net, PO Box 790, Waukee, IA 50263, or call 515-402-7870.

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