Honeywell Center Welcomes Grammy Award Winner LeAnn Rimes
WABASH —LeAnn Rimes, internationally multiplatinum-selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter, will be at the Honeywell Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.
Corporate sponsorship is provided by First Merchants Bank. Tickets are $35, $45 and $75.
Rimes became a country sensation at the age of 13 with the release of the album “Blue,” which topped Billboard’s country albums chart for more than three months. Her hit song “How Do I Live” ranks #4 on Billboard’s “Greatest 100 Songs Of All Time.” Her latest album, Remnants, has produced dance hits “Long Live Love,” “LovE is LovE is LovE,” and “Love Line.”
Globally, Rimes has sold more than 44 million units, won two Grammy Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; two World Music Awards; three Academy of County Music Awards; one Country Music Association Award and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won “Best New Artist,” making her the youngest recipient of a Grammy Award.
The show opener that evening will feature vocal artist Brett Wiscons. Wiscons was born in Chicago, Ill., and raised in Plymouth on a unique mixture of music ranging from vocal powerhouses Sade and Edwin McCain to rock bands “Pearl Jam,” the “Eagles,” and “Hootie & the Blowfish.” Within these influences, listeners will find his musical marriage — jangly pop, a dash of soul, and moody acoustics — creates a sound all his own. Wiscons has shared a bill with Darius Rucker, Zac Brown Band, and Katy Perry among others, and averages nearly 220 performances each year.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.honeywellcenter.org or by calling the Honeywell Foundation Box Office at (260) 563-1102.