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Tickets Limited For Gatlin’s Concert on GTCC Campus

(Released 7/29/10)

HIGH POINT - "An Evening With Larry Gatlin," a show featuring the Grammy- winning singer and songwriter, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, in the indoor studio of GTCC's Larry Gatlin School of Entertainment Technology, 901 S. Main St.

The event will be limited to the sale of 150 tickets, which already are available for $22 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased online through the GTCC Foundation at http://www.gtcc.edu/services/foundation/gatlin/index.html

Gatlin also will conduct a songwriting seminar at the college from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, in the college's community room, H4 203.

The seminar will be limited to 50 participants at a cost of $30 each. Registration can also be done online by clicking on the scrolling banner on the GTCC.edu homepage.

Gatlin, 62, has had a varied career as a soloist and in teaming with his brothers, Rudy and Steve. He won the Grammy Award for Best County Song in 1979 for "Broken Lady," and also was named top male vocalist of the year by the Academy of Country Music.

The Seminole, TX, native is best known for his hit songs with the Gatlin Brothers. His all-time smash hit was "All the Gold in California" in 1979 and "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" in 1983.

Gatlin teamed with Barry Gibb to write "Indian Summer" in 1985, which Gatlin recorded as a duet with the legendary Roy Orbison.

Gatlin also starred on Broadway in "The Will Rogers Follies."

Gatlin was an English major and football player at the University of Houston.

He credits country music legend Dottie West for his breakout as a songwriter and for performing opportunities early in his career. West introduced him to some of the best songwriters in the world, he said.

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