BARRIE CUNNINGHAM IS A PRODUCER, ENTERTAINER, SINGER AND MUSICIAN.
He has spent most of his life entertaining in clubs, lounges, showrooms, concert halls and on cruise ships around the world. He performs as a solo act or with full accompaniment. He began performing in coffeehouses singing folk music when he was 15. He later made his mark in Southern California with the popular rock-a-billy group Black Slacks. He has received many awards including Entertainer of the Year in San Diego, California and was a principal act in a show voted Show of the Year in Reno, NV for 3 years. In 2008, he performed a concert for the opening of the new American Embassy at the historic Brandenburg Gate-Berlin, Germany.
Since 1990, Barrie performed about 300 dates per year, 2 shows per day, and entertained more than
3 million show-goers. His shows perform in theaters and main casino showrooms and at major corporate events. He is a popular guest on TV talk shows and receives a great deal of news press in the cities where he performs. Although best known for his live performances, he is also a recording artist with several releases. Barrie performs original material as well as songs composed by other artists. Barrie also has extensive experience in entertainment booking, production and showroom/theater operations and operates The ICON Theatre in Branson, MO home to Jukebox Journey, The Rat Pack, The World Famous Platters, Chubby Checker, Liverpool Legends, The Lennon/Cathcart Show and more.
Barrie is probably best known for his incredible tributes to the legendary Neil Diamond, Jimmy Buffett, and Neil Young. Barrie performs these tributes in main showrooms and theaters around the world including Japan, Russia, Hawaii, Canada, Australia and Europe. He has been the main Diamond and only Buffett tribute artist for Legends in Concert, American Superstars, Superstars Live in Concert and Stars in Concert (Europe). He now produces and stars in his own productions, Hot August Nights-the Ultimate Tribute to Neil Diamond, Adventures in Parrotdise-the Ultimate Tribute to Jimmy Buffett. His tributes to Diamond and Buffett were the first tributes to play an indefinite engagement in a main showroom in a major Las Vegas Casino. Roger Bartlett and Fingers Taylor, two of Jimmy Buffett’s original Coral Reefer Band members now perform with Barrie in the most authentic Buffett tribute available. Other Coral Reefer's you may see with Barrie include Amy Lee, TC Smith, Doyle Grisham and more.
In addition to the above productions, Barrie also owns BC Entertainment, Inc. based in Las Vegas, NV., which specializes in booking and producing world class tribute shows such as Superstars Live
in Concert-the ultimate tribute to the stars of Rock, Pop and Country, Superstars of Country-Live in Concert-an all country version of Superstars Live in Concert, “with love, E”-the Elvis show, Live & Swingin’, a “Rat Pack” tribute show and several other productions. His latest projects are IDOLIZED, a show featuring former finalists from American Idol and The ICON Theatre in Branson, MO.
SLIC can include a Contemporary Christian Music/Gospel Music segment (in some areas) and a Patriotic Finale. A comedy pre-show is also available. SLIC originated at the Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach, SC. Other notable engagements include the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino-Laughlin, NV, River Palms Resort Casino-Laughlin, NV, Northern Quest Casino-Spokane, WA, Spirit Mt. Casino-Portland, OR area, Santa Ana Star Casino-Albuquerque and others. SLIC is one of America's favorite family shows.
BC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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