Collin Raye and His Band in Concert

Five-time nominee for country music's Male Vocalist of the Year, Collin Raye returns to the Carson Valley Inn on Friday, August 23. Raye performed "unplugged" to sell-out crowds in the Inn's Valley Ballroom in both 2011 and 2012. This time he appears with his band in a full concert production in the CVI's new outdoor Valley Sky Theatre.

Twenty-three of Collin's 25 singles went top 10; fifteen of these going all the way to #1. Some of his biggest hits were ballads"Love, Me", "Little Rock" and "In This Life" plus rockers "I Think About You", "My Kind of Girl", "That's My Story" and "I Want You Bad." You'll enjoy many of these hits and more at his outdoor concert at the Carson Valley Inn on August 23.

One of the true hitmakers of the 1990's, Collin Raye still continues to crank out soulful, heartfelt material with the honesty and richness that is signature to his vocals on his StarPointe Records label. Collin first performed at the Carson Valley Inn in the late 1980s as the leader of The Wray Brothers Band. He signed a record deal with Epic Records in 1990 and his debut single "All I Can Be is a Sweet Memory" reached #29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks charts.

Raye shot to fame with "Love, Me" in 1991. Listeners were so touched that they used its lyrics at funerals and memorial services. That set the cornerstone for a career built on meaningful songs. "Little Rock" was an anthem for the recovery community. "Not That Different" pleaded for tolerance. "In This Life" became a wedding favorite. He won awards for the child-advocacy video "I Think About You."

Tickets are $20 for General Seating and $28 for VIP Seating and are available at the Carson Valley Inn hotel desk or by phone at 775-783-6606. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

The Carson Valley Inn (www.carsonvalleyinn.com) is located on US Hwy 395 in Minden, NV near the start of State Hwy 88, twenty minutes from Lake Tahoe's south shore and 45 minutes south of Reno. The property includes a casino, sports and race book, 150-room hotel, 74-room motor lodge, 59-site RV Park and a convenience store with Shell gas and diesel fuel. There are also banquet and meeting rooms and services plus three dining facilities; CV Steak, the Inn's Nevada-style steakhouse featuring steaks, seafood, pasta dishes and more; Katie's, for 24- hour dining choices and Job's Perk for coffee drinks, pastries and sundries.

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