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Operation Blankets of Love (OBOL) is an award-winning non-profit 501(c)3 public charity. We collect, transport and distribute recycled and new pet-related items to comfort stray, sick, neglected and abused homeless animals in shelters, rescue groups, sanctuaries and foster groups. In addition, as an Emergency Response Team, we partner with those organizations to provide relief and comfort to animals that are displaced or endangered by catastrophe.

Operation Blankets of Love is a Partner Service Provider for The American Red Cross of Santa Monica.
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The brainchild of Lee Shapiro and Don Ciccone, THE HIT MEN are a collection of hit-makers whose friendships and individual record successes have been interweaving with each other for most of their lives. The band includes the original performing and recording members of mega star acts like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Critters, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Elton John & Kiki Dee, and Jim Webb among others.
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Shari Verona is a consummate writer. Writing and producing songs, composing film themes, and ... creating comedy screenplays are distinct art forms. Doing all three well is rare, but that’s what Shari Verona does, for various clients in these multi medias. She started as a songwriter at age seventeen, with her first three songs signed by Jack Gale of Lovey Music, (he was the publisher of 'I Love You More Today Than Yesterday". Shari Verona co-writes and writes with producers of all genres, having the ability to switch from pop to r&b to country, joking "if you can hear it or see it, we write it". For the past seven years she has been writing and producing mainly in Miami, where she partnered up with Rick Taylor of Two Live Crew. Now she is back in L.A.!, primarily licensing her catalog of finished music to tv and film companies requiring affordable quality music. She recently developed and wrote a sitcom for her 11 year old client who originally hired her to write songs. She relates to this boy, as when she was his age, she was busy too ... writing. She loves the change in country music whereby pop and rock elements are now incorporated, crossing over mainstream like never before. This is her market, bringing the best of all those worlds together, commercially appealing to the mainstream masses. In fact one of her earliest co-writers was Steve Bogart. He is now President of the Nashville Songwriters Association.

Have a listen to this interview with Gregory Hind from the Little River Band.
Greg Hind has been an integral part of the bands current sound since 2000. Before joining LRB Greg played and sang with many well-known artists including Thelma Houston, Kylie Minogue, and Bachelor Girl. Greg shares lead vocal duty, and is instrumental in looking for ways to keep the band’s arrangements fresh and current.

Chubby Checker - the only artist to have 5 albums in the Top 12 all at once.

Chubby Checker First Platinum - "Let's Twist Again".

Chubby Checker - the only artist to have a song to be #1 twice - "The Twist".

Chubby Checker - the only artist to have 9 Double-Sided Hits.

Chubby Checker - changed the way we dance to the beat 24/7 since 1959.

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Peter joined up with J.C. Crowley, Ronn Moss, and John Friesen to become pop/rock band Player. Player had a #1 hit with "Baby Come Back" in 1978, the song still played all over the world today. They toured as an opening act for such artists as Gino Vanelli, Boz Scaggs, Eric Clapton, Heart, and Kenny Loggins. After four successful albums with Player, the band then split up and Peter began writing songs for other recording artists such as Olivia Newton-John, The Temptations, Kenny Rodgers, which lasted about 10 years. He also began writing songs for movies and TV through the 80's. He got together with friend and former bandmate Steve Kipner once again, and recorded a cd under the band name Think Out Loud. They released a single called "After All This Time", and featured their song "Original Sin(Jumpin' In) in the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail".
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Bonnie Pointer began her career as one-fourth of the singing Pointer Sisters during the early '70s. She married producer Jeffrey Bowen and started a solo career at Motown in 1978. She released two albums of mostly covers of early Motown hits. Bonnie Pointer left Motown in the '80s, following a dispute over her contract. She moved to Private I Records, where she recorded If the Price Is Right in 1984. Bonnie also stars in the hit game Vampire Hookers as the character Lola now on Playstation. If you would like to book Bonnie Pointer for your venue please email Her Management Rhea Romas "Top Flight Agency". And Our co-Producer here on Stars on Tap
Drop an email to Ms Rhea at Rheaofhollywood@yahoo.com

Ali lead Temptations songs and audio clips from Ali Woodson's New Solo CD -Never Give Up-

The world is blessed with many talented song stylists, but only a few great voices. Ali Ollie Woodson is recognized as one of the most distinguished voices in the music world today. Woodson loves what he does...and that's just about everything. He has captured the attention of audiences' worldwide. A multifaceted performer, he plays several instruments including keyboards, bass, and drums, he writes his own music, lyrics, and arrangements, and produces recordings. Woodson performed with legendary groups such as "The Drifters' in the early 70's, and later replaced Teddy Pendergrass with the group "The Blue Notes".

Born in Detroit, Woodson started singing at the age of four in the local church choir. It was there that he exhibited heartrending harmonic melodies. At seven years old, Woodson entered and won first prize in a talent show, the first of many such rewards to come throughout his school days.

His incredible vocals and unbelievable range have led him to work with many of the other greats in the industry. He has performed with the Queen of Soul-Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, "The Godfather of Soul"-James Brown, Lou Rawls, Bobby Womack, Howard Hewett, The Ojay's, Doc Powell, Johnny Gill, Jimmie Jam and Terry Louis, Ralph Tresvant, Chris Martin, Ann Nesby, Al Green, Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band, The Four Tops, Rachelle Ferrell, Sam Moore, and many others.

Ali has also added acting to his resume. He has appeared in many episodes of "Amen" & "The Jamie Fox Show", had a small role in "The Little Richard Movie" and has appeared in several plays around the country.

For over 13 years he was the driving force behind the legendary group "The Temptations".As lead singer of The Temptations, Woodson had to fill the shoes of two of the most powerful singers of all time, David Ruffin and Dennis Edwards. He not only filled those shoes, he took it to the next level creating a style all his own which, is now synonymous with the name "Temptations". Contributing original material for many great new songs, Woodson put the Temptations back on top of the Pop and R&B charts with his "Treat Her Like a Lady", which went gold. His intoxicating delivery of "Treat her like a Lady", continues to be a Pop and R&B favorite all over the world.

Woodson, who is devoted to song, has a way of intoxicating his audiences, engulfing them in a love affair with his voice, producing magical moments. As one fan put it, "He's so versatile. I don't know of another singer I could just sit and listen to all night long".

In 1996 Woodson poured his heart & soul into putting together The Emperors of Soul, his current project. Consisting of four other talented performers… this dynamic group has been traveling all around the world wow-ing audiences at each and every stop. Singing the greatest hits from the Motown era The Emperors of Soul will tug at your heart one moment and make you want to get up and dance the next. From the Temptations "My Girl" to "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" every second will take you back to the memories of long ago & will touch your every emotion. Woodson also has a solo CD entitled "Right Here All Along". He is currently in the studio working on his second release.

Woodson is the total music personality. He's sensitive, open, honest, and driven; maybe that's why he is destined to be the people's entertainer. A singer by trade, Woodson is definitely an artist by passion.

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