About this project
The King Hat Review is a multi-media stage musical extravaganza that tells the amazing story of American popular music and traces it’s origins and history from where and when it all started. In the blues and folk blues that emanated from porches, bayou docks & juke joints in the Deep South. With the help of a hand full of crazy pioneer DJs it spread all over the US and the world and has become the music we know and love today. Original American music, Blues, Rhythm & Blues, jazz, Rock & Roll & Hip Hop.
The show is a huge production with an amazing band, singers, dancers and video artists. It is a multi media production with giant projection screens, stunning sets, special stage effects and hot choreography that all come together to take the audience on the historical journey of American popular music, the artists, their songs and the personal story’s of how the DJs of each era discovered them and introduced them to the world.
The King Hat Review is very fortunate to have a booking confirmation from a major booking agency and have a 2-week debut scheduled at an amazing venue in Los Angeles at the end of rehearsals. We will have a special donors “Gala Red Carpet Night” during our 2-week debut.
Your support will enable us to rehearse the show, build the sets and special effects we have designed, and prepare for our debut.
We got the idea to do this project about 5 years ago and started writing it about 2 years ago. It’s all written and designed and now we are ready to make it happen. All of the performers are seasoned professionals who have shared the stage and recording studios with the biggest names in music. It’s an amazing cast of singers, musicians and dancers, Special effects and video artists.
The show begins with a huge on stage movie screen as a featurette tells the story of an archeological dig in the future where an old chest is unearthed and artifacts from the past are discovered. As the switch is turned on, on an old Victrola from the dig, the Robert Johnson song 'Crossroads" begins to play and the audience is launched back in time to the beginning of the era that gave the world this fantastic music, and the journey begins.
If you like our idea please don't just donate let people know about it, or if you can't afford to donate direct people to our Facebook page or Twitter, email friends and family you think might be interested, anything you can do to help spread the word.
Thanks so much for watching our presentation. And thanks for your support!
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on November 2, 2011.
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You get our sincere THANKS + Your name on the website as a KICKSTARTER KING HAT REVIEW contributor, and email updates about the show.
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The Above - Plus an mp3 of our song entitle "WATERBED CADILLAC".
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The Above - PLUS mp3 of song from the show entitled “ CATNIP DANCE” and your name in the program.
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The Above - PLUS a full mp3 down load of the CD of the “Them Junko King Hats Dance Party Take Out” album.
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The Above - PLUS an autographed CD of the “Them Junko King Hats Dance Party Take Out” album. PLUS A GENUINE VYNYL 45 RPM SINGLE RECORD SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE CAST OF THE :"KING HAT REVIEW"
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The Above - PLUS an awesome complimentary “KING HAT REVIEW T-shirt.
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The Above - PLUS photo session with the cast, 2 tickets one of the debut shows, back stage passes, and the after party!
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The Above - PLUS 4 tickets to GALA DONOR NIGHT PERFORMANCE! And photos on stage with the entire cast after the show.
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The Above - PLUS 6 tickets to opening night, a place in the chorus, with full credits as a singer, on the recording for the "live show CD!" (Makes a great gift for any vocalist!)
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The above – PLUS A Epiphone 335 Blues guitar autographed by the entire cast of the "KING HAT REVIEW" AND Exclusive pre-show cocktails & dinner with the cast, producers and directors prior to the debut show of your choice.
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High risk high reward.... The Above - PLUS 8 tickets to opening night, a walk on role! And the main rhythm section and singers will perform at your house party. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ONLY!
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Members of "The King Hats" have appeared/performed & recorded with the following:
Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Peter Frampton, Etta James, Ricky Nelson, Rare Earth, Chambers Brothers, David Lee Roth, The Coasters, Dewey Terry, Delaney & Bonnie Bramblett, Bruce Willis, Big Joe Turner, Paul Butterfield, The Southside Jukes, Joe Houston, Chuck Higgins, Rod Piazza, Tinsely Ellis, The Jaguars, John Marx, Juke Logan, Felix & the Cats, Barbara Morrison, The Top Cat Jukes, Barbara Lynn, The Midnight Rhythm Rockers, The Magic Blues Band, Bill Lynch, Snooky Pryor , Harmonica Joe Lee Bush, James Harmon, Johnny Dyer, Hollis Gilmore, James Gadsdon, The Mamas Boys, William Clark, Joe Liggins, Lee Allen, Blind Joe Hill, Slim Chris Green, Frankie Moates, The Curb Feelers, Mamas Boys, Brenda Burns Little Charley & the Night Cats and others.
