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Posted in music on August 3, 2005

Living Colour playing CBGB Benefit | Tickets on Sale

"It took the fledgling band a few years for their sound to gel, as they honed their act at N.Y.C.'s famed CBGB's. But the group found an unlikely supporter in Mick Jagger, who took the band under his wing, produced a demo for the quartet, and helped them secure a record deal with Epic (just prior, Glover had to take a brief leave of absence from the band, as he landed a role in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War epic movie, Platoon). Living Colour's debut album, Vivid, was issued in the summer of 1988, yet it would take a few months for momentum to build. By the winter, the band's striking video for their anthem "Cult of Personality" was all over MTV, pushing Vivid to the upper reaches of the charts and to platinum certification..." [Artist Direct]

Living Colour play a CBGB benefit show on August 19th. Tickets on sale today (August 3rd) @ 5:00 pm. The band is also at the House of Blues in Anaheim on September 7th and at the Independent in Northern California on September 8th.

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Posted on August 3, 2005 3:15 PM

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