Russ Taff & Steve Taylor The [Almost] Farewell Tour

About this event

Russ Taff & Steve Taylor The [Almost] Farewell Tour Sunday November 1 at 2:00 pm Landis Hall at The Junction Center, Manheim The Almost Farewell Tour follows the recent release of Taff’s acclaimed new album,Cover Story. Executive produced by Taylor(Sixpence None the Richer, Newsboys),produced by John Mark Painter(Fleming & John, Ben Folds, Seven dust),and mixed byMattWallace(Faith No More, TheReplacements), Cover Story marks perhaps the most singularly special albumin Taff’s extraordinary four-decade career, chronicling his remarkable life’s journey with impassioned performances of timeless songs by such masters as Bob Dylan, U2,Prince, Simon & Garfunkel, and more. Highlights include renditions of Depeche Mode’s “People Are People,” Blind WillieJohnson’s “Tear This Building Down,” and an intensely powerful take on The National’s “Demons.” From a troubled childhood in a small Pentecostal church in California’s San Joaquin Valley to the top of the charts, from impossible heights of creative success to his hard-won battle with the bottle, Russ Taff has told the story of his extraordinary life countless times over the course of his career–but never quite like this. Taff has of course had a land mark career by any standard, earning six GRAMMY® Awards, 16 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and induction into theGospel Music Association (GMA) Hall of Fame an unprecedented three times—as a solo artist as well as a member of both The Imperials and The Gaither Vocal Band. Praised by Billboard as “the single most electrifying voice in Christian music,” Taff has inspired like-minded artists from Kings of Leon to Mercy Me with an influential singing style and body of work that includes such landmark albums as his GRAMMY® Award-winning solo debut,1983’s Walls of Glass, 1985’s break through Medals, and 1989’s chart-topping smash, The Way Home. Co-written by Taff with his beloved wife Tori, classic songs such as“We Will Stand,” “I Cry,” “NotGonna Bow” and “Farther On”…