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2014 Music Artists: The Midtown Men

As original cast members of Broadway’s Jersey Boys, they took the world by storm in one of the biggest hits of all-time. Now they are together again becoming rock stars in their own right as THE MIDTOWN MEN. Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer are […]

2013 Music Artist: Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge has been a core Island Records artist since the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous RIAA double-platinum debut album,. For several years, Etheridge’s popularity built around such memorable songs as “Bring Me Some Water” (from her debut), “No Souvenirs” (from Brave And Crazy) and “Ain’t It Heavy” (from Never Enough), for which she won […]

Nearly $4M Raised for Cancer Research at 14th Annual Wine Celebration

  NEARLY $4 MILLION RAISED FOR CANCER RESEARCH AT 14TH ANNUAL V WINE CELEBRATION   NAPA, CA, AUGUST 4, 2012 — The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s annual fundraiser, The V Wine Celebration, garnered nearly $4 million over the weekend of August 3 and 4 for cancer research. The V Foundation’s signature fundraising event attracted […]

2012 Music Artist: Chris Isaak

Mr. Lucky — Chris Isaak’s stunning new masterpiece — perfectly balances the ecstasy of great romance with the agony of pure heartbreak. Mr. Lucky offers passionate music that feels decidedly lived-in. Like some rocking Sinatra album for the 21st Century, Mr. Lucky is a song cycle about the good luck we earn and the bad […]

2011 Music Artist: The Doobie Brothers

The V Foundation Wine Celebration is proud to announce the Doobie Brothers as our 2011 Featured Musical Artist. Doobie Brothers Gone Crazy is another chapter in one of the great American music stories, but it’s neither comeback nor nostalgia. An exhibition of aggressive and emotional performances, evocative storytelling, unapologetic attitude and world class musicianship, the […]

2010 Music Artist: Huey Lewis & The News

Huey Lewis and The News have been defying the rock oddsmakers for three decades. 2009 marks the group’s 30th anniversary. Formed from two rival Bay Area bands in 1979, their contagious brand of straight-ahead rock n’ roll has outlasted countless trends, selling over 20 million albums worldwide in the process. Huey Lewis & The News […]

2009 Music Artist: The Pointer Sisters

The Pointer Sisters began their formal vocal training in West Oakland, California and were later hailed by critics as “the most exciting thing to hit show business in years”. A series of gold singles and albums topped the Billboard Charts with hits such as “Fire”, “He’s So Shy”, “Slow Hand”, “Jump (For My Love)”, “I’m […]

2008 Music Artist: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Frankie Valli is a true American pop music iicon. His incredible career as a solo artist with the Four Seasons has produced 19 top ten hits and sold over 100 million records world wide. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and named longevity champ of the rock era […]

2007 Music Artists: Daryl Hall & John Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates started working together in the early 1970’s and went on to become the most successful duo in rock history. Meeting in a freight elevator while escaping a riot at the Adelphi Ballroom during the club’s legendary Battle of the Bands, Daryl and John would join forces to become the pioneers […]