SWING AND SWOON WITH PAUL ANKA AT BUFFALO THUNDER

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Friday, October 31, 2008

SWING AND SWOON WITH PAUL ANKA AT BUFFALO THUNDER

SANTA FE, N.M.-60s Teen Idol Paul Anka will delight concert-goers on Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8 p.m. at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino.

"Continuing in our vein of presenting Rock ‘n' Roll greats such as Neil Sedaka, Buffalo Thunder is now proud to present Paul Anka," says David Oakeley, Executive Director of Marketing, Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino.

"We welcome Paul Anka to our resort and are very excited to offer this concert at Buffalo Thunder," adds Oakeley.  "Anka is famous for his past music, but also has a great new repertoire of swing covers."

Anka's two most recent albums - "Rock Swings" and now "Classic Songs, My Way" -have inspired millions of music listeners to not just hear some familiar songs in new ways but to marvel at the ingenuity and integrity of Anka as an artist and performer.  "Classic Songs, My Way" features treatments of songs by Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, and Bryan Adams, a swinging take on the Killers' "Mr. Brightside" and surprising new renditions of two classics from Paul's own songlist. For the album's grand finale, Jon Bon Jovi joins Anka on a soaring performance of "My Way," which Paul famously turned into a perennial showstopper for his late friend Frank Sinatra.

Anka has had a song on Billboard's charts in every decade since 1957, when the Ottawa-born Anka was only 17. Since then, he's recorded over 120 albums in a wide variety of languages, selling close to 15 million albums worldwide and landing three No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 - "Diana," "Lonely Boy" and "(You're) Having My Baby."

Plenty of other artists have covered Anka's songs. His 900-song catalog includes such titles as "She's a Lady" (Tom Jones), "Puppy Love" (Donny Osmond), "It Doesn't Matter Any More" (Buddy Holly) and "Teddy" (Connie Francis). The theme he wrote for The Tonight Show was heard every night by millions of Johnny Carson fans.

With "Rock Swings" and "Classic Songs, My Way," Anka has made a triumphant return to the recording studio. The audience at Buffalo Thunder will get to experience Anka's incredible energy, and for Anka, getting the chance to wow a crowd is still the greatest thing of all.

Anka will perform in Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino's Tewa Grand Ballroom, a unique venue with 1400 seats. Concert-goers can enjoy all aspects of the newly-opened Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, which is the largest destination resort in New Mexico. Buffalo Thunder includes a state-of-the-art casino with Las Vegas-style gaming and the Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder with 390 luxury guest rooms.

Buffalo Thunder Resort offers a variety of world-class amenities: Hale Irwin-Bill Phillips designed golf course; full-service luxury spa; Mark Miller's signature Red Sage Restaurant; Blue Tower Lounge; Turquoise Trail Bar & Grille; two heated pools; tennis courts; walking trails; a Native American Heritage Center; the official Indian Market Store and other retail stores. The property boasts 66,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.

WHAT:          Paul Anka in Concert

WHERE:        Tewa Grand Ballroom at the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, NM.  Highway 84/285 in Pojoaque, only minutes from historic Santa Fe

WHEN:          Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8 p.m.

TICKETS:     $49-$59, http://www.buffalothunderresort.com/, 800-905-3315.  Tickets also available at the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino Box Office, located at the Casino Cage.

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