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Barbara Cecil, that cute blonde girl who sings with Johnny Limbo & the Lugnuts, declares “the love of my life” is country music.

The classic rock tunes of the ‘50s and ‘60s are lit up with authenticity when Cecil sings. The band is well-known and very popular. Cecil looks great in a pony tail and poodle skirt. She reminds you of the song Chantilly Lace, where the singer says, “...with a pretty face, and a pony tail...” Cecil is the epitome of that image! No doubt, she and the band have as much fun as the dancing and listening fans.

Cecil’s latest CD is scheduled for a release party Sept. 9 at Jubitz. It’s country. Cecil identifies country music as her roots. This latest recording combines traditional country music with country rock. All but two tunes are her original material. The opening cut, Bingo, features a decidedly rock-style guitar sound. This bright, talented lady knocks ‘em out as a rock ‘n’ roll girl and sings out her love through her country tunes.

Cecil’s family came to Oregon when she was three-years-old. She developed a strong powerful voice by singing at the top of her lungs. Cecil sang through the local pageant circuit and with a local country band. She sings anything, from the stylings of Shania Twain to Patsy Cline.

Cecil opened for national recording artist Chris LeDoux and self-released her first CD titled, Big Trouble Now, including of course the title tune Big Trouble Now. In November of 2000, she combined forces with Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, as their featured female singer.

Cecil’s latest release, Barbara Cecil and the Roadhouse Angels, also takes its name from the tune of the same. This release contains a refreshing current version of Big Trouble Now. The title tune, Roadhouse Angels, is amazing in its depth of sincerity. This tune grabs you right in your chest, and you hurt for the subjects of the tune. The classic tune Crazy is included as a solid, traditional country ballad, the definitive method. The tune Eidelweiss, familiar to many, is presented in a wonderful, tuneful and very pretty style. The back-up band sure knows its stuff!

Barbara Cecil is an unstoppable professional. One might like her just from watching her perform. If you meet her in person, her honest and friendly manner enhances any previous positive feelings and it’s easy to come away from her performance as a fan.

Cecil’s performances have motivated the following comments: "Her talent is inspiring...she is a wonderful performer!" Salem Downtown Assoc. “Once again she was marvelous...” Washington County Fair. "Our entertainer Barbara Cecil...meandered throughout the restaurant and lounge singing country western favorites new and old...What a talent!" American Country Magazine.

Cecil is currently receiving airplay in France and Switzerland on radio station RVM Radio Val de Morteau 104.6 FM. The song Big Trouble Now has landed on their regular play list. Her music is featured and aired daily in their special segment of independent artists.

Cecil celebrates the release of Roadhouse Angels Friday Sept. 9 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Jubitz Ponderosa Lounge, 10310 N. Vancouver Way. The Roadhouse Angels band will play 8:30 to 9:30 and a DJ will follow for a fun evening of dancing. Come early for bingo and a chance to win T-shirts and CDs! Bring as many people as you like, just remember it’s for 21 and over only. For information on hotel services, log onto www.jubitz.com.

This CD is now available for sale online at www.barbaracecil.com or www.cdbaby.com/barbaracecil2. If you have questions, e-mail through the website www.barbaracecil.com. The website itself is beautiful, striking, and well worth the viewing just for that. Samples of her tunes are featured audio on the website, including clips of the tunes from the new CD.

From 1-5 South: Take exit 307 then turn right onto M.L.K. Blvd. (99E South). Take the Marine Drive East exit (first exit on your right - it will loop around). Turn right onto N. Vancouver Way at first stop sign. Jubitz will be on your left about 3/4 of a mile up.

From I-5 North: Take exit 307 then veer right towards Marine Drive East. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Marine Drive East. At the next stop sign, turn right onto N. Vancouver Way and continue for about 3/4 of a mile. Jubitz will be on your left.
For information on hotel services log onto www.jubitz.com.



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Barbara Cecil, that cute blonde girl who sings with Johnny Limbo & the Lugnuts, declares “the love of my life” is country music.

The classic rock tunes of the ‘50s and ‘60s are lit up with authenticity when Cecil sings. The band is well-known and very popular. Cecil looks great in a pony tail and poodle skirt. She reminds you of the song Chantilly Lace, where the singer says, “...with a pretty face, and a pony tail...” Cecil is the epitome of that image! No doubt, she and the band have as much fun as the dancing and listening fans.

Cecil’s latest CD is scheduled for a release party Sept. 9 at Jubitz. It’s country. Cecil identifies country music as her roots. This latest recording combines traditional country music with country rock. All but two tunes are her original material. The opening cut, Bingo, features a decidedly rock-style guitar sound. This bright, talented lady knocks ‘em out as a rock ‘n’ roll girl and sings out her love through her country tunes.

Cecil’s family came to Oregon when she was three-years-old. She developed a strong powerful voice by singing at the top of her lungs. Cecil sang through the local pageant circuit and with a local country band. She sings anything, from the stylings of Shania Twain to Patsy Cline.

Cecil opened for national recording artist Chris LeDoux and self-released her first CD titled, Big Trouble Now, including of course the title tune Big Trouble Now. In November of 2000, she combined forces with Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, as their featured female singer.

Cecil’s latest release, Barbara Cecil and the Roadhouse Angels, also takes its name from the tune of the same. This release contains a refreshing current version of Big Trouble Now. The title tune, Roadhouse Angels, is amazing in its depth of sincerity. This tune grabs you right in your chest, and you hurt for the subjects of the tune. The classic tune Crazy is included as a solid, traditional country ballad, the definitive method. The tune Eidelweiss, familiar to many, is presented in a wonderful, tuneful and very pretty style. The back-up band sure knows its stuff!

Barbara Cecil is an unstoppable professional. One might like her just from watching her perform. If you meet her in person, her honest and friendly manner enhances any previous positive feelings and it’s easy to come away from her performance as a fan.

Cecil’s performances have motivated the following comments: "Her talent is inspiring...she is a wonderful performer!" Salem Downtown Assoc. “Once again she was marvelous...” Washington County Fair. "Our entertainer Barbara Cecil...meandered throughout the restaurant and lounge singing country western favorites new and old...What a talent!" American Country Magazine.

Cecil is currently receiving airplay in France and Switzerland on radio station RVM Radio Val de Morteau 104.6 FM. The song Big Trouble Now has landed on their regular play list. Her music is featured and aired daily in their special segment of independent artists.

Cecil celebrates the release of Roadhouse Angels Friday Sept. 9 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Jubitz Ponderosa Lounge, 10310 N. Vancouver Way. The Roadhouse Angels band will play 8:30 to 9:30 and a DJ will follow for a fun evening of dancing. Come early for bingo and a chance to win T-shirts and CDs! Bring as many people as you like, just remember it’s for 21 and over only. For information on hotel services, log onto www.jubitz.com.

This CD is now available for sale online at www.barbaracecil.com or www.cdbaby.com/barbaracecil2. If you have questions, e-mail through the website www.barbaracecil.com. The website itself is beautiful, striking, and well worth the viewing just for that. Samples of her tunes are featured audio on the website, including clips of the tunes from the new CD.

From 1-5 South: Take exit 307 then turn right onto M.L.K. Blvd. (99E South). Take the Marine Drive East exit (first exit on your right - it will loop around). Turn right onto N. Vancouver Way at first stop sign. Jubitz will be on your left about 3/4 of a mile up.

From I-5 North: Take exit 307 then veer right towards Marine Drive East. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Marine Drive East. At the next stop sign, turn right onto N. Vancouver Way and continue for about 3/4 of a mile. Jubitz will be on your left.
For information on hotel services log onto www.jubitz.com.



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Welcome to the Northwest Karaoke Guide Thursday, February 9, 2006

Barbara Cecil releases new CD, Roadhouse Angels

Road of life takes Barbara to the top of the heap

By Kurt “Swingcat” Johnson

She’s tall, blonde and got stunning good looks! On top of that, she’s one of the best emerging Country Western entertainers in the Pacific Northwest. I’m talking about Barbara Cecil, singer, songwriter, polished entertainer and leader of The Barbara Cecil band.
Many of you may also have seen her in her other singing role as female lead singer with the 50’s/60’s retro dance band, Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts. She’s been singing professionally since 1994, and has been an entertainer in one capacity or another since the fourth grade! It started with school plays, talent shows and high school events. From there it was lounge acts, more talent contests and karaoke and KJ’ing briefly. She explains her early entertainment experiences, “For two and a half years I was a wandering lounge entertainer. People didn’t take me seriously because they would think I was just a karaoke singer. Even the bands wouldn’t take me seriously, so I created an individual singing lounge act and took that as far as it could go.”
When her lounge act began to trail-off the real-life pressures of raising kids and home life forced her to take a retail job. As with all her endeavors, she threw her all into it and achieved everything she could, rising to a management position, putting in twelve years with that employer. Cecil is driven to succeed. She relates her experiences, “I’ve always been driven. When the retail career ended, the focus shifted. I thought, now that I have time, all I have to do is get about an hour of karaoke tracks laid down, make the phone calls and find out how to do this whole thing. The Clark County Fair was one of the first shows. It was free but I did that to get exposure and build a resume. After that I started getting paid to do shows.”
Cecil’s next big step was performing at an Oregon Country Association Competition at which she won Female Entertainer of The Year. From there she competed in the Nationals in Las Vegas. She didn’t win but learned alot and made many contacts. From there she formed The Barbara Cecil Band, started writing music and put out her first CD “Big Trouble Now”.
Next up was a series of personnel changes in her band and she found herself shorthanded. She subsequently called a producer friend who happened to be a member of Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts. She auditioned and was asked to join the band as a permanent member. As the West Coast’s premier retro dance band, Cecil takes on an entire different persona as a cross between Sandra Dee and Grace Slick.
She talks about being with The Lugnuts, “It’s alot of fun and we always have a good time on stage. It’s high energy rock and roll dance music. The crowds are great and the dance floor is always packed and by the end of the night - everybody always says we’re awesome.” Dividing her time between her own band and The Lugnuts keeps her constantly busy. With her own band she’s become promoter, booking agent, singer, sound engineer, manager and den mom all at once.
She shares the key to a successful band, “Surround yourself with people you trust, that like you and respect you.” Her most recent success was the new CD release party at Jubitz Truck Stop in North Portland. She explains, “I couldn’t have asked for anything more. All the planning paid off.” She talks about her new CD, “Roadhouse Angels”, “It’s rockin’ roadhouse to sweet heartfelt country. It’s playing original music styles from Dolly Parton to Shania Twain. On ‘He thinks he knows’, ‘Big trouble’ and ‘Don’t be sayin’, I try to convey that I’m a strong and independent woman that shows the funny twists or everyday relationships in a humorous, real world way. It’s songs that people can relate to.”
She talks about her creative process, “I want people to listen and say ‘yeah I’m livin’ that, I know exactly what she’s talking about. It starts with an idea or a line. ‘Roadhouse Angels’ came up from a belief that everyone comes into your life for a reason. At one of my shows, I looked at my regulars and I thought, why are they there? They always help me out - well they’re my angels and from that phrase a story came forth about how they’re always there to help me and give me support. It’s all about perceptions. And the lyrics ‘There’s angels on this earth and the angels in the barroom are keeping me safe at work.’ You need to recognize that and be respectful to them. I get an idea and build on it.”
With a compelling and welcoming onstage presence and a sincere respect for those that come see her and make it possible for her to perform, Barbara Cecil is an act you don’t want to miss. Whether it’s at her own band’s show or when she appears with Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts, you can plan on getting your moneys worth. Either way though, you better be ready to dance! Catch one of her s - Northwest Karaoke guide

Welcome to the Northwest Karaoke Guide Thursday, February 9, 2006

Barbara Cecil releases new CD, Roadhouse Angels

Road of life takes Barbara to the top of the heap

By Kurt “Swingcat” Johnson

She’s tall, blonde and got stunning good looks! On top of that, she’s one of the best emerging Country Western entertainers in the Pacific Northwest. I’m talking about Barbara Cecil, singer, songwriter, polished entertainer and leader of The Barbara Cecil band.
Many of you may also have seen her in her other singing role as female lead singer with the 50’s/60’s retro dance band, Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts. She’s been singing professionally since 1994, and has been an entertainer in one capacity or another since the fourth grade! It started with school plays, talent shows and high school events. From there it was lounge acts, more talent contests and karaoke and KJ’ing briefly. She explains her early entertainment experiences, “For two and a half years I was a wandering lounge entertainer. People didn’t take me seriously because they would think I was just a karaoke singer. Even the bands wouldn’t take me seriously, so I created an individual singing lounge act and took that as far as it could go.”
When her lounge act began to trail-off the real-life pressures of raising kids and home life forced her to take a retail job. As with all her endeavors, she threw her all into it and achieved everything she could, rising to a management position, putting in twelve years with that employer. Cecil is driven to succeed. She relates her experiences, “I’ve always been driven. When the retail career ended, the focus shifted. I thought, now that I have time, all I have to do is get about an hour of karaoke tracks laid down, make the phone calls and find out how to do this whole thing. The Clark County Fair was one of the first shows. It was free but I did that to get exposure and build a resume. After that I started getting paid to do shows.”
Cecil’s next big step was performing at an Oregon Country Association Competition at which she won Female Entertainer of The Year. From there she competed in the Nationals in Las Vegas. She didn’t win but learned alot and made many contacts. From there she formed The Barbara Cecil Band, started writing music and put out her first CD “Big Trouble Now”.
Next up was a series of personnel changes in her band and she found herself shorthanded. She subsequently called a producer friend who happened to be a member of Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts. She auditioned and was asked to join the band as a permanent member. As the West Coast’s premier retro dance band, Cecil takes on an entire different persona as a cross between Sandra Dee and Grace Slick.
She talks about being with The Lugnuts, “It’s alot of fun and we always have a good time on stage. It’s high energy rock and roll dance music. The crowds are great and the dance floor is always packed and by the end of the night - everybody always says we’re awesome.” Dividing her time between her own band and The Lugnuts keeps her constantly busy. With her own band she’s become promoter, booking agent, singer, sound engineer, manager and den mom all at once.
She shares the key to a successful band, “Surround yourself with people you trust, that like you and respect you.” Her most recent success was the new CD release party at Jubitz Truck Stop in North Portland. She explains, “I couldn’t have asked for anything more. All the planning paid off.” She talks about her new CD, “Roadhouse Angels”, “It’s rockin’ roadhouse to sweet heartfelt country. It’s playing original music styles from Dolly Parton to Shania Twain. On ‘He thinks he knows’, ‘Big trouble’ and ‘Don’t be sayin’, I try to convey that I’m a strong and independent woman that shows the funny twists or everyday relationships in a humorous, real world way. It’s songs that people can relate to.”
She talks about her creative process, “I want people to listen and say ‘yeah I’m livin’ that, I know exactly what she’s talking about. It starts with an idea or a line. ‘Roadhouse Angels’ came up from a belief that everyone comes into your life for a reason. At one of my shows, I looked at my regulars and I thought, why are they there? They always help me out - well they’re my angels and from that phrase a story came forth about how they’re always there to help me and give me support. It’s all about perceptions. And the lyrics ‘There’s angels on this earth and the angels in the barroom are keeping me safe at work.’ You need to recognize that and be respectful to them. I get an idea and build on it.”
With a compelling and welcoming onstage presence and a sincere respect for those that come see her and make it possible for her to perform, Barbara Cecil is an act you don’t want to miss. Whether it’s at her own band’s show or when she appears with Johnny Limbo and The Lugnuts, you can plan on getting your moneys worth. Either way though, you better be ready to dance! Catch one of her s - Northwest Karaoke guide