John Does A Benefit Gig - May 11 2007

May 11, 2007 Foster A Wish Benefit Potomac, MD $125.00 A Seat (SEATING IS LIMITED)

John Waite, Ricky Byrd (Joan Jett), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Will Lee (David Letterman Band), Christine Okhman (Saturday Night Live Band), Jeff Kazee (Bon Jovi & Southside Johnny), Chris Anderson (Asbury Dukes), Joey Stann (Asbury Dukes), Jeff Carlise (38 Special).

Information and RSVP 301-370-1489 or check out their website:

http://www.fosterawish.org/Events.htm

Thank You Ricky Byrd for making John a part of this great event!

The Plain Dealer

THE PLAIN DEALER
BY JOHN SOEDER MARCH 2 2007

Missing You

JOHN WAITE topped the charts in 1984 with this song, which he co-wrote:

"I've heard bits and pieces of the Rod Stewart album when I've been in the bookstore or something. He does a wonderful version of Missing You.' It's pure Rod, straight to the point, very upbeat. If I'd have been producing it, I might've slowed it down a bit and done it a little less pop.

"That's not to say it's not a brilliant cover. He could probably sing the phone book and make it believable.

"For my new record, me and Alison Krauss got together and cut Missing You' as a duet. It's No. 32 with a bullet on the country charts, and we're in heavy rotation on CMT with the video.

"I prefer it to the original version. Maybe Rod should've done it as a duet, too!

"Alison was the obvious choice, because a lot of my roots are country and English folk and blues. We've become quite close. I can't imagine singing it with anybody else now.

"I've never turned my back on Missing You.' It's always an interesting song to sing. It has that blues phrasing, and it's very personal.

"It was written in such an anguished moment. I was trying to get home to England. I was married at the time, and I was missing my wife. It was about denial, a very tough subject.

"When I got a phone call telling me Rod was doing it, I thought, Well, that's interesting.' When I was about 16, 17, 18, Rod was with the Jeff Beck Group. Truth' and Beck-Ola' were great records.

"The early Rod stuff was hipper than hip. When you become successful, you become mainstream. But when Rod came on the scene, nobody looked like Rod, apart from Keith Richards, and nobody sang like Rod, apart from black people."

Waite's new album, "Downtown -- Journey of a Heart," is out now, including his remake of "Missing You" with Alison Krauss.

John Waite Radio Interviews

JOHN WILL BE LIVE ON THE AIR THURSDAY MARCH 8TH 2007
WIIL 95.1 Chicago Area
12:00pm Noon Central Time


John will be on Bob and Tom Morning Show Friday March 9th Time T.B.D.
Sometime between 8am and 10am