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Paul Anka at Arcada Theatre

Courtesy of Evvnt | Posted on June 28, 2017

Where

Arcada Theatre
105 E. Main St.
St. Charles, IL
Map
(630) 962-7000

When

Fri, September 8, 2017
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Paul Anka
vocals

About

Born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa into a tight-knit Canadian family, Paul Anka didn't waste much time getting his life in music started. He sang in the choir at Church and studied piano. He honed his writing skills with journalism courses, even working for a spell at the Ottawa Citizen. By 13, he had his own vocal group, the Bobbysoxers. He performed at every amateur night he could get to in his mother's car, unbeknownst to her of course. Soon after, he won a trip to New York by winning a Campbell's soup contest for IGA Food Stores that required him to spend three months collecting soup can labels. It was there his dream was solidified, he was going to make it as a singer composer; there was not a doubt in his young tenacious mind....

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