When did the performer of River of Dreams play at Shea Stadium?
July 16 and 18 of 2008
Title: Fikret Karabudak Stadium
Passage: Fikret Karabudak Stadium, is a football stadium located in the city/town of Kırıkkale in Turkey, Europe. Fikret Karabudak Stadium has a maximum stadium capacity of 5402 spectators. MKE Kırıkkalespor are the main occupants of the stadium. MKE Kırıkkalespor plays their domestic home football fixtures at Fikret Karabudak Stadium.
Title: Mes Sarcheshmeh Stadium
Passage: Mes Sarcheshmeh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sarcheshmeh, Kerman, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 2010 and has a capacity of 15,000 people. Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. play their games at the stadium.
Title: Stephen Shea
Passage: Stephen Shea (born December 21, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is a former child actor most noted for voicing the character of Linus van Pelt (inheriting the role from his older brother, Christopher) in seven animated "Peanuts" television specials ("Play It Again, Charlie Brown", "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown", "There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown", "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", "It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown", "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown", and "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown"), and in the feature-length animated film "Snoopy Come Home". Stephen is also the brother of actor Eric Shea.
Title: Billy Joel
Passage: On December 1, 2007, Joel premiered his new song "Christmas in Fallujah". The song was performed by Cass Dillon, a new Long Island based musician, as Joel felt it should be sung by someone in a soldier's age range (though he himself has played the song occasionally in concert.) The track was dedicated to servicemen based in Iraq. Joel wrote it in September 2007 after reading numerous letters sent to him from American soldiers in Iraq. "Christmas in Fallujah" is only the second pop/rock song released by Joel since 1993's River of Dreams. Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation.
Title: Over the River and Through the Woods
Passage: Over the River and Through the Woods is a play written by Joe DiPietro, published in 1998. It played Off-Broadway at the John Houseman Theatre for 800 performances over two years.
Title: Yakubu Gowon Stadium
Passage: Yakubu Gowon Stadium (formerly Liberation Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Elekahia suburb of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Rivers United F.C. formerly Dolphins F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 people. In 2015, it was renamed in honor of former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon.
Title: Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Passage: Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert is a CD and DVD music compilation of songs performed by American singer / songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 and 18 of 2008. It was released on March 8, 2011. The film was produced by Jon Small, Joel's former bandmate in the 1960s groups The Hassles and Attila.
Title: GMR Stadium
Passage: The Great Manmade River Stadium (GMR or GMMR stadium) is a football stadium situated just a few metres away from the 11 June Stadium in the heart of Tripoli's sporting city. The stadium is named after the Great Manmade River. The stadium has a capacity of around 20,000 and is currently the home of Libyan Premier League clubs Al Wahda, Al Tersana and Alamn Alaam.
Title: River of Dreams
Passage: River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel (and his final rock/pop album), released on August 10, 1993. "River of Dreams" presented a much more serious tone from Joel than found in his previous albums, dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love. It was rumored that the themes of trust and betrayal, particularly certain lyrics from the songs "A Minor Variation" and "The Great Wall of China", stem from Joel's legal disputes with his former manager and ex-brother-in-law, Frank Weber, who reportedly embezzled millions of dollars from Joel and used dubious accounting practices to cover it up.
Title: Mark Daniel Merritt
Passage: Mark Daniel Merritt (born 1961 in New London, CT) (ASCAP) is an American composer and arranger with published choral works mostly for church choirs. Merritt's commissions, include a commission in 2007 partially funded by the Kentucky Arts Council, to compose the score to the musical "River Dreams", which had its world premiere in July of that year. "River Dreams" is an adaptation of the book, "A Long Row to Hoe", the autobiography of Kentucky author Billy C. Clark. The play was written by Betty Peterson. In an interview with the Daily Independent newspaper in Ashland, Kentucky, the director of the play Edward Figgins states, "Music by composer Mark Daniel Merritt captures the mood of Peterson's lyrics."
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert River of Dreams