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Parachute & Kris Allen – Corner Lounge 4/23/17

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Bob Uehlein

Parachute’s Will Anderson & American Idol champ Kris Allen joined us for a special Corner Lounge session with an audience of Corner VIPs before The Corner Welcomes show at The Jefferson! They even collaborated on a fun cover at the end (a world premiere exclusive)!!

photo credit: Ron Paris

photo credit: Ron Paris

photo credit: Ron Paris

photo credit: Ron ParisWill even took some time afterward to give advice to a young Music Resource Center band just starting out! (photo credit: Ron Paris)

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