Doors 6:30, show 7 pm. Open Seating except for VIP Reserved seating – see below – Beer and wine available.

Advance General Admission $50, Day of Show General Admission $60 – VIP – Meet and Greet, reserved seating $65. VIP Ticket gets you reserved seating (first 4 rows) and a meet and greet with the band starting at 5:45.

The Sons of Champlin appear as a 9 person band with horns! Two time Grammy winner Bill Champlin leads this legendary San Francisco band! The Sons of Champlin started in 1965 in Marin County, California, rising from the wreckage of the Opposite Six, a locally popular R&B band from the pre-Beatle era. “Six” members, Bill Champlin and Tim Cain, added Terry Haggerty and the first of a series of drummers and bass players. The new band was named for the “front” man, Bill Champlin.

​In 1967 the Sons of Champlin became a seven-piece band, adding a trumpet and more importantly, Geoff Palmer on keyboards, alto sax, and vibraphone. By this time the San Francisco scene included the Fillmore and Avalon ballrooms, and as the Sons joined that rock circuit, they earned a reputation as a group of R&B and jazz musicians far above the caliber of the electrified folk-rockers who formed the core of the scene.

Not only did the Sons boast a horn section, their philosophical themes, R&B and jazz tempos and arrangements were far ahead of any in rock music, and set the Sons apart from the guitar-dominated bands playing the San Francisco ballrooms.

The Sons of Champlin continue to perform and consist of:

Bill Champlin—Vocals, Keys, Guitars

Tamara Champlin–Vocals

Tal Morris—Vocals, Guitar

Geoff Palmer—Keys, Vibes

Alan Hertz–Drums

Dick Mithun—Bass Tim Cain—Vocals, Saxes

Jeff Lewis—Trumpet, Percussion

Doug Rowan–Saxes

The award winning historic Sutter Creek Theatre is an intimate 215 seat former silent film theatre with superb sound. Voted Best Indie Theatre multiple times (KCRA A-List).

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