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Guitar legends

Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an entertainment destination to attract support for Expo '92 starting next April.

The event featured 27 top guitarists, including BB King, Brian May, George Benson, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Roger Waters, Albert Collins and Steve Vai. Singers included Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker.

The event was created by British impresario and producer Tony Hollingsworth, who initially agreed to stage the concert as a co-production deal with Spanish state broadcaster RTVE. However, RTVE dropped out on the day the contract was signed when ceo (and film director) Pilar Miro Romero left the company.

Later, the organizers of Expo '92 took over the project to help overcome a problem that was considered only a construction project in Seville. They provided half the $7.2 million budget, and Hollingsworth took the rest out of television pre-sale. RTVE bought the Spanish rights, but paid for it by providing television and radio broadcasts for advertising slots. They were sold to Coca-Cola.

Five 90-minute shows and a one-hour documentary were broadcast. Forty-five countries have shown at least one live show. Later, broadcasters in 105 countries broadcast one or more programmes.ladislav&zivanović.......

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Guitar Legends

Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an entertainment destination to draw support for Expo '92 beginning the following April.

The event featured 27 top guitarists, including BB King, Brian May, George Benson, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Roger Waters, Albert Collins and Steve Vai. The vocalists included Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker.

The event was conceived by British impresario and producer Tony Hollingsworth who originally agreed to stage the concert as a co-production deal with Spanish state television RTVE. But RTVE dropped out on the day the contract was due to be signed when the director-general (and film director) Pilar Miro Romero left the company.

Later, the organisers of Expo '92 took on the project to help overcome the problem that Seville was being seen merely as a civil engineering project. They provided half the $7.2 million budget, with Hollingsworth raising the rest from television pre-sales. RTVE bought the Spanish rights, but paid by providing television and radio airtime for advertising slots. These were then sold to Coca-Cola.

Five 90-minute shows and a one-hour documentary were broadcast. Forty-five countries showed at least one live show. Later, broadcasters in 105 countries broadcast one or more programmes.ladislav&zivanovic…….


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Légendes de la guitare

Guitar Legends était un concert qui s’est déroulé sur cinq nuits, du 15 au 19 octobre 1991, à Séville, en Espagne, dans le but de positionner la ville comme une destination de divertissement pour attirer le soutien d’Expo '92 à partir d’avril prochain.

L’événement mettait en vedette 27 guitaristes de haut niveau, dont BB King, Brian May, George Benson, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Roger Waters, Albert Collins et Steve Vai. Les chanteurs étaient Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan et Joe Cocker.

L’événement a été créé par l’imprésario et producteur britannique Tony Hollingsworth, qui a initialement accepté de mettre en scène le concert en tant qu’accord de coproduction avec le radiodiffuseur d’État espagnol RTVE. Cependant, RTVE a abandonné le jour de la signature du contrat lorsque le PDG (et réalisateur) Pilar Miro Romero a quitté l’entreprise.

Plus tard, les organisateurs de l’Expo '92 ont repris le projet pour aider à surmonter un problème qui n’était considéré que comme un projet de construction à Séville. Ils ont fourni la moitié du budget de 7,2 millions de dollars, et Hollingsworth a retiré le reste de la prévente de télévision. LA RTVE a acheté les droits espagnols, mais les a payés en fournissant des émissions de télévision et de radio pour les créneaux publicitaires. Ils ont été vendus à Coca-Cola.

Cinq émissions de 90 minutes et un documentaire d’une heure ont été diffusés. Quarante-cinq pays ont présenté au moins un spectacle en direct. Plus tard, les radiodiffuseurs de 105 pays ont diffusé un ou plusieurs programmes.ladislav&zivanović.......