TOWER RECORDS Welcomes Sheryl Crow to Its Landmark Los Angeles Store on the Sunset Strip

TOWER RECORDS Welcomes Sheryl Crow to Its Landmark Los Angeles Store on the Sunset Strip

Sheryl Crow to Perform and Autograph Her Latest CD 'Wildflower' at In-Store Appearance This Saturday, October 8th

LOS ANGELES, and SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Tower Records, America's leading independent music and movie retailer, today announced that it welcomes Grammy(R) winning recording artist Sheryl Crow to the World Famous Tower Records on the Sunset Strip on Saturday, October 8th, at 11am for an in-store appearance, performance and autograph session of her latest CD, Wildflower.

WHO: Sheryl Crow, nine-time Grammy award winner

WHAT/HOW: Sheryl Crow will make a special appearance at Tower Records on Sunset, where she'll wow her fans by performing five of her latest songs. Purchase Sheryl's latest CD, Wildflower, at Tower Records on Sunset and receive a pass to attend this special performance and in-store signing! Pass distribution begins at Tower on Sunset at 9am on 10/6. Limited quantities available.

WHERE: The World Famous Tower Records on the Sunset Strip - 8801 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069

WHEN: Saturday, October 8th at 11am PT

"Tower Records is thrilled to welcome Sheryl Crow to the World Famous Tower Records on the Sunset Strip," stated Kevin Cassidy, EVP of Retail for Tower Records. "Tower is famous for the hundreds of in-store events we host every year at our stores throughout the world. The Sheryl Crow event this Saturday will definitely be a highlight of 2005 and an afternoon to remember."

MORE: From the opening notes of the yearning "I Know Why," it's immediately evident that Wildflower-her first new full-length release in three years-is a dramatic new direction for Crow. The new album is a collection of intimate, introspective compositions that is heavy on string arrangements rather than guitar solos.

Official Websites: www.sherylcrow.com and www.tower.com.

About Tower Records

Since 1960, Tower Records has been recognized and respected throughout the world for its unique brand of retailing. Founded in Sacramento, California, with the singular vision to have a music store with unparalleled selection and fair prices, Tower forges ahead with the development of exciting shopping environments, espousing diverse product ranges, artist performances, and technological advances in merchandising. Tower maintains its commitment to providing the deepest selection of entertainment merchandise in stores that celebrate the unique interests and needs of the local community.

Tower owns and operates 89 stores in the U.S. with a further 144 stores run by licensees in nine different countries. The company opened one of the first Internet music stores on America Online in June 1995 and followed a year later with the launch of Tower.com.

NOTE: Tower, Tower Records, Tower Records Videos Books, and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of MTS, Incorporated in the United States and other countries.

Source: Tower Records

CONTACT: Lisa Amore for Tower Records, +1-206-322-4658, lisa@amorepr.com

Web site: http://www.towerrecords.com/

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