Solo Performances March 5, 2005
Bruce Greenwood sings "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"		The Motown Meltdown program

The Motown Meltdown is one of several annual fund raisers produced by The Shooting Stars Foundation in support of AIDS victims. This particular event features "rockers, jazzers, folkies, soulsters and popsters doing motown." Bruce Greenwood performed on stage for them in 2005, the third year they featured the Motown Meltdown show, and he sang one song - "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". The event was held at the Commodore Ballroom on Granville Island, a huge hall that holds over 1,000 people, and it was completely filled that night! 30 performers were onstage backed by "the best Motown players in the city." A complete list of participants is included here along with Bruce's biography:

Commodore Ballroom / Granville Island / Vancouver, B.C.

2005 Performers

	Babe Gurr			Kia Kadiri
	Jane Mortifee			Roy Forbes
	Oliver Conway			Linda Kidder
	Babz Chula			Ray Roper (Stonebolt)
	Jim Byrnes			Leora Cashe
	Norman Foote			Don Stewart
	Bill Henderson (Chilliwack)			David Wills (Stonebolt)
	Candus chcurchill			Sibel Thrasher
	Nick Gilder (Sweeney Todd)			Lori Paul
	Bruce Greenwood			Riley Inge (formerly on stage
	The Higgins			with The Tempations)
	Tom Lavin (Powder Blues Band)			Rebecca Jenkins
	Sue Leonard			Kendra Sprinkling
	Shari Ulrich			Suzanne Gitzi
	Rebecca Shoichet			& Russell Mars

With Rebecca Jenkins	The Motown Meltdown Finale

Bruce Greenwood Born in Quebec, Bruce graduated from high school in Vancouver, but spent his grade 12 year in Switzerland. Most often recognized as "the bad husband" in Double Jeopady, Bruce also starred as John F. Kennedy in the film Thirteen Days. He has appeared in numerous pictures, among them Ararat, Below, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, The Core, Rules of Engagement, Father's Day, Passenger 57, Hollywood Homicide and I Robot. Recently released are the pictures Being Julia (Golden Globe winner) with Annette Bening and Racing Stripes. He won a 1995 Gemini award in Canada for his television performance in Road to Avonlea, received a Gemini nomination for The Little Kidnappers and a Genie nomination for his work in Atom Egoyan's Exotica. Bruce's breakthrough role was as a regular star on the popular St. Elsewhere series, playing Dr. Seth Griffin during the 1986-88 seasons. He has appeared in dozens of Movies of the Week and numerous television series and can be heard on many books on tape. Although most noted for his acting, Bruce is also a prolific singer/songwriter.

Vancouver Sun

09 March 2005 The Backlot by Lynne McNamara

DUH!

"So, this morning, I'm sitting in my kitchen in my underwear, reading your column," chuckles bluesman Jim Byrnes, greeting me backstage at the Commodore at last Saturday night's Motown Meltdown, "and I nearly fell off my chair."

Why?

Well, it seems this columnist screwed up the dates for the show, writing that it had happened on Friday night. Byrnes thought for a moment he might have missed his gig. He wasn't the only one; everybody that night had read the thing and thought I must have lost my mind.

I apologize to anyone who didn't show up Saturday because of my goof.

The show, a Shooting Stars Foundation benefit for direct service AIDS agencies, was a huge success. A sea of rhythm and blues fans swayed to the music performed by a super-hot band of local musicians, including pianist Michael Creber and solos from 30 or so singers including Byrnes (Baby, Baby), Bill Henderson (Get Ready), Kia Kadiri (Papa Was a Rolling Stone), Bruce Greenwood (Ain't Too Proud to Beg) and Babz Chula (You Beat Me To The Punch). Lynda Boyd, who flew up from pilot auditions in L.A. to emcee with Terry David Mulligan, said it was the most fun she'd had in years. Agreed.

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