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Williams Honor to Open For Bon Jovi At Madison Square Garden

originally published: 04/30/2018

(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- It's a busy time for Williams Honor, the Jersey/Nashville country music duo featuring Reagan Richards and Gordon Brown.  Their video for "Send It To Me" was named Best Music Video at the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival on April 29th and they are heading into the biggest shows of their career - opening for Bon Jovi at Madison Square Garden on May 9th and appearances at CMA Fest in Nashville in June.

“We are thrilled to walk on one of the world’s most famous stages, opening for one of the world’s most famous bands that we’ve all grown up with. It’s a true Jersey Shore invasion of NYC and I hope NJ Transit (train and bus service) is prepared,” says Brown.

Every kid from Jersey that ever picks up a guitar or opens their mouth to sing, grows up dreaming about performing at NYC’s iconic Madison Square Garden.  For Gordon, that dream is about to come true.  For Reagan, she will be the second member of her family to appear at the famed venue. Her Grandfather, Pittsburgh boxer, Hugh Haggerty, fought there on two separate occasions, winning both fights, as well as his division. “I grew up hearing about my Grandpa (my Mom’s Dad) fighting at MSG. It feels so surreal to know that I, too, will be performing there, with my Mom in the audience. That’s pretty special,” says Richards.

The duo's video for "Send It To Me" was directed by George McMorrow of Cinecall Productions who has been an avid supporter of many of Gordon’s projects through the years including Asbury Park’s The Wave Gathering and Writers In The Raw.

Brown continues, “It’s great to be acknowledged for your work and we’re excited to accept this award from the Film Festival, especially for George and everything he puts into his work. We think it defines what the event is all about and truly tells our story. We shot it on location at many of the legendary venues in Asbury Park and Nashville during CMA FEST.”




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Once again, Williams Honor is showing the world that Asbury Park isn’t too far from Nashville. “You can see our story come to life in Send It To Me ” says Richards, “and we’re building the WHArmy brick by brick each day, traveling across the country visiting radio and opening for our favorite acts.”

It has already been quite a ride in the past three years they’ve been together. They’ve released two singles to country radio, touring nationally and visiting radio stations live on-air, hitting the Top 30 on the Music Row Country Breakout Chart with their second single “No Umbrella” (#27). They were recently asked to “ride” through the streets of their musical hometown performing their singles on top of the Light of Day float which won 3rd place during the Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Their self-titled debut album has also become the only country album ever to have national charting singles written in Nashville and produced and recorded on the Jersey Shore.

WH had major support from over 50 stations including East Coast friends at AsburyMusic.com, NASHFM, WKTU, WRWD, WBJB and featured television broadcasts on Nashville’s FOX17, NBC Today in Nashville, and Spotlight NJ with Della Crews on NJNEWS12. 

GnR as their fans affectionately call them, are gearing up to begin writing their second album in Nashville and New Jersey for the next few months, with Gordon producing once again, recording will take place simultaneously. A new single is expected sometime in late May.





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