Tops in Blue to perform for MHAFB

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  • By Senior Airman Alyssa C. Wallace
  • 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho --  Tops in Blue is scheduled to perform its free 2011 "Rhythm Nation" show at 8 p.m. June 18 in Hangar 1331.

This year's show, entitled "Rhythm Nation," will showcase music from the 1900s through today, featuring songs by Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, Marvin Gaye, Jennifer Lopez and more.

"Tops In Blue is the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase," said Tom Edwards, show producer and chief of Air Force Entertainment. "The new 2011 team is a reflection of the 'best of the best' performers throughout the Air Force."

According to its website, Tops in Blue serves as an expeditionary entertainment unit to provide quality entertainment from within Air Force resources for the Air Force family, with priority to Air Force personnel stationed worldwide at remote and deployed locations, while simultaneously promoting community relations, supporting recruiting efforts and serving as ambassadors for the United States of America and its Air Force.

This year, Tops in Blue is slated to perform at more than 125 U.S. locations and 25 foreign countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait for deployed members. For more information on Tops in Blue, visit www.topinsblue.com.

Did you know Tops in Blue...
· Has performed at six World Fairs!
· Has performed for more than 100 State Fairs and Festivals!
· Has produced five movies and two albums!
· Has performed before a single audience of 420,000!
· Had their TV debut in 1954 on Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town!"
· Has performed in six Bob Hope Specials!
· Has performed before a live and broadcast audience of 110 at Super Bowl XIX!
· Has performed before a live audience of more than 250,000 people at the 2002 Daytona 500!
· Unloads and sets up more than 60,000 pounds of equipment per performance!
· Features special effects lighting equivalent to 556 lights!
· Uses a stage and truss which are built to fit on six pallets or one truck trailer!
· Uses more than two miles of cable during each performance!
· Has featured more than 1,700 airmen in their shows during the past 50 years!
· Has performed more than 7,000 shows since 1953!
(Information from www.topsinblue.com)