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<div style="text-align:center;margin:0;" align="center"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>M. Ward Reluctantly Cancels Hall of Fame Performance; Chicago
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<div style="margin:0;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Due to illness</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>
M. Ward</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"> has been forced to cancel his upcoming appearance at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame series, </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b><i>Roll
Over Beethoven: The Life and Music of Chuck Berry</i></b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"> on </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>October
27</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="-1"><b><sup>th</sup></b></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"> at Playhouse Square’s State Theater in Cleveland.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">He has also canceled his upcoming </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>October
25</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="-1"><b><sup>th</sup></b></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b> </b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">show
at </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>Park West</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"> in </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>Chicago</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">.
</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Refunds available at point of purchase.
</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Last Sunday's postponed </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>Los Angeles
</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">performance at the
</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>Orpheum Theatre</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"> is now rescheduled for </span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>February
7,</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="-1"><b><sup> </sup></b></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><b>2013</b></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">.
Tickets for the October 21</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="-1"><sup>st</sup></font><font color="black" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"> date will be honored for February 7th.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Unable to fly last week due to doctor's orders, Ward is on his way to a full recovery and is
deeply disappointed that he won't be able to complete these scheduled performances in Chicago and Cleveland.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">In a statement released on Monday he said, "</span></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><i>Out
of millions of lead guitar players in the world, Chuck Berry stands alone as a true inventor of the artform. Everyone who plays guitar is indebted to his creations whether or not they realize it. "Roll Over Beethoven" is a perfect song - one that we recorded
a few years ago, released this year and continue to play every chance we get. I am honored to have been given an opportunity to share a stage with Mr. Berry but, unfortunately, a stupid virus has kept me home in bed. I'll be there in spirit.</i></span></font><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">"</span></font></span></font></div>
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