New Years Eve 2010 - 2011

Not sure what to do for New Year's Eve? Swing in the New Year with The Swingin' Medallions at the Embassy Suites Concord Golf Resort and Spa! We are offering two packages to choose from' The Party Package is $99 per person that includes our Reception, Dinner Buffet, Premium Brand Host Bar, and the Midnight Breakfast Buffet. We are also offering our 'Take the Elevator Home' Package that includes Suite Accommodations and the Party Package for two people starting at $299. Call us at (704) 455-8200 and ask to speak with our reservations department for more details'this is not a party you would NOT want to miss!

swingin Medallions at the Embassy Suites Charlotte

Who are the Swingin Medallions?

The Swingin' Medallions have been based out of the Greenwood South Carolina area, since the early 1960's. Their musical roots came from listening to the early rhythm and blues acts. The music most often associated with the band is beach music, frat rock, R&B, or shaggin' music. After a few years of touring colleges from the Carolinas to the Louisiana Bayou, John McElrath took the group to Arthur Smith's Studio in Charlotte North Carolina, to record "Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)". The song became a million seller in 1966, and has been a party classic for college students for decades. "She Drives Me Out Of My Mind" and "Hey, Hey, Baby" were top 40 hits in 1966 and 1967, but "Double Shot" remains the signature song of the Swingin' Medallions.
The members of the Swingin' Medallions have changed over the past thirty years, with John McElrath being the leader and only member to be performing today. The personnel of the band has always included around eight members with at least a four piece horn section. The high energy party style stage performance of the first Medallions has been passed down to the band that performs today. The present Medallions stage show has coined them the name "The Party Band of the South."
Many of the Medallions attended and graduated from Lander University in Greenwood, SC while performing in the south east. The University of Georgia was also the home of some of the band members.
Lewis Grizzard wrote in a 1993 article that, "Even today, when I hear the Swingin' Medallions sing "Double Shot of My Baby's Love, " it makes me want to stand outside in the hot sun with a milkshake cup full of beer in one hand and a slightly-drenched nineteen-year-old coed in the other."

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