Brent Burns was born in Oklahoma, raised in Arizona and arrived in Gulf Shores, Alabama in 1972.  This son of the

desert has become the poet laureate of the beach.  In 2006, Burns was named ‘’Official Music Ambassador of the

Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau’’.  In 2008, Burns won three awards in the first ever Trop Rock

Music Awards.  Burns won ‘’Entertainer of the Year’’, ‘’CD of the Year’’ (for ‘’Ragtops and Flip Flop’’) and a special

WAVE award for his charitable work.  2010 brought more Trop Rock Music awards, CD and Song of the Year for

‘’I’ve Got A Beach in My Backyard’’ and Songwriter of the Year.  In 2011 he added two more awards - Songwriter

of the Year and Entertainer of the Year!  2012 brought awards for CD and Song of the Year for ‘’Don’t Come

Knockin’ If The Tiki Hut’s Rockin’.’’

Burns was all over the national scene with his songs and videos, ‘’Pain At The Pump’’ and ‘’Drill, Drill, Drill’’.  After

the videos were posted on YouTube, CNN interviewed Burns and used ‘’Pain At The Pump’’ in their special ‘’4 Bucks!

What’s Next? America’s Fuel Crisis.’’ When the BP oil spill struck his beloved Gulf Coast in April 2010, Burns took

the oil giant to task with his song, ‘’Drill, Drill, Drill’’.  The song and video were featured on CNN’s Headline News.

Burns first tapped into the American public’s anger over rising fuel costs in response to the oil shortages of the

1970’s and 80’s.  Burns wrote the hit song, ‘’Cheaper Crude or No More Food’’. The song sold 200,000 copies the

day it was released and climbed the Billboard Charts after radio commentator Paul Harvey played it three times.  It is

the first and only song ever played in Harvey’s nearly 50 years of radio broadcasting. 

Burns’ fame continued with appearances on Real People, The Mike Douglas Show, and Hee-Haw. Burns was featured

on the front page of the Sunday New York Times Entertainment Section, as well as in articles appearing in the

Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Arizona Republic, Newsweek, US Magazine, and Billboard Magazine. Besides his Top

40 hit, ‘’Cheaper Crude or No More Food’’, Burns has had five other nationally charted records.

A twice wounded, Purple Heart winning combat veteran, Burns also has the distinction of being the first American

entertainer to perform for troops overseas after the tragedy of September 11, 2001.  Burns’ musical career has taken

him to Italy, Australia, Mexico and coast to coast in the US. Burns’ philanthropic projects have continued throughout

the years.  A portion of his CD sales goes to charities including the American Cancer Society, Alabama Gulf Coast

Zoo, and Habitat for Humanity.  Burns’ Habitat tribute song, ‘’Build Them A House’’, is available for free download

on his web site, www.brentburns.com. Brent’s impressive CD sales and songwriting skills continue to make him a highly

sought after artist and performer.  His schedule includes over 200 dates a year at corporate events, concerts, festivals

and clubs.

Entertainment

COPA is very pleased to announce that we are getting the band back together by bringing back

Rick Lamb & Brent Burns for our trip to Roatan. Brent & Rick were with us on our very first all-

inclusive trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2013. These guys are two of the best

entertainers in the Trop Rock world. If you’ve never seen or heard them, you will certainly enjoy their

performances. In addition both Rick & Brent are members of COPA and have been for several years

and greatly support COPA charities. Here is a little more info about them:

Other Past Guest Artists

Brent Burns

Jerry Diaz

Rick Lamb

James ‘’Sunny Jim’’ White

Bob Karwin

Jim Morris

Calypso Nuts

Michael ‘’Crawdaddy’’ Crawley

Eric Stone

Wes Loper

Rick Lamb is a singer-songwriter from the heart of ‘’The Ozarks’’ in Missouri. A former U.S. Navy Veteran of ten years,

he has had the luxury of sailing to all parts of the world while sharing those tales of the sea as a ‘’Modern Day

Sailor’’ through his songs as the leader of the high energy,  Trop Rock band, The Phin Addicts formerly Cruize

Control.. Rick Lamb and The Phin Addicts have been labeled the true rockers of the Trop Rock genre as they bring a

diverse mix of rock and reggae along with just about any cover artist you want to hear.  Rick Lamb has an arsenal of

cover music along with some Jimmy Buffett covers that you will find very close to the originals.  He has performed as

a solo artist for the past 15 years and formed Cruize Control in 2006, where he has spent most of his time in the

Midwestern U.S. and has traveled the country from New York to Wyoming and all the way South to Florida as well

as internationally in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.

Rick Lamb and The Phin Addicts have played at many Parrot Head events including Pardi Gras, PHlock At The

Rock, MOKSAROK PHloat Trip, Parrothead Rendezvous (Panama City, FL) and many other PHlockings around the

country. Rick’s song  Come Live The Islands was a Trop Rock nominee in 2010. Ricks shows are entertaining and

more than likely you’ll end up on the dance floor before the performance is over.

Check out Rick Lamb & The Phin Addicts at http://www.phin-addicts.com/