Laurence Juber, Wings lead guitar player at opera house

The Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe, welcomes Laurence Juber Saturday.

As a young working musician in London, England, in the 1970s, Juber got an extraordinary, life-changing break when Paul McCartney picked him to become Wings' lead guitarist.

Juber spent three years recording and touring with the band.

During that time he won a Best Rock Instrumental Grammy for the track "Rockestra" from the Wings album "Back To The Egg."

After Wings disbanded in 1981, Juber embarked on a career as a solo artist, composer and arranger, and soon developed a reputation as a world-class guitar virtuoso, being voted #1 by Fingerstyle Guitar magazine.

He has released 13 critically acclaimed solo albums, including "LJ Plays the Beatles," "Guitarist" and "One Wing."

Juber has played guitar on soundtracks for TV classics, such as "Home Improvement" and "Beverly Hills 90210," and film ("The Big Chill," "Dirty Dancing" and "Pocahontas"), as well as recordings with Alan Parsons, Paul Williams, Al Stewart, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Belinda Carlisle, among others.

The venerable C.F. Martin Company currently offers an 'LJ' Signature model guitar and GHS Strings market Juber's Signature guitar strings.

Craig Thatcher will open for Juber. As a clinician for Martin Guitars, another longtime supporter of the opera house, Thatcher travels the world over, giving seminars and promoting the world-famous guitar brand.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m.

Tickets are $23 in advance and $25 the day of the show.

For more information, call the box office at 570-325-0249.