Brownsville continues
to keep its musical heritage alive with Concert on the Porch. The summer music
series features local and regional artists performing from the porch of the
Sleepy John Estes home on the grounds of the West Tennessee Delta Heritage
Center. The first concert of the season is Saturday, June 16, at 7 p.m.. Concerts
are presented each month on the third Saturday, June through September, and are
free to the public.
Kelsey Byars |
Starting
off this year's series is local talent Kelsey Byars. Byars began singing in
church when she was only 3 years-old. She is now known for her singing
throughout the community; continuing to sing regularly at church, school, weddings,
private gatherings and events. Byars placed second in the 2011 Haywood's Got Talent
competition and plays clarinet in the Haywood High School Marching Band. She
will perform a variety of rhythm and blues melodies' when she opens for this
year's first Concert on the Porch at 7 p.m.
Headlining
the June 16 concert is Music Highway Band. This band was organized in Jackson,
Tenn., in 2001 by Jimmy Stephenson, a longtime rockabilly and country artist. The
original trio played many years at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as the house
band. By 2004, the band had added members, become well diversified and was capable of
performing many styles of music. In mid-2005, the group became the house band
at the Huntingdon Hayride, at the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center.
Today,
the Music Highway Band continues to work many venues in the area and has worked
with such legendary artists as Carl Mann and Eddie Bond. Current members of the
band are Stan Brunner, Sammy Wood, Jimmy Webb, Donald Carp, Gary Spraggins and
Jimmy Stephenson. They will share their special style of rockabilly and country
June 16 beginning around 7:45 p.m.
Attendees
are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for the outdoor concerts, Drinks
and snacks will be available for purchase. All proceeds from concessions will
go toward the restoration of Flagg Grove School, the childhood school of Tina
Turner, that was recently moved to the Center.
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