The "Sleepy"
John Estes porch will be rocking Saturday, June 15, when two of West
Tennessee's favorite bands take the stage for this season's first Concert on
the Porch. Rockabilly's Music Highway Band will open the season when they take
the stage at 7 p.m., followed by Wildwood Express. Concerts are presented free
to the public each month on the third Saturday, June through September, at the
Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville.
"Both
of these groups are energetic and like to get the audience involved," says
Center Director Sonia Outlaw-Clark, "so we know the kick-off of our summer
series will be full of fun."
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| Music Highway Band |
Music
Highway Band was organized in Jackson, Tenn., in 2001, and has worked with such
legendary artists as Carl Mann and Eddie Bond. You may remember the original
trio who played many years at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as the house band.
Over the years, members were added and this diversity has led to developing
their own special blend of Rockabilly
and country. Band members include Stan Brunner, Sammy Wood, Jimmy Webb, Donald
Carp, Gary Spraggins and Jimmy Stephenson.
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| Wildwood Express |
Wildwood
Express will take the stage around 8 p.m., and perform
old time stringed music including bluegrass gospel, instrumentals and old time
country. Their instruments of choice include the banjo, dulcimer, mandolin,
upright bass and guitar. The band is made up of Grover Westover, Paul Jackson, Gary
Spraggins and Coley and Marilyn Graves. All are members of the Jackson
Tennessee Area Plectral Society whose main purpose is the preservation of old
time stringed music.
You
are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for the outdoor concert. Drinks
and snacks will be available. You are also welcome to bring a picnic or visit
the surrounding restaurants.
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