Jimmy Hall to Perform at Eighth Annual AngelFest
Thursday, September 6, 2018
The eighth annual AngelFest will be Friday, Sept. 28, at the Angel Park and throughout downtown Sewanee. Joseph’s Remodeling Solutions is sponsoring the family fun and children’s activities, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Children’s activities include inflatables; animals; cotton candy and shaved ice; crafts; face painting; glow bracelets and temporary tattoos; make your own marshmallow poppers; corn hole; and ladder toss, bubbles and sidewalk chalk. The children’s events will end at 7 p.m. There will be an arts and crafts market, and the local farmers’ market. There will be food and drink for purchase from local businesses.
Jimmy Hall, with original Williette, Donna Hall Foster, special guest, Kenny Greenberg, and Michael Rudder and Shaun Furman will take the stage at 7 p.m.; bring a chair or a blanket.
Jimmy Hall first gained notoriety as the lead vocalist, saxophonist, and harmonica player for the band Wet Willie, which emerged from Mobile, Alabama in 1970. His unique brand of R&B-infused rock and roll swagger propelled the group’s “Keep On Smilin’” to the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974. After five albums with Capricorn Records, Wet Willie moved to the Epic label in 1977, carrying the singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend” to the Top 40. As a solo artist, Jimmy appeared in the Top 40 yet again with “I’m Happy That Love Has Found You” in 1980. His songs have been recorded by Gregg Allman, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Blackberry Smoke, Johnny Russell, and others. Jimmy has been a vocalist and bandleader for Hank Williams Jr. since the 1980s. Jimmy is an inductee of both the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He has toured as a vocalist with Jeff Beck’s U.S. tour over the years.
The Reverse Raffle drawing, a chance to win up to $5,000, will also be held during the event. Tickets, $100, are still available from local businesses and online at www.sewaneevillage.com/park/. Proceeds benefit Housing Sewanee.
The Sewanee Business Alliance along with other AngelFest sponsors offer this event free to the community. For more information go to http://sewaneeangelfest.blogspot.com/?m=1>