Hot Summer Days Bring Handy Festival To The Stage In Can’t Miss Alabama
By Shirley Jackson
Learn more about the late musician and songwriter at the 37thW.C. Handy Music Festival presented by the Music Preservation Society July 20-29. Handy became the “Father of the Blues” after he wrote “Memphis Blues” in 1912. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1993. This musical tradition is one of the largest tourist attractions in the state. More than 200 local and international artists will be featured at the festival. The show headliners are the Fame Gang featuring Candi Staton, Travis Wammack, Willie Hightower and other musical artists.
The 10-day event will attract thousands of people to concerts, plays, art exhibits, picnics, restaurants, clubs, parks, churches, retail stores and other venues in the Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals areas.
Tickets are available at 222.fame2.com or 256-381-0801, ext. 0.To find out more, call 256-766-7642.
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