Sunday, September 30th

Willie King In Concert
Sunday, September 30th ~ 7 pm to 9 pm
Gates open at 6:30 pm

Location: Kiwanis Park
Admission price will be ONLY $1.00!

Old Alabama Town in conjunction with the Alabama State Council on the Arts and Alabama Roots Music Society will sponsors the third Sounds of Summer Concert featuring Willie King.

Willie King, awarded prestigious 2004 “Blues Artist of the Year” and nominated “Best Live Performer,” will take the stage on Friday evening, September 30, 2005 during an outdoor concert in Kiwanis Park at Old Alabama Town. A bluesman from Aliceville, Willie King always gives the audience a good dose of some real Alabama juke joint blues. “Thoroughly recommended for all lovers of the real deal” by Blue Matters Magazine, don’t miss this opportunity to hear a legendary grass roots musician at seven o’clock.

Freedom Creek, Willie King’s debut album on Rooster Blues Records, was King’s powerful introduction into the blues music world. Not only was the album acclaimed by critics worldwide, it also received awards from Living Blues Magazine for “Best Male Artist” (2001) and “Best Contemporary Blues Album” (2000). Willie’s juke joint musical styles and political lyrics set him apart. Jukin’ at Bettie’s was recorded live at what Living Blues Magazine called “one of Mississippi’s best juke joints.” Living in a New World, King’s latest CD, won him a W.C. Handy Award nomination for “Traditional Blues Album of the Year” and “Blues Song of the Year”(2003). This Alabama blues artist was also featured in Martin Scorcese’s film Bringing It Back Home, which aired on PBS in September 2003. King played at festivals, including Chicago Blues Festival, the Pocono Blues Festival and the King Biscuit Festival. Most recently, he toured Europe as part of the Alabma Blues Project.
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Alabama State Council on the Arts, in conjunction with Old Alabama Town, Alabama Roots Music Society and the Montgomery Advertiser will sponsors the September 30th concert. Admission price will be ONLY $1.00! Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and coolers to picnic in the park. The gates will open at 6:30pm, Willie King will go on a 7:00pm.