FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Berryville, VA. April, 21, 2007
The Country Gentlemen 50th Anniversary Celebration: A Once in a Lifetime Event for Bluegrass Music Fans
Randy Waller will host a 50th Anniversary Celebration of his legendary bluegrass band, The Country Gentlemen, at Watermelon Park in Berryville, Virginia during the weekend of July 13th and 14th, 2007. An all-star cast of former members and guests will unite for this once-in-a-lifetime concert event to tell the unique story of the Country Gentlemen, from past to present.
The Country Gentlemen formed in 1957, and became the leading Bluegrass band in the DC area, eventually influencing bluegrass music nationwide. Throughout the Gents' rich history the band has gone through many incarnations, employing over one hundred members through the years, including greats such as John Duffy, Bill Emerson, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Douglas. Randy Waller, son of founding member Charlie Waller, now leads the current award-winning incarnation, Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen.
Performers at this historic event will include Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen, Bill Emerson, Tom Gray, Jimmy Gaudreau, Bill Yates, Pete Kuykendall, Eddie and Martha Adcock, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Norman Wright, Ronnie Davis, Tom Morgan, Jimmy Bowen, Kevin Church, Dick Smith, Greg Corbet, Jim Cox, Kenny Haddock, Tim Finch, Darrin Auldridge, Billy Gee, Rick Allred, Kent Dowell, the US Navy band Country Current, Mike Auldridge, and many more. Legendary Nashville Disc Jockey Hall of Famer, Tom Cat Reeder, will emcee the event.
Ticket Prices: Friday Only is $20 Adv/$25 Gate, Saturday Only is $25 Adv/$30 Gate, Weekend is $40 Adv/$45 Gate. Camping available at $10 per person/per night.
Tickets are available at these outlets: The Guitar Studio (Winchester, VA), JV Music (Berryville, VA), Melodee Music (Leesburg, VA), Drum and Strum (Warrenton, VA), Ellsworth Music (Charles Town and Shepherdstown, WV), Culpepper Music (Culpepper, VA), and all Plan 9 Music Stores.
Online Tickets and schedule information available at www.watermelonparkfest.com. Please call 540.539.2054 for additional information.
Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen invite you to attend an 'history in the making' event 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend at the legendary Watermelon Park in Berryville, Va.
Never again will you get a chance to see this many members of the Country Gentlemen
at one time with appearances and performances by:
Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen
~ Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver ~
~ Martha and Eddie Adcock ~
~ Country Current ~
and Country Gentlemen members:
Randy Waller * Dave Kirk * Mark Delaney * Gary Creed
Jimmy Gaudreau * Tom Gray * Eddie Adcock * Pete Kuykendall
Mike Auldridge * Dole Lawson * Bill Emerson * Bill Yates *
Dick Smith * Rick Allred * Kent Dowell * Norman Wright *
Jim Cox * Tom Morgan * Tim Finch * Kevin Church * Kenny Haddock
Ronnie Davis * Jimmy Bowen * Billy Gee * Greg Corbett * Darren Aldridge
AND
MORE!