Bluegrass at the Ritz with
Jake Landers and Friends



February 20
1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Tickets Prices:
$7.00 per Concert
$12.00 both Concerts

Ticket Outlets:
256-383-0533
or

Jake Landers Band: Landers is co-founder of the famous "Dixie Gentlemen" and was one of Bill Monroe's "Blue Grass Boys."  He has played at the Grand Ole Opry and is recognized worldwide as a premier Bluegrass songwriter.  Hit songs include Secret of the Waterfall, The Girl I Love and The Last Request. Walk Softly On this Heart of Mine, was a crossover hit and sold more than 22 million copies for the Kentucky Headhunters. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award when recorded by Ricky Skaggs and the Dixie Chicks.Landers is recognized as a Music Achiever at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, and he was inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Hall of Fame in March of 2009.

Wayne Jerrolds & Savannah Grass: Jerrolds has been the Mid-South Fair Fiddling Champion dozens of times.  He co-produced the music for the film, Walking Tal" and appeared in a square dance scene as featured fiddler.  He appeared on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour, the Grand Ole Opry, at the 1981 World's Fair and on the TV show, Fire on the Mountain. Jerrolds was a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and he holds a place in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Bean Blossom, IN.  He is founder of the Savannah Bluegrass Festival.

Southern Strangers: This group is recognized for its smooth vocal "bluegrass gospel" and "traditional bluegrass" harmonies. They have appeared at numbers of bluegrass festivals including Sugar Creek, Bean Blossom and May on the Mountain. They were twice featured in "Bluegrass Unlimited" and have shared stages with Bill Monroe, the Osborne Brothers, Seldom Scene, Bluegrass Cardinals and others. Southern Strangers were the back-up group for a final Chubby Wise (Orange Blossom Special) album. The group is recognized as a Music Achiever at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

Iron Horse:  This group was organized in 2000 and has recorded seven projects for CMH including Fade to Bluegrass: the Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica, the heavy metal band (2003), Black & Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne (2004) and Whole Lotta Bluegrass: Tribute to Led Zeppelin (2005). Skilled and versatile, Iron Horse performs bluegrass standards and transpose metal and pop tunes to bluegrass with little effort on the same stage.

Kay Bain:  Host, The Mornin' Show, WTVA, Tupelo, MS. She and her late husband Buddy Bain performed on the Friday Night Grand Ole Opry Show and later on syndicated country music show, Hee Haw. Kay continues to perform at festivals, nursing homes, Senior Citizen Centers, civic and charitable events.