Sponsors needed to help defray expenses
Crossville’s own professional 30 piece brass ensemble, the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass, has contracted to bring the outstanding talents of one of Nashville’s great entertainers, BUDDY GREENE to Crossville on Saturday, April 21. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the beautiful 1200 seat auditorium of Stone Memorial High School.
• If you are not familiar with Buddy Greene, he brings a wide variety southern Americana influences to his music to create a unique musical hybrid of country, bluegrass, folk, gospel and traditional blues. In addition to his solid reputation as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, Buddy has established himself as one of Nashville’s finest harmonica stylists. His live concerts are equal parts hymn sing, jam session, church house revival, and journey through his own musical history.
•Buddy has released 16 CD’s which showcase his harmonica, guitar, vocal and songwriting talents across the music genres of bluegrass, gospel, celtic/irish jigs, and even classical.
•Buddy is a frequent performer with the Bill Gaither Gospel group making appearances with that internationally known ensemble throughout North America and Europe, and even Carnegie Hall.
•Besides performing a couple of selections with the brass band, Buddy and his sideman Jeff Taylor, will be give a 20-25 minute separate set to perform examples of the different music genres of gospel, bluegrass, irish/celtic, and classical that demonstrate their outstanding talent.
•At a ticket price of $18 to hear the SSSB perform AND to also have Buddy present, is a great opportunity to hear someone that you would have to pay 2-3 times that to hear in Nashville or on tour.
Sponsorship Information
•There are three current sponsors helping underwrite a portion of the concert expenses separate from the guest artist’s fees. Those sponsors are Dr. Stuart Galloway/Cumberland Eye Care, Bed & Breakfast Kennel, and David Bell of State Farm Insurance.
•We are in need of sponsors to help cover a portion of special guest Buddy Green’s fees. Sponsors at the $500 level will receive mention in all newspaper articles, radio & cable interviews, posters, a ½ page advertisment in our concert program, acknowledgement by our concert emcee, and 4 complimentary tickets to the concert. At the $900 level, sponsors receive all of the above plus a full page add in the program, and 8 complimentary tickets.
So if you have interest in becoming a sponsor for the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass in their initiative to bring this outstanding entertainer to Crossville, contact Dwight Wages at 484-6939.
