With the rescheduling of the Dickson Veterans Day parade to Sunday, Nov. 17, the Dickson Parks and Recreation Department presents The Jamie, Suzi, Wailin’ Show in a free concert.
Postponed from Nov. 10 due to weather concerns, the originally scheduled concert featuring The Piney River Pearls, Bobby Newman and Hollie Farris was unable to reschedule to the new date due to schedule conflicts.
“We are so thankful that The Jamie, Suzi, Wailin’ Show was able to fit us into their schedules and present our free concert in Holland Park following the Veterans Day parade,” said Parks and Recreation Department Program Director Molly Adams.
The Dickson Veterans Day Parade Committee made the decision to reschedule the annual parade to 2:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 17, due to the forecast for rain all weekend. The parade will begin at 2:00 pm on the campus of Dickson County High School and follow its traditional route through downtown before ending on the campus of Dickson Middle School.
Immediately following the parade, Jamie Kindleyside, Suzi Ragsdale and Glenn “Wailin’ Wood” Woodland will perform on the stage of Holland Park, next door to the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum in downtown Dickson.
This unique trio has performed individually and as a group at venues across the region, most recently appearing locally at the Salt and Pepper Grill in White Bluff and Yesterday’s Treasures Today in Dickson.
A Massachusetts native now living in Dickson County, Jamie Kindleyside is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist who released his first CD in 1997 containing nine original songs and his unique spin on Prince’s “Little Red Corvette.” He won an honorable mention for songwriting at the Sierra Songwriting Competition in 2000 for his song “Drifter.”
He has opened for the late Malcolm Holcombe, the late David Olney, Chip Taylor (“Wild Thing” by The Troggs, “Angel of the Morning” by Merrilee Rush and Juice Newton and “I Can’t Let Go” by Linda Ronstadt) and played at The Bluebird Café, They Grey Eagle and The Living Room among other venues.
In addition to original songs, he has put his unique folk and hillbilly style to rock classics such as The Beatles’ “Get Back” and Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll.”
Suzi Ragsdale grew up in the music industry as the daughter of country/pop icon Ray Stevens. At age five, she sang in the chorus on her father’s Grammy-winning song “Everything is Beautiful” and at age 10 began recording children’s albums and writing songs.
Her music has been recorded by Dierks Bentley (“Up On The Ridge”), Pam Tillis (“Every Time”), Suzy Bogguss (“Something Up My Sleeve”), Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, Anne Murray, Hal Ketchum, Lari White and others. Her vocal work can be heard on albums by Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, Kathy Mattea, David Ball, Hank Williams Jr. and others, and she performed in the bands of Guy Clark, Darrell Scott and Verlon Thompson, with whom she released two duet records.
Ragsdale’s first solo album was released in 1998. After living and recording in London, Ragsdale returned to Tennessee and recorded “Ghost Town,” a mix of Americana, folk, blues and jazz with a Nashville influence.
A New Jersey native, Glenn “Wailin’ Wood” Woodland, is a virtuoso harmonica player and entertainer whose style includes practically every style of music such as blues, country, gospel, Irish, bluegrass, rock, classical and novelty songs, even using a balloon to imitate bagpipes. His reputation includes his incredible speed and unique style of playing chromatic notes on diatonic harmonicas, that he wears on a leather belt like a craftsman with his tools.
He is a National Champion harmonica player, has won more than 10 harmonica titles at festivals in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Georgia and performed as a sessions player and taught harmonica classes. He was featured in several performances at The Renaissance Center in Dickson, where he also taught.
The free concert in Holland Park begins immediately following the Veterans Day Parade. Those attending the Veterans Day concert can bring lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the free concert. Alcohol is not allowed in city parks. For more information, contact the Dickson Parks and Recreation Department at (615) 446-1721.
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