Middle Tennessee favorites The Piney River Pearls will be joined by guest Bobby Newman for a free concert following the Veterans Day Parade on Sunday.
Presented by the Dickson Veterans Day Parade Committee, the annual parade starts at 2:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 10, on the campus of Dickson County High School, goes through downtown and ends at the Dickson Middle School campus.
Following the parade, the Dickson Parks and Recreation Department presents The Piney River Pearls and Newman in a special performance honoring veterans on the stage of Holland Park, next door to the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum in downtown Dickson.
Taking their name from the popular waterway that runs through Dickson and Hickman counties to be a tributary to the Duck River, the Piney River Pearls are Tabitha Booker, Connie Ethridge, and Shannon Moss. They describe themselves as “perfectly imperfect like fresh water pearls. Just three girls having a big time.” The Piney River Pearls present an eclectic music experience with their mix of “dirty blues, country and classics with a rockabilly twist.”
Featuring soaring three-part harmonies, The Piney River Pearls present a strong selection of music by some of the greatest female singers of all time, including Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Patsy Cline, Ruth Brown, Sammi Smith, Wanda Jackson, Kitty Wells, Irma Thomas, Maria Muldaur, Michelle Shocked and more.
Selections range from blues classics like “Women Be Wise,” made famous by Sippy Wallace in 1967 and brought back in a 1982 duet with Bonnie Raitt, Queen of Rockabilly Jackson’s “Mean, Mean Man,” and country icons Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” and Parton’s “Jolene” to Kris Kristofferson’s classics “Me and Bobby McGee,” recorded by Janis Joplin just days before her death in 1970, and “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” a hit by Sammi Smith that same year.
Showing off their versatility, The Piney River Pearls mix in their versions of classics like Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Born on the Bayou,” Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey,” Solomon Burke’s “Cry to Me,” Merle Haggard’s “Silver Wings,” John D. Loudermilk’s “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” and Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” as well as original songs.
The Piney River Pearls have been featured in the Dickson Parks and Recreation Department’s Music in the Park series, at the National Banana Pudding Festival in Hickman County, Octoberfest in Dickson, the Charlotte Festival, Old Timers Day, St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Dickson Street Festival, Junebug Music Fest and on stages in Pumphrey and Beard, Events on Main, Wynot Saloon, Mockingbird Theater, Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor, Yesterday’s Treasures Today, One 19 Craft Brewery, the Storytellers Museum, Salt and Pepper Grill in White Bluff, Horseshoe Bend Farm Wines and many more.
Bobby Newman is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who lives in Vanleer. His playlist includes a variety of guitar-driven blues, rock and more. For more information, including performance videos, visit the Robert W. Newman page on Facebook.
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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