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Franklin Fair line-up includes Terri Clark, Marshall Tucker Band (The Globe G... HAMPTON ? The Franklin County Fair Board has announced the grandstand entertainment lineup for the 2007 fair, Wednesday, July 18 through Sunday, July 22 ? and for the first time the fair will include three nights of music. THIS WEEK: FEB. 23 to MARCH 1, 2007 (Times Leader) Rob Ritchie, the Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (formerly of Tanglefoot) performs in concert at the Red Carpet Café, Forty Fort Presbyterian Church, 1224 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Saturday at 7 p.m. $3. 287-7097. THIS WEEK: FEB. 16 to 22, 2007 (Times Leader) The Fabulous Greaseband, the seven-member party band playing rock and roll hits from the ?50s to the ?90s. Penn?s Peak, Maury Road and Route 903, Jim Thorpe. Tonight at 8. $20. 610-826-9689 or pennspeak.com. 4 DAYS IN THE CITY (Nashville City Paper) YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND The Yonder Mountain String Band isn?t a folk band, bluegrass ensemble or a country group. Jonesboro native to open for Bob Seger (Jonesboro Sun) When Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band take the stage Saturday night at Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Jonesboro will be represented. Jim Brown, electric guitar and keyboard player for the band, is a 1981 Nettleton High School graduate. DOWN THE ROAD - REGIONAL EVENTS (Aberdeen American News) February 9 FRIDAY Little Big Town, 7 p.m., Spirit Lake Casino and Resort, Devils Lake, N.D. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of the show. Call 1-800-946-8238, ext. 249. Bentley, Adkins headline Jam (Suwannee Democrat) From some of today?s biggest country music stars to rising stars and legends, the Suwannee River is going to be rocking when the Suwannee River Jam kicks off on April 19. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak is the setting for the three-day festival, billed as the ?biggest country music festival in the South.? When it comes to selling pickups, music helps (Houston Chronicle) Music has for years been pulled into the Ford/Chevy/Dodge rivalry, sometimes with jingles, other times with original songs and still other times with repurposed original material. DOWN THE ROAD - REGIONAL EVENTS (Aberdeen American News) February 1 TODAY George Carlin, Fargo Theatre, Fargo, N.D. For tickets, call (701) 235-4152. Life's a song (The Times-News) TWIN FALLS - Jason Houser planted the Seeds of success at Twin Falls High School in the 1980s. "I always had music running through my head," said Houser, a successful 36-year-old Nashville songwriter who's coming home next week to present his Seeds Family Worship concert. Newsfeed display by CaRP |