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Performing Artist Directory
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Vicki
Conklin
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Vicki Conklin
Performing and Visual Artist
Vicki is an oil painter and a member of the Spring Hill Visual Arts Guild. Her background is
as a performer. She attended Texas Woman's University for their Dance Program. Vicki
has over 20 years experience in the Dance realm and now teaches Modern Dance at
Stegman's School of Performing Arts.
3062 Romain Trail
Spring Hill, TN 37174
615-302-1698
vickibee76@bellsouth.net
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Kenny Durham
Musician
Kenny Durham is a multi-platinum songwriter from Hohenwald, Tennessee. His original music has been described as a blend of Country, Folk and Pop. Kate Elliott, Executive Producer of Elliott Arts, New York, says, “Kenny Durham performs with an honesty and a pure sincerity that transports the listener to those great places; truth and love. He is funny, romantic and a true individual. He makes you want to linger.”
For more information, visit www.kennydurham.com.
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Wayne Jackson ~ The Memphis Horns ~ Sweet Medicine Music
Musician
Wayne Jackson is the trumpet player of the two-person group, ‘ The Memphis Horns’, which
was formed in 1969. The other member of this group is Andrew Love. ‘The Memphis Horns’ are
the most recorded horn section in American popular music! The Horns have been seen and
heard live in concert by millions. Wayne had his first hit record in 1961 at the age of seventeen.
Wayne has performed with a who’s who of artist from around the world on 83 gold records.
Some of the recording artists that he has played in the studio and toured with are Vince Gill,
Neil Young, T.J. Shepherd, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Tanya Tucker, Elvis Presley,
U2, Peter Gabriel, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Otis Redding, Stephen Stills, Rod Stewart, The Doobie
Brothers, Marty Robbins, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Cray, Neil Diamond, B.J. Thomas,
James Taylor, Al Green, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, Lenny Kravitz, Luther Allison, Wilson Picket,
Eddie Floyd, Dusty Springfield, B.B. King, Joan Baez and Percy Sledge. In it’s more than 70
year history, Wayne is the only horn player to ever have performed on the ‘Grand Ole Opry’.
On June 9, 2006, the Musicians Hall of Fame opened in Nashville, with a special Memphis
section, which includes an exhibit dedicated to Wayne and his career. On July 23, 2006,
Wayne was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to music
history at the Porretta Soul Festival in Porretta, Italy. Wayne and his wife Amy own the
musical publishing company ‘Sweet Medicine Music’.
Visit his website:www.sweetmedicinemusic.com.
Visit ‘The Memphis Horns’ website: www.memphishorns.com.
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Sutton Parks
Musician
Sutton Parks started life with music in his soul. His music was influenced by Bob Seager, John Cougar, Merle Haggard, CCR and Jackson Browne. But while Playing in Buffalo, Sutton fell in love with the Blues and he added influences like Muddy Waters and BB King to his growing list. “I fell in love with the soul and feeling of the blues,” Sutton explains.
For more information, visit www.suttonparks.net.
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