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Bobby Horton - Songs and Stories of the Civil War

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Bobby Horton

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, celebrated historian and musician, Bobby Horton, will present 'Songs & Stories from the Civil War.' The concert will be held in the historic 1885 Southern Cultural Heritage Auditorium, on the corner of Crawford and Cherry Streets in Vicksburg, MS, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and is free and open to the public.

Opening for Mr. Horton will be musicians from New Orleans Jazz Historical Park, performing 'Songs of the Lower Misssissppi Delta,' and will include blues, Cajun tunes, jazz, zydeco, spirituals, and many other folk music traditional songs.

'Songs & Stories of the Civil War' will take audiences to a time when the nation was embroiled in terrible conflict, and explores the stories of both North and South through the music treasured during that era. The performance will be sure to provide an evening of unforgettable enjoyment for anyone who loves great music.

The concert is co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, and made possible through a grant from the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative. This concert is just one of the many planned activities to preserve the lower Mississippi Delta's cultural and natural resources and enhance heritage tourism throughout the region.

For more information, contact the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Business Office at 601-631-2997.

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

President Abraham Lincoln, in speaking of Vicksburg's importance, is reputed to have stated early during the Civil War, "See what a lot of land these fellows hold, of which Vicksburg is the key, the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket."