Johnson City Parks & Recreation: The Billy Crawford Band To Perform At Bert Street Music Series

Press release from Johnson City Parks & Recreation:

August 17, 2021

Memorial Park Community Center’s outdoor amphitheater will get bluesy Thursday, Aug. 19 when Billy Crawford performs.

Blues guitar might be associated with Mississippi, Texas and Chicago, but Billy Crawford, a man of the mid-South, has something to say about that. His Bristol-based band includes some of the region’s finest blues artists.

Crawford was raised playing bass in church then gained an early hard-rock pedigree on electric guitar, with influences that include Randy Rhoads, Ritchie Blackmore and Gary Moore. For the past three decades he has turned his six-string attention toward the blues.

“It has never gotten old for me,” Crawford said. “I’m still excited about creating sound out of silence every time I perform.”

Each Bert Street Music Series concert will be held 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays at MPCC, 510 Bert St. The stage will face the tiered amphitheater below the famous Doughboy statue and veterans memorial plaza. Seating is open on the surrounding grassy areas, so blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged. Concessions will be on site. Free parking is available at the center and the Municipal & Safety Building, 601 E. Main St.

The remaining series schedule is as follows:

Aug. 19: The Billy Crawford BandAug. 26: My New FavoritesSept. 2: Jesse Barry and the JamSept. 9: Blaze the CitySept. 16: Hillbilly Bad

The Bert Street Music Series is presented by the Johnson City Press, 101.5 WQUT Tri-Cities’ Classic Rock, Campbell’s Morrell Music, Tennessee Department of Transportation, and Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

For more information, call 423-283-5827.

This press release was produced by Johnson City Parks & Recreation. The views expressed here are the author’s own.