Lefty fiddler joins Georgia hall of fame at 77
Jackson based left handed fiddler and steel guitarist James Joiner known as Lefty, 77, has been inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. A veteran of Georgia and Carolinas roadhouse stages, he backed Brenda Lee and shared stages with Minnie Pearl and Mel Tillis while balancing his SRP illustrator job and weekend Florida clubs. One of a kind, he learned fiddle at eight and steel guitar by memorizing tunes from juke boxes.
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Rocket Boys author Roy Lee Cooke visits North Augusta Middle
Eighth graders at North Augusta Middle welcomed Roy Lee Cooke, co inspiration for Rocket Boys and Oct ober Sky, sharing life lessons from Coalwood West Virginia and Sputnik era beginnings. He told students to keep trying, value education, and not quit despite failures while noting differences between the book and film.
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Sonny” Hickam Jr
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Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade Set For Saturday
Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade lineup begins at 1 p.m. at Park Avenue and Union Street with the march starting at 2 p.m. Participants tune up floats as crowds gather. About 135 to 140 entrants expected. Route goes down Park Avenue then Laurens Street to Edgefield Avenue. Weather forecast is partly cloudy with a high around 70. First Presbyterian Church Aiken will offer refreshments after the parade.
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Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade Planned Today
Jaycees host a community parade with car clubs fire departments Shriners churches and nonprofits. Lineup at Park Avenue and Union Street starts at 2 p m and the procession travels to Laurens and Edgefield Avenue. Donations of canned goods or new toys to Golden Harvest and Toys for Tots are welcomed at lineup.
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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at USCA
Masterworks Chorale performs a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St John’s United Methodist Church on December 16 at 5 p.m. Tickets 15 general, 10 seniors, 5 students. Call 803 641 3305 or visit the USCA site for info.
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