Presented by Valley Budweiser and the Downtown Decatur
Merchants and Business Association, the Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series showcases
an incredible talent of songwriters from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Nashville,
Muscle Shoals, and surrounding area.
Performers for August 21st include:
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Wood Newton who has written some of country music’s
biggest hits including “Bobbie Sue” for The Oak Ridge Boys, “Twenty Years Ago”
for Kenny Rogers, “What I Didn’t Do” for Steve Wariner, and “Riding with
Private Malone” which he produced for David Ball. All four songs have received
BMI awards for being played over a million times. He also has two songs in the
new movie “The Last Ride.”
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Jim Sales who wrote “I Wonder Where We’d Be Tonight”
for Vern Gosdin, a top 10 Billboard hit, and “Tonight We’re Gonna Tear Down the
Walls” for Randy Travis.
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Jim Parker, with a career spanning over 40 years, is an
ASCAP award winner and the co-writer of Chicken Truck and
co-writer/co-publisher of Bigger Hands, both recorded by John Anderson. As a
performing artist, he recorded five albums and 10 single records.
The evening includes songwriters sharing stories and
performing their hit songs, and according to organizers, the new venue offers
more of a house-concert setting.
The Magnolia Room is located at 216 Moulton Street in
downtown Decatur. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7 p.m. Admission
is $10 per person. Tickets are available for purchase at www.ddmba.myevent.com. Music lovers can
also mark their calendar for two additional Songwriters Series on September 25
and October 23.
Jim Parker is also the creator and host of a popular
songwriters series at the Von Braun Center Playhouse in Huntsville, Ala. For
more information, visit www.jimparkermusic.com.
For more information, on the August 21 Songwriters Series in
Decatur, visit www.ddmba.myevent.com
or visit the Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series Facebook page.
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