Governor Haley Barbour will host the third annual Mississippi Grammys
Governor Haley Barbour and First Lady Marsha Barbour
will host the third annual Mississippi celebration of its GRAMMYR legacy at
7 p.m. May 28, 2009, at Bluesville, part of Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino and
Hotel in Tunica. The list of performers and honorees includes Joey Lauren
Adams, Brandon Bennett, Eden Brent, James Burton, Eddie Cotton, Dorothy
Moore, Paul Overstreet, Pinetop Perkins, Charley Pride, Marty Stuart, the
Williams Brothers and Nanette Workman.
The event is sponsored by Meridian-based Peavey Electronics Corp. to
celebrate Mississippi as the “Birthplace of America’s Music.”
Media check-in for the event will be held in the Jackson Room of Harrah’s
Horseshoe Casino and Hotel from 3 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. May 28, 2009. Photo
opportunities will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will end at 5 p.m. in the Oxford
Room on the second floor of the Horseshoe Casino.
Media interested in attending also can send their name, outlet name, e-mail
address and phone number to either Dan Turner at
dturner@governor.state.ms.us or Laura Hipp at lhipp@governor.state.ms.us.
Governor Haley Barbour
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