Roy Head will headline the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame Show at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center on the Lamar State College Campus, 1800 Lakeshore Drive.
Special guest stars appearing for an all-star tribute to the world famous music of the Golden Triangle and the Gulf Coast area will be Jerry LaCroix, the Beat Daddy’s from Mississippi and Myrna Sanders and The Cosmic Pearl Band.
A presentation will be made to past inductee Roy Head formerly of Roy Head and The Traits, whose big hit single was “Treat Her Right”. The presentation will be held that evening at the Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center on stage at the event. Artists who have had a hit record on the billboard charts who now or have previously resided in the area between Houston and New Orleans are eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Advance general admission tickets are $18 and available on January 8, 2007 at the following locations until noon, Thursday, Feb. 1: The Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, A&S; Music in Nederland, Swicegood Music in Beaumont and the Penny Record in Bridge City. General admission tickets will be available the date of the show at the Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center for $20. Children 12 and under accompanied by an adult will be admitted free.
The event raises funds for the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame exhibit at the Museum of the Gulf Coast which showcases memorabilia of area artists including Janis Joplin, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ivory Joe Hunter, Barbara Lynn, Johnny Preston (“Running Bear”), Jivin’ Gene (“Breaking Up is hard To Do”), The “Big Bopper” J. P. Richardson, Phil Phillips (“Sea of Love”), Isaac Payton Sweat (King of the Cotton Eyed Joe), Cookie & the Cupcakes (“Matilda” & “Got You On My Mind”), Tex Ritter, George Jones, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Bird, Harry James, ZZ TOP, Frankie Ford, Dale and Grace, Percy Sledge, B.J. Thomas, Wayne Toups, Lonnie Brooks “Guitar Jr.”, The Fabulous Boogie Kings, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and Jo El Sonnier, Clarence “Frog Man” Henry and Joe Barry plus numerous other Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana performers.
The Port Arthur Convention and Visitors Bureau has put together a special “Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame” package which includes hotel lodging and tickets to the concert. Details may be obtained by calling the visitors bureau at 1-800-235-7822, (409) 985-7822 or e-mail at “pacvb@portarthurtexas.com”. Please put “Gulf Coast Music” in the subject line. The Port Arthur web site is http://www.portarthurtexas.com.
The Ramada Inn, 409-962-9858 in Port Arthur is the headquarter hotel with hotel packages including lodging and tickets for two for $105 plus tax (based on availability). Additional information about the concert, Music Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and back- ground on the performers may be obtained from the producer of the concert, Don Ball, (409) 722-3699.
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