River Jam Artist Preview: Zac Wilkerson

Posted by Galleywinter on Tue, July 17, 2018 · River Jam · Leave a comment

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There’s a soulful, groove based sound bounding down from the panhandle courtesy of Zac Wilkerson and The Wayward Souls. ZW and crew jumped onto radars a couple year’s back by winning an LJT contest and getting on the coveted bill of that festival. They have followed that up with a steady grind of gigs and some fantastic studio efforts. Wilkerson’s music evokes influences as seemingly disparate as Walt Wilkins and Bill Withers…or Tom Petty and Otis Redding. This is music that will make you dance, sway, sing, and stomp backed by lyrics that make you think. It’s a win-win.

River Jam Tickets: RJ Tix

Performance date/time: Sat July 28 at River Road Icehouse. Approx 10:30PM.

Years at Greenfest: Two

Twitter: @Zac_Wilkerson

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{1973}
Country-rock/Alt-country pioneer/originator Gram Parsons of the Byrds and Flying Burritos, dies under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death at first is attributed to heart failure but later is officially announced as due to a drug overdose. His coffin is stolen by two of his friends, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin, a former Byrds roadie, and it's taken to Joshua Tree where it's set afire to fulfill Gram's wishes. The two are picked up by police and the only charge that sticks is theft of the coffin itself as there is no law against stealing a corpse. Gram Parsons was just 26.

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