The Larry Stephenson Band in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: The Larry Stephenson Band
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
General Admission: $20.00 Reserved Tickets: $25.00
Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents The Larry Stephenson Band in concert on Saturday, August 17, 2024.
Highly regarded, as one of Bluegrass music’s most recognizable and finest high lead and tenor vocalist, Larry Stephenson has been headlining festivals and concerts for 30 years and is a five-time Society for The Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) Male Vocalist of the Year. He formed The Larry Stephenson Band in 1989 while living in his home state of Virginia.
Larry’s crystal-clear tenor voice has provided a musical home for some of the finest sidemen in contemporary bluegrass history. Many appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and RFD-TV has made The Larry Stephenson Band a fan favorite all across the United States and Canada.
While Larry Stephenson is best know as a touring musician whose voice sets a standard of melody, clarity and storytelling, he has had an active and well-awarded recording career. Starting his recording career for Webco Records of Virginia and then 18 years with Pinecastle Records, releasing 18 albums during that period. Signature songs in Larry Stephenson’s vast catalog in that period include "Patches", "Yes, I See God", "Clinch Mountain Mystery", "Many Hills Of Time", "The Knoxville Girl", “The Knoxville Boy”, "The Pretty Blue Dress", "I Should’ve Called" and “The Violet And The Rose".
Throughout his 30 years of fronting his own band, and over 40 years as a major touring performer, Larry Stephenson has been well-recognized and awarded by fans and his peers in the bluegrass industry. With a move to Nashville, TN in 1992, the band became fast regulars on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1996, the Virginia Folk Music Association inducted Stephenson into The Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame. Since that time, he has garnered numerous IBMA and SPBGMA nominations and awards. In 2018, The Society for The Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) inducted Larry in their Hall of Greats.
Links:
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http://www.larrystephensonband.com/•
https://www.facebook.com/LSBandTickets are $20.00 for general admission and reserved tickets are $25.00.
To purchase tickets online, visit:
https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/7pj6ngqq9r/larry-stephenson-band.
Doors open at 6:00 PM and the concert starts at 7:00 PM.
The Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.
To view the event flyer, visit:
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For more information, visit:
https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/larry-stephenson-band or
https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or
https://www.facebook.com/events/352493927888599/ or
https://www.instagram.com/thefloydcountrystore/ or call 540-745-4563.