JULY 18 / 7 PM
MARY C O'KEEFE
CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

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Alan Rhody

A Louisville, Ky. native and art college graduate, Alan Rhody’s songs are imaginative and compassionate stories that can bring you to tears but can also have you laughing out loud.  He’s received BMI’s Million-Aires Award for over one million domestic airplays of “I’ll Be True To You,” The Oak Ridge Boys No.1 country classic, which crossed over into Billboard’s pop chart as well.

Other memorable hits include, “Trainwreck Of Emotion,” Lorrie Morgan’s first Top 20 hit and a No.1 bluegrass hit for Del McCoury. “Wild-Eyed Dream,” Ricky Van Shelton’s break-through hit and Quintessential country vocalist, Barbara Fairchild, released Rhody’s “All My Cloudy Days Are Gone” April 29, 2024.  Other artists covering Rhody’s songs include: George Jones, Tanya Tucker, Toby Keith, Hoyt Axton, Don Gibson, Lee Greenwood, T.G. Sheppard, John Schneider, Cedar Creek, Jimmy C. Newman, Suzy Bogguss, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Lynn Anderson, Kevin Welch, Terry McMillan, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Billy “Crash” Craddock and Canadian Hall of Famers, The Good Brothers and Murray McLauchlan. His three most popular songs have sold a total of over six-million copies.

As a solo artist, Rhody began writing songs around the same time he made his first regional television appearances and released two independent singles. He’s produced and released eight independent albums/CDs and toured extensively in the U.S. and Canada over his five decade career.




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Blue Mother Tupelo

Blue Mother Tupelo is Ricky and Micol Davis. Chosen 2022 Music Artist of the Year by The Southland Music Line, the married songwriting & recording artist team has a natural way of sharing their music in a celebration of real-life that can be raucous, worshipful, & tender.

Rising up from the bluffs of Memphis and the mountains of east Tennessee, through the Mississippi Delta, Nashville, & now Como, Mississippi, Blue Mother Tupelo oozes a deep kind of blue southern soul & roots rock sound that's been described as truly Americana. They bring a seasoned edge to American Roots Rock.

Blue Mother Tupelo’s new album, TAKE ME WITH YOU, rides the cusp of Rock ’n’ Roll, Country Rock, Hill Country Blues, & Ballad and is a celebration of the spirit & influences they can’t help but create. It’s the 6th full length album of their career & released the Summer of 2023.  BMT songs & albums have charted #5 in Americana and #2 in Euro-Americana Radio, as well as having reached the U.S. Top 40 Country Charts.

You may have heard their music in some movies & across the airwaves. Often acoustic duo & sometimes band electrified, audiences feel an authentic connection & regard for roots. It feels like they’ve been “here” forever like all your favorites do.
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Every third Thursday of the Month
the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance
host a Songs and Stories showcase
at the Mary C. O'Keefe
Cultural Arts Center
located at 1600 Government St,
Ocean Springs, MS 39564.
For information on being one
of our monthly showcase artist
contact the MSA @ admin@msafestival.org