1st Annual
Sam Phillips Music Celebration
Florence, AL. January 3-7, 2006

Schedule of Events

Tuesday-January 3, 2006

Location: City Hall, Florence, AL
5PM City Council Proclamation

Wednesday-January 4, 2006

Location: Florence Post Office, Main Station
10 AM U.S. Postal Service Commemoration of the Official Sam Phillips Cancellation Stamp

Location: Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
11 AM Sam Phillips Birthday Party
11-11:30  Piano Concert – Christine Lovelace Gentry
11:30-12:00  Birthday Cake Fellowship
12:00-12:30  Music by Jerry Presley
12:30-1:30  Conversations on Sam Hosted by former Graceland Fan Relations Manager, Patsy Anderson  Special Guest: Scotty Moore, Donnie Dortch

Location: Marriott Shoals Resort & Conference Center, Florence
4:00-4:30 PM Historical Marker Dedication/Unveiling
4:30-5:30  Sam Phillips Suite Dedication
6:00-8:00  A&E Biography – Sam Phillips Roosevelt Amphitheater
9 PM-Until Live Music- Swampers

Thursday-January 5, 2006

Location: Holiday Inn Sheffield
8-10 PM “Muscle Shoals to Music Row Live” w/ Live Radio Simulcast / Internet Webcast

Friday-January 6, 2006

Location: The Key Note Room, Pine St., Florence
 8 PM- Until  “The Official Sam Jam” Featuring Legendary Blues Man Jimmy Hall (formerly Wet Willie)

Saturday-January 7, 2006

Marriott Shoals Resort & Conference Center, Florence, AL
6PM- Until “The Sam Phillips Music Celebration"
6-8 PM Acoustic Music Rooms in honor of the legendary Shoals Recording Studios
8-8:45 PM  Eric Heatherly
9-9:45 PM  The Amazing Rhythm Aces
10 PM- Until  The Killer- “Jerry Lee Lewis”

Tickets for the Saturday night finale show are available at Big River Broadcasting, 624 Sam Phillips St , Florence, or at our Decatur office on the Beltline.

For more information contact Big River Broadcastiong at:

Big River Broadcasting Corporation
624 Sam Phillips Street
Florence, Alabama 35630
Office 256-764-8121
FAX 256-764-8169
Requests & Contest Line 256-767-1107
Toll Free 1-800-239-6107

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Fowl Ball: An impressive flock of local and international showbirds gathered recently for an impromptu musical performance at the James D. Martin Wildlife Park in Gadsden, AL. You are cordially invited to watch.