Left to right:  Jimmy D. Taylor, Jason Fitts, Rayburn Anthony, Host Steve Bowers

Posted January 9th, 2009:  Our first "Jackson Live" debuted tonight with a wonderful show!  It was a great evening of Jackson music starring the legendary Rayburn Anthony, Jason & Carly Fitts and Jimmy D. Taylor.  Everyone had a toe-tapping good time and it was a historic premier performance for this first show at the Old Country Store.  Many thanks to Rayburn Anthony & Steve Bowers for this exciting new event showcasing Jackson music and the remarkable talents of Rayburn Anthony and his friends.  Tonight featured Rayburn's own grandson, Jason, who is a gifted singer and guitarist along with his wife Carly.   Jimmy D. Taylor was fun to watch and was fantastic on the harmonica.  We hope you will join us next Friday night ~January 16th ~for another big show. Be sure to check out the newly launched www.dixiefriedmusic.com for Jackson Live  info!  Dinner hour is at 6 and the show is at 7 pm.  Cover charge is $10.  Dinner is not included in the price of the show.

Posted January 2nd, 2009:  We are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new music show from the Old Country Store produced by music legend Rayburn Anthony and media icon Steve Bowers called "Jackson Live".  This dynamic  team will be bringing us shows from the Old Country Store Barnside Room on Friday night all winter beginning January 9th.  Note:  There will not be a show on Valentine's weekend due to a previously scheduled event. 

We are honored to work with Rayburn and Steve on this project.  As you know, we are totally dedicated to supporting live music and local musical heritage and think this will be a great venue for showcasing Jackson's rich musical heritage and talent.  See the press release below:

Announcing “Jackson Live” At the Old Country Store Beginning January 9th

Jackson, TN – January 2009  Rayburn Anthony Productions, along with Dixie Fried Music.com, have joined efforts to produce “Jackson Live” each Friday night beginning January 9th, 2009 at the Old Country Store.

The live, primarily acoustic style show, will be made available through the soon to be launched DixieFriedMusic.com to an international audience through streaming Internet.

Presented from the dining room stage at Jackson’s Old Country Store in  Casey Jones Village, the show will provide a performance showcase for talented writers/performers from West Tennessee and other areas connected to the region's rich musical heritage.

Weekly performances by Rayburn Anthony will anchor the show, hosted by DixieFried’s Steve Bowers.

“There are many talented people from this area,” noted Anthony, “and we feel this setting is a great one for a relaxed, intimate and entertaining musical show.”

Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store "Barnside" dining room is the site each month for a very successful Nashville songwriters showcase hosted by Shane Connor from WWYN-106.9 FM. That monthly show continues to draw top Nashville writers to a setting that many of them rate the best songwriter’s showcase in the country.

“The Old Country Store & Casey Jones Village is one of Tennessee’s most visited sites,” noted Bowers.  “It already has established an excellent music atmosphere with the monthly Songwriters Showcase and its weekly hosting of the Plectral Society.  We feel fortunate to be able to work with Clark Shaw and the Old Country Store in presenting this show.”

Shaw said, "Rayburn Anthony is a great talent with an extraordinary history going back to Sun Records.  Steve Bowers involvement in the community is extraordinary also.  We are very pleased that they have chosen the Old Country Store as the host site of their new show."

Jason Fitts and Jimmy D. to highlight first “Jackson Live” Show – January 9^th

Rayburn Anthony with Jason and Carly Fitts and the blues harmonica of Jimmy D. Taylor. Dining room open for dinner prior to show.  Showtime 7:00 p.m.  Admission at the door is $10 per person.

The Old Country Store & Casey Jones Village is located just off Interstate 40 at Exit 80A in Jackson, Tennessee. (www.caseyjones.com)

 “We think this is the perfect show to begin this series,” Anthony emphasized. “Jason and Carly are talented writers/performers with a Christian themed emphasis in their work.  Jimmy D. Taylor’s blues history with Little Boys Blue has earned him a well deserved reputation as an extraordinary performer.”

“What we are after in these shows is a somewhat unrehearsed/unarranged format that will give our audiences an opportunity to witness and participate in unique music moments, where the unplanned produces something special for the performers and audience as well.”

“This will not be the same thing every Friday night,” added Bowers.  “A variety of talent, a relaxed setting, the front-porch feel of the Old Country Store should be just right for Jackson Live."

Bowers continued, “When you combine Rayburn Anthony’s music history that goes from Rockabilly based work at Sun Records through a solid record as a chart Country artist and writer, with Jason and Carly’s Christian work and Jimmy D. Taylor’s blues, who knows what can happen on that stage?  And, where else could you see this?  It’s what makes Jackson Live special.”

For additional information on the show contact Rayburn Anthony (rayburn233@bellsouth.net) or Steve Bowers (cstevebowers@aol.com).