While many people know about Crossville Grinder House Coffee Shop on Main Street, you may not know that every Friday evening the live music presented there is also broadcast over internet radio to the rest of the world.
The program showcasing singers and songwriters is organized and hosted by Cumberland Co. musician J. J. Thomas who has 4 albums under his belt and was recognized with the Josie Music Award for traditional country artist of the year for 2017.
J. J. Thomas
Thomas said that a coffeehouse was a great place for music and many of the greats got their starts entertaining in similar small and intimate venues. Thomas added that these artists love being able to meet fans and friends this way and share their music with new folks.
The shows are broadcast over Internet radio station WFMC-Jams and you can listen live by going to http://www.wfmcjams.com/ or by finding the station on the Tune-In app available on many devices. Tickets to the show are free. For more info, visit ere: https://www.grinderhousecoffeeshop.com/live-music/
The Friday night shows feature a variety of artists and music genres specializing in singer-songwriters giving listeners the inside track to the creative process.
Upcoming artists include May 11 Diane McCall Younger sister of Nashville star Darrell McCall and on May 18 Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jr. son of the famous country star killed in the plane crash that killed Patsy Cline just a month before his son was born and his mother was country star Jean Shepard.
Diane McCall
Diane McCall has been in the music business many years, toured with the Charlie Louvin Show and has her own album out on Heart of Country Records. Diane sings in a honky-tonk style and special guests will include her sister Dee Jee Overbey and brother Dennis McCall, a long time singer on the Grand Ole Opry.
Hawkshaw Hawkins Jr. appears at the Grinder House Friday, May 18 and followed in his parents footsteps from an early age. He has written over 500 songs, some recorded by Johnny Lee to Hank Williams Jr.
Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jr.
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