Nash County Arts Council's Minor Concert Series presents The Feature Attraction Band on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7PM. Advance: $15 General Admission / $10 Nash County Arts Council Members; Door / Day of Show: $20 General Admission / $15 Members. This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. www.NCArts.org.
You can assist in matching these funds by sponsoring at one of the levels below!
Event Sponsor Packages:
Corporate Level - $1,000 - Includes 20 tickets to show with reserved seating, four tickets to every event for one year.
Sponsor Level - $500 - Includes 8 tickets to show with reserved seating, two tickets to every event for one year.
Donor Level - $250 - Includes 4 tickets to show plus four tickets to an event of choice.
Patron Level - $100 - 2 tickets to the event plus 2 tickets to an event of choice.
Venue:
Nash County Arts Council
100 E. Washington Street
Nashville, NC 27856
Artist website: thefabband.com
About the Band:
Gregg Browder - Saxophone and Vocals: Gregg is the life of the party at every Feature Attraction show. He's the spark plug fueling the high performance engine of this band. Gregg is like "Animal House" meets "The Blues Brothers"... You never know what to expect from this dynamo. His rich Motown inspired soul-felt raspy lead vocals shine out on every song he sings along with some of the funkiest and ballad smooth Tenor Sax solos you will ever have the chance to hear. As an original member and co-founder of the "OverTime" band for the past 30+ years he now brings years of showmanship and excitement to the "Feature Attraction" shows.
William "BO" Newcomb - Keyboards & Vocals: Bo began playing piano by ear at age 10. Soon after, he began piano lessons and learned to read music.By age 14 he had acquired a combo organ and began playing in various horn bands such as "The Cellars" and "Revolution." Graduating from Elon with a Music Ed. Degree, Bo played in local N.C. bands such as "China Grove" and "Odyssey"and was the Founder and keyboard player for the "OverTime" band for the past 30+ years. He now brings his vast wealth of musical knowledge to " Feature Attraction " as our music director/multi-keyboards and vocals. He continues to love the experience of playing "live" keys with a "live" band.
Kim Clarke - Vocals: Kim developed a love of music at an early age when she began singing, playing piano and writing music/lyrics. After taking the stage in 1984 for her first ever band audition, Kim began her professional music journey. She is one of the founding members of the Overtime Band (now Feature Attraction Band) from Southside Va., with whom she spent 10 years rocking the stage as lead vocalist and saxophonist. She enjoyed recording original music with the band, and also opened for famous artists including Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, Clarence Carter, and Marie Osmond. In 1993, Kim stepped away from band life to raise her son, Kadison, and to focus on her career as a teacher, school administrator and private piano teacher/vocal coach. In 2016, she was back with a vengeance. She began performing with The Ginger Thompson Band from Raleigh, NC and took the stage alongside Ginger with The Embers at the 2018 Beach Music Awards Show in Myrtle Beach, SC. Most recently, Kim recorded background vocals for Ginger’s new CD, “Straight from the Heart”. In 2022, she reconnected and collaborated with FAB to record an original duet “Know We’re Gonna Make It”, written by FAB’s lead singer, Gregg Browder. She is so excited to be reunited with her long time friends and fellow musicians. If you ask, she will tell you that she is right at home on stage with her FAB family. Kim believes in music as therapy for the soul and she is so very grateful for her God-given gifts.
Jeff Wadford - Guitar & Vocals: Bio not available.
Jeff Jackson - Bass Guitar: Bio not available.
Ken Watson - Drums & Vocals: Ken started playing the drums in 1968, playing along to old Motown hits on 45s and on the juke box. There were several sit-ins where a youngster could stay up past bed time and give an older drummer a rest for a few songs. Of course there were a few high school bands and the pep band at school, but things got serious in senior year when I was asked to join the Wesleyan College jazz band. The test was Herbie Hancock's Chameleon from 1973. That was a tall order for a 17 year old. The college years spawned a Christian rock group named Nicodemus, releasing a self-titled album and "Stop Running", both recorded at Sunset Studios in Rocky Mount, NC. There were several years that were spent building a family and career, but Ken came back in 2012 to work with The Mighty Saints of Soul, first with equipment, then running sound and later providing percussion and vocals, and doing some recording. Ken joined The Feature Attraction Band on drums in September of 2022 and has decided that there can't possibly be a finer group of musicians to work with. Come see us soon at a venue near you!
Brandon McDowell - Sound Engineer: Bio not available.