Sunset Performance Series: DURTY DUB’S (Will Darity) TRIBUTE TO CHARLEY PRIDE

Thursday, September 18

7:00pm

$5 Suggested Donation

Durty Dub first learned who Charley Pride was from his grandmother after one fateful thanksgiving dinner
in 2016. An article in Jet magazine led her to recount Pride’s incredible legacy, including 36 #1 hit singles,
over 70 million albums sold, 31 gold and 4 platinum albums - including one quadruple platinum. Also, on
RCA Records he is second in sales on RCA only to Elvis Presley.

Durty Dub renders Charley Pride’s classic country anthems faithfully while refreshing some pieces with reggae, soul and gospel adaptations. Tonight, he'll offer an intimate duo performance with vocalist Myk'l Hanna, adding some background and fun stories about the man himself. Roll Pride!

Fascinated by the storied success of one of country music’s few (at the time) black artists, Dub set out to digest Pride’s extensive catalog and learn more about the man. The next step was to put a tribute band
together, consisting of NC’s most versatile musicians, including vocalist Michael Hanna, percussionist
Atiba Rorie [Africa Unplugged], bassist Kenny Phelps-McKeown [Ellis Dyson & The Shambles] & drummer Devin Fuller [Emily Musolino]. The band has also been joined on occasion by slide-guitar
slinger, Phil Cook [Bruce Hornsby, Hiss Golden Messenger].

With this personnel, Dub soon found that he was able to render Pride’s classic country anthems faithfully while refreshing some of the pieces with reggae, soul and gospel adaptations. Since then, the project has
gone on to share the stage with H.C. McEntire, Gangstagrass, and play the mainstage at the 2019 Beaufort Music Festival.

Sunset Performance Series features performances that connect art and social justice outside on the museum grounds by the Boundless sculpture by Stephen Hayes. Free for the community.