NC man hollers 'Summertime' to win title

[June 22, 2010]  SPIVEY'S CORNER, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man who won the National Hollerin' Contest says he almost disqualified himself by going over the four-minute time limit.

The Fayetteville Observer reports that Tony Peacock of Siler City won the 42nd annual contest Saturday in Spivey's Corner in central North Carolina. His hollerin' rendition of the popular Gershwin tune "Summertime" got him the title.

Peacock says he had to cut short his last holler because he had only two seconds left.

The winner of the contest gets bragging rights and opportunities to perform at events and on television.

Participants competed in several categories: men's national hollerin' contest, ladies callin', conch shell blowin', whistlin' and junior and teen hollerin'.

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Information from: The Fayetteville Observer, http://www.fayobserver.com/

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