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Sunday at the Logan County Fairground
begins in a big way with a big band
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[August 01, 2023]
While the official start of the fair is still a
couple of days away, Sunday saw the start of the annual harness
racing at the track in front of the grandstand, with a prelude of
jazz from the Chapter 11 Big Band.
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music began at 12:30 p.m. with several guests coming early to listen
to the music before the first race of the “Topline.”
The group is made up of local musicians who have fine tuned their
music to perfection.
The band began the afternoon with “When the Saints go Marching in.”
In typical Louisiana fashion, the music began in slow motion like
that of a funeral dredge, but then the speed kicked in and so did
the feeling of happiness that came with the beautifully executed old
spiritual.
The music played on for approximately one hour with
familiar tunes such as Fever, Rock Around the Clock, I Lost my Heart
in San Francisco, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Blueberry Hill,
Stuck on a Feeling, and The Best of Times.
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Throughout that time, guests for the races filtered
in in groups of two, three, four, and more. Friends gathered and sat
together chatting and sharing stories of their lives and latest
adventures as they swayed to the music.
Just moments before 1:30 p.m. the grandstand announcer asked
everyone to stand for the playing of the National Anthem, performed
by the Chapter 11 Big Band.
The lively music was just what was needed to get the spirits pumped
up and anxious for the first race of the Sunday Topline.
[Nila Smith] |
