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June 19 thru June 24 Rick Hurst "Deputy Cletus Hogg" will be at Cooter's in Gatlinburg, TN signing autographs and taking pictures.June 27 thru June 28 Weekend Celebration Grand Opending of New Gatlinburg Store Celebrates “Cooters’s” Tenth AnniversaryMeet Ben “Cooter” Jones in Gatlinburg at Cooter’s on Saturday, June 27 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and on Sunday, June 28 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jones will be meeting fans, taking pictures and signing autographs. Click Here For Press Release July 1 thru July 7 Sonny Shroyer "Deputy Enos Strait" will be at Cooter's Place in Gatlinburg, TN signing autographs and taking pictures.Cooter's Place Gatlinburg 542 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (865) 430-9909 Click here for directions from MapQuest.com July 3 thru July 5 Please Join Ben "Cooter" Jones For The GRAND OPENING & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Of Our New Cooter Store & Mini Museum in Branson, MOCooter's Place Branson, MO Address: 1819 W HIGHWAY 76 Suite A Branson, MO 65616 (417) 336-3494 Click here for directions from MapQuest.com July 18 thru July 19 Smoky Mountain Fan Fest Featuring Cast Members From The Dukes Of Hazzard Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th at the Tennessee Smokies Stadium in Sevierville, Tn.Enjoy two days of music and family fun, as well as autograph signings with cast members from The Dukes of Hazzard. Featuring Ben "Cooter" Jones, "Daisy Duke" Catherine Bach, "Enos" Sonny Shroyer, & "Cletus" Rick Hurst. More celebrities to be added and a major country music concert on Saturday night "featuring Cooter's Garage Band, Janie Fricke and Merle Haggard". July 20 thru July 27 Rick Hurst "Deputy Cletus Hogg" will be signing autographs at the New Cooter's Family Fun Center in Gatlinburg, TN. (across from The Aquarium and The Hard Rock)July 31 thru August 2 Sonny Shroyer "Deputy Enos Strait" will be at Cooter's Place in Gatlinburg, TN signing autographs.Cooter's Place Branson: August 7 thru August 8 Rick Hurst "Deputy Cletus Hogg" will be signing autographs at the New Cooter's Mini-Museum in Branson, MOCooter's Place Branson: August 8 thru August 9 Ben "Cooter" Jones will be signing autographs at Cooter's in Nashville, TNBen "Cooter" Jones will be signing autographs Saturday August 8th 11am-1pm & Sunday August 9th 10am-12pm Cooter's Place Nashville: August 30 GOOD CAUSE FOR DUKES FANS, Benefit Concert For Billy Lee RileyOne thing I never doubt is the good hearts of “Dukes” fans. I have seen it so many times in so many ways. So I wanted to let folks around Northeast Arkansas know about a special benefit concert in Newport, Ark. on the afternoon of Sunday, August 30th. It’s a fundraiser for a great musician who recently passed away, Billy Lee Riley. Billy was a mainstay on the great Sun Records label out of Memphis back in the 1950’s.He worked and recorded with stars such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. Billy’s recording of “Red Hot” is still an international “Rockabilly” favorite. Because of enormous medical bills in the last few years of his life, Billy’s family could really use some help trying to pay them off. I’ll be there, along with Sonny Burnette and the Pacers, who were also with Sun Records back then, and they are still going strong. Many others from the Sun Family will appear, including Dale Hawkins (“Suzy Q.”) and Carl Mann (“Mona Lisa”). The whole deal starts at 1p.m. at the legendary Silver Moon Club, just north of Newport on Hiway 67, also known as “The Rock and Roll Highway”, because so many famous musicians started out playing the clubs along there “back in the day.” I hope everybody in that neck of the woods will show up to help out a man who brought us so much great music and caught a bad break. Believe me, he would have been there for us. For more information about Billy Lee, you can go to www.sunrecords.com September 18 Sun Music Valley Grand Opening, Featuring Sleepy LabeefROCKABILLY LEGEND SLEEPY LABEEF TO APPEAR AT OPENING OF NEW “SUN RECORDS” STORE
NASHVILLE,TN (SEPT. 9, 2009) Legendary rockabilly and boogie master Sleepy Labeef will bring his infectious high-octane brand of American roots music to the grand opening of the new Sun Records Store in Music Valley on Friday, September 18th from 7 to 9 p.m. “Mr. Labeef is a living, breathing guitar-picking history of American music,” according to the New York Times. The Tennessean said, “with a six-foot-six, 270 pound frame and a voice that can rattle windows, there are few who have ever forgotten the experience of seeing him perform.” The new Sun Store is directly behind “Cooter’s Place” on McGavock Pike, across from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Ben Jones, who played “Cooter” on the Dukes of Hazzard is the proprietor. “We hope that our new shop will be an homage to the great music of Sun Records” says Jones. “Sleepy recorded for Sun, and he worked with Elvis and Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison and so many of the other giants of this music, and I’m delighted that he is going to be with us for this special evening. We are gonna rock that night!” Admission to the event is free. For more information about the grand opening evening at the new Sun Records Store in Music Valley call (615) 885-2727. The store is located behind Cooter’s Place at 2613 McGavock Pike in Nashville, TN, 37214.
Sleepy Labeef
September 19 thru September 20 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! RALLY IN THE VALLEY! (Click For More Details)Hey Y’all, So many people had so much fun last year at our Rally in the Valley in Nashville that we’ve decided to put that shindig on again. We’ve been asked so much about whether or not we were planning to it again that we got the message. That is a smaller sized free event for the family in Music Valley, that area of Nashville across from the Opryland Hotel. It is filled with fun things to do. So far all we’ve set is the date. It will be the weekend of Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th. I can promise you that there will be a large cruise-in, a whole lot of live music, including a Saturday Night concert at the Nashville Palace with Cooter’s Garage Band, special guests including Sonny Shroyer "Deputy Enos Strait" and special deals all around the Valley. The Nashville Palace will charge a concert admission, but everything else is as free as a bird. We’ll keep you posted as we set further details. But please set the date. This one is truly back by popular demand! "Rally in The Valley" Hotel Info: Farfield Inn : 615-872-8939, Special $89 Rate for "Rally In The Valley" http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnaop-fairfield-inn-nashville-at-opryland/ Fiddlers Inn: 615-885-1440, Special $69.95 Rate for "Rally In The Valley"
October 2 thru October 4 HAZZARD RUN 2009 (Click For More Details)CALLING ALL CARS. CALLING ALL HAZZARD CARS! Hey Y’all, The Generals are comin’! The Generals are comin’! The General Lees are comin’, that is. And that’s good news for those who love the world’s most popular car. Our good friend Woody Smith has come up with a great idea. The First Annual Hazzard County Run will take place on Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th. Another great General Lee owner, Jett Yaskow, has volunteered to help, so between them and us and as many of you who would like to participate it looks like its gonna be a really fun deal. The event will kick off with a gathering at Cooter’s in Nashville on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, after some more carrying on at Cooter’s Nashville we will depart for Gatlinburg. We will travel I-40 East, stopping in Crossville, Tennessee for a bit (that’s about half-way) and then head on to Cooter’s in Gatlinburg, arriving late afternoon to early evening. We can party-on there Saturday Night and all day Sunday with everyone taking off when they need to. Ben “Cooter” Jones will of course be your host and plans to lead the “Run”. This will all be done in the old Sperryville tradition, just for fun, easy and very, very uncomplicated. The registration fee of $25 for each car will cover 1 Hazzard Run T-Shirt, 1 dash plaque, 1 free go-kart ride, 1 free mini-golf round and free parking at Cooter’s in Gatlinburg where the lot fee is usually $5. All Hazzard County replica cars will be welcome. Also, you can participate without paying a fee, you just won’t get the goodies. You will still need to register, however, so we can plan well. All participants and their guests will get 10% off any purchases at Cooter’s and Go-Kart rides and Mini-Golf at the Gatlinburg store will be reduced to only $5 for y’all. We’ll be adding some more fun stuff but that’s the basics right now. We want to make it a very special General Lee event, so we sure hope to see you in October, if not sooner! Ol’ Cooter and Miss Alma
Registration Links: Hazzard Run 2009 (Regular) Registration Hazzard Run 2009 (Free) Registration
"Hazzard Run" Hotel Info: Nashville: Farfield Inn : 615-872-8939, Special $89 Rate for "Hazzard Run 2009" www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnaop-fairfield-inn-nashville-at-opryland/ Fiddlers Inn: 615-885-1440, Special $69.95 Rate for "Hazzard Run 2009" Gatlinburg: Highland Condos 1-877-877-1377, Special $95 One bedroom, $125 Two Bedroom Rate, www.highlandscondos.com Glenstone Lodge 1-865-436-9361, Offering Special $79 Rate for "Hazzard Run 2009"
You can also register for the Hazzard Run by calling Cooter's 615-872-8358 Please email any qts. hazzardrun09@yahoo.com
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