Arkansas's own, the Legendary Pacers, will perform their rockabilly classics on the lawn of Phillips Community College, in Helena, on May 22, at 6 p.m.
Admission is free courtesy of Phillips Community College and the Warfield Concert Series.
Attendees are asked to bring a lawn chair, and join us. In case of rain the concert will move to the community room. For more information warfieldconcerts.com, www.legendarypacers.com.
The Pacers have played all over the world, Japan, Australia, Europe, and Canada. They have played the Lincoln Center in New York, the Library Of Congress and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. They played the Montana Folk Festival, Bangor Maine Folk Festival, Richmond Folk Festival and appeared with the Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago.
In April of 1999 the Pacers played for a worldwide Rockabilly event in Las Vegas and stole the show. In May of 1999, Sonny Burgess was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of Europe. In May of 2000 they played for the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tenn., along with Narvel Felts, Ace Cannon, The Crickets, The Comets, Brenda Lee, Stan Perkins, D.J. Fontana, Scotty Moore, W.S. Holland, and more.
They were inducted into the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame In Jackson, Tenn., in 2002. In 2007, they were inducted in the Walk Of Fame in Hot Springs, and also into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall Of Fame which is located in Pine Bluff.
The Rock and Soul Museum in Memphis also opened in May of 2000 and features a section on the Pacers. In October of 2000 they were asked to play for a special show at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis honoring Sam Philips and his legacy at Sun Records.
