BECKLEY, W.Va. (LOOTPRESS) – Mark your calendars! The second Annual Bill Withers Memorial Festival will be held at the Beckley Intermodal Gateway on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
During his 15-year career as a musician, Withers, a Raleigh County native, won three Grammys and was nominated for six more. His top hits included “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Use Me,” “Lean on Me,” and more.
This year’s festival will be a full day celebrating Withers. Several local bands will gather to perform at the festival such as the How Great Thou Art Theatre Group, The Carpenter Ants, Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns, Lords of Lester, 3Chill, The Parachute Brigade and Aristotle Jones, the Appalachian Soul Man. The event will also include a special performance by Scott T. Smith.
Sweets Treats, which will showcase young dancers and musicians and offer an emergency preparedness fair while vendors serve desserts will kick the day off from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The memorial festival will follow from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Beckley Intermodal Gateway is located at 501 Neville Street. For more information, click here.