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During
a press conference held on December 6, organizers of the Alabama Chicken
and Egg Festival announced Pure Prairie League has been selected as the
headliner band for the 2008 event. Pure Prairie League entered the music
world in 1971 with their self-titled debut album and introduced the
world to "pedal steel guitar." One of the band’s most
recognized songs, "Amie," has endured as a classic and is
still being played today.
Their
debut album also introduced the Norman Rockwell cowboy "Sad
Luke." Other recognizable songs include "Let Me Love You
Tonight" which reached #1 in 1980 and "Two Lane Highway."
"Pure
Prairie League’s music is timeless," said Event Coordinator Vicki
Morese. "They sound as good today as they did in the 70s. I think
their performance during the Festival will bring back a lot of good
memories, especially for baby boomers."
Where
everything chicken is celebrated, the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival
highlights include a chicken clucking contest, where the audience
selects the winner; egg toss competition, a favorite among children and
eating contests where contestants stuff their faces with chicken wings
and hardboiled eggs. Attendees also have the opportunity to see over 100
chickens representing 25 different varieties with the live bantam
chicken display.
This
year’s festival is set for April 12 & 13 at the Lions Club
Fairgrounds in Moulton. Admission to the festival is only $2 per person
and free for those under five years old.
Sponsors
already committed for the 2008 Festival are Wal-Mart, Smith Poultry and
Hardware, Alabama State Council on the Arts, American Cancer Society,
Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, CBS Bank, International
Paper, Bank Independent, RE/MAX Valley Professionals, Regions Bank, Joe
Wheeler EMC, Pepsi-Cola, Southern Printing, City of Moulton, Alabama
Farmers Co-op, The Citizens Bank, Lawrence Medical Center, KFC, Pilgrim’s
Pride, Bunge - Decatur, John Carpenter Ford, NHC Healthcare, John’s
Bar-B-Que, Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel and Alabama Department
of Agriculture and Industries.
Education
partners are Northwest Shoals Community College, Alabama Cooperative
Extension System, Auburn University Poultry Science Department and UAH
Engineering Department.
Media
sponsors include WAFF Channel 48, WALW 98.3, Moulton Advertiser, 100.3
The River, WDRM 102.1 and WTAK 106.1.
For
the latest updates, visit the Festival’s website at www.
alabamachickenandeggfestival.com. To request a media kit or for
an assortment of chicken photography, contact the Lawrence County
Chamber of Commerce at 800-974-1658. |
