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Rockabilly Hall of Fame's
First Mini-Museum in Middleton, TN
Eddie Bond's "Home Grown Country Museum & Music Hall"
and Rockabilly Hall of Fame Combine Efforts
MIDDLETON, TN - September 8, 2002 - Eddie Bond and Bob Timmers have agreed to combine forces to create the first mini-museum for the Internet's "RHOF". The Rockabilly Hall of Fame (a registered and trademarked entity since 1997) will supply Eddie Bonds's building with memorabilia and merchandise.
Eddie's Museum & Music Hall, located at 111 Main St., Middleton, TN, offers live traditional country and rockabilly music every Saturday night starting at 8 pm. If Eddie's band is on the road, don't worry, you'll always have a top group taking the stage. For more information contact The Eddie Bond Organization office: 400 Deer View Lane, Bolivar, TN 38008. 731-658-5935, fax 731-658-4197.
Eddie to Appears
Viva Las Vegas, Easter Weekend 2003
Eddie Bond and long-time side-kick Bo-Jack Killingsworth will be on stage during the annual Rockabilly Weekender held in Las Vegas, NV. The boys appeared Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 6-pm in the Dance Hall of the Gold Coast Hotel. They were part of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame's Stage Program.
Some of the items available at the Museum & Music Hall
LEFT: The video of Eddie's show at the Oneida Casino's Green Bay Rockin' '50s Fest.
RIGHT: The single CD of Eddie Bond Jr. "I Never Go Around Mirrors."
Call 731-658-5935 for more information on these two products.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame CDs are also for sale. STOP BY THIS SATURDAY!
One of the many items on display.
Saturday, September 8, 2002 at the Middleton Museum & Music Hall
Photos and caption courtesy The Daily Corthian and staff photographer Phyllis Keith-Young SECTION OF HIGHWAY DEDICATED TO LAWMAN'S MEMORY - BUFFORD PUSSER. Aug., 24, 1999, Cornith, MS - McNariey County Commissioner Mike Smith (upper left photo) looks on as Rep. Randy Rinks comforts an openly-emotional Dwana Pusser Gartison during the August 21st ceremony. Pusser's sister, Gail Davis of Collierville, TN (upper right photo, left) joins Smith and Garrison in unveiling the new signs announcing Bufford Pusser Memorial Highway.
RECORDING ARTIST EDDIE BOND, who recorded "The Ballad of Bufford Pusser" was present at the ceremony and told the crowd to expect another song soon.
Eddie recommends that you visit and support the Sheriff BUFFORD PUSSER Home & Museum Website. Eddie is releasing a song new dedicated to Bufford.
Update: September 23, 1999
Eddie Bond to Release New
Single, "Ode to Bufford Pusser
NASHVILLE, TN, September 23, 1999. Eddie Bond will release a new single the first of October, entitled "Ode to Bufford Pusser." Since the early 50's at the historic Sun Records at 706 Union in Memphis, TN, Eddie Bond has been one of the most legendary names in the Memphis recording, publishing, and songwriting industry. Eddie has teamed up with Nashville songwriter, producer and promoter, Chuck Dixon, who has written hit songs for Eddie Bond, Hank Williams, Jr., David Allen Coe, Johnny Paycheck and Waylon Jennings, to pen his greatest and best Bufford Pusser song, "Ode to Bufford Pusser." Eddie has toured with such famous stars as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Warren Smith, Webb Pierce, Roy Orbinson and Carl Perkins. Eddie spent many years with Bufford Pusser and it inspired him to do the theme song "The Legend of Bufford Pusser" in the Movie "Walking Tall."
Since this is the 25th anniversary of the legendary Tennessee lawman's death, Bufford Pusser was voted the Top 100 Tennessean for the Year 2000 and the legislature named the new Highway 64, the Bufford Pusser Highway in honor of him, Dixon and Bond hope this will be a fitting tribute to a man that not only claimed fame in McNairy County but is recognized by lawmen and fans worldwide. The record and CD, "Ode to Bufford Pusser," will be released in early October, and Eddie Bond will be singing it on his t.v. show that airs on WHBQ (Fox) CH 13, WJJB CH 7(ABC) Jackson, TN and the Lou Hobbs syndicated show that airs in 185 markets in the USA and England. Chuck Dixon plans to send copies of the CD to all radio stations across the USA and around the world. The Rockabilly Hall of Fame, where Eddie Bond was inducted on July 30, 1999, has set up a Bufford Pusser Museum page on the internet. The song can be downloaded and heard in 100 plus countries over the 2000 MPS site. Eddie Bond's artist web page can be viewed by clicking www.rockabillyhall.com/Eddie Bond.html. Both Chuck and Eddie have said, "There are not enough heroes, so let's keep Bufford Pusser's name and legend alive forever."
