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‘Grandpa Jones’ to play at Campbell’s Branch





DAVID HURT

DAVID HURT

Country musician and comedian Grandpa Jones, as portrayed by David Hurt, will perform at the Campbell’s Branch Community Center at 7:30 p.m., May 8.

Jones, who was a regular on “Hee Haw”, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He died in 1998. The performance is free and is part of Kentucky Chautauqua, a program of the Kentucky Humanities Council.

The evening will begin with a ham dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at a cost of $6, and a Meet the Candidates event. All candidates are invited to speak.

For more information, call Darlene Campbell at 633-7929.

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