Rusty Knox

Downtown Davidson Inc.’s final Concert on the Green of 2009 on Sunday will feature Rusty Knox & Friends, a group of musicians from Davidson and the surrounding area who play a mix of bluegrass and country. The concert runs 6-8 p.m. on the Village Green, Main Street and Concord Road in front of Davidson Public Library.

LOCAL FLAVOR

Mr. Knox is a Davidson singer/songwriter. Joining him will be Michael Orlando on mandolin and vocals; Brad Reddick on lead guitar and vocals; Dwight Burks on fiddle, guitar and vocals; Gregg Miller on bass and vocals; and Brian Burton on drums.

“It’s gonna be a large/loud show,” Mr. Knox promised Thursday. “Our final tune-up was awesome.”

Rusty Knox is a Davidson native and fixture on Main Street, where he works in the family business, Knox Real Estate. In recent years, he’s devoted more time to his passion – writing and playing music.

He put out an album last winter called “Reason Why,” which included a variety of tunes about life and change in and around Davidson. In a January audio interview with DavidsonNews.net, he said, “The songs all have stories behind them. I wanted to turn out something that people could relate to tin their everyday lives.”

The final song on that album is called “Paradise Lost,” and is a reference to Davidson. “It’s changed, some of it’s for the better and some of it not. But it’s still a great place to live,” Mr. Knox said in that interview.

PACK A PICNIC

This weeks picnic theme is “Most Unique: Stand Up and Stand Out.” Winners get prizes donated by local businesses.

And this Concert on the Green will have an opening act, too. The Sands of Time, a family ensemble, sings doo wop songs from the 1950s and 1960s.

MORE INFO

More about Downtown Davidson Inc. and Concerts on the Green, www.downtowndavidson.org

More about Rusty Knox on his MySpace page

Listen to a DavidsonNews.net “4-minute interview” with Rusty Knox from earlier this year, with excerpts from his 2009 album, “Reason Why,” CLICK HERE>