Bluegrass Music Returns to Suwanee
Performances at the former Everett property resume Saturday.
There'll be a lot of bluegrass music and a lot of history in the air Saturday, April 16, at 4055 Stonecypher Road in Suwanee. The weekly gigs at the renowned Everett Music Barn will resume at 8 p.m., under the property's new ownership. And the revival comes at a special time. On April 17, 1964, Gwinnett County policeman Jerry Everett and two other officers were slain during a robbery. It was Jerry Everett's death that gave rise to the bluegrass performances, recalled Tommy Everett, his nephew. "Folks were gathering to soothe the family," Tommy Everett said last week during a work session at the Everett barn, where many locals gathered to prepare the property for the new performances. The "pickin' " began in the living room of the main …
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