East Cessnock Bowling Club will this Saturday night host the first in a series of concerts to raise funds for the construction of a life-sized bronze statue of late country music legend Reg Lindsay.
The concert will feature Australian country music sensation Adam Harvey, the Crosby Sisters, Allan Caswell, Wendi Jackson, Bruce McCumstie, Ross McGregor and Reg Lindsay Homesteaders Showband members including Steve Newton, Eddie Fisher, Alan Tomkins and George Boyer.
Reg’s widow Ros said she has received numerous fan inquiries about honouring Reg for his achievements in the music industry, and the idea of a bronze statue to be erected in Cessnock was born.
With an estimated cost of $75,000 to build the statue, the fundraising will begin this Saturday night with the ‘Night With The Stars’ concert at East Cessnock Bowling Club.
The night will also include raffles, auctions and a lucky door prize. Some of the items that have been donated for auction include Fender Guitar (Reg’s favourite brand), the boots Reg wore at he and Ros’s wedding, one of Reg’s rodeo saddles and an Outback Club hat donated by Lee Kernaghan.
An 18-track CD of Reg Lindsay classics, No Stone Unturned, will be released on the night and will be available at major outlets or through www.reglindsay.com.au.
An added attraction on the night will be auction of a bat signed by Sir Donald Bradman and Harold Larwood. It is presented in a glass and timer case along with a letter of authenticity.
The concert will start at 6pm and tickets are $20. For more information, call the club on 4990 1444 or Ros Lindsay on 4991 1585.
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