The Cultural Arts Division of the City of Kingsport is pleased to present Red, Hot and Blue Revue III: Singer Songwriters in the Round on Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 PM at the Kingsport Renaissance Center Theatre. Tickets are $18 regular admission and $16 student/senior admission and can be purchased by call the Central Box Office at 423-392-8417 or on-line at www.KingsportARTS.org.  Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.

Singer Songwriters in the Round will feature three ladies for an unforgettable, intimate night of blue and country music, sprinkled with jazz.  EG Kight, “The Georgia Songbird,” has been nominated for six blues music awards.  Kight’s music now crosses many borders that tastefully incorporate blues, jazz, country, southern rock, gospel and funk.  EG has been nominated for six Blues Music Awards, twice for Song of the Year.  Two of her songs landed on KoKo Taylor’s Grammy-nominated albums, and three can be found on Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women’s latest release “Havin’ the Last Word.” 

EG Kight

Ann Rabson has been honored as a member of the Boogie Woogie Hall of Fame and praised as having the “best left hand in the blues.”  Ann brings the historic blues, boogie-woogie, and barrelhouse styles front and center.  Now in her fourth decade as an internationally acclaimed songwriter, recording artist and performer, Ann creates music that speaks to and entertains people all over the world.  Ann has recorded eight projects with the widely popular group Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women, which she co-founded in 1984.

Ann Rabson

Becky Hobbs is one-of-a-kind.  She is a gifted songwriter, as well as a captivating entertainer.  She plays the piano like no other female on stage.  High energy best describes Becky, yet she can rope you in like an Oklahoma cowgirls with her poignant ballads.  Her voice is unique.  She co-wrote the powerful “Angels Among Us,” recorded by Alabama, which stayed on the Billboard Top Singles Sales Chart for over a year.  Becky is also the fifth great granddaughter of Nancy Ward, Beloved Cherokee Woman.  She has recently written “Nanyehi” a musical celebration of the life of Nancy Ward.  Beck Hobbs will present a lecture on ‘Nanyehi” at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 5 at the Kingsport Renaissance Center.

Becky Hobbs

The Renaissance Center is a center for arts and senior citizen’s activities, and as a facility for business meetings, parties, receptions, classes, showers and day long seminars with breakout rooms.  The facility includes a 350 seat theatre, three story skylit atrium, art gallery, gymnasium, meeting rooms and offices.  The Renaissance Center is located 3 miles off of Interstate 26, 1200 East Center Street.   For tickets or more information call 423-392-8414.