R o t a r i p o s t

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Rotarians

Serving

Others

Doug

Bland

Money

Table

Merrill

Wautlet

Raffle

Mark

Crews

Scanner-

Greeter-4Way

Test

Janet

Parker

Invocation

Inspiration

Chris

Holoman

&

Kermit

Poling

Music

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1 2 : 1 3 p .m.

Hi s to r i ca l S t ar t

S h re ve p ort

Co n ve nt i o n

Ce nt er

J a m e s B u r t o n F r o m L o c a l G u i t a r i s t t o F a m e

James Burton was born in Dubberly, Louisiana

in 1939 but grew up in Shreveport. From an

early age he beat on broom sticks and pretty

much everything else around the house.

A regular listener to KWKH Radio, he was ex-

posed to Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry and the like.

At age 14 he went professional, working club

gigs and private parties. The producer of the

Louisiana Hayride asked him to join the staff

band and he then played behind such greats as

George Jones, Johnny Horton and others.

After pairing up with Bob Luman in their band The Shadows, they moved on to Hollywood.

Ricky Nelson heard them there and invited the band to come to the Ozzie and Harriet Show.

James Burton then began getting calls from artists such as Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, The

Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash and the like.

In 1968 at the ripe age of 29, James got a call from

Elvis Presley to put up a band for Elvis’ show in Las

Vegas. He remained with Elvis until Elvis’ death in

1977.

Today, James can be found with his James Burton

Rock N Roll Foundation which supports music edu-

cation for

those in

need through guitar donations and music instruc-

tion to schools, hospitals and community service

organizations.

A bronze statue of Burton stands in front of the

Municipal Auditorium where it faces the building

for Burton’s Foundation just across the street from

“The Muni”.

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(Above) Rotarian Fred Kent with his guest, Tim Raley

(Above right) Rob Eppers with his guest, William Brad-

ford, Jr.

(Above, from left) Karen Johnson, Mary Winchell, Merritt Chastain and guest Kristin Powers.

(Above right) Karen Roy, 2019 Ms. Wheelchair America

P a g e 3 R o t a r i p o s t

Entries Received So Far

Rotary Learning Bus

Keep your eyes peeled for it!

When you see this van around town, take a pic-

ture and send it to Judy Bellew with information

on the date and place where you spotted it (other

than its home base at the Common Ground loca-

tion, or at a Rotary meeting).

We will have a drawing of a name of a photo sub-

mitter from the pool of those who submit a

photo.

Random winner will receive a Grub Burger Feast

package valued at $125.00.

Deadline will be the day before we have our

“ribbon cutting” of the van at a lunch meeting.

A SIGHTING CONTEST!

(Above) Photo by Martha Marak on January 22,

2019 at the Food Bank.

(Below) Photo by Greg Lott on February 13, 2019

at Stan the Man Detail Shop.

(Above) Photo by Joe Littlejohn on January

9, 2019 at Common Ground (photo ineligible

for contest)

Judy Bellew

Executive Director

P.O. Box 380

Shreveport, LA 71162

Phone: 318-550-4895

Fax: 318-868-6703

shreveportrotary@gmail.com

www.rotaryclubofshreveport.org

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Program on February 27, 2019

LaTech Engineering Research

Shreveport Convention Center

Rooms 206-208

Raffle Winners Last Week

TRF Raffle—Katy Merriman

Thank s for your donation to The Rotary Foundation—

this applies to your PHF level

Flowers from Rose-Neath Florist— Karen

Johnson

Eggs from Andy Shehee’s hens—David Bellew

Call Judy Bellew if you have any

questions about the club.

Food Bank Service Project

Next opportunity: Tuesday, February 19,

2019

Location: Food Bank on Texas Ave.

Time: Anytime from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Great Opportunity to invite family, youth,

potential member

(Above) Jesse Gilmore led the singing on Tuesday

Interested in joining the music committee? See

Steve Aiken. No auditions needed.