RIVERBEND LIVE! TO FEATURE LOCAL MUSICIANS OPENING FOR SHEMEKIA COPELAND FRIDAY

July 1, 2026 3:05 a.m. 

In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight:

Riverbend Live! has announced that a group of local musicians will open for blues great Shemekia Copeland on Friday night.

Musicians Dawn Day, Neil Gregory Johnson, Brian Dean, T-Bone Stone and Thomas Whiteside will have a one-time collaboration before Copeland takes the stage. The local group is expected to begin around 6:45 p.m.

Riverbend Live! runs through August 1st at Riverbend Park in Winston. Complete details at www.riverbendlive.org