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Daddy Mack Blues Band brings the blues from Memphis to Athens

The Daddy Mack Blues Band features Mack Orr on lead guitar and vocals.
The Daddy Mack Blues Band features Mack Orr on lead guitar and vocals. The Daddy Mack Blues Band features Mack Orr on lead guitar and vocals.

The Athens Area Council for the Arts will present the Daddy Mack Blues Band, serving up raw, soulful, authentic Memphis blues, on Friday, Jan. 15, as part of the 2015-16 Black Box Concert Series at The Arts Center, 320 N. White St. in Athens, Tenn.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Sue E. Trotter Theater, following the opening reception for the “Gospel Quilts” exhibit. Led by Mack Orr on lead guitar and vocals, the four-piece group has been the house band at the Center for Southern Folklore on Beale Street since 1998 and has toured across the U.S. and Europe.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students.

To purchase, visit www.athensartscouncil.org or call 423-745-8781.