In the late 19th century, a budding young musician by the name of Huddie William Ledbetter left his home in Harrison County, Texas after his father sought to discourage the boy’s artistic ambitions by referring to Huddie’s guitar as a “starvation box,” cursed to bring only poverty and famine. That young man would go on to have an unimaginably profound impact on music, becoming internationally recognized as folk blues pioneer Lead Belly.
Two weeks ago, parents of children in Greenville ISD’s Suzuki Strings program were taken aback with the unexpected news that the district would be suspending the program for the 2023-24
As a finalist in the Voice of Hunt County singing contest and as this month’s featured artist at At the Top Art Gallery in Greenville, the last few months have