Five Years Ago

Our second and most recent Sing-Out South Reunion (before this weekend) was back in March, 2006.

This 40th anniversary gathering was also held on the same weekend as SOS held its original premiere shows at Hillsboro High School (March 25-26, 1966).

The Reunion began with an impromptu reception at the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt Friday evening where many of the out of town guests were staying. The next day, there was a special SOS memorabilia display unveiled at the Metro Archives and all those attending the Reunion were special guests at a reception held at the Archives that afternoon.

That Saturday evening the Reunion partcipants gathered on the campus of Belmont College (where the first and several of the earlier practices of Sing-Out South were held. There was no formal program (such as the talent show we have planned this weekend on Saturday, but as you can see from the photo below, we did do some informal singing with some help from Bob Johnston and Eddie Lunn (Bill & Linda Blackmore Cates also performed during the evening....

Here's an early forecast for the weekend, after all our sunny and very warm weather, there's appears to be a good chance (up to 60%) of showers on Saturday with high temperatures in the 50s and low 60s over the weekend. Bring a jacket or a light sweater or coat!