GOVERNOR BARBOUR HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI GRAMMYS

Jackson, Mississippi (May 26, 2009) – Governor Haley Barbour and First Lady Marsha Barbour will host the Third Annual Mississippi GRAMMY® Event at 7 p.m. May 28, 2009, at Bluesville, part of Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Tunica. The list of performers and honorees includes Joey Lauren Adams, Brandon Bennett, Eden Brent, James Burton, Eddie Cotton, Dorothy Moore, Paul Overstreet, Pinetop Perkins, Charley Pride, Marty Stuart, the Williams Brothers and Nanette Workman.

The event is sponsored by Meridian-based Peavey Electronics Corp. to celebrate Mississippi as the “Birthplace of America’s Music.”

Media check-in for the event will be held in the Jackson Room of Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino and Hotel from 3 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. Photo opportunities will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will end at 5 p.m. on the second floor of the Horseshoe Casino.