2012 Handy Dates
Taste of Henderson Barbecue: June 9th
Music in Audubon Mill Park: June 13th - June 16th, 2012
2012 Handy Lineup
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
2011 Handy Lineup
Guitar Shorty
John Primer with Special Guests, Lurrie Bell and Eddie Shaw
Dana Fuchs
Carolyn Wonderland
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
The Deanna Bogart Band
Preston Shannon
Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp
Damon Fowler
Eden Brent
Matt Schofield
Lionel Young Band
The Cold Stares
Amazing Soul Crackers
Mightychondria
"Blind Dog" Gatewood
King Bees
Blues4U
Bob Minnette and the Dixieland Society
Beasley Band
Below are the 2011 W.C. Handy Festival corporate and private sponsors, without them the music stops. Please thank them and patronize their businesses.
Our Platinum Sponsors
Our Gold Sponsors
Henderson County Tourist Commission
RC Cola
Our Festival Friends
AT&T
B&B Collision & Repair, LLC
The Gleaner
Hazex & Braco
Henderson Area Arts Alliance (HAAA)
Ohio Valley Financial Group
Ohio Valley Marine Service, Inc.
Party Jump Rentals
Rookies Sports Bar & Restaurant with On Deck
Space Rental Company
Women's Health Care, P.C.
Our Handy Helpers
Allied Waste Services of Evansville - A Republic Services Company
The Bank of Henderson & Latta Insurance Services
Campbell, Royster, Carver, McBride & Co LLP
Eastgate Shopping Center
Echo3 Online Services, LLC
Edward Utley, Jr., Inc.
Jan Greenwood-Markle
Methodist Hospital
Meuth Concrete
Royster Machine Shop, LLC
SGS Mineral Service
Steve, Holly, Meredith & Nate Gold
Sureway Food Store
Tri-State Perinatology
The Women's Hospital"
Our Blues Backers
A + Insurance
ABBA's Music
ABBA Promotions
Animal House Veterinary Services, PLLC
Bartlett's Collision Center
Bartlett Saw Service & Supply, Inc.
Beth & David Strawn
Bruce & Beverly Farmer
D&T Auto Sales, Inc.
Dain Hill
Dairy Queen
Deitz Shields & Freeburger, LLP
Downtown Henderson Project
Frosty Treats
Dorin & Betsy Luck
Hafer Associates, PC
Innovative Workflow Technologies (IWT)
J. B. Beach Crew
Jackee Van Arsdall Realty
Jerusalem Lodge #9; Corydon Lodge #799; Henderson Lodge #958
John & Ann Hodge
Joe Cox
Leslie Newman
Lillian's Electrical Service
Methodist Gastroenterology Services, Drs. Noel Canlas and Karen Canlas
Municipal Equipment, Inc.
Nunez Chiropractic, PSC, Drs. Juan Nunez & James England
ONTime One-Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
Patrick Koontz
Purcell Tire & Rubber Company
Redbanks ... Caring for those you love
Rex's BBQ Express
Rideout Service Center
Stevens & Company, CPA's, LLC
Square Yard Carpet
Stonebridge Press Ltd
Woodard Cooling & Heating
Zion Country Store
Our Handy Patrons
Eric Anderson
Gerard & Lynn Policastro
G. Myers Properties, LLC
In Memory of Hilary Haygan
Jaben Carter
Simon's Shoes
Thomas Tomlinson / Penny E. Moore-Tomlinson
Tradition Auto Sales
In-Kind Sponsors
Bread Pudding Ladies
Breakfast Lions Club
Bruce Woodring Auto Sales
Business Equipment
City of Henderson
D & M Family Foods
Dr. Thomas Logan
McConnell's Electric Work, Inc.
Papa Johns Pizza
Rex's BBQ Express
Riverbend Academy
Steve McCarty & Sharon Burton
Sureway Food Store
Woodard Cooling & Heating
Media Sponsors
The Gleaner
Show 'N Tell
WFIE Channel 14
KET - Kentucky Educational Television
WSON 860 AM
WUEV-FM 91.5
WNIN-FM 88.3
W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has become one of the largest free music festivals in the nation.
The Henderson Music Preservation Society is a non-profit organization, all proceeds are used 100% to fund the next year's show.
Please let us know if you would like your donation kept anonymous:
Spotllight on Sponsors
2011 Sponsor List (PDF)
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