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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Corey Smith to perform Dec. 6 concert with proceeds to benefit hometown Jefferson
Tickets available now
Tickets for Corey Smith’s show at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the
Jefferson High School performing arts center are available for
$20 for reserved seats. Tickets are on sale at the Coffee Philter,
downtown Jefferson, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. For more
information, contact Beth Laughinghouse, Better Hometown
Jefferson, at 706-367-5714.
By Jana A. Mitcham
E WAS CAT.!.TNG from
somewhere in Ohio, but his
thoughts were of Jefferson.
Corey Smith, a home-grown musi
cian, was on the road last week, finish
ing up a tour of shows from Ohio to
Indiana to Kentucky. Next stop, home
for Thanksgiving and then a post-hol
iday show Nov. 28 at The Tabernacle
in Atlanta.
While Smith will be back on tour for
much of December, there's a concert
coming up Saturday, Dec. 6, that is near
and dear to his heart — a concert at
his alma mater, Jefferson High School,
with almost 100 percent of the profits to
benefit his hometown. Prior to the con
cert, Smith will serve as grand marshal
for the downtown Jefferson Christmas
parade.
‘This is completely different for us,”
said Smith. “We’ve never done a 100
percent charity show, but because it's in
my hometown where my family lives,
I'm picking up all the costs, so that
almost 100 percent goes back into the
community.”
A 1996 JHS graduate, Smith said a
portion of the proceeds will go to the
high school's “wish list,” such as for
needs at the performing arts center and
fine arts program.
The “family-friendly” concert will be
held in the high school's performing arts
center. While Smith said the show will
be “PG-rated, it might not be for really
small kids.”
“There are 700 seats available — 650
theater seats and 50 pit seats that we
have added,” said Beth Laughinghouse,
Better Hometown Jefferson manager.
“Over half the tickets are sold already,
and we definitely expect to sell out.”
A sold out show should net around
$15,000, Smith said.
In addition to JHS, proceeds will
also go to Better Hometown and to the
Jefferson Police Department for a drunk
driving awareness program for schools.
“That was a prerequisite I had,” Smith
explained. “That the proceeds go to spe
cifics and have tangible results.”
He added that he hopes this con
cert will be a starting point for an
annual event.
“This is all going to the community,”
he said. “I’m really excited.”
Smith made the decision to focus on
being a full-time musician nearly three
years ago, after juggling a career teach
ing high school with playing music, too.
He has five records out, and says “The
Good Life” is his favorite, because it
captures his emotions on becoming a
father and “growing up.”
While he does travel a lot during his
tour season, he calls Jefferson home and
admits to being homesick and missing
his family while on the road. Smith is
married and he and his wife, Shannon,
have two young sons, Aden and Noah.
His father and his grandmother also
live in Jefferson, his brother-in-law is
the city manager, and some of his “best
friends from school” are there.
Even though he's been on the road
during football season, Smith said he’s
been keeping up with the JHS team and
its advancement.
“I’m fortunate to be able to play
all over the place,” Smith said. “But
I’m still Corey Smith to everyone who
knows me here. It keeps me humble.”
ON THE ROAD, IN THE STUDIO
Smith continues to play in Athens
a couple of times a year — it was a
sold-out show at the Georgia Theater
that helped him make the decision to
concentrate on music full-time.
“I loved teaching,” he said. “That's
part of the reason I’m giving to the
school...But I got so busy with my
music, I was actually losing money
teaching when I couldn’t be at shows.
A lot of things happened at once — the
growth of my shows and I met my
manager, Marty (Winsch of Mountain
Entertainment, Inc.). The one big event
was the sold-out show at the Georgia
Theater. It’s like God was telling me.”
Smith said a part of him misses the
classroom and when he has the oppor
tunity, he tries to teach, such as at a
University of Georgia music business
class once a year.
For now, he's on tour.
Touring is seasonal, he said, and he’s
had four or five shows a week since
September.
“I’m home a few days and then I go
again,” he said. “When I get home. I’m
exhausted. By the time I adjust, it’s time
to go again. I’ll have a two-week run in
December, then I'll have January off.”
When he’s on the road, Smith wakes
up anywhere from 9 to 11 a.m., stops
the bus for breakfast, and then spends
time in the lounge at the back of his
tour bus, writing music, practicing and
handling his business.
Smith said he's “always trying to
write music.”
“It's like my therapy,” he added.
Once the bus arrives in the town
where a concert is scheduled, it's time
for soundcheck.
“I try to exercise an hour every day,
and I eat at local places and try to see
the town,” Smith said. “I get really
homesick, so I stay busy so I don't think
about it.”
Then there are the performances.
“It is so much fun to get up on stage,”
Smith said. “It's such a release. It’s a
whole lot of fun.”
When he's not touring, Smith spends
time with family, re-adjusting to the
schedule of kids, and also works in the
studio. Thus far, his music has been
recorded in Maysville with Lee Davis,
but he has been trying out some new
things, too.
“Last week, I recorded with Nitty, a
hip-hop producer,” Smith said.
He’s also done some work with
R.E.M. producers.
“I’m trying a sampling of different
producers,” he said.
And when it’s time to listen, what
music does a musician prefer?
Not his own.
“The kids always want to hear
my music, and that's the only
time I listen to it,” Smith said.
“I listen to pretty much anything bluesy,”
he added. “I like Ray Montaine, John
Mayer, Motown.. .and Led Zeppelin.”
But when it comes time for the home
town concert, the music will be all
Corey Smith.
For more information, call
706-367-5714.
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Nicholson events
Santa Claus coming
to Nicholson Dec. 5
THE HAROLD S. Swindle Public
Library, Nicholson, will host a visit
from Santa Claus from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5.
There is no charge, and those who
attend are invited to bring their own
cameras for photos.
The library is located off Hwy. 441
next to Benton Elementary School.
Holiday ‘make and take’
ahead in Nicholson
It’s not too late to make a silk,
Christmas table centerpiece for the
holidays.
A class will be held at 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 1, at the Harold S.
Swindle Public Library to help you
with the creation.
The cost is $15; class size is lim
ited. Call 706-757-3577 for details.
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