Wanda and the White Boys to close out run with benefit concert

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After 24 years of touring and performing, Wanda and the White Boys will be retiring as a band. Their career started as a benefit concert in 1987 for the ShenanArts Theater. Since then, they delighted crowds with their variety music from the ’50s to the ’90s for wedding receptions to concerts of 10,000.

Their career performances included opening for groups such as Three Dog Night, The Spinners, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Association, The Tams, and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. They have also toured two times abroad in Ireland for weeklong tours.

Having fun and playing music in a comfortable setting have been the two things they have built a solid reputation doing. Their community involvement includes headlining for the Waynesboro Extravaganza and performing for Charlottesville’s Friday After 5 Concert series.

The band is made up of Richard Adams (vocals, keyboards, sax, and trumpet), Kevin Walsh (bass guitar), Mr. “Buddy” Thomas (vocals, guitar), J.T. Fauber (drums) and Wanda Eaves-Hardy (vocals and percussion).

It is very apropos that they will finish their band career just as they started with a benefit concert for ShenanArts on Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at shenanarts.org or by calling the box office at 540.712.0001.

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