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Prestonsburg - On Saturday September 9, the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg played host to a very special benefit concert called Bluegrass for education featuring the Charlie Sizemore band. Proceeds from the concert, which featured performances by the Big Sandy Singers, Five miles from no where and of course, the Charlie Sizemore band were are all donated to Big Sandy Community and technical College.
“Charlie Sizemore is a local musician who grew up in Magoffin County and went to school at PCC (Prestonsburg Community and Technical College)” stated Linda Lyon, public relations for the Big Sandy Community and Technical College system. “About four years ago he decided to do something to give back to the community that had given him so much.”
Sizemore, who had hung up his guitar and went into retirement to practice law in Nashville, had not performed in close to fifteen years according to Lyon.
“He came back; out of retirement to do a benefit for us (BSCTCS) and it just kind of recharged his desire to perform.” Lyon continued.
Since the original benefit concert, Sizemore has once again taken to the stage several times and has made the Bluegrass for Education concert an annual event and once again for the fourth year in a row Charlie Sizemore put on a spectacular show, bringing a packed house to its feet.