.The BIG Reveal is an original alternative/pop rock band from Grand Bay, Alabama. The band is comprised of Gavin Parker on guitar and vocals, Luke Puckett on bass, Andrew Musselwhite on piano/keys, and Hayes Booth on drums. The BIG Reveal's original songs are reminiscent of alternative rock bands such as Matchbox Twenty, Sister Hazel, and Fastball. The BIG Reveal has opened the show for the last two years at the Biloxi crawfish and music festival sharing the stage with the festivals full lineup, including major influences such as Fuel, Tonic, and Hinder. The BIG Reveal has also opened for 12 Stones, Saving Abel, Sister Hazel, and Hannah Dasher at various venues from Biloxi to Destin, Florida.
You can follow The BIG Reveal on TikTok , Instagram and Facebook. The BIG Reveal has received radio play across the Gulf Coast. Their debut album, "Shoot Out The Satellites" and two singles, “Somebody’s Gonna Love You “ and “Make Believe” are available on all major streaming platforms.
Bob Ray is an award winning singer-songwriter from the hills of north Mississippi. He has been writing & performing for over 25 years. He founded the Gum Tree Songwriters Festival which operated in conjunction with Tupelo’s Gum Tree Arts Festival for over 30 years. Currently, he is the co-host of Songwriters Sessions Live at The Blue Canoe, in Tupelo, a monthly songwriters show. He has twice been named a Kerrville New Folk-Songwriting Finalist. He has been a prize winner in the Ozark Folk Festival Songwriting Festival. He has won awards from &/or performed at The MAX: Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience, The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, The Mississippi Songwriter's Festival, The New Orleans Song Festival, The Highway 80 Songwriter's Festival, The Nashville Songwriter's Festival, the Natchez Song Festival, & The Frank Brown International Songwriter's Festival. He has shared club, concert hall & festival stages with Marty Stuart, Paul Thorn, Keith Sykes, Kate Campbell & Rhiannon Giddens among many others. Bob's music has been featured on the playlists of such programs as "Folk Sampler," MPB's "Grassroots" & Radio Free Texas.
Every third Thursday of the Month
the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance
host a Songs and Stories showcase
at the Mary C. O'Keefe
Cultural Arts Center
located at 1600 Government St,
Ocean Springs, MS 39564.
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of our monthly showcase artist
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