Jack Pearson
Originally set for April, Mindful Care will host its benefit show at Hop Springs on Thursday, Oct. 15, featuring live music by guitarists Jack Pearson, formerly of the Allman Brothers Band, and indie artist John Salaway.
Admission is free, though organizers suggest a $25 donation to support Mindful Care’s Music Therapy Program, bringing the healing powers and stimulation of music to elders with aging and memory issues.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with live music, appetizers and door prizes.
Guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and session musician Jack Pearson is best known as an A-list blues/rock lead and slide guitarist but is also a soulful, creative songwriter and artist in his own right. During his 40-year career, he has mastered a wide range of instruments including electric, slide, acoustic and resonator guitar, mandolin, old time banjo and Hammond organ, which he incorporates into many musical styles. He was a member of The Allman Brothers Band from 1997–99 and has worked with music legends including Vince Gill, Jimmy Buffett, Earl Scruggs, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Ronnie Milsap, Jimmy Hall, Lee Ann Womack, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Eric Church and John Hiatt.
Since moving to the Nashville area in the early 2000s, John Salaway has earned a weekly residency at BB King’s Blues Club while also playing shows with acts like Peter Frampton, Ben Folds, Anderson East, Zach Williams and Denny Laine. He’s a drummer, guitarist and pianist whose 2019 album Americana Dreams shows the full range of his abilities, mixing a lifelong appreciation for the Beatles’ classic pop melodies with the Southern-fried sounds of his adopted hometown.
For more information about the event, contact Tom Tozer at ttozer@comcast.net or Cindy Jones at cindy.jones@gmail.com.
There are 5.5 million people nationwide afflicted with Alzheimer’s—more than 3,000 in Rutherford County. In 10 years, those numbers will double. Seventy percent of those are being cared for at home. Mindful Care, a nonprofit that operates a day program for persons with Alzheimer’s disease, wants to be a life-preserver for the person with dementia and a lifesaver for the caregiver. Mindful Care operates out of New Vision Baptist Church on Thompson Lane, five days a week, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit mindful-care.org.
