This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 23, 2017.
By Eleanor Skelton
Staff Writer
“Music by the Stars” featured several country artists who performed for a full house Friday, Feb. 17, at the Woods Plaza Event Center in Vidor.
The songwriting contest, sponsored by Bow Tie Entertainment and Fox CBS affiliate TV station Channel 6 KFDM, offered $1,000 cash to the winner, Bart Alan Woytek, for his song “Candle in the Dark.”
Vidor Boy Scout Troop 220 presented the flag for the national anthem, sung by Paige Price, event organizer Donna Little said in a news release. Johnnie Andrus also organized the event.
Kelly Brewer from the local band Unkle Jam opened up the night with the show producers’ pick “Something in the Water.” Tim Nichols and Bubba Moore started off the dinner.
Other performers included Tim Nichols and Bubba Moore, followed by headliners Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick. Dillon wrote over 50 songs for George Strait and Vern Gosdin among others, Little said.
Emerick has written “many hits” for Toby Keith, she said.
Vidor Mayor Robert Viator and other city officials sat at a special guest table. Memorial Funeral Home employees also sat at their own sponsor table.
“Music by the Stars will continue to present music events throughout Southeast Texas to promote the talent we have in our area,” Little said. “Our future endeavors include building a Texas Music Museum to be located in Vidor.”
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