A former contestant on NBC’s The Voice and family members of country royalty will be part of the Delta Roots Country Festival on April 27 in downtown Helena-West Helena.
The event, which begins at 11 a.m., is a tribute to Conway Twitty, the Mississippi native who moved to Helena when he was 10 and became one of country music’s biggest stars in the ’70s and ’80s.
Chris Kroeze, who was runner-up on Season 15 of The Voice, will headline.
Twitty’s grandson, Tre Twitty, and Tayla Lynn, granddaughter of Loretta Lynn, the country legend who was a frequent duet partner of Conway Twitty, will perform a Salute to Conway and Loretta.
Other acts scheduled are Mother Hubbard & the Regulators, CW Gatlin, The Live Wire Band, Zach Day, Taylor Wilkinson and John King.
Other events include the Country “Twitty” Bike Ride, and a Country Harmonica Workshop. There will also be arts and crafts, food vendors, craft beer and a cash bar.
Tickets are $10 and are available at deltarootscountry.eventbrite.com or at the King Biscuit Blues Festival office, 319 Phillips St., Helena-West Helena.
For information, call (870) 572-5223.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified Conway Twitty's birthplace.