Music on the Square

Friday, May 10, 2013
Doug Harper/Daily mail The weather cleared up to allow a free concert on the courthouse lawn with a two-man band, the "Geezers." Joe Willis, right, of Nevada, playing the bedpan guitar, is long-time music veteran on guitar, His sidekick, Johnny Zazuliak of Jerico Springs, on the plunger fiddle, above, and also treated the crowd with his accordion. Willis was a band member for Jeannie C. Riley, Roy Drusky, and later joined his uncle's band, the Willis Brothers, who wrote and made famous the song "Give me 40 Acres and I'll Turn This Rig Around." Zazuliak had a hit polka song on the Canadian music charts in the 1960s and had his own television show. Organizer Doug Harper said The duo performed for a large turn out of 92 people, including: two riding bikes, 14 listening in the cars, 16 young people, 39 adults, six college students, and 16 senior citizens.Doug Harper/Daily Mail

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