Blues Singer Dorothy Moore to Appear at 2011 Sunflower Festival, 8/12 -14

Singer Dorothy Moore will be appearing at the 2011 Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival on August 12 - 14.

Moore says she will be introducing a new blues song just recorded, "Let the Healing Begin." Moore also will be showcasing a new talent: playing harmonica.

Moore has been honored with a Blues Trail marker and has been inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, the Mississippi Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Monterey Bay Blues Festival. In July she was honored at the Jackson Music Awards for the Kings and Queens of Southern Soul with Bobby Rush, Willie Clayton, Millie Jackson, and Denise LaSalle.

The three-day Sunflower Festival (August 12-14) is free.

For more information, please visit www.sunflowerfest.org