Jimmie Allen sells out second annual Bettie James Fest
The second annual Bettie James Fest at Hudson Fields saw more than 6,000 Jimmie Allen fans spread out over eight acres to see the 2021 Country Music Association New Artist of the Year Award winner sing his many hits.
Opening for Allen was 2005 Cape grad Derek Daisey, who appeared in the thespian performance of “Footloose” with Allen in 2004 when Allen was a senior at Cape High. The second opening act was Kounty, aka Brandon Leggins, a rapper who also graduated from Cape, in 2006.
Other opening acts included We The Kings, Lainey Wilson, Neon Union and JJ Rupp.
Allen performed new songs from his recent LP and numerous other fan favorites.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
