Parrot Heads welcome Brent Burns for return engagement Sept. 22
The Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club will bring Brent Burns back to Lewes Saturday, Sept. 22. Brent Burns hails from Gulf Shores, Ala., and describes himself as a singer, songwriter and humorist. He has become the poet laureate of the beach, so having him perform at the Tiki Bar at the Lewes American Legion is a perfect location.
In 2006, Burns was named Official Music Ambassador of the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau. He has received numerous awards for his music from the Tropical Rock Music Association: Entertainer of the Year, CD of the Year (for “Ragtops and Flip Flops”) a special WAVE Award for his charitable work, CD and Song of the Year for “I’ve Got A Beach in My Backyard” and Songwriter of the Year.
When the BP oil spill struck his beloved Gulf Coast in April 2010, Burns took the oil giant to task with his song, “Drill, Drill, Drill.” The song and video were featured on CNN’s Headline News. Burns first tapped into the American public’s anger over rising fuel costs in response to the oil shortages of the 1970s and '80s. Burns wrote the hit song, “Cheaper Crude or No More Food.” The song sold 200,000 copies the day it was released and climbed the Billboard Charts after radio commentator Paul Harvey played it three times. It is the first and only song ever played in Harvey’s nearly 50 years of radio broadcasting.
A twice-wounded, Purple Heart-winning combat veteran, Burns also has the distinction of being the first American entertainer to perform for troops overseas after the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001. Burns’ musical career has taken him to Italy, Australia, Mexico and coast to coast in the U.S. He is an annual favorite at the national Parrot Head convention, Meeting of the Minds, in Key West, Fla.
Burns’ philanthropic projects have continued throughout the years. A portion of his CD sales goes to charities including the American Cancer Society, Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo and Habitat for Humanity. Burns’ Habitat tribute song, “Build Them A House,” is available for free download on his website, www.brentburns.com.
This event will benefit the Lewes American Legion’s charitable programs including scholarships and veterans assistance. The Lewes American Legion is on American Legion Road near Lewes Beach. The doors open at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Tickets are available at the Lewes American Legion or may be ordered from the Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club, PO Box 273, Nassau, DE 19969. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope. For more information, go to www.deseashorephc.com.
