Vicksburg Daily News is pleased to announce “Festival On The River” will be held this coming Saturday, Oct. 24, in downtown Vicksburg. This event is presented in conjunction with the City of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. 

Daytime activities will be held at and near the Levee Street Marketplace, 1001 Levee St., from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Food and merchandise vendors will be on hand displaying unique items for sale. The Vicksburg Warren County Tractor Club will be on hand with antique tractors. Garry James will be picking on the porch for your musical entertainment.

Beginning at 5 p.m., come up the hill to the Washington Street Park, at 1001 Washington St., for an evening of musical entertainment. DJ Shaggy from KHits 104.5 will be your host on the stage powered by Cook Tractor Company. Also appearing will be “The Blues Experience” featuring Calvin “Dr Who” Carson and Mark “Duvelle” Doyle and three-time Josie Award winning group Tobi Lee and the Mustang Sally Band from Nashville.

There is no admission charge for either of these family-friendly events. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, along with your mask, and be prepared to socially distance. The street will be closed to traffic during the concert.

For vendor information, contact Mary Landers at Levee Street at 601-638-7191. For all other inquiries contact Tommy Parker at 601-218-1524. 

We hope to see you there. Come join us, and let’s show the world #Vicksburgisopenforbusiness!

Visit Levee Street Marketplace on Facebook and Festival On The River-Vicksburg, Mississippi, for updates this week.

Rock ‘n’ roll guitarist Eddie Van Halen, co-founder of the eponymous band Van Halen, is dead at 65.

Van Halen died after a decadelong battle with throat cancer at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica Tuesday with his wife, Janie, son, Wolfgang, and brother, Alex, at his side, reports TMZ.

Van Halen formed the band in 1972 with his brother, Alex, on drums and David Lee Roth as lead singer. Sammy Hagar joined the band in 1985 on lead vocals after Roth left.

Considered by many to be one of the best rock guitarists in the business, Eddie Van Halen’s guitar was the basis for the band’s many hits, among them “Runnin’ with the Devil,” “Unchained,” “Hot for Teacher,” “Panama” and “Jump.”

Van Halen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

“He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on stage and off stage was a gift,” his son, Wolf, wrote on social media Tuesday. “My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss.”

“I love you so much, Pop,”

Vicksburg native Wesley Glass aka Wheezy has made a big name for himself in the music business these days as he has now been working with major rap artists and producing many hit records.

Wheezy was born and raised in Vicksburg but also has ties to Atlanta. He attended Vicksburg High School where he maintained a passion for music in his teenage years, which would soon lead him to finding a career in the music industry.

“I started working with Shad Da God from Hustle Gang,” Wheezy said to Complex.

Since working with Shad Da God, Wheezy has now worked with many other artists which has given him a big name in the industry.

In 2016, Wheezy began working on rap star Young Thug’s album Barter 6 which produced many hit records as his name continued to grow and all of his hard work was paying off. He still continues to work heavily with Young Thug and most recently on his 2019 “So Much Fun” album.

With all of the work Wheezy has been doing over the years with Young Thug, he still manages to work with plenty of other artists as he creates beats and produces hit records that many fans enjoy.

When @1TurboTheGreat @1GunnaGunna @wheezy5th are on a track it’s an automatic hit‼️ pic.twitter.com/zfZvNPaNYA

— YOUNG STONER LIFE RECORDS (@YoungStonerLife) September 20, 2019

As of now, some of the big name artist that Wheezy has worked with are Young Thug, Future, Meek Mill, 21 Savage, Migos, Gunna, Drake, Lil Gotit, Drake, and many more which has helped him become a brand in the industry.

Wheezy also works on music with his older brother FlyGuy Tana who is also from Vicksburg and has records that Wheezy has produced. Shad Da God was also featured on one of FlyGuy Tana’s songs, “Spare None”, which Wheezy helped produce.

At the rate Wheezy is going in the music industry, he will become a legend in the game and he has already made a tremendous impact on music at the age of 27. The city of Vicksburg is more than happy to have a native doing so well in the music world and Wheezy will continue to have fans supporting him back home.