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THE BEASLEY BROTHERS On the road with their music careers, Jackson and Lawson Beasley have not forgotten their roots back home as they prep for annual Christmas concert
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On the road with their music careers, Jackson and Lawson Beasley have not forgotten their roots back home as they prep for annual Christmas concert
CChristmas Time with The Beasley Brothers is back! The show is family-friendly and will feature Christmas classics, modern Christmas hits, and even a few Christmas originals this year. They will perform this year at The Princess Theater in Decatur on December 18 starting at 7:30 p.m.
On the road . . . around the Southeast, in California on the West Coast or in Boston on the Eastern Seaboard. Jackson Beasley and Lawson Beasley, known professionally and in real life as The Beasley Brothers, have found their niche.
Jackson and Lawson have grown their innate appreciation of music to reach beyond their hometown in Madison to concert bookings across the United States, yet they haven’t forgotten their roots in music, back home in North Alabama.
Jackson and Lawson share an inclination for music with their mother, sister and both sets of grandparents. “Our dad likes to say he ‘plays the radio,’” Jackson said jokingly.
The brothers’ major influence in music has been their grandfather; while primarily a singer, he knew enough basics to teach his grandsons a few songs on guitar and piano. An instructor in barbershop quartet, their grandfather encouraged the boys to harmonize when very young.
When they were eight years old, the brothers enrolled in basic guitar lessons. “Since then, everything has been selftaught and, of course, YouTube,” Lawson said. “In high school, we did perform some as ‘The Beasley Brothers’ but we also were very involved in leading worship for our youth ministry every Wednesday -- where we really learned to play with other people.”
The brothers graduated from Westminster Christian Academy and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Lawson earned a degree in business/supply chain management. Jackson majored in physics, minored in business, for his degree. Shortly after graduating, they moved to Nashville to pursue their music careers.
In 2015, The Beasley Brothers hit the list, “15 North Alabama Musicians To Watch,” and first place in the “Que the Music” contest at the WhistleStop festival, where they opened for iconic rock band, Kansas.
Lawson is primarily a tenor and Jackson more of a baritone. “Our ranges do vary some, and we’ve been told our voices are very different,” Jackson said. “We both sing and split the vocals pretty evenly.” Lawson fronts playing bass, while Jackson is on guitar.
Depending on the specific show, their musician lineup will vary. However, two instrumentalists at most shows are
drummer Michael Plahm from Chicago, compiling three-plus years with the brothers, and keyboardist Wes Weirich from Decatur, logging about five years with them.
After a concert, the brothers critique themselves with little mercy. “We think about it a lot in the sense that, if we attended the show, would we have thought it was a great show or not?” Jackson said. “Both of us are harder on ourselves than we should be. We always want people to get what they paid for and a little more at our shows.”
“If people tell us it was a good show, that always helps, but I think we are constantly chasing the approval of ourselves and also approval of the other brother,” Jackson said.
In a year, The Beasley Brothers perform an astounding number of shows – 200-plus. Most gigs are in Nashville; however, they recently returned from a run in Kentucky, passing through Louisville and Lexington.
“We have also been to Iowa several times and performed up in Boston in the last few months,” Lawson said. “In 2022, we have shows booked in Florida, the Carolinas and California. We love
being on the road because we’re always meeting new people and performing in new places.”
For the Christmas season they will present “Christmas Time with The Beasley Brothers” on December 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the nostalgic Princess Theatre in Decatur. “We started the show five years ago on campus at UAH while we were still students. The show has continually grown every year and become a tradition for many families in the North Alabama area,” Jackson said.
“We perform several Christmas classics, in addition to modern Christmas hits and even a few Christmas originals,” Lawson said. “The show also features other local performers as special guests.”
Tickets cost $19.99, with a VIP option at $29.99 that includes a meet-and-greet with the band, a private acoustic performance before the show and a special gift from the brothers. For tickets, visit Princess Theatre’s website at princesstheatre.org or thebeasleybrothers.com.
Currently, The Beasley Brothers have produced three EP’s: “The First One,” “Here We Go Again” and “I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Time,” along with four singles, are available at any digital music provider.
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