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Backroads Joe Lanker By Lisa Picket many years of playing local Places to Go Editor clubs and this is one band Music roots run deep. that you will be glad you Growing up as a child in the went out and supported. little town of Mexico, Ohio, Coming up in September, music was always a part of Joe has some of his favorite our life. We were blessed people that will be joining to have a wonderful set of him. Hunter Hoop (who by grandparents who invited the way is Amazing!) and family and friends from Rex Rhoden will be flying all over on Sundays. Our in from Naples, Florida to Grandfather, Ollie Rhoden, once again carry on a famwas one of a kind. Always a ily tradition. And of course loving heart and never met a Mr. Whey Jennings, for the stranger. September shows. Please Our days would always feel free to check him out on end with the ringing of banFacebook: Backroadsband jos and guitars till the wee Joe Lanker for upcoming hours of the morning. Only shows. Joe has recently to leave us waiting to see went on a short tour with what was in store for the next Whey Jennings, left, with Backroads Jo Lanker the late great Waylon Jenweekend. I had the pleasure of nings’ grandson, Mr. Whey going to watch my cousin Shannon Lanker play Jennings and the Unwanted band, who straight this past weekend. (As you may all now him as after his grandfather has a voice that will shake Backroads Joe Lanker). As I was watching him, I your soul. It was a pleasure to meet him and just couldn’t help but think how proud our grandpa knowing that he, like Joe, inherited the love for would be of him. The love and kindness that Joe Outlaw Music. Feel free to check Whey Jennings and his band shows to everyone that comes out on Facebook as well. Let’s show our entertainto support his band reminded me so much of ers the love we have for them, as they take time my grandpa, it brought tears to my eyes. to bring music to our lives. The same traits and love that our grandfather Upcoming Shows had came to mind as I watched Joe and his son, JT, and the rest of his band pour out their hearts For Both Whey Jennings and The Backinto their music. I hear that sometimes, if we are roads bands are as follows for our local lucky, we can get his beautiful daughter, Josie, Ohio area. and his wife, Shannon, to join them as well. Upper Sandusky Fair Grounds : SeptemJoe will be the first one to do a fundraiser for ber 15th 2018 a good cause, and do a good deed for a stranger; Dave’s Hideaway: September 16th ( but you will never hear him toot his own horn. This will be the last date with Whey JenSo this month, thanks to The Weekender Extendnings) ed Magazine, I have the pleasure of doing it for TNTs in Upper Sandusky Ohio on Sephim. Straight after my grandfathers heart, Joe tember 22nd, 2018 doesn’t know a stranger. The Backroads Band has established its own following from the many September, 2018~ WEEKENDEREXTENDED.COM | -49-
