You could stock a crowd-pleasing jukebox with the songs Jesse Winchester has written and recorded in the last four decades and with the better-known versions of his songs that have become hits and album staples for artists ranging from Joan Baez to Elvis Costello to Jimmy Buffett. Winchester’s skill in capturing vivid small-town vignettes, heartfelt love and love-lost situations, and goodtime celebrations has yielded a litany of I-know-that songs: “Yankee Lady,” “Biloxi,” “Brand New Tennessee Waltz,” “Talk Memphis,” “Rhumba Girl,” “Payday,” “I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl,” “Let’s Make a Baby King” and many more. His 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers (ASCAP) is one gauge of the music world’s esteem.

Location: City Opera House
Phone Number: 231-941-8082
Contact Address: 106 E. Front St.
Link: www.cityoperahouse.org