CRESTVIEW — When the Crestview Centennial Committee agreed to sponsor the Triple B Cookoff’s south stage, there was a goal in the back of committee member and Main Street Crestview Association coordinator Brenda Smith’s mind.
“We want to kind of shake it up and get people dancing,” she said.
Smith and committee chairwoman Pat Hollarn went with two local talents, Gwen and EdMo of Simply D’Vyne, who promise “fresh and funky with a groove,” and Johnny Alexander, a local disc jockey who “wants to get the audience moving.”
“I have seen Simply D’Vyne play in the past,” Smith said. “They are very good. They’re very diverse. They do jazz and rock, kind of like Cheryl Jones, but something different.”
And Alexander, who goes by his stage persona Johnny C, “is going to keep things moving all afternoon,” she said.
Johnny C, a former DJ on local radio stations 99 Rock, Mix 103 and Highway 98 Country, promises something bound to please everybody.
“It’s gonna be a mix of everything!” he said. “That’s what I do best. I throw in our modern top 40 dance music that can get people out and moving, stuff like typical line dances, and I’ll throw in some country and some classic rock.”
“The whole key is to change it up and add some diversity to the entertainment,” Smith said. “It’s going to be fantastic!”
The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s 12th Annual Triple B (Blackwater, Bluegrass and Barbecue) Cookoff — the Hub City’s largest event — is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday on Main Street.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Local talents plan eclectic musical mix for Crestview Triple B Centennial Stage