Carolyn Hester

The first female star of the early-‘60s folk revival, Carolyn Hester predated Joan Baez and Judy Collins and became the face of the movement, appearing on the Saturday Evening Post cover. She started out in her native Texas recording for Coral Records, as a label-mate of Buddy Holly, with whom she sometimes sang before she moved to New York and signed with Columbia Records. During the recording of her first Columbia album, she let a young harmonica player accompany her on a few songs, thus introducing Bob Dylan to Columbia A&R man John Hammond, who soon signed the guy to Columbia. Hester will make an extremely rare appearance in this area, singing songs and telling stories tonight at 7:30 at Barnegie Hall. She will be accompanied by her musician daughters, Karla and Amy Blume. All three will stay for a meet-and-greet after the performance. This concert, as with all shows at Barnegie Hall, is a fund-raiser for the non-profit Music on a Mission (http://www.musicmissioninc.com), which provides music programming to enrich the lives of people with special needs, including children, seniors, veterans and other groups. Though Barnegie Hall doesn’t sell or serve food or beverages, you are welcome to bring your own. A $15 donation is requested. (Niesel) 31950 Krebs Rd., Avon Lake.