Jim Stafford's comedy coming to Tanglewood!
SEBRING - Direct from his theatre in Branson, Mo., Jim Stafford will be bringing his comedy show to Tanglewood on Jan. 24.
From Feb. 5 through Dec. 31, the Jim Stafford Theater plays to full houses in Branson. This is considered one of the best family-oriented shows in Branson and is filled with music, comedy and special effects. This variety show is particularly geared toward the child inside of everyone.
A gentle man, blessed with the gift of musical inventiveness, Stafford has risen to national prominence with such hits as "Spiders and Snakes," "Wildwood Weed," "Cow Patti" and more. He now presents a musical comedy show filled with new songs like "Don't Tell Mama I'm a Guitar Picker" and "Suite Liberty," plus a revolving line of other favorites.
Stafford was born in 1944 in Winter Haven. He first started playing guitar as a young man with his dad, sitting on their porch in the Florida sunshine. Both his parents were musically inclined and Stafford was playing in a band at the age of 14. When Stafford was 16, they formed a band called The Legends and played everywhere they could - sock hops, weddings, dances, Elks' Clubs and Jim started making a living out of something he loved doing.
After high school, Stafford moved on to Nashville and was a back-up musician when one of his drummers quit. He saved the day by creating his famous one-man-band act on the spot, which the public loved.
Successful performers did not settle in on one spot, but Stafford took the chance, which he admits was a "huge leap of faith." It has paid off even better for him than being a head writer on the Smothers Brothers Show or headlining in Vegas.
In the peaceful security of wholesome Branson, Jim Stafford has his own theater. He knows not every entertainer that tries to, makes it, in Branson. He said, "You have to work hard at what you do, here to stay here!"
And work hard is what he does best. His string of goofy country hits in the '70s and his TV successes in the '80s were his personal Magic Carpet that carried him to Branson.
"The Jim Stafford Show" will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 with doors and snack bar open at 6:15 p.m.
From Feb. 5 through Dec. 31, the Jim Stafford Theater plays to full houses in Branson. This is considered one of the best family-oriented shows in Branson and is filled with music, comedy and special effects. This variety show is particularly geared toward the child inside of everyone.
A gentle man, blessed with the gift of musical inventiveness, Stafford has risen to national prominence with such hits as "Spiders and Snakes," "Wildwood Weed," "Cow Patti" and more. He now presents a musical comedy show filled with new songs like "Don't Tell Mama I'm a Guitar Picker" and "Suite Liberty," plus a revolving line of other favorites.
Stafford was born in 1944 in Winter Haven. He first started playing guitar as a young man with his dad, sitting on their porch in the Florida sunshine. Both his parents were musically inclined and Stafford was playing in a band at the age of 14. When Stafford was 16, they formed a band called The Legends and played everywhere they could - sock hops, weddings, dances, Elks' Clubs and Jim started making a living out of something he loved doing.
After high school, Stafford moved on to Nashville and was a back-up musician when one of his drummers quit. He saved the day by creating his famous one-man-band act on the spot, which the public loved.
Successful performers did not settle in on one spot, but Stafford took the chance, which he admits was a "huge leap of faith." It has paid off even better for him than being a head writer on the Smothers Brothers Show or headlining in Vegas.
In the peaceful security of wholesome Branson, Jim Stafford has his own theater. He knows not every entertainer that tries to, makes it, in Branson. He said, "You have to work hard at what you do, here to stay here!"
And work hard is what he does best. His string of goofy country hits in the '70s and his TV successes in the '80s were his personal Magic Carpet that carried him to Branson.
"The Jim Stafford Show" will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 with doors and snack bar open at 6:15 p.m.
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