“Homer” Haynes, Lansing’s Own Country Music Star

Did you know that Lansing once had a Grammy Award Winner living in town?  Did you know that Homer and Jethro were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?

Homer and Jethro were the stage names of Henry D. “Homer” Haynes and Kenneth C. “Jethro” Burns, popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs. Known as the “Thinking Man’s Hillbillies”, they received a Grammy in 1959 and are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Come and learn the story of this amazing life from his daughter. Tracy Haynes Vrab will share the story of her father’s and mother’s country music and comedy careers, how they came to live in Lansing and the story of their courageous battle with kidney disease.

Monday, March 26, 2018. 6:00 p.m.

Lansing  Public Library, Community Room, 27150 Indiana Ave. Lansing, Il. 60438

For more information, call Barb Dust, 708-474-7497.