Sundays at Six: Billy Jeter & The Shine Eye Band

Outdoor Show: Join the Gunnison Arts Center under the big trees of Legion Park on the corner of Tomichi Avenue and Teller Street on Sunday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Southern folk musician Billy Jeter came from Wabbaseka, a small town in the heart of the Arkansas Delta known for bringing blues music alive in the state. Born in 1955, he grew up with rock ’n roll, blues, and bluegrass. If you mix a little fiddle with the guitar and add the sounds of bluegrass, you will experience what we southerners today call folk music.

Jeter’s love for storytelling and guitar make for great lyrics. “My music is a mix of folk, folk rock, blues and rock,” says Jeter, who calls himself a third-generation Arkansan, who splits time between Arkansas and Crested Butte, Co.

His family is a mix of writers, painters and folk musicians. He was influenced by great artists such as Robbie Robertson of the Band, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Rodney Crowell.