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Earle’s Country Jam plays Saturday

Members of Earle’s Country Jam on the stage at the
DeKalb Outdoor Theater, where the local group will
perform in a free concert Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Staff Reports
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00

AUBURN — Earle’s Country Jam will perform in a free concert Saturday at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb Outdoor Theater.

The group began several years ago, when a group of local musicians gathered in Earle Healey’s basement on Thursday nights to play and sing country music.

The band started with a few regulars including Mike “Doc” Webb, Herman Gingrich and Claud Marshal, then added its first woman, Mary Alice Aschelman, as a lead singer.

The group continued to grow until it was too big for Healey’s basement. Denny Meyers invited them to meet and perform at the Cupbearer, and they have become regulars every Thursday night. With its newfound home, the group continued to attract more members and now has up to 20 musicians.

Don Warstler, who for years sang with his band, Don Warstler and the Country Boys, is one of the more notable players who has joined the group. The common thread with the members is that they all love country music, old and new, as well as a little bluegrass and some Gospel.

Healey started volunteering at the DeKalb Outdoor theater shortly after it opened and had the idea to bring the group to that stage.

For more information about Saturday’s concert and other events at the outdoor stage, visit dekalboutdoortheater.org.