Dale Rushing and the Black Prairie Belt Players Variety Band from Tupelo, MS

Dale Rushing and The Black Prairie Belt players is the brainchild of vocalist/entertainer Dale Rushing. The band materialized after connecting with some of the best musicians in the Mid-South. After working with cover and oldies group Dale made a decision to individually focus creating on a unique sound in music. The process was initially daunting, but the risk proved to be invigorating and refreshing. The music became uplifting and buoyant. The chemistry revealed a thoughtful and conscientious perspective, and the sound evolved into sincere effort to re-create the rawness and feeling in music that the Black Prairie Belt in known for. After sharing it with fellow musicians, Rushing recruited a lineup that now permanently includes award winning musicians from all walks of life. Rushing describes the band's moniker not as a pessimistic reference to just a cover band but instead a fresh, positive perspective on the unexpected outcomes of unforeseen circumstances. It's an adage that can be applied to his own life of becoming a late bloomer in the music world.