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Governor's Inaugural Barbeque Turns into Game Day for The Tams

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(Columbia) - It was just another lazy afternoon among old friends, but they weren't just any other guys and their playground was actually backstage at the governor's inaugural barbeque at the state farmers market.

While everyone was preparing for the main event, award-winning recording artists, The Tams, were out back goofing off. "Anywhere, everywhere we booked at, we play [dominos]," said Tams singer Joe Jones.

Even though they were honored to play for the first family, the first thing they were concerned with was the scoreboard. "We'll let the band do the sound check and then when it's time to do the show, we do the show with the band," said Jones.

The Tams are famous for hits such as, "What Kind of Fool," which reached No. 1 on the R&B charts and No. 6 on the Top 40 in 1963.

The Swingin' Medallions and Lancaster native and country music singer Julie Roberts also took the stage.

Thirteen barbeque vendors were invited to serve the thousands of people who attended. Tickets were $60 per person and free for children under 12.

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    Ashley Yarchin, Reporter  

 Updated: 1/10/2007 11:56:21 PM
 First Posted: 1/10/2007 11:27:25 PM


 
 
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