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Hanks Williams Jr. tribute band to perform at Cumming Playhouse
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* Tickets to “All My Rowdy Friends” Hank Williams Jr. tribute show on March 19 at the Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., are $25 and can be purchased online at www.playhousecumming.com or by calling (770) 781-9178.

* For more information on Frank Morrow and the band, go to www.allmyrowdyfriendstribute.com.

CUMMING — Are you ready for some rowdy fun at the Cumming Playhouse?

Frank Morrow and his Hank Williams Jr. tribute band, “All My Rowdy Friends,” will bring plenty of it during shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. March 19.

Morrow, who has been described as “Hank Jr. Jr.” due to his striking likeness in appearance and voice to the country music singer-songwriter, said he was pretty much destined to start a Hank Williams Jr. tribute band.

“Being Hank Jr. comes quite naturally to me. It’s not a wig or a fake beard or anything, I just actually look that much like him,” Morrow said.

“I didn’t realize I sounded so much like him until I started getting pulled up on stage with some of my friends, who were musicians, when they did Hank Jr. songs.

“After I would perform, people would freak out and want my autograph and all that stuff. People always think I’m really him.”

The similarities between Morrow and Williams don’t stop at appearance and sound.

“We’re only two years apart in age and we’re even born in the same month. Both of our wives have blond hair, we both ride Harleys … we just have a lot in common.”

In 2009, Morrow founded “All My Rowdy Friends.” Since then, the group — which is comprised of six top-notch musicians including Morrow’s wife of 21 years, Sandi — has performed at various venues throughout the Southeast.

In 2011, the group even took the winning spot at The Charlotte, N.C. Music Awards as Best Country Tribute Band.

While his alter ego is known for often being overly raucous, Morrow said the local show will be family friendly.

“We have a wilder version of our show for events like biker rallies, and then we have a milder version for venues like the Cumming Playhouse,” Morrow said.

While it may on the “milder” side, Morrow said the show still includes most of Williams’ biggest hits, as well as some songs audiences may not have heard.

“We’ll get in some of his older music, his most popular songs and some songs off his latest albums,” Morrow said. “It’s two 45-minute sets, so we’ll do about 22, 23 songs all together.

“A lot of people may be surprised by the variety of the music he’s written and covered. There’s country, rock ‘n’ roll, blues, even some gospel.”

For older country music fans, Morrow said there will be a little Hank Williams Sr. in the mix.

“We do some Hank Sr. songs, but we perform them like Hank Jr. does,” he said.

“We hope people will come out and just have a great time with us. We aim to please. The show is about as close as you can get to Hank Jr. without being at an actual Hank Jr. performance.”