Tickets go on sale for concert featuring author Jerry Burgan of We Five/'You Were on My Mind' fame

       When author/musician  Jerry Burgan first approached Best of Books about performing a concert in conjunction with a book signing, owner Joe Hight thought the idea was intriguing.
         However, the big question was where a bookstore would hold a concert. The bookstore itself? Out in the parking lot? Next door at the Bayou Bar and Grill where the recent "Oklahoma Poetry at the Bayou" event was held on its stage?
         None seemed big enough to accommodate Burgan, whose band  We Five performed the smash hit "You Were on My Mind" that is celebrating its 50th year since it was recorded in 1965. A video featuring the song being performed live at the Hollywood Palace and introduced by Fred Astaire has received more than 1.22 million views. You can see the performance by clicking here.
        

 Jerry has also written the book "Wounds to Bind: A Memoir of the Folk-Rock Revolution" on the era and the band's rise to fame.       

         Finally, back in Edmond, Joe received the opportunity to work with the UCO Jazz Lab and its Director Clint Rohr, with part of the proceeds going to the Donna Nigh Scholarship fund at UCO.
        

 The venue that seats 150 to 175 comfortably and also has refreshments provided by Hideaway Pizza seemed perfect. Thus, "The Burgans & Chan Songs & Stories Concert" will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the jazz lab. It will feature We Five alums Jerry Burgan, lead singer Debbie Burgan, Jerry's wife, and bassist Tholow Chan. Tickets are only $20 each and go on sale today.

          Copies of Jerry Burgan's book also will be for sale before and after the concert, and Jerry will be available to sign them afterward.
          To learn more about the concert and the book and to buy tickets, click on this link at the Best of Books' website.