A new mural designed after a character in a song by the popular 1960s band, The Byrds, will be unveiled in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday.
Roger McGuinn, co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, will be joined by Marty Stuart as the “Jolly Roger” mural is presented to the public by the Congress of Country Music.
“It is an honor to have Roger McGuinn come to Philadelphia, Mississippi. I believe that generations of music lovers would join me in claiming Roger as one of the all-time greats in popular music,” Marty Stuart said. “The Superlatives and I look forward to playing a concert with him at the Ellis Theater and I am especially grateful that the City of Philadelphia is honoring him with a mural for one of his timeless songs.”
Designed by David Howell and Casey Byars, the mural is the second of several anticipated to come to the downtown Philadelphia area.
The Jolly Roger display will be unveiled just ahead of a concert from McGuinn with special guests Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives inside the Ellis Theater. The concert, set to begin at 8 p.m., will close out the town’s Ham Jam Festival weekend.
