Hometown Celebrities
The North Webster portion of Louisiana
is very fortune to have several people that have become well known
nationally. The Area congratulates each one of these for their
accomplishments in their respective fields. We are very proud to say that
you are one of us. If you might like to learn more about them, click on the
links below.
Trace
Adkins
was born in Springhill,
Louisiana to
Peggy and Aaron Adkins of
Sarepta on January 13,
1962. He attended
school in Sarepta,
Louisiana.
He graduated from Sarepta
High School in May 1980.
He moved to
Nashville
,
Tennessee
during the summer of
1991.
If you would like to
know more about Trace
Adkins,
you can
find out tour dates, get
news updates or join his fan club through this
web site.
Ashley
Blake
was born in
Bossier City,
Louisiana to John
and Reba Blake on
July 25, 1974.
He grew up in
Springhill and is
a graduate of
Shongaloo High
School. He
attended Southern
Arkansas
University and
Northwestern
State. In
late 2000, Ashley
moved to
Nashville,
Tennessee.
By May 2001, he'd
signed a contract
with RA
Publishing.
He has written
"The Parent
Killer",
"Dear Arial",
and
"Dark Bayou".
The
Cox Family is comprised
of a father, son and two
daughters (Willard the
Dad, Sidney the son,
Evelyn and Suzanne the
daughters). The
Louisiana Folk
Life Organization has honored them as " Louisiana Legends". They
have become well known for their Bluegrass, Old Timey, and Country
Gospel music.
T
heir
home is Cotton Valley,
Louisiana , but
they
have entertained all over
the US & also in England.
They earned 2
Grammy Awards, plus a
gold record. They
did much of the sound
track for the movie
"Brother Where Art Thou".
Joe Stampley grew up in
Springhill and a large
number of his family
members still reside
here. In the 60's, Joe
was the lead singer for
the pop/rock group, The
Uniques. They began
performing in Arkansas,
Louisiana,
and
Texas. They
soon found themselves in
great demand.
Joe went on his own and
has done really well.
He was one of the
first artists to
build a bridge
between rock &
rock & roll,
rhythm. and blues
and country
music, Joe
Stampley
pioneered what
came to be known
as the "new
country" a
decade or more
before that
marketing niche
had been give a
name. Joe now lives is Nashville, TN.
He may be in
Tennessee now,
but you cannot
take Springhill
out of a person,
wherever he goes.
You can find out
more about him
on his website.
John
David Crow grew
up in Springhill.
He started his
football story at
the local high
school, and went on to become
a Heisman Trophy winner while playing for Texas A & M. In
addition to that, he was named Player of the Year and
elected to the Look All-American Team by the Football Writers Association.
He was the first person
from this area to excel nationally, and he has
continued to do very well. Steve Pate & Dan Jenkins published a book
about him in 1997. It is entitled "The Heart of a Champion".
This area is very proud to say that he is one of us.
