Sweet Brenda benefit concert this weekend in Virginia

BluegrassloversincentralVirginiaandbeyondhaveknownthename‘SweetBrenda’forsometime.Asaradiohost,BrendaLawsonhasbeenheardonTheBluegrassJamboreeforyearsnow,firstwithherhusband,Calvin,ontheSweetBrenda&Himshow,andsinceCalvin’spassingin2019,ontheSweetBrendashow. Brendagrewupinabluegrassfamily.Herparents,JohnandFerneHutchinson,rantheAmeliaFamilyBluegrassFestivalfornearly35years,andalongtheway,Brendametandbefriendedmanytopbluegrassartists,particularlyRhondaVincent,withwhomsheremainsclose.ShewasalsoapopularfestivalMCatAmeliaandatCalvin’sRockahockfestival. Now,severalofthosefriendsaremakingatriptoAppomatox,VAthisweekendtohelpraisemoneyforBrenda’shealthcare,assheissufferingfromAmyotrophicLateralSclerosis,orALS,oftenknownasLouGehrig’sDisease.Thisisadegenerativeneurologicaldisorderthatgraduallyrendersthepatientunabletomovebydisablingthemotorneuronsinthebrain.Lawsonwillrequireextensivenursingcare,andwhileherlargefamilyispitchingin