When the two things you excel at in life happen to be great American pastimes, odds are pretty good great things are coming your way.

North Carolina's Josh Phillips embraced the blessings of what he loves to do and sure enough the guy is making good on his gifts.

Born and raised on a 25-acre farm in the small town of Sanford, playing baseball was Josh's first love. At fifteen he was invited to attend Atlanta Braves training camps. As one of the youngest recruits in talks with the legendary team, there's no doubt Josh was being groomed to become a star outfielder. He played for North Carolinas Pfeiffer University and Pitt Community College until knee injuries took him out of the game completely.When his cleats and glove were put away for good, Josh was searching for direction.

On a dare he posted his first song Blessings on YouTube. If at least 500 people watched it within the first 24 hours, he'd agree to continue. Six hundred people viewed Blessings within the first 12 hours and Josh set out in a whole new direction.

Described as urban country with a hip hop delivery, Josh says his goal is to create music that offers something new. This isn't straight ahead country, or another southern rock sound. I don't see myself blending in, when I want to create music that stands out.Garth Brooks, George Strait, and Hank Williams, Jr. have influenced what I do. AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Three Doors Down are what I like in rock music. Listening to Eminem was forbidden when I was growing up, but theres so much passion in his music, I listened anyway. The level of angst and distress he communicates is fuller and more intense than other mainstream artists I was drawn to. Just before he turned 21 Josh won the 2012 Lee County Fair Battle of the Bands out of dozens and dozens of submissions in a regional call to artists. The top 20 bands were selected and Josh took home the prize. His crossover appeal hits a broad range of influence from various lifestyles. The demographic base ranges from young women to jocks, car enthusiasts and the Harley Davidson crowd are among his fans and friends, and hes just getting started.

Join us as we celebrate B Chord's first year! This will be a night full of live music from some of Maryland's biggest names! Along with the action on the stage, we will have beer pong tournaments, 50/50 raffle, meet & greet opportunities and a silent auction.

Heading the night: Phillip Michael Parsons 
Additional acts will be announced soon! 

We have teamed up with St. Jude and a portion of proceeds will be given directly to help end childhood cancer.

Doors 5pm

Artist Line-up:

Phillip Michael Parsons

Bradley Turner Band

Andrew Robear

Ashley Gaines

Devon Nickoles

Jackson Dean

Jenna Renae

Drive across the rural South with the window down and the radio on. Hit scan and listen as muscular country, drawling rock, high gospel harmony, low-country blue and old school soul meld together into something special and distinct.

That’s the sound of A Thousand Horses and the exciting new band’s debut, Southernality. The 13-track Dave Cobb-produced album has already given the Republic Nashville group their first major hit, with No. 1 single “Smoke.” Fans have responded to the unique hypnotic song in a way that shows the band’s all-genre mix of classic influences remains in the DNA of young music fans in the digital age.