LA GRANGE — The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly opry Monday, Aug. 18, at the KC Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. This month the opry is featuring Chris Janca, Kimberlyn Krause and Sister Sue.
Janca is a native of Fayette County. He is the oldest son of Milton and Virginia Baca Janca. Many in this area know that the “Baca’s” have a natural talent and love for music, and he is no exception. His first public per formance was at a talent show in front of the entire school in 1974. He sang several songs and earned first place. Janca joined "The Gus Lindemann Orchestra,” which spanned over 23 years and made several recordings. After the Gus Lindemann era, he got involved with a Christian music group, The Divine Testament, from 2012-2018. Today, his talent and love for music are no less than when he first began. He still sings in church and for special occasions.
Krause was born and raised in Giddings and has been playing music since she was the wee age of three years old. She started off playing the piano, accompanying her grandmother while she taught piano lessons to her students. At seven years old, she started playing the guitar and that's when singing at opries became one of her favorite things to do, and she's never looked back. Growing up, she traveled all around Central Texas playing at different opries. Singing at opries is still one of her favorite things to do today, at the opries that are still up and running, of course. She has had the honor to play with many talented local musicians, such as Neil Kulhanek, Chris Rybak, John Dujka, Mark Lehmann, and Craig Schmidt, to name a few.
Sister Sue, Kathy Danielson and her sister Janet Havel grew up performing throughout south Alabama with their family band, The Heltons. Over the years, they’ve shared their signature sound in venues across Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Tennessee, and Florida, taking the stage alongside country legends like Loretta Lynn, Lorrie Morgan, Billy Joe Royal, and more. Danielson, the eldest, began performing professionally at just 13 years old, singing and playing rhythm guitar and drums. Havel, always close behind, charmed audiences early on with her smooth, soulful ballads - often stealing the spotlight. Now based in Texas, the two have joined forces as Sister Sue, a classic country duo known for heartfelt harmonies, musical chemistry, and a deep love for the traditional sound. Now and then, they’ll surprise the audience with a show-stealing twist … donning big wigs, bold outfits, and bel ly-laugh humor as their hilarious alter egos, Lynn and Lucy, better known as The Leadbottom Sisters. Whether sincere or silly, these sisters always leave the audience smiling and clapping along.
