LA GRANGE — The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly opry show on Monday, March 16, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m., and doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8.
Entertainers this month are Vicki Wehmeyer, Paul Schlesinger and Sister Sue.
Wehmeyer was born and raised in Brenham. She has been a musician her entire life. Wehmeyer began playing piano at four and singing publicly at eight. She is a church organist, choir director, wedding singer, and entertainer at many other celebrations. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Music Education. She is a retired teacher with 30 years of service for Brenham ISD. Wehmeyer also taught at Blinn College for eight years. She now has a private studio where she teaches voice and piano lessons.
Schlesinger is a fiddle player and vocalist from Taylor, who specializes in traditional Texas swing, country, and country-gospel music. He has been named one of the top five male western swing vocalists of the year by the Academy of Western Artists, one of the highest honors for country and cowboy entertainers.
Schlesingers’ recording of “You Were Meant to Ruin My Dreams” was named the Western Swing Song of the Year by the Academy in 2017. His most recent award recognition occurred in July 2021 when he was inducted in the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame in Lawton, Okla. He got his start in 1993 when he re- ceived his first fiddle lesson at age 23 from Perk Wil- liams, the fiddler and vo calist for Jimmy Heap and the Melody Masters, a band from Taylor, who in 1954 had the first national hit re cording of “Release Me.”
Schlesinger currently performs as a solo artist or with several groups, including the Alibis of Austin, Bobby Dean and the Timeless Country Band from China Springs, the Merles from Austin, Ed Kopecky and the Fun Time Czech Band from Taylor, and the 3C Cowboy Fellowship Band from Salado. He also performs twice a month at the Bastrop Farmer’s Market with Tim Hill as the “Town and Country Boys.” Paul remains active in the area and currently writes for the Giddings Times & News.
He and the Alibis were invited to play on the opening night of last year’s Fayette County Fair, where he also performed the National Anthem during the opening ceremonies. All three of his CDs are available as digital downloads through services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.
Sister Sue is a team with Kathy Danielson and her sister, Janet Havel. They 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 13, 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. You can catch them performing at oprys, festivals, and private parties throughout Central Texas. Every now and then, they’ll surprise you with a show-stealing twist … donning big wigs, bold outfits, and belly-laugh hu mor 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.
