LaGrange native and singer/songwriter Pat Alger is set to perform in his hometown of LaGrange as a part of the Songwriter Series sponsored by ExploreGeorgia.org.

Pat Alger, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer, wrote Hal Ketchum’s timeless hit, “Small Town Saturday Night” about his hometown of LaGrange. Before that big hit, he toured with the Everly Brothers for four years as the opening act.

Alger went on to write big hits for many of country music’s top artists, including Hal Ketchum, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton, Kathy Mattea, and Peter, Paul, & Mary.

Some of the popular songs he’s written also include Garth Brooks’ “Unanswered Prayers”, “The Thunder Rolls”, and Trisha Yearwood’s “Like We Never Had a Broken Heart” among others.

Alger will hold be performing with two other Georgia songwriters Savannah native Tony Arate and Dublin native EG Kight as a part of the ExploreGeorgia.org Songwriter Series.

LaGrange is one of six cities participating in this series.

The three songwriters will be performing together at LaGrange College’s West Side Recital Hall Friday, Oct. 27.  Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 at the door.

The intimate concert features the artists sharing the stage and playing off of one another as they take turns sharing their songs and the stories behind them.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m.

The intimate concert features the artists sharing the stage and playing off of one another as they take turns sharing their songs and the stories behind them.

“We launched the ExploreGeorgia.org Songwriter Series last year as a component of our ‘Year of Georgia Music’ promotional campaign, but it generated so much enthusiasm that we decided to bring it back to six new cities this year,” said Kevin Langston, deputy commissioner for tourism at the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

“These intimate performances give audiences an opportunity to experience homegrown artists sharing the stage, playing off one another and spotlighting their songs and the stories behind them.”

For more information on the ExploreGeorgia.org Songwriter Series you can go to ExploreGeorgia.org/songwriter-series.

To learn more about the City of LaGrange, go to www.lagrangega.org or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/lagrangegagov and on Twitter at @lagrangegagov.