Charley Rivers to close out festival

Charley Rivers was born in Alexandria and raised in Simmesport. At nine years old, Charley received his first guitar from his mother. He sang in his church choir, and it wasn’t long before he was entertaining family and friends. Charley is heavily influenced by his traditional country roots and his all-time hero, Merle Haggard. He became well known throughout Central Louisiana after he entered…