Courtyard Concert- Derrick Procell

Every
Friday from June 6 to August 29, musicians will perform a wide range of
musical styles including jazz, rock, folk, and bluegrass from noon to 1 p.m. in
front of the library on Clayton and County Streets. If it rains, concerts will
move indoors to the Bradbury Room in the library’s lower level. Listeners can
bring their own lunch or purchase lunch available for sale onsite from Green
Town Tavern. Drinks and baked goods are also available for purchase by the
Friends of the Waukegan Public Library. The Courtyard Concerts are generously
sponsored each year by the Friends of the Waukegan Public Library.

Derrick has spent his life loving and performing American music. He’s
written hundreds of songs, all of them steeped in the genres he knows
so intimately - blues, rhythm & blues, country rock, rock &
roll, and soul. Derrick tells stories – the stories of all our lives –
through his songs. These are songs with a depth and a knowing the come
only from living fully and long. These are songs performed with
brilliance, passion, and honesty by a man who’s been singing for
enthusiastic music lovers for over 40 years.

You have heard Derrick’s songs on My Name is Earl, Criminal Minds, Boston Legal, Saving Grace, Providence, True Blood, and King of the Hill.
Derrick’s songs have been included in projects byThe American Cancer
Society, Music From the Heart and The Children’s Heart Foundation. He
has also been the recipient of songwriting awards from the Wisconsin
Area Music Institute, Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase and
Billboard Magazine.