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Fort Smith Symphony Salutes Louis Ballard

By Kyle Kellams

Published April 21, 2023 at 12:36 PM CDT

Louis Ballard, right, speaks with Warren K. Jordan in 1967.

TheFort Smith Symphonycloses out the concert season with a tribute to the music of Louis Ballard.

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