Looking back: South Hills songsters
Jenelle Wu performs in 2016 as part of an “Electrify Your Srings” program at Bethel Park High School.
Liz Berlin of Rusted Root performs with guitarist Mark Strickland in 2013 at Diversity in Dormont.
The Radiators, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductees with two Billboard Top 200 albums to their credit, perform in 2006 at South Park. From left are Dave Malone, Ed Volker and Reggie Scanlon.
Andrea Iglar, South Fayette Township’s director of communications and community development, performs in 2013 at Moondogs in Blawnox.
Peters Township resident Asawari Jadhav, shown playing the sitar in 2016, performed on radio and television in her native India.
Ray Margiotta of Chartiers Township performs with the Four Townsmen Showband in 2012 at the old Peterswood Park amphitheater.
Craig King, left, and Tony Janlone Jr. perform during a 2006 Blues Jam at the old amphitheater in Peterswood Park.
Brad Bendis of South Fayette Township performs in 2015 at the now-closed Shelby’s Station in Bridgeville.
Longtime recording artist and multi-instrumental virtuoso George Winston plays harmonica during a workshop he presented in 2017 at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park.
Hannah Ishizaki, a 2018 Mt. Lebanon High School graduate, peforms one of a series of original compositions she premiered during that year’s art show at the school.
Jeff Jimerson, best known for his “Star-Spangled Banner” renditions at Pittsburgh Penguins games, peforms with his band, Airborne, in 2017 at the Peterswood Park amphitheater in Peters Township.
Jimmie Ross of the Jaggerz greets the crowd during a 2005 festival in Washington.
Then-middle school students Kyle Ingram, left, and Jake Locke give a Peters Township Community Day performance in 2006 at the old Peterswood Park Amphitheater.
Leigh-Anne DeFelice of South Fayette sings with her band, LocaL, during a 2014 performance in Nottingham Township.
Milt Barney, Peters Township School District director of bands, performs with the Four Townsmen Showband at the 2015 Hickory Apple Festival.
Sabrina de Matteo, then with No Bad Juju, performs in the band with Mark Matteo in 2007 at Chartiers-Houston High School.
Paul Fox, co-founding director of the South Hills Junior Orchestra – with his wife, Donna – demonstrate violin technique during a 2015 rehearsal at Upper St. Clair High School.
Rachel B, a Berklee College of Music alumna performs with her band during Bethel Park Community Day 2015.
Staff writer Harry Funk has been aiming various cameras at various musicians for quite a while, and has dug up some images from the past, some taken at venues that no longer exist as such.
From nationally know acts to local legends to flat-out fantastic performers, take a look at some of the artists who have graced the South Hills and nearby locales with their presence.
And, of course, with their talents.