Texas musicians Clay Hammond and Tutu Jones will perform here Saturday during the town’s first-ever community crawfish boil at Moore’s Store.

“Sponsored by Ben Wheeler Development Company and Ben Wheeler Arts & Historic District Foundation, the boil is being put on for the community to enjoy good food, a friendly staff, great music and a good time,” marketing director Veronica Terres said.

Hammond, a soul and blues artist, will be accompanied by a six-pieceband while he shares the stage with R&B performer Jones.

Jones is the son of Dallas based guitarist Johnny B. Jones. According to his Web site, the younger Jones became a product of his environment with luminaries such as Ernie Johnson, Freddie King and Little Joe Blue frequenting his home when he was a child.

He has received critical acclaim for his music and has received rave reviews on his self-titled, 10-track album, “Tutu Jones Live,” Terres said.

From 5 to 7:30 p.m., Cajun music will be played. And until 10 p.m., Hammond and Jones will perform.

Hammond is a founding member of Mighty Clouds of Joy and the author of Little Johnny Taylor’s soul hit, “Part Time Love.” He is a “Sam Cooke-style-soul singer spending time with the Drifters and the Rivingtons, as well as recording with Z.Z. Hill,” his Web site says.

“This will be some serious ‘get-down’ entertainment,” said Brooks Gremmels, founder of Ben Wheeler Development Company and co-founder of Ben Wheeler Arts & Historic District Foundation.

Ben Wheeler Development Company and Ben Wheeler Arts & Historic Foundation have led the multimillion-effort to redevelop the small Van Zandt County town. Several stores — including Flying Fish Gallery, Harrison & Sons Knifesmith, Sojourn Gallery, Whimzee, and Antiques & Texas Heritage — have opened downtown.

Whimzee and Antiques & Texas Heritage have opened in the Rave building, and artist Brent Hale is expected to open a gallery there as well.

Gremmels’ redevelopment started with a single initiative to renovate and reopen Moore’s Store. Almost immediately, landowners approached Ben Wheeler Development Company about selling their properties.

Since, Gremmels has acquired about 40 acres in and around downtown for nearly $3 million.

The assets include seven acres where a park and lake will be built; old houses that will be refurbished and turned into bed and breakfasts; the Happy Trails Cafe on State Highway 64 that will serve “cowboy food.”

When the downtown work is complete, building restoration, park recreation, museum, monuments, bridges, pedestrian paths, and lighting design will have been integrated to create a new Ben Wheeler.

Visit Hammond’s Web site at www.sonicbids.com. Jones’ Web site is at tutujones. com.