Phil Vassar hit all the right notes Saturday with his BalloonFest 2004 performance.
The award-winning country singer/songwriter's lively onstage antics and crowd-pleasing songs had the audience singing out loud and moving to the music.
His energetic performance included his own hits, such as "American Child" and "Six-Pack Summer."
He performed a few of the chart-topping songs he penned for other artists in years past, such as Jo Dee Messina's "Bye Bye" and "I'm Alright."
He even jumped on top of his piano a few times during the show.
Kathryn Spencer of Grenada said she was impressed with Vassar's lively show.
"He is an amazing performer and I really liked his interaction with the crowd," Spencer said.
During the latter part of his show, Vassar covered a few rock hits, such as Kiss's "You Shook Me All Night Long," that led a few people to take off their shoes and dance.
He also performed music written by Billy Joel, an artist Vassar names as an influence.
Joe Seawright, BalloonFest chairman, said he was very pleased with Vassar's performance, but was disappointed with the show's attendance.
"I think it was a tremendous show, and everyone I've talked to that was there has just raved about him," Seawright said.
"There just weren't that many people there to see it."
Seawright said he would have exact attendance numbers within the next few days, but the rough, preliminary numbers are not good.
"The Saturday crowd wasn't much bigger than the Friday crowd," Seawright said. "There were great shows, but the crowd was just really light."
Police Sgt. Lee Taylor said there were no reports of misconduct at this year's BalloonFest.
"BalloonFest was quiet this year," Taylor said.
Seawright also said he would like to express his appreciation to festival sponsors Viking Range Corp., Cingular and Coca-Cola.
Saturday afternoon, festival goers were entertained by the music of the King Edward Blues Band, Governor Fuzz, Steve Cheseborough and The Mississippi Spoonman, Sid Herring and Under the Gun.
The Icebreakers took the stage around 6 p.m., followed by the anticipated reunion show of former Nashville band Stoik Oak.
The band got back together to play its first show since its breakup in late 2001.
Greenwood natives Jeff Crow and Jim Landers are former members of the group.
Andy Hackleman, BalloonFest's entertainment chairman, said he is disappointed that the band is not together anymore.
"I thought they were absolutely amazing," Hackleman said. "It's hard to believe that they ever wanted to quit doing what they were doing Saturday night."
He also said he believed the individual talent within the band would eventually lead each of them to bigger and more demanding careers.
"At some point, they probably won't be able to come back and play places like Greenwood, but until that time, we'll be more than happy to have them back," Hackleman said.
