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Hog calls and honky tonks: Razorback Foundation director moonlights in country band

FAYETTEVILLE — Fans of the Razorbacks have likely seen Scott Varady dressed to the nines.

As the executive director of the Razorback Foundation and a former 19-year general counsel at the University of Arkansas, Varady’s job has often demanded formal attire - nice jackets and good ties are necessities.

But when weekend nights roll around, Varady can look almost unrecognizable to those who only know him by his day job. He turns in his dress shirts for pearl snaps, and slips off his loafers in favor of some cowboy boots. As he sits atop a stool behind his eight-piece 1978 Ludwig smoke vistalite, he dons a pair of dark, black Ray-Ban sunglasses that dim the glow of the stage lights.