South Elementary students in Tarah Quinn's third grade class were honored with an appearance by Sheryl Crow recently, who visited her nephew, Bradley, and his classmates. During their visit, Crow played guitar and sang for the students before helping the group compose a song. [Click to enlarge]

Bradley Crow, the son of Jennifer and Steve Crow of Kennett, is a student in Tarah Quinn's third grade class at South Elementary School. He also happens to be the nephew of Kennett native Sheryl Crow, who is a widely recognized celebrity best known for her vocals and guitar skills.

Recently, while in Kennett visiting family, Sheryl Crow grabbed her guitar and made a surprise visit at the school, quietly sneaking into Quinn's classroom to say hello to her nephew and his classmates.

Multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning artist, Sheryl Crow, a Kennett native, autographs the songs she helped compose with the creative ideas of the third grade students in Tarah Quinn's classroom at South Elementary School. [Click to enlarge]

The classroom, however, did not remain quiet for long.

After visiting with the students for a while and answering several questions to tame their curiosity, Crow, who recently released her newest album, Detours, broke out her guitar and played a few songs for the group.

"The students were really excited about her visit and enjoyed hearing her play," principal Kim Lowry said.

Something else the students enjoyed was the rare and unique opportunity to write a song with the singer.

A sample of one of the songs the group composed included:

Maci woke up one day and found herself on stage

she was singing songs with Sheryl Crow

but there were no words on the page.

What do you do when you realize when you're standing in the light

and you don't know a single word

and you wind up with stage fright.

At the bottom of their page containing memories of a moment the kids were sure to never forget, Crow autographed her name and left her guitar pick behind as well.

According to Lowry, each student in the class was made a copy of the songs, with Crow's autograph and the shadow of her guitar pick included.

"It was a great moment for everyone," Lowry noted. "The kids will remember and be talking about that day for a long time. We appreciate all that Sheryl has done for our school and in the community."