Black-Eyed Soozie Raises Funds For Fan’s Medical Expensesby James CoulterFor the past five years, Michael Townsend has lived up to his nickname, “Hippie”, by growing his hair shoulder length and weaving it into a tight braid. Townsend did exactly that with the help of his favorite band, Black-Eyed Soozie, during a fundraiser Saturday evening at Jessie’s Bar in Winter Haven. Formed in 1995, Black-Eyed Soozie was a true 1990s band, playing covers of popular 1980s and 1990s songs, and developing a musical style similar to that of other bands during that decade. “It is a great turnout,” Unzueta said. Black-Eyed Soozie had one of their first gigs at the pub along Third Street in Winter Haven.