A new century, 2000, and we’re back in Nashville at the Opryland Hotel at the Impact SuperSummit! In honor of #BlackMusicMonth & our 30th Anniversary, we are remembering our past awards dinners and honorees. Richard Nash was at Elektra at the time and served as the Dinner Chairman. Lee Bailey was the host and Rachelle Ferrell was the performer, courtesy of Capitol Records. The honorees were:
L-R: Bobby O’Jay, PD/Morning Show host, WDIA Memphis, inducted into Tennessee Hall of Fame July 2021; Bob Perry, indie promo & indie retailer Blue Note Records Miami; Harold Childs, VP/GM Warner Bros Jazz, President Qwest Records, SVP Urban & Dance Polygram, SVP Promotion & Sales A&M (handling all formats), strategic marketing consultant
L-R: Kelvin Anderson, owner of the World Famous VIP Records in Long Beach; Frank Chaplin, photographer, promotion execABC, Columbia, A&M, Mercury, Interscope; Imhotep Gary Byrd, radio griot, The Gary Byrd Experience (GBE), songwriter on Stevie Wonder’s “Songs In The Key Of Life”
Some of these honorees are no longer with us but their contributions to the Black Music industry will never be forgotten.
Full bios will be at livinglegendsfoundation.com.
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