Ray Harris is founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Living Legends Foundation.  He brought his idea of creating a Foundation to Jerry Boulding and the rest is history. Ray was a rare executive of color in the early ‘80s to have total responsibility f ...
In celebration of #BlackMusicMonth & our 30th Anniversary, we remember 1992, our first stand-alone dinner during the Urban Network Power Jam Conference. We honored 19 people, which everyone said was too much but there were so many deserving peop ...
This month we will salute our male Board members, just as we introduced our female members in March. We start by remembering beloved members Dr. Jerry Boulding and A.D. Washington. Jerry was one of the founders of the Living Legends Foundation, ap ...
In celebration of #BlackMusicMonth & our 30th Anniversary, we will remember the past awards dinners. We kick it off with a message from founder Ray Harris: “The Living Legends started out as an awards luncheon at the Urban Network conference in L ...
THE hottest in club in Cleveland was Mirage On The Water, owned by Dean Zapis. Â Everyone went there - artists, athletes, elected officials, business professionals, regular folk. Â You knew you were gonna have a good time because the hottest DJ in the ...
We’re remembering various clubs in Detroit that were very supportive of the record labels and the radio stations - Club Chic, The Warehouse Club, Rivertown Club, The Lady, Club UBQ and Club Taboo!  WJLB and WGPR hosted weekly events and the labels s ...
In LA between 1985-1989, one of the hottest clubs was Paradise 24, at 6215 Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood. Â It was run by Felipe Darrell, Greg Lites, Ray Moore, Artris Leftage, Larry Wallace and Greg Thomas. Â The partners had outgrown their prev ...
R & B LIVE, founded by Manager Ramon Hervey II & Event Producer Bill Hammond, was a legendary LA weekly entertainment series which became a haven for top R&B, jazz, rap/hip hop, gospel, & pop artists from 1991-95. It launched on 1/16 ...
The Total Experience was a legendary night spot on Crenshaw Blvd in Los Angeles from 1972 -1990.  Owned by record producer, Lonnie Simmons, it was called the R&B equivalent of Hollywood’s Roxy Theater and booked major R&B and funk acts.  ...
One of the main clubs in Atlanta that attracted EVERYONE was Mr. V’s Figure 8 at 3131 Cambellton Road SW.  It was popular among young Black professionals, celebrities, political types, athletes, literally everyone. The owner was James Virgil, ...
