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It\u2019s 1998 and we\u2019re in Reno, Nevada at the Impact Super Summit. In celebration of #BlackMusicMonth & our 30th<\/sup> Anniversary, we are remembering our past awards dinners and honorees. Kedar Massenburg was the Dinner Chairman and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were the Co-Chairs. \u00a0Brian McKnight was the host and Taj Mahal and Kevin Ford were the entertainment. \u00a0It was quite a night! The honorees were:<\/p>\n

L-R: Violet Brown, Urban Music Buyer for The Wherehouse 224 stores; Henry Allen, Sr VP Atlantic Records, President Cotillion Records; Eula Mae Hatter, \u201cFirst Lady Of Gospel\u201d, WXOX Baton Rouge<\/p>\n

L-R: \u00a0Willie Barney, owner Barney\u2019s One Stop Records, Chicago; Winston \u201cBuzzy\u201d Willis, VP RCA, SVP Polygram, CEO CTI, President One World Entertainment; Diamond Jim Sears, GM, WEBB Baltimore & sales exec at WEDR Miami<\/p>\n

Some of these honorees are no longer with us but their contributions to the Black Music industry will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n

Full bios will be at livinglegendsfoundation.com<\/p>\n

#livinglegendsfoundation30 #musicdaypodcast #BlackMusic365 #tellourownstories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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