August 5th, 2009 - Historical Daisy Theater - Beale Street - Memphis,TN.
From the rafters of the Memphis Beale Street bars and clubs to media outlets and Blues music fans around the world, the Jus` Blues Music Awards Selection Committee is announcing the 2009 Jus` Blues Music Awards Honorees. These very special acknowledgements are going to Blues men and women who have moved, shaked, influenced and greatly contributed to the genre and legacy of Blues and Soul music.
Lifetime Achievement Award
(Outstanding Lifetime Achievements in Blues & Soul Music)
The Jus` Blues Music Foundation welcomes Holiday Inn SELECT as our new host hotel and partner. The Holiday Inn SELECT is located perfectly in downtown Memphis just a few blocks from Beale Street. The guest rooms are fantastic and the service is excellent. More importantly, the location is convenient to all the festivities of Jus` Blues Music Awards Week. We have arranged a very special price ($79.00) for all registrants of the Jus` Blues Music Awards Week festivities.
Click HERE , or phone today to make your reservations in the Jus` Blues Music Awards block of rooms. They will take great care of you and your guests.
Holiday Inn Select Downtown 160 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-526-2001 Fax: 901-529-9141 Hotel/Reservations: 901-525-5491 or 888-300-5491
Proceeds of events go to support the “BLUES GOT A SOUL” Project by the Jus` Blues Music Foundation, Inc.We support Blues music in the schools in the souls of children.
The terrible economy has affected all Americans, especially young people who want to be musicians.Many have hidden talents but can’t afford an instrument.Many have talents and don’t know of the outlets to become better.Many are just fascinated with music.Many kid’s today don’t have the alternative of listening to different kinds of music.
ARTISTS INFLUENCE
Most don’t know the history and legacy of music originated by African-Americans.Most don’t know and many don’t remember the African-American artists that are responsible for a generation of a music, sound and style.Many don’t know the Blues and Soul music artists that opened the door for most of the popular R&B artists of today.
MUSIC INFLUENCES
We want to help influence young minds by educating them with the history of America's purely original art form, the Blues, by Black people.We bring Blues & Soul music artists to the schools.Elementary, High Schools and Colleges to meet and greet the students.
Some students will have Artists as a personal mentor to them.Some High School mentees will be selected for scholarship monies to help further their interest in music education.
August 5th & 6th, 2009 The Historical Daisy 329 Beale Street
Downtown Memphis Tennessee
The 2009 Jus` Blues Music Awards Show will salute a number Blues & Soul music artists & industry professionals for their artistry, outstanding accomplishments and significant contributions to the genre.
The 2009 Jus` Blues Music Awards Show voting period is NOW OPEN. For a limited time, members and patrons of JusBluesMusicFoundation.org can vote online for their favorite artist, song, radio DJ and various other categories.
All the public tallies will be rendered and submitted with the Jus` Blues Music Awards Selection Committee. The nominee(s) with the most submissions will be the winner of the particular category. The 2009 Jus` Blues Music Awards Nominee categories are following and the Voting Ballot link is right HERE or visit the Jus Blues Music Foundation jusbluesmusicfoundation.org for more information.
A complete list of this year's nominees is on the next page
As Blues & Soul music lovers, the JBMF can certainly utilize your support for our initiatives of the "Jus` Blues In the Schools music program", the "2009 JBMF Technology Conference", the "Night of the Living Legends Dinner" and the "Annual Jus` Blues Music Awards Show" which will be held August 5th thru 8th on Beale Street in the Home of the Blues, Memphis Tennessee.
Now that we are using new technology artists and fans can connect with each other quicker. The present, which was the future just yesterday, has brought us viral videos which are ideal for online promotions. Digital sales have taken over going to the now obsolete record store. Through digital sales, people all over the world can purchase and download music, any and all times of the day and night. Digital technology has even brought us music to our phones in the form of ringtones. There are many more profit centers in the music business now
But one of the things that has not changed is the importance of the “live” performance of the artist. Though we all like to hear our favorite artist’s music on the radio, iPod or home stereo, there’s nothing like the “live” performance of the artist.
Denise LaSalle was honored Wednesday, February 18th 2009 on The Senate Floor of the great State of Mississippi.
We here at the Jus` Blues Music Foundation Would like to Congratulate Ms. Denise LaSalle for being Honored on the Senate Floor. She was recognized for all she has done in helping to keep the idea of Traditional Blues alive with great contributions to this great American Art Form known as “The Blues”.
She is our Queen of Blues & Soul Music. Denise we salute you & we send our love to you for all you are doing and for all you have done to make sure no one forgets this great music “The Blues."
Dr. Marvin Haire, Attorney Pierce Stacey, Dr. Tom Davis & Melorra Green
FROM THE SONG TO THE BANK" A huge success at Velma's Club San Francisco. This Tech Conference raises the needed awareness that we in the blues community have been asking for. Our hat is off to Velma's Club, having the passion for blues music and the blues artist to bring this event to her venue.We used Blues as the base to inform our attendees of a multitude of new business careers and an understanding of what these careers curtail.
Our panel was top notch,
Aric Berquist CEO SyncLive (online viral player)
Dr. Marvin Haire Director of the Delta Research & Cultural Institute at MississippiValleyStateUniversity
Pierce Stacy Entertainment Attorney IODA
Allen Johnston The Music Specialist
Tom Davis Love Radio
Melorra Green Infin8 Film work..
The Jus` Blues Music Foundation Technology Conference was extremely interesting with a great demonstration from Aric Berquist using SyncLive online viral player streaming from Jacksonville, Florida. He showed how us how to develop, maintain and promote an online concert using SyncLive online viral player.
This years event was smaller by at least 40 percent over past Midems, the show floor was markedly less active with traffic, however this years show produced more rewards for Independent companies than past shows.
At the height of the 19 previous Midem conferences that I have attended, conference attendees totalled well over 10,000 with unregistered independent company owners averaging another 4000. Business was difficult to convene unless you knew exactly who the deal makers were or you had access to the lobby of the Carlton or Majestic hotels, the center of Midem higher echelon. This year appointments were easy to obtain, walk ups to the sponsored booths were welcomed, and the hotel lobbies were manageable. My personal goals have been exceeded by about 700 percent with new deals in China, Southeast Asia and Great Britian.
Memphis Music Commissioner Ralph Sutton chats with Bishop Joe Simon and Charles Mitchell the day after the "Night of the Living Legends" held August 6, 2008.
Holiday Inn Select Downtown
BLUES GOT A SOUL
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