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Charlie Musselwhite Leads List of BMI Blues Awards Noms
BMI blues artists once again dominated the nominees list for the Blues Music Awards, set for May 10 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis. Presented by the Blues Foundation and co-sponsored by BMI, the Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards, celebrate excellence in the performance and recording of the blues and is the highest honor bestowed upon artists in the genre.…
R&B Pioneer Ruth Brown Dies
Legendary BMI artist Ruth Brown, whose 1950s hits "Teardrops From My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" helped establish the rhythm and blues genre and earned Atlantic Records the nickname "The House That Ruth Built," died Nov. 17 in a Las Vegas-area hospital. She was 78. "Ruth brought the same passion and determination to her advocacy on behalf of R&B artists as she did to her long and…
