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May 22, 2003

24th Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards: Memphis

The Handy Awards, presented by the Blues Foundation, are co-sponsored by BMI at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee. Named in honor of W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues, the awards ceremony is part of the Handy Weekend that includes an Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Blues Symposium with workshops, a Children's Festival, the Handy Awards Festival with bands performing in the clubs along Beale Street, and a Handy Artists Relief Trust Benefit Concert.