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Aug 19, 2011 Los Angeles City Council member Jose Huizar recently honored Banda El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizarraga with a certificate naming August 12th Banda El Recodo Day in LA. BMI’s Delia Orjuela helped the group and council member Huizar celebrate the career milestone. Pictured are Orjuela and Huizar (both center), surrounded by members of Banda El Recodo. View Photo

Aug 18, 2011 BMI kicked off its Songwriters On Call series with performances by Kurtis Parks, Chatham Street, James Britton and Derek Evry on August 11 at the Hard Rock Café in Washington, D.C. Hosted by singer/songwriter Margot McDonald, the showcases feature artists from the region’s deep talent pool. The August 11th launch collected donations for Musicians On Call, an organization supporting injured… View Photo

Aug 17, 2011 BMI’s Wardell Malloy (left) recently caught up with BET “Sunday Best” season two runner-up Jessica Reedy, and hit songwriter Claude Kelly during a recording session where Reedy was putting the finishing touches on her anticipated Light Records debut album View Photo

Aug 17, 2011 Steve Cropper assembled an ace band and offered a plush set at Lincoln Center Out of Doors at Damrosch Park in New York. Cropper’s new album, Dedicated: A Salute to The "5" Royales , is an unbridled celebration of classic r&b from one of the genre’s pioneers. Featuring vocalists including Steve Winwood, Betty LaVette, John Popper, Dylan LeBlanc, Lucinda… View Photo

Aug 15, 2011 Lari White performs at Rum Runners Sports Bar during the 2011 Sandestin Music Festival. View Photo

Aug 15, 2011 Jeffrey Steele performs at the Village Events Plaza in the Village of Baytowne Wharf during the 2011 Sandestin Music Festival. View Photo

Aug 15, 2011 BMI co-sponsored the 2nd annual Sandestin Music Festival in Destin, FL, this past weekend, August 12-13. Held in an ideal oceanfront setting, the songwriter-centric festival featured a stacked BMI lineup comprising contemporary country trendsetters Jeffrey Steele and James Slater; powerhouse country vocalist and Broadway star Lari White; and promising up-and-comers Kree Harrison, Thomas Rhett, Joanna Cotten, Jon Pardi, and the… View Photo

Aug 15, 2011 Jon Pardi performs at Hammerhead’s Bar & Grill during the 2011 Sandestin Music Festival. View Photo

Aug 15, 2011 James Slater performs at Rum Runners Sports Bar during the 2011 Sandestin Music Festival. View Photo

Aug 15, 2011 Vacationing families and fans crowded the Village Events Plaza in the Village of Baytowne Wharf during the 2011 Sandestin Music Festival. View Photo