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Aug 19, 2010 Slide on down: Lee Roy Parnell’s magic touch on the slide guitar wrapped up a successful inaugural Sandestin Music Festival. To be continued… View Photo

Aug 19, 2010 Pictured at the Sandestin Music Festival are BMI’s Jody Williams, Lari White, Steve Cropper, and sponsor Darryl Edmonds of TrustCore. View Photo

Aug 19, 2010 BMI’s Jody Williams; performer James Slater; Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort’s John Russell; performers Kree Harrison, Misa Arraiaga, Lari White and Danny Myrick; and BMI’s Mark Mason pause for a photo during the inaugural Sandestin Music Fest. View Photo

Aug 19, 2010 Lari White lends a hand to slide guitar virtuoso Lee Roy Parnell. View Photo

Aug 19, 2010 Check-in time at the inaugural Sandestin Music Fest means luggage carts become guitar carts. View Photo

Aug 19, 2010 With a little help from his friend: James Slater and a guest vocalist perform at the Sandestin Music Festival. View Photo

Aug 13, 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Bartholomew recently stopped by BMI’s Music Row offices. Bartholomew is an indisputable legend: When the songwriter, producer, musician, arranger and A&R man hooked up with Fats Domino, the pair’s collaborations sent shock waves from New Orleans, forever changing the soundscape of American music. He wrote classics including “Ain’t That a Shame,” “I’m Walkin’”… View Photo

Aug 13, 2010 Tim Culpepper performs a few of his own compositions at BMI’s Nashville offices during the Mootown Entertainment listening party, held August 4. View Photo

Aug 13, 2010 BMI hosted a listening party on August 4 at its Music Row offices for indie label Mootown Entertainment, during which Mootown recording artists the Kentucky Linemen (pictured) delivered a soulful performance. View Photo

Aug 13, 2010 BMI is a proud sponsor of Musicians Corner, a designated community green space in Nashville’s Centennial Park. Launched with a free weekly concert series running from 3-6 p.m. every Saturday through October 16, Musicians Corner offers a pastiche of musical performances featuring locally based favorites, original voices, and surprise guests, the sounds of whom are complemented by neighborhood lifestyle, food,… View Photo