Nashville’s African American Music Museum To Honor Little Richard, CeCe Winans

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is holding its premiere fundraising event, My Music Matters: A Celebration of Legends Luncheon, on June 19 at the Wildhorse Saloon. Hosted by Dr. Bobby Jones, an inaugural recipient of NMAAM’s Rhapsody & Rhythm award, this year’s event will honor Little Richard, gospel icon CeCe Winans, former Shalimar member Howard Hewett, New Edition and Bel Biv Devoe member Michael Bivins, and jazz and blues musician and songwriter Donny Hathaway (posthumously).

The new museum, which will celebrate the contributions of African Americans in American culture, is set to open in 2018, and the annual luncheon helps raise money for the museum’s programs and community outreach.

The legends luncheon is held each year to honor and celebrate artists, musicians and songwriters who are influenced by African American music and whose creative contributions have impacted the soundtrack of American culture.

Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online at NMAAM.org.

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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