Local Music Greats of the 1930s unto the Present Day to be Honored
Tickets For 14th Annual Jewel Awards Hosted By Jackson Madison County African American Chamber Now On Sale In Bolivar, Brownsville, Humboldt, Jackson And Milan
(February 6, 2015) — JACKSON, Tenn. — Rev. Cleavant Derricks, Sonny Boy Williamson, Gil Scott-Heron, Farris Lanier, and Denise LaSalle are among 15 Historical Pioneers in Music that the Jackson Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce (JMCAACC) will honor at its 14th Annual JEWEL Awards Banquet on Friday, February 27, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at Oman Arena, 179 Lane Avenue in Jackson.
Tickets can be purchased at selected member business locations, including Nell Huntspon Flower Box, 351 N. Royal in Jackson; WOJG-FM 94.7, 123 W. Market in Bolivar; Golden Circle Insurance, 39 S. Jackson in Brownsville; Baskerville Funeral Home, 802 N. Ninth in Humboldt; and Sears, 6034 S. First in Milan, as well as online at www.jmcaacc.org and from board members. Banquet tickets are $75 each and a table of 8 is $600. Concert balcony loge seats are also available for $25 for adults and $10 for youth and college students.
Sponsored by City of Jackson and West Tennessee Healthcare along with Lane College, The Jackson Sun, , West Tennessee Examiner, 96KIX, WOJG-FM and WBBJ-TV, the annual JEWEL Awards Banquet honors outstanding contemporary and pioneer Black business owners and entrepreneurs in rural West Tennessee and raises funds for the organization’s Follow Me Into Business® youth training and summer jobs program. Entertainment will be provided by the Rose Hill Middle School Dancers and the Harmonic Vibrations band.
In addition to those named above, other Historical Pioneers to be recognized during the February 27th event include singers Big Maybelle, Christine Chatman, Luther Ingram, and Laurice Lanier; musicians Joe Hunter, Joseph McKinney, Kurl McKinney, and John Parrish; The Jacksonians band and record promoter Dave Clark.
In addition to area ticket outlets and website, tickets for the Jewel Awards may be obtained through members of the board of directors, including Clarence Boone, Charles Adams, Katie Brantley, Grady Carter, Nell Huntspon, Camille Jacox, Garey Jenkins, Bill Marable, and Paul Reaves.
Winners of the 2015 contemporary small business awards will be announced in four categories at the event. The deadline for entries was February 2.
A 501(3)c nonprofit organization, the Jackson Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1999 and established the Follow Me Into Business® youth development program in 2002.
For more information, visit the Chamber’s website at www.jmcaacc.org, call the office at 731-424-2030, or send an email to Executive Director Florence Howard at [email protected]. The chamber office is located at 351-C North Royal in Jackson, Tenn. ###
