Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Music news Georgia Music Hall of Fame inducts newcomers
Posted by Chad Radford @ChadRad on Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:35 AM
The 30th annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards (a.k.a. The Georgy Awards) take place on Sat., Sept. 20 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
This year, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame will induct Southern rock band, Widespread Panic, Ludacris, Hamp Swain, Fred & Dinah Gretsch, Keith Sweat and the late gospel singer/songwriter, Dottie Rambo. The ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom.
Gov. Sonny Perdue host an opening reception and dinner followed by the awards show and performances from Widespread Panic, Ludacris and Keith Sweat and a few unannounced guests as well.
Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $75 for an individual ticket to $750 or $1000 for tables of ten. Tickets and Sponsorship packages are available by calling 770-491-9494 x. 15.
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Remember when the Ol' Dirty Bastard rushed the stage at the Grammy's? "Wu Tang is for the children"? It seriously needs to happen again. There is a leather jacket signed by Outkast on the wall in the Hall of Fame, I've seen it. But they aren't getting inducted before Luda? Not to mention early pioneers like MC Shy D, Raheem the Dream, and Kilo Ali. I can't even believe that Chris Luva Luva is being inducted at the same time as Hamp Swain, a much more deserving radio disc jockey. I'm gonna go watch that scene from "Hustle and Flow" where Terrence Howard slaps him in the bathroom and shoves that tape in his mouth.
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