ADVISORY/Recording Academy's Florida Chapter Honors Chris Blackwell, Harry Wayne Casey, Mack Emerman and Olga Guillot; 2001 Heroes Awards Takes Place in Miami Beach on June 11.Entertainment Editors & Music Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (June 11) MIAMI BEACH Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. , Fla.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 30, 2001 The Recording Academy, known internationally for the GRAMMY(R) Awards, will present its 2001 Florida Heroes Awards on June 11 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. The event honors outstanding individuals and institutions in the Florida region that have improved the environment for the creative community. The evening, hosted by the Florida Chapter of the Recording Academy, will recognize the achievements and contributions of Island Records founder Chris Blackwell Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. Born in London to an Irish father and a Costa Rican-born Sephardic Jewish mother, Blackwell spent his childhood in Jamaica. He was sent to England to continue his education. , two-time GRAMMY Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. winner Harry Wayne Casey ("KC" of KC & The Sunshine Band), Criteria Studios Criteria Studios is a music studio in Miami, Florida started in 1958 by Mack Emerman. Artists such as the Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Derek and the Dominos, Manassas, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Aerosmith, David Bowie, Bob Marley, 2 Live Crew, The Eagles, Dr. founder Mack Emerman, and legendary Latin recording artist Olga Guillot Olga Guillot (born October 9, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba) is a famous Cuban singer who was known to be the queen of bolero. She is a native of the Cuban city of Santiago. Guillot and her family moved to Ciudad Havana when she was a small child. . Proceeds from the event will benefit MusiCares(R), the music community's health and human services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS resource, and the Florida Chapter's professional and other music education initiatives for the Florida region. The program includes a silent auction of music memorabilia and other items, a dinner, the awards ceremony, and live musical performances. Also, the Florida Chapter will announce a new "Adopt-a-Music Class" program designed to provide Florida area public school music students with instruments, instructional materials and curricula support. Featured presenters and performers include Desmond Child, Tom Dowd Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 - October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. , Ahmet Ertegun, Emilio Estefan Jr., Luis Fonsi Luis Fonsi (birth name: Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero) born April 15, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican-American singer, composer and soap opera actor. Childhood Fonsi and his family moved to Orlando, Florida, during Fonsi's early childhood. , Olga Guillot, the original KC & The Sunshine Band and Carlos Ponce Carlos Armando Ponce, Jr. (b. September 4 1972, Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and TV personality, known as simply Carlos Ponce. He currently stars in the Telemundo serial Dame Chocolate (Give Me Chocolate). . Honorees The Heroes Award is the highest honor bestowed by an Academy Chapter, and is presented each year to individuals who have been recognized as an invaluable asset to the music community. Recipients of the Heroes Award are selected in acknowledgment of the excellence and integrity embodied in their work, as well as their willingness to support and participate in programs benefitting the music community. Chris Blackwell founded the legendary Island Records in Jamaica in 1961. The label was the original home for such influential artists as King Crimson This article is about the musical group. For the Stephen King character, see Crimson King. King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. , Bob Marley, Robert Palmer, Tom Waits, Traffic, U2 and many others. Blackwell also played critical roles in developing the careers of a diverse range of artists such as The B-52's, Melissa Etheridge, Dru Hill, Buckwheat Zydeco and many more. Having sold Island to A&M in 1989, Blackwell currently runs a group of new companies he founded which include Palm Pictures and Island Outpost. Harry Wayne Casey, or "KC" as he is popularly known, has sold more than 100 million records and collected two GRAMMY Awards on his way to becoming a dance music icon with his KC & The Sunshine Band. His string of No. 1 hits in the `70s defined an era and fueled dance moves worldwide. Since those days, KC has been featured on shows ranging from VH1's "Behind The Music" to "The Late Show With David Letterman “Late Show” redirects here. For other uses, see The Late Show. The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. " to E!'s "Talk Soup." KC is still actively performing, and most recently he appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and in an episode of "Ally McBeal." Mack Emerman founded Miami's Criteria Studios in 1958 and built a recording studio which would put Miami Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. on the musical map. Such seminal recordings as Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours," Derek & The Dominoes' "Layla," and the Eagles' "Hotel California" were made at the facility, along with dozens of others by artists such as The Allman Brothers, The Bee Gees, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Rod Stewart. Emerman sold Criteria in 1991 and today, at 77, has rekindled old partnerships to become involved in Miami's Audio Vision studios. Olga Guillot, known in Latin circles as "The Bolero bolero (bəlâr`ō), national dance of Spain, introduced c.1780 by Sebastian Zerezo, or Cerezo. Of Moroccan origin, it resembles the fandango. Queen" and the "Cuban Judy Garland," has created a 50-year artistic legacy which includes the recording of 51 albums and appearances in 16 films. She made history in 1964 as the first Hispanic artist to perform at Carnegie Hall and on Broadway. Her contemporaries included Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, who actually served as her opening acts on several occasions, and legends such as Nat King Cole, Xavier Cugat and Sarah Vaughan were friends or collaborators. Guillot still performs worldwide.
WHEN: Monday, June 11, 2001
7 - 8:30 p.m. VIP/Press Reception and MusiCares Silent Auction
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Gala Dinner
9:30 - 11:30 p.m. Awards presentations and performances
WHERE: Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Grand Ballroom
1601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
TICKET INFORMATION:
$195 for Recording Academy and Latin Recording Academy members.
$245 for non-members.
(Through May 30, a limited number of specially discounted $135
tickets are also available to members.)
Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as the Recording Academy, is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. An organization of more than 19,000 musicians, producers and other recording professionals, the Recording Academy is internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards, and is responsible for numerous groundbreaking outreach, professional development, cultural enrichment, education and human services programs. |
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