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Blazing Into Its Tenth Year of Assisting Young Musicians, Young Musician's Society Announces Its 2002 Award Recipients to Rock House of Blues at June 6 Benefit Concert.


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LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 20, 2002

On Thursday, June 6, 2002, the American Society of Young Musicians will again be rockin' and rollin' at the House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically , as it rings in its tenth anniversary of honoring inspiring artists and showcasing a myriad of talent in music. The American Society of Young Musicians, a nonprofit musician's advocacy organization, works with young talented artists to hone and sharpen their craft with music professionals and fellow artists, while showcasing renowned and up-and-coming artists in the music industry.

The American Society of Young Musicians (ASYM) is a national nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization

An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well.

Notes:
Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools.
 composed of over 2,000 musicians, songwriters, music students and studio technicians between the ages of 17 and well into their 30s, who share a common commitment to the development and mentorship of young talent in the music business. ASYM provides lecture series, artist workshops and forums, and a mentorship program, as well as financial assistance, a shared housing and referral program, and a support network of fellow artists encompassing an alcohol and drug treatment referral component.

Among this year's award attendees are: Most Awesome Band recipients the Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995.[1] The group is named after a secret military operation during World War II which researched UFOs ("Foo" being the slang term for a UFO). , Favorite Alternative Band Linkin Park, Favorite Up-and-Coming Artist Award recipient Mandy Moore, Most Flavorful Female Artist Missy Elliot, Favorite Alternative Metal Band Papa Roach and Most Innovative Cutting Edge Artist Outkast. With live performances by some of today's hot new artists, the evening promises to be as exciting as last year's event, where Little Richard Little Richard, 1935–, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Since then, he has turned to religion.  and various celebs brought down the house with his impromptu rendition of "Tutti Frutti Tutti frutti (Italian for "all fruits," "many fruits") may refer to:

In food and drink:
  • Tutti frutti (food), a confection (often ice cream) containing a variety of chopped and usually candied fruits, or an artificially created flavoring simulating the combined
"!

In their 10th year at the House of Blues, the society's concerts have become an annually anticipated event on the Sunset Strip, bringing together musical artists including such pairings as Little Richard, Keith Richards, Rachel Hunter, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick and Al Jarreau, among others, who've performed unforgettable renditions of some of rock's classic numbers. Past award recipients include John Mellencamp, Quincy Jones, Hootie and the Blowfish A secret key cryptography method that uses a variable length key from 32 to 448 bits long. It uses the block cipher method, which breaks the text into 64-bit blocks before encrypting them. , Limp Bizkit, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing band from southern California. Their notable singles include "Go Daddy-O" and "You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight". The band went from a regular Wednesday night gig at the Derby in Hollywood, playing for a few hundred people,  and Meredith Brooks, among others.

With proceeds benefiting the American Society of Young Musicians and showcasing some of music's hot young talent, the night promises to live up to past expectations and then some.
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