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Article: Rhythm & Blues Foundation will present its Pioneer Awards
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- New York Amsterdam News
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- January 29, 1994
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Debra Jones
New York Amsterdam News
01-29-1994
Rhythm & Blues Foundation will present its Pioneer Awards.
The Rhythm and Blues Foundation, dedicated to the celebration and preservation of one of America's most important art forms, has announced the recipients of the fifth annual Pioneer Awards. An official part of Grammy week, the Foundation's March 2 award ceremony will present awards totalling $190,000 to 10 seminal vocalists and instrumentalists, and two performance groups at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
The individual artists will each receive $15,000, and each group will be presented $20,000.
In addition, the Foundation will bestow its Ray Charles Lifetime Achievement ...