LEGACIES UNLIMITED PRESENTS ‘JAMMIN’ WITH THE BLUES’
(Louisville, KY) Legacies Unlimited Inc. presents The Walnut Street Revue ‘Jammin with the Blues’ featuring Tee Dee Young, Kentucky’s newly crowned King of the Blues and 2022 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame inductee. Also, performing will be The Walnut Street Blues Band.
The event will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, (KCAAH) located at 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd at 7:30pm.
Reserved tickets are $65 per person and $45 for general admission. You can purchase them on www.redpintix.com or you can also purchase them at Better Days Records.
Ken Clay, Founder of Legacies Unlimited, says “the blues is an essential style of music deeply rooted in the soul of Kentucky Music. We are happy to have with us the Walnut Street Blues Band and to celebrate with Tee Dee Young his recent induction into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.”
Tickets for The Walnut Street Revue are $65 for general admission and $45 for cabaret seating. (limited space)
Jammin’ with the Blues ispresented by Legacies Unlimited in partnership with the KCAAH. It is made possible through support from Christy Brown, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, Hardscuffle Inc., WLKY-TV and George & Mary Lee Fischer.
Please announce and/or post our event to your entertainment/event calendar. To set-up an interview, please contact VIPP Communications at info@vippcommunications.com.
WALNUT STREET REVUE RETURNS TO IN-PERSON CONCERT AS WE KICKOFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Recognizing the contributions that Louisville natives made to music
(Louisville, KY) As we celebrate the Legacy of Black Louisville, Legacies Unlimited, Inc. presents The Walnut StreetRevue “Let’s Groove Again” at 7:30pm on Saturday, January 29,2022 at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, (KCAAH) located at 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
It’s a special evening consisting of exhibits and the historic musical contributions of African Americans from Louisville to the entertainment industry. The Walnut Street Revue“Let’s Groove Again” will pay tribute to the achievements not only to the city but to the nation and the world.
As we take a stroll down Walnut Street known today as Muhammad Ali Blvd., we take you back to the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s. We are excited to have Rob Lee, Michael Johnson, Yvette Nicole, Paulette Johnson, Erica Denise amongst other talented artists who will set the scene of yesteryear along the strip that generated stars and helped keep dreams alive for aspiring entertainers.
Special guests for the evening will be the soulful Tony Fish & the Groove Masters joined by Daria Raymore, one of Louisville’s premiere vocalists.
Tickets are now available for The Walnut Street Revue “Let’s Grove Again” at Better Days Records in Lyles Mall and 921 Barrett Ave., or you can purchase tickets online at Red Pin Tix | The Walnut Street Revue 2022
Masks and proof of vaccination required for entry.
This event was made possible with the support of The Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, Hardscuffle Inc., WLKY-TV, and George & Mary Lee Fischer.
To setup an interview with Ken Clay of Legacies Unlimited, please contact VIPP Communications at info@vippcommunications.com.
(Louisville, KY) Music is healing to the soul and jazz is the essence of the heart and when you combine the two, you celebrate music and its legacy. Legacies Unlimited Inc. presents Jazz At The Top Hat Club featuring the jazz renderings of saxophonist Rick DeBow and The Palm Room Crew on Friday, January 24th at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, (KCAAH) located at 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd formerly known as Old Walnut Street at 7:30pm.
Although members of the group CRISIS have not played as a unit for a number of years, they will come together as The Palm Room Crew for this Jazz At The Top Hat event.
We invite you to The Top Hat Club, it’s the place to be and to be seen as we celebrate the legacy of Black Louisville. Tickets are $35 for general admission.
On Saturday, January 25th, it’s “Ladies Night Out” with The Walnut Street Revue. We take you back to the 1930’s, 40’s and 50s. Louisville legends song stylist Tanita Gaines and showstopper Sheryl Rouse will perform.
Ken Clay, founder of Legacies Unlimited says “Its two evenings full of great music and memories. We take you down memory lane as we remember our music legends from Louisville in particular Old Walnut with music powerhouses of today. We will also honor an entertainer on that Saturday with the Helen Humes Jazz Legend Award. We’ve only given the award to a handful of people over the years, but we feel the particular artist we will honor is so deserving. We invite you both evenings as we party Old Walnut Street style.”
The award is named in honor of Helen Humes. A jazz and blues singer from Louisville, KY who was a vocalist with Count Basie’s band. Enthusiasts and historians have documented that Humes was a vital voice in the swing-era. Helping them shape and define the sound of vocal swing music. The only child of a school teacher and her father was the first black attorney in the city. In 1937, Basie asked Humes to join his band, replacing Billie Holiday. The Louisville music icon recorded her last album in 1980 and died from cancer in 1981 at the age of 68 years old.
Tickets for The Walnut Street Revue are $50 for general admission and $60 for cabaret seating. (limited space)
Celebrating the Legacy of Black Louisville is presented by Legacies Unlimited in partnership with the KCAAH. It is made possible through support from Christy Brown, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, Hardscuffle Inc., WLKY-TV and George & Mary Lee Fischer.
Tickets for the both JAZZ AT THE TOP HAT and WALNUT STREET REVUE are available at Better Days Records in Lyles Mall or at 1765 Bardstown Road. You can also purchase them online at redpintix.com.
Please announce and/or post our event to your entertainment/event calendar. To set-up an interview, please contact VIPP Communications at info@vippcommunications.com.
It’s a tradition
that many automatically put on their calendars from year to year because when
you attend the celebration hosted by Legacies Unlimited Inc. you walk away
realizing that so many that grew up in this community made history in so many
ways especially in the entertainment industry. On January 25th
& 26th, they will be remembered and celebrated for their
outstanding accomplishments. It’s all about Celebrating the Legacy of
BlackLouisville. It will be held at the Kentucky
Center for African American Heritage, (KCAAH) located at 1701 West Muhammad Ali
Blvd.
This
event pays tribute to the achievements and contributions that Louisville’s
African American citizens have made to Louisville, the nation and the world.
The
program will consist of exhibits, workshops and two performance events.
It’s the JAZZ AT THE TOP HAT. A re-imagined night out at the Top Hat Club,
Black Louisville’s most famous entertainment spot during the glory days of the
1940’s and 50’s. This event will present jazz vocalist, Bobby J and will
feature International flutist and Jazz historian Galen Abdur
Razzo.
The
second event is The Walnut Street Revue, a live stage show reminiscent of the
“chitlin circuit” performances that played in venues on Walnut Street, now
Muhammad Ali Blvd., in the 1940’s & 50’ when Walnut Street was in
vogue. The revue will be hosted by WLKY’s Ann Bowdan. The evening will be
filled with great music presented The Jerry Tolson Jazz Group with vocalists
Alisia and Karen Chavez.
A
special tribute will be paid to the late Foree Wells, a Louisville musician who
played with some of the greatest blues performers in the business, which
included —music legend the late B.B. King. Wells, also founded the
Walnut Street Blues Band which included his two sons and a daughter in law. The
Walnut Street Rhythm & Blues Band will be in attendance that evening and
will perform a special tribute in memory of their beloved father, Foree Wells.
The
Opening Ceremony will take place from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Friday, January 25th
followed by an unveiling of the exhibits. The exhibits included in this
year’s program include the following: Two Centuries of Black
Louisville …the Exhibit – A permanent exhibit of photographs from the
book Two Centuries of Black Louisville —A Photographic History; Textile
Designs by Louisville’s “Bag Lady” – Zephyr May Miller; and The
Works of Louisville Folk Artist, Marvin Finn plus much more.
There
will be two workshops held on Saturday, January 26th. The
first one, The Legacy of Central High School from 10:00 am to
11:30 am. It’s an investigative look at the historical significance and impact
that Central had on its students and the community as well. Come learn about
the legacy that this educational institution created over the years through the
lens of Dr. Larry Wilkins Doyle, a 1968 CHS graduate whose did his doctoral
studies on the historic school. The second workshop will be The
Listening RoomWorkshop. It will present recordings of
Louisville’s African American entertainers & musicians of the 50’s, 60’s
& 70’s. These selections will be provided by the Soulful Sounds of
Derbytown and presented by Ron Lewis of Mr. Wonderful Productions.
Celebrating
the Legacy of Black Louisville is presented by Legacies
Unlimited in partnership with the KCAAH and the University of Louisville
Archives & Special Collections. It is made possible through support from
the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, WLKY-TV and George & Mary Lee
Fischer.
Tickets
for the both JAZZ AT THE TOP HAT and WALNUT STREET REVUE are available at
Better Days Records in Lyles Mall or at 1765 Bardstown Road AND JAMBUSTERS
BALLOONS & MORE at Popular Level Road. For ticket information call (502)
456-2394.
To set-up an interview, please contact Sherlene Shanklin with VIPP Communications at info at vippcommunications dot com. If you have an entertainment/community calendar, we are requesting that you post and/or announce.
From workshops to live entertainment and it takes place along the Old Walnut Street strip
(Louisville, KY) Legacies Unlimited in partnership with the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, (KCAAH) & the University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections presents Celebrating the Legacy of Black Louisville on Friday, January 26th and 27th at KCAAH located at 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd formerly known as Old Walnut Street. This year’s theme is “Linking the past to the present.”
On Friday, January 26th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm there will be a reception and the opening of exhibits. There will be five works on exhibit: Two Centuries of Black Louisville…the Exhibit; The Expressionism of Victor Sweatt; Louisville Entertainers & Musicians Exhibit Part 1; The textile designs of “Bag Lady: Zephra May Miller and The Folk Art of Louisville’s Marvin Finn.
From 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm KCAAH will transform into the most prominent club housed on Old Walnut Street known today as Muhammad Ali Blvd. In the 1940’s and 50’s everyone would dress up and head down to the Top Hat Club. Jazz would be bellowing out into the streets from some of the greatest jazz artists of their time. So, by linking the past to the present, it’s Jazz at the Top Hall featuring vocalist/musician Gayle King and Hammond B-3 along with Kendall Carter and his quintet. General admission is $30.00 per person.
On Saturday, January 27th starting at 9:00 am there will be workshops discussing the historic 2nd Baptist Church in New Albany, IN entitled Pathway to Freedom. The free workshop takes you back in time when the church was a beacon of hope and served as a pathway to the Underground Railroad. Following that workshop will be a jug band music session. German & Irish immigrants along with slaves created this unique sound that left a lasting impression on music’s culture.
At 12:00 pm, guests will get to enjoy The Listening Room. Music from the 1950’s, 60’s & 70’s recordings from Louisville’s African American entertainers and musicians provided by the Soulful Sounds of Derbytown.
To close out the weekend, it’s The Walnut Street Revue featuring Louisville native Vic Frierson. It’s A Song for You: A Tribute to the Life & Music of Luther Vandross. Frierson will celebrate the life and music of Luther Vandross. The event begins at 7:30 pm with Tony Fish & Band. Hosted by WLKY-TV’s Ann Bowdan. General admission tickets are $40 per person. You can purchase them online at http://www.louisville.com, Better Days Records in Lyles Mall and 1765 Bardstown Road. Workshops and exhibits are free to the public.
The event is made possible due to the support of the following: The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, Christy Brown & the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, George & Mary Lee Fischer and WLKY-TV.
If you would like to setup an interview with Ken Clay and/or to have one of the artist(s) to perform on your show please contact Sherlene Shanklin with VIPP Communications at 502-295-0435 or by email at info@vippcommunications.com.
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