28th ANNUAL GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS

28th ANNUAL GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS

R.E.M., Gregg Allman, Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Felice Bryant in
2006 Class

What: The 28th Annual Awards Banquet will recognize five artists
who have made significant contributions to Georgia's music
industry. The banquet is sponsored each year by the
Friends of Georgia Music Festival, Inc. and the Senate
Music Industry Committee. Includes special performances.

Who: R.E.M., Gregg Allman, Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri,
Johnta Austin, Lenny Kravitz, Quincy Jones, Russell
Simmons and more.

When: Saturday, September 16
6:15 p.m.

Where: Georgia World Congress Center
Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom
285 Andrew Young International Blvd., NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591

Notes to media: Media must check in at the event to have access to the
Governor's Reception.

Only ticketed guests will be allowed into the Thomas B.
Murphy Ballroom for the induction ceremony.

Due to limited space, only checked-in broadcast outlets
will have access to a mult box located outside the main
ballroom to capture video and audio of the ceremony;
access is first come, first served.

The Georgia Music of Hall of Fame is a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). GDEcD is the state's sales and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, locating new markets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and promoting the state as a location for film, video and music projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development. For more information, visit www.georgia.org.

CONTACT: Anne O'Neill
Manning Selvage & Lee
(404) 964-8929
anne.oneill@mslpr.com

PRNewswire -- Sept. 15

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Source: Georgia Department of Economic Development

Web site: http://www.georgia.org/

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