B.B. KING RECEIVES THIRD ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC ASSOCIATION "A.G.E.S. AWARD"

Blues Music Trade Association Presented its Third A.G.E.S. Award in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- B.B. King was named as the winner of the third annual Blues Music Association (BMA) A.G.E.S Award last week in Memphis,
Tenn. The award is presented every May to an individual who has helped members of the blues community "achieve greater economic success" (A.G.E.S).
King is the first musician to receive this award.

BMA board member Steve Berkowitz of Sony Music told King that he was "chosen for being the world's greatest ambassador of the blues, and for using
his prestige and drawing power to bring lesser-known blues musicians onto his bandstand as opening acts, and thereby helping the careers of aspiring
younger blues artists."

Shown left to right: Blues Music Association executive director Maggie Mortensen; Blues Music Association president and Alligator Records
president Bruce Iglauer; B.B. King; and Blues Music Association Board of Directors member and Sony/Legacy Music executive Steve Berkowitz.

The Blues Music Association (BMA) was formed in October 1998 in Olive Branch, Miss., with the following mission: "A professional organization
working to achieve greater economic success for the blues by expanding the marketplace for blues music."

Correspondence for the BMA should be addressed to Blues Music Association, P.O. Box 3122, Memphis, TN 38173, telephone number: (901) 572-3843,
http://www.bluesmusicassociation.com

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