NARM Announces Award Winners

by CA-NARM
Posted April 3, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - (Business Wire) The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) announces that it will honor two music legends at its upcoming annual convention, which will be held in San Francisco May 4 – 7, and will celebrate the organization's 50th anniversary.

B.B. King, who has won 14 GRAMMY awards and recorded over 150 albums during his career, will receive the prestigious Chairman's Award For Sustained Creative Achievement. Also, renowned singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, an award-winning artist, who has been inducted in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2004) and Songwriter's Hall of Fame (2007), will be honored with the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award. This award was established by NARM to memorialize Chapin's efforts on behalf of the environment and other humanitarian causes.

NARM congratulates both King and Browne for their outstanding contributions to the music industry. "We applaud B.B. King's passion and tremendous, far-reaching talent," says NARM President Jim Donio. "We are also very honored to award Jackson Browne for his generous humanitarian efforts that have made such a positive impact on the world."

King will join a talented and exclusive roster of artists who have previously received the NARM Chairman's Award, including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Leonard Bernstein, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, and Chicago, among others.

Both artists will accept their awards during the NARM 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 7.

About NARM:

The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is the leading trade association for music retailers, wholesalers, distributors, record labels, multimedia suppliers, suppliers of related products and services, and individual professionals and educators in the music business field. The Association advances the promotion, marketing, distribution, and sale of music by providing its members with a forum for diverse meeting and networking opportunities, information, and education to support their businesses, as well as advocating for their common interests. NARM's members account for almost 90% of the music sold in the U.S. music market. Established in 1958, NARM is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. www.narm.com