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YEAR
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AWARD RECIPIENTS
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CHARITABLE RECIPIENTS
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| 1994 |
• The Danny Thomas Family
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• St. Jude
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| 1995 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Sam Phillips
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• St. Jude
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
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1996
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The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• The Thomas Family
(Carla, Marvel, Rufus, and Vaneese)
Memphis Sound Award:
• The Memphis Horns
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• St. Jude
• LeBonheur
• Memphis Music
• Boys Club of Memphis
• NARAS/MusiCares
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1997
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The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Elvis Presley
The Memphis Sounds Award:
• Carl Perkins
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• St. Jude
• LeBonheur
• Elvis Presley Foundation
• NARAS/MusiCares
• The Blues Foundation
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Memphis
• Memphis Music
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| 1998 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Jerry Lee Lewis
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Willie Mitchell
Special Tribute:
• WDIA & WMC Radio Stations 50th Anniversary
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• St. Jude
• LeBonheur
• Variety Children's Heart House
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Memphis
• NARAS/MusiCares
• Memphis Music
• Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
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| 1999 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Isaac Hayes and David Porter
The Memphis Sound Award:
• The BarKays
Special Gospel Tribute:
• James Blackwood
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• St. Jude
• Variety Children's Charities
• NARAS/MusiCares
• Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
• Memphis Music
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| 2000 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Bobby Blue Bland
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Jason D. Williams
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Billy Rivers and the
Angelic Voices of Faith
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- St. Jude
- Variety Children's Charities
- NARAS/MusiCares
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
- Memphis Music
- Memphis Rock 'n Soul Museum
- Memphis Musician's Healthcare
- International Children's Heart Foundation
- VH1 Save the Music Program
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| 2001 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Reverend Al Green
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Teenie Hodges
Special Gospel Tribute:
• O'Landa Draper's Associates
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- Memphis Musician's Healthcare
- St. Jude
- NARAS/MusiCares
- International Children's Heart Foundation
- Variety Children's Charities
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
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| 2002 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• "Sam the Sham" Samudio
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Eddie Floyd
Special Gospel Tribute:
• The Jordinaires
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- St. Jude
- NARAS/MusiCares
- International Children's Heart Foundation
- Variety Children's Charities
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
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| 2003 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• B.B. King
The Memphis Sound Award:
• "Little Milton" Campbell
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Mississippi Blvd Christian Church Sanctuary Choir
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- St. Jude
- NARAS/MusiCares
- International Children'sHeart Foundation
- Variety Children's Charities
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
- Madonna Learning Center
- The Baddour Center
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| 2004 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Booker T & The MG's
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Free Sol
Special Gospel Tribute:
• The Temple of Deliverence Church Of God In Christ Mass Choir At The Cathedral Of Bountiful Blessings
Special Honorees:
• "Radiocracy" - The Aristocrats of radio who were the DJ's who played the tunes and made rock 'n roll possible.
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- St. Jude
- NARAS/MusiCares
- International Children's Heart Foundation
- Variety Children's Charities
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
- Madonna Learning Center
- The Baddour Center, The Bodine School
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| 2005 |
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• W. C. Handy
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Ruby Wilson
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Reverend Benjamin Hooks
• The Greater Middle Baptist Senior Choir
Special Honorees:
• Memphis' Legendary Record Producers. Exceptional producers have long been the ringmasters of Memphis Music. Their adventurous ears and musical savvy make them irreplaceable collaborators in the unique recordings our city is famous for.
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- St. Jude
- NARAS/MusiCares
- Variety Children's Charities
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
- Madonna Learning Center
- The Baddour Center, The Bodine School
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2006 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• Jerry Lee Lewis
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• The BarKays
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Ann Peebles
"Bringing It Home" Award:
• Three 6 Mafia
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Kirk Whalum
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Porter-Leath Children's Center/PaLs
- The Baddour Center, The Bodine School
- Madonna Learning Center
- Memphis Rock 'n Soul Museum
- Manassas High School and Humes Middle School Scholarships
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| 2007 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• David Porter
• Isaac Hayes
• Willie Mitchell
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• William Bell
The Memphis Sound Award:
• Hi Rhythm Section
• Teenie Hodges
• Leroy Hodges
• Charles Hodges
• Howard Grimes
• Al Jackson, Jr.
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Ford Nelson
Honorarium:
• The First Family of Stax:
• Rufus Thomas
• Marvell Thomas
• Carla Thomas
• Vaneese Thomas
Honorarium:
• Robert Raiford
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Porter-Leath Children's Center
- The Baddour Center
- Madonna Learning Center
- Memphis Rock 'n Soul Museum
- Manassas High School and Humes Middle School Scholarships
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| 2008 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• B. B. King
The Blues Ball Corporate Award
• Henry Juszkiewicz
• Gibson Guitar Corp.
Special Tributes/Honorariums
• Isaac Hayes
• Thomas Boggs
• Memphis Garage Bands
• Danny Sumrall
• John Elkington & Performa Entertainment
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Reverend Al Green & The Full Gospel Tabernacle Choir
Special 15th Anniversary Tribute
• Bill Lucchesi
Special 15th Anniversary Tribute
• George Klein — Emcee for 15 Years
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- The Baddour Center
- Madonna Learning Center
- Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
- Memphis Rock ' n ' Soul Museum
- Manassas High School and Humes Middle School Scholarships
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| 2009 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• Jimmy Dickinson
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Preston Shannon
The Bluesball Memphis Sound Award:
• Steve Cropper
The Blues Ball Corporate Award:
• Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corporation
Special Gospel Tribute:
• Reverend Samuel "Billy" Kyles' Monumental Baptist Church Gospel Choir
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- The Baddour Center
- Madonna Learning Center
- Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
- Manassas High School and Humes Middle School Scholarships
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| 2010 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• George Klein
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Knox Phillips
The Bluesball Memphis Sound Award:
• Di Anne Price
The Blues Ball Corporate Award
• Delta Wholesale Liquors
Honorarium:
• Chips Moman and Mark James
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- The Baddour Center
- Madonna Learning Center
- Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
- Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
- Manassas High School and Humes Middle School Scholarships
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| 2011 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• John Fry
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Jason D. Williams
The Bluesball Memphis Sound Award:
• All Bell
The Blues Ball Corporate Award:
• Athens Distributing Company
The Blues Ball Gospel Award:
• The Sanctuary Choir of the New Olivet Baptist Church
• Pastor Kenneth T. Whalum, Jr.
Blues Ball Special Tribute "Divine Memphis Diva Award":
• Susan "Honey Mouth" Marshall & Wendy Moten
Blues Ball 2011 Special Tribute Award:
• Roy Orbison
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- Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
- Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
- NARAS/MusiCares
- Madonna Learning Center
- The Baddour Center
- Memphis Police Foundation
- Memphis Fire Department
- Memphis Musicians and Memphis area music scholarships
- Funding for Cherry Trees
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| 2012 |
Lifetime Achievement Award:
• Sam Phillips
The Blues Ball Pyramid Award:
• Jody Stephens • BIG STAR
The Bluesball Memphis Sound Award:
• Richard Cushing • FREEWORLD
The Blues Ball Corporate Award:
• Graceland
The Blues Ball Gospel Award:
• Liberty Church of God in Christ Gospel Choir
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- Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
- Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission
- NARAS/MusiCares
- Madonna Learning Center
- The Baddour Center
- Memphis Police Foundation
- Memphis Fire Department
- Memphis Musicians and Memphis area music scholarships
- Funding for Cherry Trees
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