Indie Music Channel Awards | Best Live Blues Performance Winner

Stevie Hawkins, legendary Funk/Soul/Blues icon and multiple award winning artist's live masterpiece, Tribute To James Brown, took home the 2016 Indie Music Channel Award for Best Live Blues Performance. The IMC Awards were held April 24, 2016, at the Clive Davis Theater in the Grammy Museum, Los Angeles.

Written, arranged, performed and produced by Hawkins, "Tribute To James Brown" was recorded live during 1999 in Atlanta, GA, capturing Stevie keeping soulful Rhythm & Blues alive by rendering a powerful heartfelt tribute to the incomparable Mr. Brown. Hawkins pays bone-deep homage to Brown's musical riffs, vocalizations, songs, audience participation, and social conscious, based upon the musical foundation of Brown's title "Sex Machine". When watching the accompanying video to the song, it is rather amazing to see Mr. Brown and his band dancing and grooving at the eight minute mark to Hawkins beat on drums and the rhythmic foundation churned out his band. It is really a remarkable visual conveyance of the fluid authenticity of Brown's groove that was captured and performed by Hawkins and company.

"This is an amazing and very special accolade to have the honor of being the recipient due the source of the performance and its inspiration. James Brown was a visionary, an explorer, a pioneer, and is among the small elite group of the greatest artists, songwriters and entertainers of all time. He was a man who believed in himself and would never take no for an answer. He broke all the rules of music theory and structure, and by that, set new boundaries creating his own, the Brown theory. He heard musical riffs, melodies, grooves and orchestrations in his head, and conveyed those to his band, even though oftentimes the band didn't believe his ideas would work. However the concepts did work, and his music and legacy has proved just such. Not only did he give the world the gift of his music, but he also advocated for education and the betterment of society as a whole. Mr. Brown has been an inspiration to me for decades, and I am honored to have received an award by honoring him with my tribute song. I am in hopes that the video I put together for the song will be received in the light of a sincere tribute to Mr. Brown, because that's what it is. Any way I can contribute to carrying his music and legacy forward, that is what I will do. Thanks to Christopher Ewing and the Indie Music Channel judges for this honor and recognition. Gracious thanks is also extended to Mr. Miles Grayson for representing me at the awards event. May God be with you all." said Hawkins.

Stevie Hawkins incredible career spans over 40 years as an artist, songwriter and producer, as well as playing drums for a wide variety of national and international recording artists. In very recent years, his musical works has garnered eight awards, global radio airplay, and sync licensing deals. He shows no sign of slowing down.

About Stevie Hawkins (Artist/Songwriter/Producer):

For over four decades, Stevie Hawkins has been one of the pioneers and innovators of music and audio recording. A student of jazz drumming giant, Buddy Rich, and well-learned student of Funk, Soul, R&B, Blues, Rock and Jazz, Hawkins adds further chapters to the book of music as an artist. Throughout his career he has performed around the world at many historic venues including, Whisky A Go-Go, Avalon Theater Hollywood, The Orpheum Theater, Capitol Theater, Strand Theater, and Renfro Valley. He has shared the big stage and performed on drums for a variety of music legends such as, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Rufus Thomas, Gregg Allman, Percy Sledge, Brook Benton, Chuck Berry, Johnny Winter, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Alice Cooper, Willie Hill, Sammy Blue, Heaven Davis, Harvey Scales, Johnny Rodriguez, Glen Campbell & Tanya Tucker, The Ink Spots, and many more. He has released critically-acclaimed albums, created music for film and commercial ad productions, has collaborated with many of the world's most gifted musicians, songwriters, artists, engineers and producers, and is a humble recipient of many honors and awards. Hawkins also has a platinum record to his credit for his involvement in the multi-platinum album by Heart, "Dreamboat Annie". Stevie continues his life-long pursuit of musical and artistic excellence, demonstrating a tireless commitment to his craft.

"Tribute To James Brown" (from the album "Georgia Jam")
Artist/Writer:/Producer: Stevie Hawkins
Executive Producer: Charlotte Hannon
Label: Emphasis Records
Published: Hannon Hawkins Music, BMI

Video Editor & Graphics: Stevie Hawkins

Websites:
http://www.jamesbrown.com
http://www.steviehawkins.com
https:twitter.com/steviehawkins
https://www.facebook.com/steviehawkinsmusic
http://www.emphasisrecords.com

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