Limelight Magazine is pleased to announce that BOSTON will receive the Legend Award at this year s fifth annual Limelight Magazine Music Awards ceremony that will take place at the Rock Junction in Coventry, R.I., on Saturday, March 16, 2013.
Founded in 1976 by guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, producer and engineer Tom Scholz and the late Brad Delp, BOSTON is a staple of classic rock radio playlists. Their best known songs include More Than A Feeling, Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time, Rock and Roll Band, Smokin , Don t Look Back and Amanda, among others.
BOSTON has released five studio albums and one compilation album, selling over 31 million copies in the United States. Their self-titled debut album has sold over 17 million copies and is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. The band toured the United States last summer and is expected to release a new studio album in the near future.
There have been numerous talented musicians touring with BOSTON over the years, but the one constant alongside Tom since 1985 has been Gary Pihl, whom Tom views as indispensable to the band s live performances.
Among the many great bands that originated in New England, BOSTON is more than worthy to receive the Legend Award, said Jay Kenney, who co-founded Limelight Magazine in October 2007. When we solicited nominations for the Legend Award in early January, the overwhelming majority recommended BOSTON. We are very pleased to present this award to them this year.
We are very excited to present the Legend Award to BOSTON at this year s music awards, added co-owner Katie Botelho.
Past recipients of this award include MASS and The Fools.
The Limelight Magazine Music Awards honors bands and musicians from New England who were selected by readers of the magazine in an online poll. This year s event will be hosted by singer-songwriter Sarah Blacker. Performers scheduled to appear are Samuel Bowen and Blue Cat Groove, Jeff Byrd and Dirty Finch, Fly Kite Canvas, Brianna Grace, The Great Escape: A Tribute to Journey, Ashley Jordan, Satellites Fall and Carlin Tripp.
The Rock Junction is located at 731 Centre of New England Blvd. in Coventry, R.I. The venue has a full bar and dinner menu. Parking is free.
Tickets for the awards show are $10 each and $12 day of show. They can be purchased online through http://www.brownpapertickets.com.
Limelight Magazine started out as a quarterly publication, but has since moved its operations online. Visit their website at www.limelightmagazine.com. You can also like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/limelightmagazine.
It seems each year, the award ebony porn show gets bigger and better and we wouldn t want it any other way, said Botelho.
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