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DEL.ICIO.USGrammy Night in Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We didn’t make it to L.A. for the Grammy Awards, but were happy to meet street musician Mitch Green, who was taking requests outside a private party Sunday night.
Metro Atlanta and beyond was well-represented at this year’s Grammy Awards, with Ne-Yo, Sugarland, T.I. and CeCe Winans among the winners. The closest we got was the private party hosted by the Atlanta chapter of The Recording Academy. The event, which featured the Grammy Awards telecast on a huge screen, was held at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown.
Richard Redding, above, showed up in this fetching marching band get-up.
“I’m the drum major of funk,” he explained. Aha.
He attended with friends Celina Butler, Dr. JoAnn Donaldson and Esy Bait.
We also visited with Willie Turrentine, Stephany Garcia, Stevie Green and Ricarrah Riddle. The crowd of sponsors, artists and invited guests took in a buffet spread and then indulged in dual chocolate fondue stations, one milk chocolate and one white chocolate.
Also enjoying the evening were Sharee Clarke, left, and Angel Williams
and Trace Ellington, left, and Carmen Jones
Outside on the sidewalk, we ran up on a private concert. Jamie Flick and his son Benjamin, 10, are visiting from Pennsylvania (hope y’all are enjoying the 70-degree weather, fellas!) and had tried going into the Hard Rock. No dice. It was a private party, remember?
But street performer Mitch Green was taking requests. Benjamin wanted to hear the “Sesame Street” song and Green pulled out his trumpet to oblige.
“Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?” he asked, pulling the horn from his lips. “I’ve been trying to find it for a long time.”
The Pennsylvanians were on their way so Green asked if we had any special requests. I asked if he knew “Blessed Assurance,” No. 77 in the Methodist hymnal.
“Oh! That’s a good one,” Green said. Then he helpfully provided a list of Methodist churches in the area.
Comments
By Michelle Nunnally
February 9, 2009 4:25 PM | Link to this
Hello.
Who can I e-mail a news release and photo to regarding Henry Medical Center Foundation’s upcoming Annual Garden Party event?
Thank you.
By Michelle Nunnally
February 9, 2009 4:25 PM | Link to this
Hello.
Who can I e-mail a news release and photo to regarding an upcoming event?
Thank you.
By Jennifer Brett
February 9, 2009 5:13 PM | Link to this
You can post the information here, or email me: butterfly@ajc.com
thanks, Jennifer