Central City Productions To Pay Tribute to The Jacksons, Donnie McClurkin, Slick Rick, Guy, Oleta Ad

On Friday, August 18, 2017, Central City Productions will pay tribute to The Jacksons, Donnie McClurkin, Slick Rick, Guy, Oleta Adams and Jody Watley at Black Music Honors, via a live television special taping, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville, TN. The event will acknowledge legendary African American artists who have influenced and made significant musical contributions to African American culture and American music worldwide. Rickey Smiley, television and radio personality and Grammy Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett, will co-host the show.

The well known eminent and legendary group, The Jacksons, will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement in Music Award. The widely known and appreciable group, will be taking us back into time, on stage, performing and singing some of their greatest hits. There will be special performances by Avery Sunshine, Dave Hollister, Jonathan Butler, Karen Clark Sheard, Kid N Play, Latrice Crawford, Leela James, Marvin Winans, SWV, Da Brat, Sevyn Streeter and more.

"I am pleased and thrilled to honor some of today's most influential and iconic music artists", said Don Jackson, founder of Central City Productions and executive producer of Black Music Honors. "The caliber of this year's honorees speaks to the incredible impact, breadth and depth of the music these artists have given to the world. I am truly excited about this year's show. From a legendary group like The Jacksons, to Jody Watley, Donnie McClurkin, Slick Rick, Oleta Adams and Guy, we are paying tribute to extraordinary artists from various genres of the music industry".

Black Music Honors is set to air on broadcast syndication, Sept. 2-30, 2017 and on Bounce TV, Tuesday, October 10, at 7 p.m. (ET). Black Music Honors is produced by Central City Productions. Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the National Museum of African American Music, scheduled to open in Nashville, TN, in 2019.

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center(TPAC) is located at 505 Deaderick St., in Nashville. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show taping at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at https://patron.tpac.org/events/detail/black-music-honors-2017-tpac

(Photo Credit/Content: Courtesy of Black Music Honors.)