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Jack Emerson, the original manager
of Jason and the Scorchers and the
co-founder of the independent record label E-Squared, died in Nashville
on
November 22. He was 43.
Here are a couple of links to obituaries for Emerson.
http://tennessean.com/obits/archives/03/11/42921279.shtml?Element_ID=42921279
http://www.nashvillescene.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?story=Back_Issues:2003:November_27-
December_4_2003:Arts:Music—Obituary
Jack Emerson with Jason and the Scorchers before the
band's 20th Anniversary
show, December 31, 2001.
L-R: Perry Baggs, Jason Ringenberg,
Jack Emerson, Kenny Ames, Warner Hodges.
Photo: Graham Young
A benefit concert to defray
some of the Emerson family’s medical expenses has been scheduled
for Friday, December 12th. It will be held at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville,
at One Cannery Row: (615)251-3020. Below is a press release about the
show:
BENEFIT SHOW FOR THE LATE
JACK EMERSON, DECEMBER 12th, MERCY LOUNGE
In an effort to help Jack Emerson’s family defray the considerable
medical costs that mounted over the months preceding his untimely passing,
many of the artists he worked with over the course of his twenty years
in the business have organized a concert at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville
on Friday December 12. Doors 7:30 pm, Show 8:30 pm, tickets available
at the door only, $30 minimum donation, cash on the barrelhead! There
will also be a silent auction with some irresistible CD collections
& box sets. All proceeds go to the family.
PERFORMANCES BY:
John Hiatt and the Goners,
Sonny Landreth, Steve Earle and Justin Earle, Jason and the Scorchers,
Billy Joe Shaver and Band.
Also performances by Steve Forbert, Webb Wilder, Tim Krekel, and Bill
Lloyd.
The Emcee will be Rev. Keith Coes from Lightning 100. Promotional support
provided by WRLT- Lightning 100.
If you’re unable to attend the show but still want to make a donation,
a
memorial fund has been set up in Jack’s name:
Checks can be made payable to:
The Jack Emerson Memorial Fund
Kurt Vitolo c/o Gudvi, Sussman & Oppenheim
1222 16th Ave South, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37212
For more information on our friend Jack Emerson go to: http://www.praxisrecordings.com/home.html
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