2004 SOUL-PATROL EAST COAST CONVENTION, 7/30-7/31, Willingboro, NJ: Black Music Film Festival, Interactive Seminars, Black Music Awards Show, Cabaret, Trade Show and Performances by some of the GREATEST ARTISTS in the History of Black Music.

July 1, 2004 -- This year the 2 day (7/30-7-31) 2004 SOUL-PATROL EAST COAST CONVENTION consists of: Black Music Film Festival, Interactive Seminars, Black Music Awards Show, Cabaret, Trade Show and Performances by some of the GREATEST ARTISTS in the History of Black Music.
http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention

Visitors to Soul-Patrol.com will find:
- Free Weekly Newsletter
http://www.soul-patrol.com/newsletter
- Internet radio station
http://www.soul-patrol.net
- Sections on classic soul, jazz, funk, blues, doo-wop, slow jams, nu soul and black culture
http://www.soul-patrol.com

Soul-Patrol was launched in 1995, by Bob Davis and Mike Davis. As a college student, Bob Davis, and his friends would sit around listening to music into the wee hours of the morning. They were conscious of the world around them and the political and social changes that were taking place.

"It was a period in time where all young people thought they could change the world," Davis said.

Many artists of the era also were politically conscious, and it was reflected in their music.

Davis wanted to bring that same consciousness to the worldwide audience of Soul-Patrol, which provides information and news about the black music scene and puts it in social, political and historical context.

The Soul-Patrol (Sub titled: "Great Black Music From the Ancient To The Future, In honor of the AACM) allows its Web site contributors to publish interviews, essays and reviews and to have a worldwide dialogue with people about the past, present and future of black music. Soul-Patrol.com receives 3 million hits per months, has 25,000 subscribers to its newsletter and has 70,000 radio listeners per month.

Davis said "We have reached the point in our communication where we need to take that conversation off the internet and let folks, specifically younger people, gain access to that because we think we just might be able to benefit from the give and take that results from having such a dialogue."

Towards that end, the Soul-Patrol holds an annual convention that gives members an opportunity to meet and discuss music. The convention also provides a platform for artists who are universally known , still making music, yet no longer have current top 40 hits on the charts and for younger underground soul artists who look to the past for their inspiration.

Davis said his site is one of the few major 100 percent black-owned Web sites on the Internet. Not only do Bob Davis and his brother own the site, they own the technology that makes it possible - the servers.

He said his brother told him, "If you don't own the means of production, the same thing's going to happen to you that happened to the artists you're talking about."

This year's convention, scheduled July 30-31 at the Kennedy Center in Willingboro, N.J., is expected to draw music lovers from primarily the eastern seaboard, but Soul-Patrol Members from over twenty states and Europe will be in attendance.

ARTISTS: Billy Paul, Chi-Lites, Michael Henderson, Buddy Miles, Barbara Mason, Arlene Smith/Chantels, Mike Hampton/Ray Davis (Parliment-Funkadelic), Soul Generation, Wil Hart/Delphonics, Soundoctrine, Carlton J. Smith, Joe Steele, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Lonnie Liston Smith, Mighty Sam McClain, Legendary Escorts, Marlon Saunders, Ascendant, Freddie Scott, Ad Libs, Rio Soul, Howard Tate, Badal Roy, Ken "Spider" Webb, "Giant" Gene Arnold, Mandrill, BT Express,Gladys Horton (Marvelettes),Vince Montana, Sarah Dash (LaBelle), Ebony's.

AUTHORS: Genna Sapia-Ruffin (David Ruffin: My Temptation), Robert Batista (Brooklyn Story), Ruben Molina (Guide to Low Rider Music: 1950-1975), Geraldine Hughes (Redemption: Truth About Michael Jackson Child Molestation Charges)

SPONSORED BY: Open Up My Heart Foundation, Willingboro Township, UME/HIP-O, Black Rock Coalition, Rhino Records, Urbanland Music, Intersoul Music, Sound Spectrum Entertainment, New Pittsburgh Courier, AG Music Magazine.

The convention will kick off with a free black music film festival, including previously unseen concert footage of Sly and the Family Stone.

The next day will feature seminars on black music and its social impact, ranging from Motown history to black culture to rock 'n' roll. An awards show and cabaret is planned that evening.

Proceeds from the convention go to the Open Up My Heart Foundation, established by the Dells, R&B legends and Soul-Patrol members. The Open Up My Heart Foundation benefits the "forgotten victims" of 9/11, Davis said, people who are out of work or homeless as a result of the World Trade Center collapse.

CONVENTION SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY JULY 30:

BLACK MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL: Only The Strong Survive: (Hosted by Roger Friedman) Staring Jerry Butler, Chi-Lites, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Sam Moore, Mary Wilson, Mighty Sam McClain: Documentary/Interview, Rare Sly & Family Stone Concert (Hosted by ???), Mandrill Live at Montreax (Hosted by Dr. Ric Wilson), Van McCoy: Documentary/Interviews, Afro-Punk (Hosted By Director James Spooner) PLUS Live Performances: Rio Soul & Marlon Saunders

SATURDAY JULY 31:

SEMINARS/PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Black Music Cultural/Social Impact, Post War Blues History, Motown History Panel Discussion, Photo History of Swing/Jump Blues/Doo Wop, Black Culture and Rock n' Roll - Black Rock Coalition, Independent Artists Forum, Jimi Hendrix, Plantation Radio Stations, Badal Roy - Tabla Drumming Demonstration

PAST/FUTURE LEGENDS OF BLACK MUSICAWARD CEREMONY AND CABARET:

Past/Future Black Music Legends Awards Show: Awards: Best 2003 CD Release's: Soul Music, Classic Soul, Funk, Nu Soul, Slow Jams & Blues, Living Legend Awards & Internet Pioneer Awards & surprise performances by our Artists

Alcohol Free Open Cabaret: Featuring surprise live performances, Superstar DJ's from NYC, Philly, DC, Pittsburgh, Soul Music Trivia Contest/Prizes and more surprise performances by our Artists

FOR INFORMATION/VENDOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
CALL (609) 351- 0154
email: earthjuice@prodigy.net
http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention

SPONSORED BY: Open Up My Heart Foundation, Willingboro Township, UME/HIP-O, Black Rock Coalition, Rhino Records, Urbanland Music, Intersoul Music, Sound Spectrum Entertainment, New Pittsburgh Courier, AG Music Magazine.

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http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention

CLICK BELOW FOR 3 PAGE DETAILED AGENDA (.pdf): Film Festival, Seminars/Panel Discussion Agenda, Past/Future Legends Of Black Music Awards Categories, Cabaret Details & Trade Show Details.
http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention/2004_detailed_flyer.pdf

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