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Six to be Added to Austin Music Memorial

October 17, 2012 4:42 pm by: David Brown

Legendary guitarist Stephen Bruton is among six new names to be added to the Austin Music Memorial in November. Photo by flickr.com/photos/chascar.Legendary guitarist Stephen Bruton is among six new names to be added to the Austin Music Memorial in November. Photo by flickr.com/photos/chascar.

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Today the City of Austin announced that six more important figures in Austin music will have their names added to the Austin Music Memorial.

The inductees announced today include legendary country singer Don Walser, Huston Tillotson music educator Nathaniel Williams Sr., legendary guitarist Stephen Bruton, R&B pioneer Connie “Pee Wee” Crayton, Mariachi violinist Manuel Limon Sr., and Robin Shivers, the founder of the Health Alliance for Austin musicians.

Their names will now appear alongside those of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Doug Sahm, and other Austin music icons memorialized in perpetuity along the perimeter of the Long Center’s city terrace.

A public induction ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 30.

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