The Music Maker Mission

Music Maker Relief Foundation keeps our culture vital by directly supporting senior (over 55) American roots musicians in need. We provide for basic life essentials while expanding their professional careers so that our rich musical heritage can be shared with the world and preserved for future generations.

Since the organization’s founding in 1994, Music Maker has assisted hundreds of musicians who represent the traditions of Blues, Gospel, Old-Time String Band, Jazz and more.

Music Maker’s programs ensure the talents of these cultural treasures are accessible through hundreds of US and international live performances, multi-media documentation and outreach initiatives.

Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. is a tax exempt, public charity under IRS code 501(c)3.

Programs

  • Musician Sustenance - grants to meet basic life needs and emergency relief.
  • Musical Development - grants and services for recipient artist professional development and career advancement.
  • Cultural Access - supports the preservation and proliferation of American musical traditions.

This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endownment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

 

Board of Directors

  • Timothy Duffy - President
  • Denise Duffy
  • Daniel ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck
  • Bart Farrell
  • Dom Flemons
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Rich Henneberry
  • Tom Meyer
  • Anne Pitts
  • Congressman Jon Porter
  • BIll Puckett
  • Justin Robinson
  • Henry Slyker
  • Rick Teller
  • Thomas Wallack

Staff

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Advisory Board

  • B.B. King
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Levon Helm
  • Ardie Dean
  • Jackson Browne
  • Dickey Betts
  • Jimmy Herring
  • Derek Trucks
  • Susan Tedeschi
  • Taj Mahal
  • Tift Merritt
  • Tom Rankin
  • Bill Puckett
  • Sue Foley
  • Colonel Bruce Hampton
  • Pura Fé
  • Ken Shepherd
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  • David Thurber, MD
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Jerry Harrison
  • Pete Townshend
  • Lightnin’ Wells
  • John Price
  • Bill Krasilovsky
  • Rick Savitt
  • Don Was

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