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MELLON
JAZZ LIVING LEGACY AWARD" FOR BENNY GOLSON |
Benny received the Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award at the Kennedy Center. The award was presented by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. "Benny Golson gets his due - Philly native goes from 15-cent gig to Mellon Living Legacy honors" > read a related article at Philadelphia Daily News
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Friday,
October 12 2007CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 105TH
CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
"TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOLSON"
Mr. Santorum. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Benny Golson for his extraordinary career as a musician and a composer.
I am proud to say tht Mr. Golson began his professional career in Philadelphia. He went on to compose music for many household names such as Diana Ross, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mickey Rooney and Dizzy Gillespie. He then began writing for the hit TV shows "M*A*S*H" and "The Partridge Family" as well as pilots for CBS, ABC and NBC and the Academy Awards.
During a two year residency at William Paterson College, Mr. Golson wrote a symphony and a piece for violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman. He also lectured to students and received an honorary doctorate degree. In 1994, Mr. Golson was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and, in 1996, a Jazz Masters Award from the N.E.A..
Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Benny Golson for his remarkable professional achievements and his extraordinary contributions to society.
