The Georgia Legacy Foundation, Inc. mission is to recognize, protect, preserve, and promote Georgia’s Roots Musical Artists, and to do so with a historical, ethnic and regional perspective.

To accomplish this mission, Georgia Legacy Foundation will utilize the highest quality professional entertainment artists with superior standards and policies:

We intend to create on-going situations of support for artists while offering enlightenment and entertainment to the public.

We will strive to create uniquely designed opportunities for industry representatives to witness and embrace available talent.

Our goal is to acknowledge and celebrate the authentic indigenous artists of our state.

By these stated goals we aspire to promote Atlanta and the state of Georgia as important contributing cultural centers of the nation.

The Georgia Legacy Foundation represents a unique approach to charitable organizations and the entertainment industry.  Our goal is to create and maintain viable methods of showcasing artists -- celebrating both older, established artists and newer, present day and rising stars.

After thirty years of performing and being taught by the great blues artists of our time, President and Executive Director Sammy Blue recognized a serious need for new avenues to assist talented artists with their careers and quality of life. Since most artists do not have easy access to agents, managers and record companies, a great many of them receive few opportunities for maximum exposure.

Our goal is to create and maintain viable methods of showcasing artists.  We intend to create educational programs for the public, as well as business and medical services for artists.   For the general public, providing open forums and access to an artist in celebration of their  background, their challenges, upbringing and motivations will enrich and entertain our youth in a positive environment.

For the artists, our work will include documentation of the artist's work through the use of video -- filming and recording their live performances. Assisting the artist with developing promotional materials and providing an avenue of advertising and promotion to ensure their continued exposure and involvement with the community.  These recordings and services will be donated to the artist free of charge. The artist will own all rights to their work and will be able to use these materials for promotion and sales.  We hope to create a situation where the artists of the future will have clearer and more focused paths to successful careers and lives.

Our founder, Sammy Blue, a native of Decatur, Georgia,  is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry.

He has worked in almost every area including appearances on network and cable television, the theatre stage, clubs, festivals, and many corporate functions.   

Mr. Blue is well informed about show business and the arts.   He has worked as stage manager, front man, musician, vocalist, teacher, agent, and industry consultant. His travels have taken him everywhere from Singapore to Switzerland -- with stops in Costa Rica and California along the way.  

Mr. Blue has also worked with the following non-profit and arts organizations:

The First Atlanta Blues Society, 1985, Founder

The Musicworks School of Traditional Music, 1985, Promoter/teacher

The Spruill Arts Center, 1994 to 2000, Teacher

Georgia Council of the Arts, 2003-2005, Master Artist

Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 1986, Board Member

NARAS (Grammy), 1992, Committee Member

Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 2000-2004, Special  Performances

Spelman College, 2003, Conference

NBAF, 2002-2005, Performance/Lecturer

High Museum of Art, 2004, Performance/Lecturer

Marietta Museum of Art, 2003, Performance

Marietta Museum of History, 2004, Performance

Dekalb College, 2001 and 2003, Performance/Lecture

Morehouse College, 2000 and 2002, Performance /Lecture

Clark Atlanta University, 2001 and 2003, Performance /Lecture

Music Maker Relief Foundation, 2003-2004, Celebrity Guest

National Broadcasters Foundation Conference, 2006-2007, Celebrity Guest

His many varied experiences bring a clearly unique perspective to the job of President and Executive Director of the Georgia Legacy Foundation.

 “We invite all music lovers who care about Roots music

to join us in creating a new and vibrant approach to maintaining historical music

and creating the entertainers of the future.”

– Sammy Blue President/Executive Director

                 Georgia Legacy Foundation

J. P. has broad knowledge and experience in video production and special markets promotion.

During his video career, he has produced and directed programs for corporate, government and network television.  He has also promoted numerous music concerts for both small and large venues.  

His company, Kelsher Communications, through their Special Markets Division, has developed promotional strategies designed to connect corporate sponsors with niche and unique lifestyle groups and organizations.  

Rita Graham has arranged recording sessions and bookings for herself and other

variety performers, as well as all-sized musical aggregations for night clubs, restaurants,

theatres, corporate affairs, and private parties since 1974 until the present, in the United States and abroad.

From 1980-1987, Ms. Graham was Vice-President of The Career People, a Los Angeles employment agency. In this capacity she screened and arranged agreements with employers, while screening and supervising job-seekers, along with the evaluation and

employment  of company personnel.

Elizabeth Blumenfeld-Tull is a native New Yorker and business owner who has lived in Atlanta for almost 20 years. Elizabeth attended Berklee College of Music as a performance major and currently owns and operates her own coaching business: Agape Legacy Coach.  

Before joining the professional coaching field Elizabeth worked in Training and Management for such organizations as The Boston Red Sox, Apple-Rio Management (Founders of Applebee’s) and The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

Elizabeth was on staff as an Assistant Community Coach for Coachville L.L.C. Coach Training Institute and served as personal assistant to Wiley author Kimberley George.  

Current Projects: Raising her two beautiful children, Individual and Group coaching, spreading support and awareness for the mental health and recovery communities, advocating for Aspergers and families with Special Needs Children.

Elizabeth has recently picked her sticks back up and can be seen from time to time playing out with several blues artists in the Atlanta area.

Dell Long     

Public Relations  & Special Events     

Atlanta • New York  •New Orleans

delllongpr@yahoo.com

404-664-1925

Diana Taylor    

Booking & Artist Management      

dianataylor07@yahoo.com

404-226-4512

Frederick Rella   CPA