Her-Story- A Salute to Women In Music” at United We Band

PHILADELPHIA - March 22, 2013 - PRLog -- On March 26th, 2013 for Women’s History Month, The Artists United Presents “Her-Story- A Salute to Women In Music” at United We Band.  This year’s event will take place at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill Street located in Philadelphia, PA.  The hosts for the evening will be Rahnda Rize, Hollie Stain of S-Factor Entertainment and special invited guest presenter Dyana Williams.  The VIP Reception will be at 7:00 PM and Showtime is at 8:00 PM.  For ticket information and RSVP, go to www (http://www.unitedweband.eventbrite.com/). (http://www.unitedweband.eventbrite.com/)unitedweband.eventbrite.com (http://www.unitedweband.eventbrite.com/).

As part of this joyous occasion, Helen Bruner & Terry Jones will be presented The Linda Creed Shining Star Award for their musical contributions to the world and the city of Philadelphia. Past recipients of The Linda Creed Shining Star Award include Tiffany Bacon, Patricia Washington, and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown. On this magical evening, our talented ensemble of vocalists and musicians including the likes of the incomparable Lady Alma, will cover the music of Helen Bruner & Terry Jones, Patti Labelle and others. There will also be a Special Musical Tribute to Linda Creed and much more. Our evening will end with a Jam Session hosted by some the regions most prominent touring musicians.

Individually and collectively the talented duo Helen Bruner and Terry Jones worked on many recording projects as songwriters, producers and vocalists.  Jones has worked on recordings for Grammy winners Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and is the featured vocalist on the Redman and Method Man's platinum seller How High. Bruner wrote and produced her critically acclaimed album Have You Heard About It on the Cardiac/Virgin label. Bruner & Jones song Get To Know Me produced, written and performed by Bruner & Jones is featured on the Grammy winning All About Bullies…Big and Small CD.  Bruner & Jones own and operate Phil’erzy Productions, a multifaceted music company in Philadelphia. Phil’erzy’s released the album Soul Talkin produced by Bruner & Jones on legendary soul singer Linda Jones, who is Terry’s mother. The song “Baby I Know,” from the CD earned a GRAMMY® nomination for “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.“ Bruner & Jones have also shared the stage with Dave Koz, Steve Vai, Ledisi, Patti Labelle, and many others.

About The Artist United
The Artists United (TAU) is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 by Rasheed "Lox" Knox, along with Jay P. King and Ashley Scott. The mission is to educate, develop, market, and promote individuals in the Entertainment Industry. The organization's objective is to help Preserve Arts and Culture in our Communities. The United We Band (UWB) Jam Session and Showcase is one of The Artists United’s (TAU) Main Events. It was designed to create a platform and social environment for the intermediate and professional individuals to apply the knowledge obtained through our courses, seminars, and mentoring programs. We continue to create Women’s History of our own with our annual rendition of Her-Story, an ongoing series designed to continually keep the legacy of Women in Music Alive!

About Linda Creed

Raised in Philadelphia, Linda Creed's contribution to the Philly Soul Sound of the 1970s and the 1980s is undeniable. Her talents as a lyricist were teamed with Philadelphia International Records most noted composer-producer-arranger Thom Bell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068543/) in 1971. The Creed and Bell collaboration produced an impressive array of Top 40 hits. For the vocal group The Stylistics, this songwriting team penned "You Are Everything", "Betcha By Golly, Wow", "I'm Stone In Love With You", and  "You Make Me Feel Brand New." Although Creed was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 26, she continued to work. With composer Michael Masser (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557247/), she wrote the poignant lyrics to "The Greatest Love of All" which would become a No. 1 hit for singer Whitney Houston (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001365/) in 1986. The same year Creed lost her battle with breast cancer at age 37. In 1987 her family and friends established The Linda Creed (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187217/) Breast Cancer Foundation in Philadelphia to provided free mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women. As one half of one of the most commercially and critically acclaimed songwriting teams, she was inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992