Bring the "King Biscuit" name back where it belongs!
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I support the history of music. The blues was born in the Delta. This unique music influenced other popular forms of music, broke racial barriers as the African American artist where played on radio stations, and influenced the literary history and the language of the Delta..
The King Biscuit name is unique in that it is tied to important moments and artist in music that influenced not only American music, but the world. It is important that the name, regardless of ownership, continued to be tied to the historical location where history was made, and music created.
King Biscuit Time, King Biscuit Flower Hour and the former King Biscuit Blues Festival each pay tribute to this history.
I understand that King Biscuit Flower Hour owns the trademark, but the value of your trademark was being enhanced at no cost by King Biscuit Time and the Blues Festival. What has the King Biscuit Flower Hour been doing with the name these last few years but selling re-issues of concert that where recorded years ago, and replaying those same concerts on syndicated radio. King Biscuit Time and the Blues Festival in Helena kept the roots of the name alive.
Now that you see the value in the name you want to take it away from those that have nurtured it for the past years. The value of the name is in its history from the old style flour sacks, the 14,000 broadcast by Sunshine Sonny Payne, the folk art of the blues festival, and the live music at each festival. Good business sense would tell you not to turn away the 100,000 fans who support the festival, or the thousands that have heard Sonny Payne over the year.
Therefore I pledge:
To support the artist that have made the music that influenced the world
To purchase music from independent labels that work to support artist
To attend and support music festivals that are about the music such as the
Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, which is presented free.
I will not:
Purchase music from corporations that are attempting to cash in on a name
Attend a festival that is based on taking the name from anther festival, and trying to confuse music fans by holding it at the same time
Support the sponsors of any such event.
Enter a bar, restaurant or establishment which is attempting to cash in on the cultural history of a region without supporting the area.
Tour Beale Street, or Farrish Street.
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Please allow The "King Biscuit" name to be used by the Sonny Boy Blues Society. Keep "King Biscuit Time" on KFFA in Helena, where it has broadcast from for over six decades.
The King Biscuit name is unique in that it is tied to important moments and artist in music that influenced not only American music, but the world. It is important that the name, regardless of ownership, continued to be tied to the historical location where history was made, and music created.
King Biscuit Time, King Biscuit Flower Hour and the former King Biscuit Blues Festival each pay tribute to this history.
I understand that King Biscuit Flower Hour owns the trademark, but the value of your trademark was being enhanced at no cost by King Biscuit Time and the Blues Festival. What has the King Biscuit Flower Hour been doing with the name these last few years but selling re-issues of concert that where recorded years ago, and replaying those same concerts on syndicated radio. King Biscuit Time and the Blues Festival in Helena kept the roots of the name alive.
Now that you see the value in the name you want to take it away from those that have nurtured it for the past years. The value of the name is in its history from the old style flour sacks, the 14,000 broadcast by Sunshine Sonny Payne, the folk art of the blues festival, and the live music at each festival. Good business sense would tell you not to turn away the 100,000 fans who support the festival, or the thousands that have heard Sonny Payne over the year.
Therefore I pledge:
To support the artist that have made the music that influenced the world
To purchase music from independent labels that work to support artist
To attend and support music festivals that are about the music such as the
Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, which is presented free.
I will not:
Purchase music from corporations that are attempting to cash in on a name
Attend a festival that is based on taking the name from anther festival, and trying to confuse music fans by holding it at the same time
Support the sponsors of any such event.
Enter a bar, restaurant or establishment which is attempting to cash in on the cultural history of a region without supporting the area.
Tour Beale Street, or Farrish Street.
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Please allow The "King Biscuit" name to be used by the Sonny Boy Blues Society. Keep "King Biscuit Time" on KFFA in Helena, where it has broadcast from for over six decades.
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Teresa Johnson
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- what you have done and are doing is just plain wrong
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Artie Chavez
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- Stop Corporate greed-Give back to the Blues
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Bonnie J Kalmbach
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- Taking away the name of the King Biscuit Festival is a disgustingly low act. Stop messing with history! For some people, "freedom" means only the freedom to make as much money as you can at others expense.
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Vince Caminiti
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Guitar Mac
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- I think" King Biscuit" Should Stay In Helena Arkansas.
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Joe Hurley
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Lynne
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Leanne Petersen
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Ron Hacker
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- What a shame, as if the Blues doesn't get pushed aside enough already, now they want to steal one of the oldest names connected to the Blues, what a shame.
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Francis Mark Mancini
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- Everyone seems to want to profit on the backs of the musician. What we need is another nationwide (worldwide?) boycott, however unlikely.
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Nicholas Marchuk
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C. L. Sloan
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Lucretia Bjorklund
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Brenda Sloan
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Heather Sloan
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Lee Sloan
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Scott Hickman
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- Preserve the blues; resist any and all efforts to corrupt it or confuse it with other musical idioms. We must not support the big rip-off of The King Biscuit name and festival by Performa Entertainment Real Estate in Memphis.
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Patricia Rott
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James Turner
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- Please keep the "Biscuit" where it belongs!
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N. Lynne`
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- I will not support anybody who tries to make a profit from somebody elses hard work . Leave King Biscuit alone
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GREG O'NEILL
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- HIP HOP AND POP MUSIC CAME FROM THE BLUES AND SKAT !! SO LEAVE THE BLUES BORN KING BISQUIT TO THE BLUES NOT PARTILY RELATED CORPORATE VENTURES!!
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Elisabeth Fiekowsky
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Mark McCoy
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- Heritage cannot be purchased and I will not support any entity that attempts to profit from the exploitation of the Mississippi Delta region. Keep King Biscuit in Helena.
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Marilyn Morris
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- So much history has been destroyed by corporate greed. Kind of ironic that the music created by some of the poorest people in the world, years later will make others among the richest.
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smith iuli
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Paul Garon
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Mike Fox
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Ike Ryan
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- What would Sonny Boy say?
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Walter Herleman
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- A POX upon performa!
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STAN BILLINGS
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Daniel A. Vehling
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Richard Anderson
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Paul Bechtoldt
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- stick it to "the man" from D'Tone-Dawg
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Cary Wolfson
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- Producer, Blues From the Red Rooster Lounge
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Bill Hines
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Tom Muck
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- Stop the madness
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Gary Coppock
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Niven Thurman
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Lee Ann Burkholder
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Mark Thomas
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Ian Collard
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Richard Rupert
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Michael Peloquin
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- somebody will someday own everything we love and then charge us to participate in a watered down version
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Edward Flores
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- I do this for the love of music not the love of money!
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Louis Porsi
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Glenn Labbie
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Kurt Steinmann
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Rodney Young
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Sigmund Finman
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- you corporate swine
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Walt Michael
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