Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash is the 2024 Recipient of the Crossroads of American Music Award, which will be presented on October 3rd at the Grammy Museum of Mississippi. Photo courtesy of grammy.com
Four-time GRAMMY®-winning singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash will be the recipient of the sixth annual Crossroads of American Music Award at GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi’s 2024 Gala, which will take place at the Museum in Cleveland, Miss, on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. The 2024 Gala is presented by Quality Steel Corporation with additional support provided by platinum sponsors Cannon Motors of Mississippi and Kirk Auto. Additional details will be announced soon.
Tickets to the 2024 Gala go on sale to GRAMMY Museum Mississippi Members on Aug. 22 and can be purchased at grammymuseumms.org, or by calling the Mississippi Museum’s Box Office. Pending availability, tickets will go on sale to the public on Sept. 5.
“As one of the most profound singer/songwriters of her generation, and a bestselling author, Rosanne Cash has had an immeasurable impact on the history of American music,” said Emily Havens, Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. “With her incredible voice and deeply personal songs, Cash has built an indelible career making commercially successful music across genres. We can’t wait to honor her incredible achievements with the sixth annual Crossroads of American Music Award at this year’s Gala.”
“I’m extremely honored and humbled to receive the sixth annual Crossroads of American Music Award,” said Rosanne Cash. “I feel that so much of what I am, what I am drawn to, what I love, what I write about, and what is in my very bloodstream comes from the Delta. To visit GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, soak up some of the inspiration, connect with old friends and meet new ones is gift enough, but to be acknowledged with this prestigious award is deeply humbling and moving. I look forward to October 3rd with a full heart of gratitude for GRAMMY Museum Mississippi–for their devotion to preserving and celebrating the music of the Delta, and for including me in their mission.”
“We are honored to support GRAMMY Museum Mississippi’s 2024 Gala and extend our congratulations to Rosanne Cash, this year’s recipient of the Crossroads of American Music Award,” stated Sean Wessel, President of LT Corporation and CEO of Quality Steel Corporation. “We applaud the Museum for honoring musicians who have significantly influenced the direction of American music. The money raised at this gala will support the museum’s ongoing efforts to excite and teach the next generation about the value of our country’s rich musical heritage, particularly in the beautiful state of Mississippi.”
GRAMMY Museum Mississippi’s Red Carpet Guild, an organization of committed volunteers whose mission is to promote, support, and sustain the Mississippi Museum, is currently developing plans for the Museum’s 2024 Gala. The theme for this year’s Gala is “River and Roses.” The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6 pm at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi and will feature a reception, dinner and cocktails, live music, and a silent and live auction. The event will also feature the presentation of the 2024 L.U.C.Y. Award, which honors a k-12 educator from the state of Mississippi who embodies the educational mission of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.
Established by the Museum’s Board of Directors, the Crossroads of American Music Award honors an artist who has made significant musical contributions influenced by the creativity born in the cradle of American music. Past recipients of the Crossroads of American Music Award are GRAMMY winners the late Charley Pride and Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby Rush, Marty Stuart, and Keb’ Mo’.
The annual GRAMMY Museum Mississippi Gala is the Museum’s signature fundraising event. Proceeds from this year’s Gala will benefit the Museum’s education programs, which seek to use music as a gateway to learning by inspiring and cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and self- expression.
