October 2, 2009
The Mighty Electric St. Jude Band, a nine-piece group made up of St. Jude employees and spouses, leaves today for the ninth annual Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
The event is sponsored by the National Organization of Music Merchants, Gibson Guitars, the museum and Fortune magazine.
The competition contestants were whittled from 34 bands to only eight.
"We're excited to be included in the event," said Brent Royer, director of creative media services for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by day, percussionist and vocalist by night. "We got to see some of the bands at the regional qualifier in Nashville, and there were some really, really talented groups." ... (read more)
