Keeping Rhythm & Blues Alive
Team
History
History
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Cleveland Kurtz, President
Dr. Maxwell Whiting,
VP/Music Director
Sylvia Whiting, Sec/Treas.
Tom Colantonio,
Instruments for Children
Board Members
Barbara Bardsley
Clarice Smith
Paul Williams
Honorary Directors
Sylvia Ann Soares
Lynn & Elizabeth Pegg
Richard & Donna Pena
Dell Padgett
History
History
History
The Rhode Island Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society (RIRBPS) is a 501(c)3 all volunteer non-profit organization established in 2003 by Edward A 'Prof' Coates and a few dedicated local supporters devoted to preserving and promoting the legacy, heritage and connection of rhythm & blues in Rhode Island.
As a membership organization we offer a variety of community programs and services.
Mission
History
Mission
* Preserve & promote R&B through activities, events & education.
* Preserve and promote the heritage & historical connections of R&B music in the evolution of American popular music.
* Improve awareness and acceptance of R&B by the public as a musical art form.
R&B Heritage Month Festival
CANCELLED
Due to Covid -19 - We hope to reschedule.
Cape Verdean Progressive Center
329 Grosvenor Avenue
E. Providence, RI
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RIRPBS
12 Kipling Street
Providence, RI 02907
401.461.0012 / rirbps@gmail.com
Donations are tax deductible
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Rhode Island Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society
12 Kipling Street, Providence, RI 02907
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