The Southeastern Indiana Musicians Association (SEIMA) announced its 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees live from the stage at the inaugural Whiskey City Summer Fest event at Lawrenceburg Civic Park. “The concert and new Civic Park stage was the perfect setting for this year’s announcements,” said Brian DeBruler (SEIMA Board Member/Sol Records) who was an organizer of the event with the City of Lawrenceburg, and Lawrenceburg Main Street.
SEIMA was largely showcased at the event with emcee/host Jim Helms, (Hall of Fame Member) official concert t-shirts and a guitar giveaway signed by all the performing artists. Performances from Robin Lacy and Dezydeco, The Renegades, and Pure Grain highlighted regional music alongside the headliner Delbert McClinton. Local musician Rick Giltner was the winner of the Alvarez acoustic/electric Whiskey City Summer Fest guitar.
The 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees were announced by Jim Helms and Brian Noble (SEIMA Board/Hall of Fame Member) between performances. “It was a great opportunity to increase community awareness and support of our organization,” said Noble. The inductees for 2019 are:
Educators - William Switzer (posthumous induction), Gary Holdsworth, Patsy Holdsworth (posthumous induction)
Musicians - Eddie Heinzelman, Doug Heller, Russell Griffith, Brian DeBruler, Michelle DeBruler, David Lacey, Goose Ingles (posthumous induction), and Nick Ullrich.