Nashville, Tenn. — The Americana Music Association announced today the results of the annual elections for their Board of Directors. Nine incoming directors have been elected to the board for 2008-2009.

Re-elected for new terms are Ray Kennedy in the artist category, New Frontier Touring owner Paul Lohr in the booking agent slot, John Allen of Bug Music in the music publishing panel, KNBT’s Mattson Rainer in radio and Rounder Record’s Brad Paul in the At Large category. New board members include JT Turner of Thirty Tigers in the New Media category, Avenue Bank’s Van Tucker in the banking/finance category and Sin City’s Shilah Morrow and music industry veteran Tim DuBois in the At Large category.

The incoming directors will join board members returning in 2008 for the second of two year terms. Those board members are: Al Moss of Al Moss Promotion, Abby White of Performing Songwriter Magazine, artist manager Tim McFadden, BMI’s Kay Clary, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Grimey’s Doyle Davis, XM Satellite Radio’s Jessie Scott, KFAN’s Rick Star, New West’s Jeff Cook and Appalshop’s Art Menius.

The 2008 executive committee will be elected by the new board at the annual board retreat on January 18-19 in Nashville. For more information about the Americana Music Association, log on to www.americanamusic.org.

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