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Spirit of Americana Auction Features Handwritten Lyrics, Autographed Items

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The Americana Music Association has announced a special online auction to support Free Speech in Music. The project is a joint effort with the First Amendment Center.

Some of the items featured in the auction include handwritten lyrics from Mary Chapin Carpenter and Charlie Daniels; autographed posters from Dwight Yoakam and Steely Dan; an autographed banjo signed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; and a guitar on which Michael Martin Murphey wrote the lyrics of his classic, “Wildfire.”  
 
The Americana Music Association and the First Amendment Center have also joined forces to produce “Freedom Sings,” an evening celebrating the power of free speech in music and honoring the career of Mary Chapin Carpenter.  The event will take place on Tuesday, April 27, at the Newseum in downtown Washington, D.C.

Carpenter will receive the “Spirit of Americana” Free Speech in Music Award, which recognizes artists who have used their work to raise awareness and promote free speech through their music and other efforts. Past recipients include Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, Judy Collins, Charlie Daniels and Steve Earle.
 
Former Washington Post journalist and current recording artist Eric Brace, along with legendary artists Rodney Crowell and Judy Collins, will also perform at the event.
 
To view the artwork and bid online, go to www.americanamusicauction.com.