2015 World’s Fastest Drumming Finals competition will take place on July 9th – 11th at the Music City Center in Nashville.
“Nashville is one of the country’s premiere music destinations,” said Mark Snyder, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Church’s Chicken. “We are excited to continue our partnership with World’s Fastest Drummer, especially in such an established community of music lovers.”
The 2015 World’s Fastest Drummer (WFD) – World Finals begins July 9 with prelims that will take place through July 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Finalists who make it through the qualifying Battle of the Hands and Battle of the Feet categories will compete at the WFD World Finals Championship that will take place on July 11 at 2 p.m. for the exclusive title of World’s Fastest Drummer.
On Saturday, July 11, 2015, Church’s Chicken and WFD will be kicking off the Finals by honoring three living legends in drumming with the WFD-Church’s Chicken Legends Series Award. This year’s recipients are D.J. Fontana (drummer for Elvis Presley), WS Holland (drummer for Johnny Cash) and Richie Albright (drummer for Waylon Jennings).
“The passion and innovation that these drummers demonstrated throughout their careers helped shape what Rock and Roll, Country, and Out Law music is today,” said Boo McAfee, creator of WFD events.
The Legends Series Awards will begin at 2 p.m. on July 11, and is a featured attraction for the Summer National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show held at the Music City Center. The event is open to the public with a day ticket as part of NAMM’s Industry Day. The awards will be presented by radio and TV celebrity host Charlie Chase.
Church’s Chicken is sponsoring the event will also be donating a $1,000 in honor of each award recipients’ name to Nashville’s W.O. Smith Music School.
For more information about the World’s Fastest Drummer World Finals visit World’s Fastest Drummer website.
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