Garcia: Blayne Tucker was a great champion of live music in San Antonio
Blayne Tucker speaks at a National Independent Venue Association convention in Cleveland. Tucker, the co-owner of The Mix, passed away on December 30 at the age of 42.That love compelled him to manage the career of a promising but obscure young Austin blues guitarist named Gary Clark Jr.
He also formed the St. Mary’s Business Owners Association as a way to give live-music entrepreneurs on the Strip a platform for their concerns.In April 2020, as it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating the live-music industry, Tucker joined a group of his colleagues across the country in forming the National Independent Venue Association .
Cornyn and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, worked in bipartisan fashion to craft the Save Our Stages Act. In December 2020, it was included in a $900 billion stimulus package passed by Congress.
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