My long time friend and business associate, who was an original cofounder of the Southern Music HOF paaed away yesterday peacefully in his sleep at either 86 or 87 years young.

Ron always was upbeat and loved our travels across the entire USA South looking for a physical home for the Southern Music HOF. After meeting with the Executive Director of the now defunct Georgia Music HOF we decided to follow his advice and go to the Net. We found out that only the Rock N Roll HOF and the Spy Museum in Washington DC were even breaking even!

He will surely be missed; however I’m sure that he and the late Harry “Mister Beach Music” are having a blast up there!

Hugh Simpson