\nThe first of two collaborative events is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30, during the Eureka Springs Blues Party. The event will feature a screening of \u201cArkansas Rock and Soul Royalty \u2014 The Cate Brothers Band,\u201d directed by Benjamin Meade.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nThe documentary was previously featured at the 2021 Fort Smith International Film Festival. Organizers from both festivals partnered to include the film as part of a tribute to the Cate Brothers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u201cFilm and music are most powerful when they operate as a unified creative asset; each can amplify the commercial value of the other,\u201d said Robert Locke of the Arkansas Music Experience.<\/p>\n
The documentary follows the more than 50-year career of Ernie and Earl Cate, who played their first nightclub show in Fayetteville in 1960 while still teenagers.<\/p>\n\nDuring the 1970s and 1980s, the Cate Brothers Band reached the Billboard Top 20 with \u201cUnion Man,\u201d toured internationally, appeared on \u201cThe Midnight Special\u201d with Ray Charles, and worked with musicians and producers including Steve Cropper, Tom Dowd, Levon Helm, and members of The Band.<\/p>\n\nIn the 1990s, the group performed at two presidential inaugurations and continued releasing independent albums while maintaining strong ties to Northwest Arkansas.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor people of a certain age, the Cate Brothers have been the soundtrack of our lives,\u201d said Lynn Wasson, president of the River Valley Film Society. \u201cI think the Cates played my prom, every party at the U of A, lots of stages and parties here in Fort Smith. This excellent documentary is only part of what they\u2019re due. The Cates Brothers abide. Long may they play.\u201d<\/p>\n
A second event is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at White Water Tavern in Little Rock, where the Arkansas Cinema Society Filmmaker Forum and Arkansas Music Experience will host a joint networking meetup.<\/p>\n\n\u201cThe Music Industry Meetup is a free, casual, and welcoming networking series designed to bring together everyone who makes Arkansas\u2019 music scene thrive,\u201d Locke said. \u201cOpen to all experience levels and all corners of the Arkansas music ecosystem, the Music Industry Meetup is about building relationships, sparking creativity, and celebrating the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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