Leave a Legacy Concert

About the Event
About the Artist
Happiness has always come naturally to Cory Morrow. With his rollicking, soulful, feel-good Texas country, he has made thousands jump on tabletops, shimmy, scream, and suspend worries for almost two decades, like a honky-tonk pied piper—and he shows no signs of stopping. But these days, Morrow is also devoted to something more. “I’ve always been able to find happiness and help others find happiness,” he says. “But there’s a difference between happiness and joy. Now, I feel like there’s a deeper sense of joy that’s not circumstantial.”
The music revels in a life full of love and purpose, drawing on gritty rock, thumping gospel, and Morrow’s signature juke-joint country. Many of the songs address faith and relationships, both human and holy, with urgency, gratitude, and wonder. “I think there has always been a thread of spirituality in everything I’ve done––I’ve always been searching for something more,” he says. When asked what “doing for others” looks like for him, Morrow doesn’t hesitate: “Serving. It’s little things all the time.” He mentions his band, and the urge to care for them as people and friends.
Event Committee Chairs
Barrett Ball, Natalie Guerry, Allison Sumner
Host Committee
Jenny Adams
Amy Anderson
Arelli & Jorge Azpe
Becky and Todd Baumann
Rebecca Black
Lucinda & Barry Buford
Erin Cavanaugh
Neva Cochran
Angela & Mayan Corioso
Jessica Evans & David Elliott
Tina Shuey & Laurie Evans
Jameye Gardner
Mary Katharine Gill
Susan & Michael Glassmoyer
Cathleen Griffith
Natalie & Klint Guerry
Megan Hawthorne
Ann Henson
Ashley Holbrook
Dr. Randy Hunter
Delia Johnson
Maggie Kipp
Jenny Adams
Amy Anderson
Arelli & Jorge Azpe
Becky and Todd Baumann
Rebecca Black
Lucinda & Barry Buford
Erin Cavanaugh
Neva Cochran
Angela & Mayan Corioso
Jessica Evans & David Elliott
Tina Shuey & Laurie Evans
Jameye Gardner
Mary Katharine Gill
Susan & Michael Glassmoyer
Cathleen Griffith
Natalie & Klint Guerry
Megan Hawthorne
Ann Henson
Ashley Holbrook
Dr. Randy Hunter
Delia Johnson
Maggie Kipp
Ashley & Jeff Lamont
Meredith Mabus
Melissa & Allen McClure
Nancy & Doug McMahon
Dr. Ashwini & Mr. Rajee Mehta
Mary & Baker Montgomery
JoAnne & Eddy Moore
Elizabeth & Neil Moseley
Kallie & Craig Myers
Becky Nelson
Allison & Ben Parkey
Tosca & Hector Patino
Chris Ferguson & John Schoggins
Christy & Jai Singhania
Christiana & Wes Smith
Joan Stockton
Allyson Griffith & Duke Stone
David Tompkins
Ashley & Lance Travis
Carolyn & Rick Waghorne
Carol Ann Zelley
Ashley & Jeff Lamont
Meredith Mabus
Melissa & Allen McClure
Nancy & Doug McMahon
Dr. Ashwini & Mr. Rajee Mehta
Mary & Baker Montgomery
JoAnne & Eddy Moore
Elizabeth & Neil Moseley
Kallie & Craig Myers
Becky Nelson
Allison & Ben Parkey
Tosca & Hector Patino
Chris Ferguson & John Schoggins
Christy & Jai Singhania
Christiana & Wes Smith
Joan Stockton
Allyson Griffith & Duke Stone
David Tompkins
Ashley & Lance Travis
Carolyn & Rick Waghorne
Carol Ann Zelley
Previous Year Recipients
Paul Tate Advocacy Award Recipients
2024 | Lucinda Buford
2023 | David Elliot
2022 | Robin Bagwell
2021 | The Gaston Construction Team: BufordHawthorne, OMNIPLAN, KDC, Hector Patino & Christian Walker
2019 | Sandra Hallmark & Delia Johnson
2018 | Paul Tate