Troy Moon

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The music never dies. Just the players change.

Doug Curle knows. His brother, blues guitarist Shawn Curle, died last year. Another brother, Glenn Curle, died five years ago. Shawn and Glenn were members of the Curle Brothers Blues Band, a staple in live music circles across Northwest Florida.

On Sunday, Doug Curle, who leads the Doug Curle Blues Band, will hit the stage at Vinyl Music Hall, along with Shawn’s son Shane Curle, his own son Jesse Curle, and grandson Josh Strickland to rekindle the family magic.

The group will perform as Three Generations of Curles at the 2014 Pensacola Musicians Memorial, an annual event that pays tribute to the music makers of the past while raising money to help their families in the present and future.

“You know, musicians and blues players in particular — well, it’s a hard row to hoe,’’ said Doug Curle, 63. “You sacrifice marriages, relationships and money. And when these guys leave, it’s good to give them a little respect.’’

The fifth annual Pensacola Musicians Memorial takes place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Vinyl Music Hall in downtown Pensacola. The event will go late into the evening and feature numerous bands who are donating their time for the cause. Performers include Raven Mad, Buzz Cut, Blunderbuss, Foreseen, Mindcage and more.

Event organizers will sell T-shirts, offer raffles and take donations for a fund to help sick musicians as well as raise money for the families of gone musicians. This is the second memorial concert this week. This is the second and last memorial concert this year. Another event featuring musicians was held Monday at The Dock on Pensacola Beach.

Admission to the event is free.

“It’s a sad job,’’ said Lisa Black, one of the event founders who keeps a list of deceased musicians, adding to the list every year. “I was a DJ and a rock ‘n’ roll girl, and this is a way for me to help preserve these musicians’ memories.”

The commemorative T-shirt has a list of gone musicians that goes back decades.

“We have blues musicians, rock musicians, country musicians,’’ Black said. “We remember them all.’’

Geoff Hall, a longtime Pensacola musician and one of the organizers, said Pensacola’s musical history warrants this kind of historical retrospective.

“Shawn Curle of the Curle Brothers?’’ Hall asked. “That’s about as Pensacola as you can get. There’s so much talent in this town. So much history. The Allman Brothers got their start here. But there are musicians who aren’t as well known who are still important parts of Pensacola.’’

Last year, when a local musician died, the Musicians Memorial Fund gave the family money to help cover costs. They’ve paid heating bills for musicians, paid their power bills.

“We take care of them on an emergency basis,’’ said Hall, who will perform at the Sunday show, showcasing his Pensacola-centric original songs. “Widows, children, we try to help the families left behind.”

Pensacola Musicians Memorial

When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Vinyl Music Hall, at the corner of Garden and Palafox streets.

Admission: Free. Donations will be accepted. Memorial T-shirts will be sold, as well as raffle tickets. Proceeds benefit the Pensacola Musicians Memorial fund that helps the families of musicians who have died, as well as help living musicians who are sick and ill.

Details: 850-384-2379.