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Greetings from your Editor...
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Aug 6 marked the 24th year of my father's unexpected passing as well as his birthday in 1988. He was only 69 years old. My only solace at the time was that it seemed fitting he would "go home" on the day he'd come into this world. He had a wicked sense of humor, he was kind and he worked very hard his entire life ...and he loved music. My parents divorced when I was young but I always knew the love of my daddy, even if from afar. When I feel down sometimes I recall his fortitude and his love and I find the strength to press on.
Aug 13th is "Left-Handed" Day. It's funny when we think of certain adversities we face growing up. Among other things, I am left-handed. Back in the day this was considered inferior by some. I never thought about it much (even though the world is built for right-handers), but oddly, the more people made a big deal out of it the more unique I felt... and I liked that. It still cracks me up when people exclaim, "Oh, you're a lefty!"
Even though we may only make up 10% of the population, there have been plenty of left-handers that have made impacts on our musical lives, for instance, guitarists like: Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, Coco Montoya, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Gales, Elizabeth "Libby" Cotten, Albert King, Otis Rush, Doyle Bramhall II, Paul McCartney, Buddy Miles, Dick Dale and more. Then there are left-handed people who play right-handed, such as Duane Allman and B.B. King. Other important left-handers include Albert Einstein, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Aristotle, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Bill Gates, etc. ...plus a ton of the funniest comedians!
Hey, I am anxious to hear how you celebrated "International Blues Music Day" last Saturday Aug 3rd. Please send me a note and a fave photo.
Talk to ya next week! Your ever-grateful, left-handed editor,
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Kara Grainger :: SHIVER & SIGH
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 Shiver & Sigh, Kara Grainger's Eclecto Grooved debut features 11 tracks including five of her originals, as well as soulful re-imaginings of Robert Johnson's "C'mon in My Kitchen" and Al Jackson Jr./Timothy Matthews "Breaking up Somebody's Home." The CD was recorded at the Hobby Shop Studios in Los Angeles with Grammy Award winning producer David Z at the helm. Joining Kara in the studio are Kirk Fletcher and Josh Sklair (guitars), Mike Finnigan (keys), Hutch Hutchinson (bass), Jimi Bott and James Gadson (drums), Lenny Castro (percussion), Mitch Grainger (harmonica), Paulie Cerra (saxophone), Paul Litteral (trumpet) and George Stanford (trombone). The result is a recording that shows the richness and diversity of Kara's influences – Soul-contemporary pop-Americana-blues. Read all about it here
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Matt Baxter & Jake Sampson :: HAUNTED
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 San Francisco, CA based Matt Baxter and Jake Sampson keep things simple and direct on their Auburn Records release, Haunted. Over the years Baxter has worked with a vast array of artists both on stage and in the studio. Sampson is an established bluesman with several acclaimed albums under his belt.
Both exceptional musicians, Detroit native Sampson possesses a voice that may remind listeners of John Lee Hooker or Taj Mahal. Haunted delivers some of the finest contemporary folk blues you’ll hear anywhere. Baxter’s dobro playing adds another dimension.
"Baxter's splendid slide guitar displays a delta blues influence."
Dorothy L. Hill / Jazz Now
“A commanding singer. Sampson’s originals span the range of contemporary blues.” Tom Hyslop / Blues Revue
"Someday'"
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Top Fans Have an Assortment of Things to Win!
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 Woohoo! Congratulations to Pete Lindstrand for winning the awesome "Arkansas Rumble" original painting of the late, great Michael Burks.
The painting was created and donated by our 2013 BFG cover artist, Lenny Jones.
Thank you so much for your contribution Lenny ...and Pete... enjoy, enjoy this beautiful and heartfelt momento!!
 CD PACKAGE GIVEAWAY:Congratulations to Fuzzhead Jones (Week 8/2/13) for winning the Five CD Package from various artists including: Tweed Funk, Jay Gordon Band, The Randy Oxford Band, Delta Wires, Mark Robinson, Kelly Richey, Cassie Taylor, Alan Wilson, Kirby Sewell, Bernie Mora, Tangent and more.
You can win a set of 5 CD’s by being one of our Top 25 Fans of the week! We will be selecting one Top Fan each week.
 BLUEZZEE-TEE GIVEAWAY:Be sure to JOIN Our Rewards Program for your chance to WIN a Bluezzee-Tee! (there are several designs).
One of Top 25 Fans will be chosen to win again on Sept 1, 2013.
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Send us your fave photos with the 11th annual magazine
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Blues-Soul songstress Sista Monica shows off her BF Guide at the Pennsylvania Blues Festival. Photo: Mary Ann Haskell
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 You can enjoy the magazine in digital format! Click on cover at right to check out the online digital version!
If you'd like a hard copy to have and to hold, check with your local blues society or look for one at a blues festival or... you can find order information here. |
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Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival, August 16-17, 2013
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 The Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau proudly presents the last blast of Summer of Music in Jackson, Mississippi. Come out and enjoy the largest line up in the region at the Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival, August 16-17, 2013. During these two days the grounds of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will be transformed into a music haven with recreated juke joints; food vendors and over 30 artists performing for your enjoyment.
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How a Gang of Harmonica Geeks Saved the Soul of the Blues Harp
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 Collectors Weekly - Harmonica players will suck and harmonica players will blow, but mastering the harmonica is tougher than its diminutive size and simple mechanics suggests. “The harmonica is actually pretty hard to play well,” says harmonica virtuoso Mickey Raphael, who has shared the stage with Willie Nelson for the better part of 40 years. “If you have a harmonica in the right key for a song, you can play any note and it’ll sound good. But to be able play melody on it is a whole different skill set.”
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A father's gratitude resulted in the Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest and now reaches to the 1st Southern Maryland Blues Festival
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SoMdNews - During the years when a young St. Mary’s girl lived mostly in a hospital, battling a rare form of cancer, a charitable organization offered a trip to Walt Disney World. That gift spurred her father’s gratitude and brought an annual blues concert to the Chesapeake Bay [Maryland].
Brittany Hooker, now 23, was declared cured of the disease a dozen years ago, and the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival that began in 1998 at a state park in Anne Arundel County is still going strong. This year, Dennis Hooker and his daughter are gearing up, with her uncle and cousin’s impresario talents, to bring the music — and the help it provides — closer to home.
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Buddy Guy makes the blues radio-ready
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 Chicago Sun-Times - Buddy Guy is a smart guy. Chicago’s living face of the blues — who turned 77 last week — is worried about the lack of blues music on commercial radio (with the exception of Chicago’s WXRT-FM). So he is using the polished sound of his new double CD, Rhythm and Blues, to back-door the blues into rock stations.
The first CD consists of 11 tracks packaged under Rhythm, and these are the radio-friendly cuts. They range from “Justifyin’,” anchored by a 1980s funk bottom, to the splendid, Muscle Shoals-influenced soul ballad “One Day Away” with guest vocalist Keith Urban (although Dan Penn would have been a better choice).
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Guitarist Robert Randolph brings church-music tradition to blues
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 The Dally Record - You talk to a lot of guitarists – particularly blues-oriented guitarists – and their heroes are the usual suspects: Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton. Robert Randolph’s musical heroes are less well-known: Calvin Cooke, the Campbell Brothers, Willie Eason. All are masters of the pedal steel guitar as used in the church Randolph attended as he was growing up in Irvington in the 1980s and 1990s. “That’s the tradition I come from,” says Randolph. “When you grew up in our church, that’s who you listened to.” The style – called “sacred steel” – was developed in the 1930s in African-American churches that were unable to afford an organ. ...
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Blues Foundation News: Thanks to Jostein Forsberg
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Jostein Forsberg, blues performer and one of the organizers of the world-famous Notodden Blues Festival was the first-ever European member of The Blues Foundation Board of Directors. He served two terms beginning n 2007 and recently completed his service. Art Tipaldi presented Jostein with a token of their appreciation in front of thousands of blues fans at the opening night of this year's Notodden Blues Festival last weekend. (Photo by Tove Andersson)
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Don't miss out on the LRBCruise #23 in Oct 2014
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 Booking is underway for LRBC #23 Mexican Riviera October 4~11, 2014! Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center (San Pedro, CA) roundtrip to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan on the Norwegian Cruise Line Sun.
A $250 per cabin deposit holds your spot in line to book a stateroom. Line-up and cabin selection dates will be announced as early as November.
More Than A Cruise... More Than A Festival... More Than You Can Imagine!
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Mud Morganfield's Severn Records debut is Album of The Year
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Congratulations to Mud Morganfield who's debut Severn Records release, Son Of The Seventh Son, is Living Blues Magazine's Album of the Year (2012)!
All of the winners are featured in the August/September #226 issue of Living Blues.
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SABS presents Carolyn Wonderland
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 Doors 8p, show 8:30p. Tickets are $18 gen or SABS $15 and can be found here.
On Sunday Aug 18, SABS also presents a Back to School Sunday Matinee Blues Jam hosted by the SABS Blue Yutes.
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Robert Randolph & The Family Band new CD
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Robert Randolph took his pedal steel guitar out of the church and into the secular world. The secular world responded with whoops, shouts, and booty shaking. Now Randolph rejoins his ensemble, the Family Band, to make more joyful noise. The new CD is called Lickety Split.
New music from Robert Randolph. Next time in the BluesMobile.
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"Baby Please Don't Go" Mud Morganfield
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Did you know that I do Custom Comic Strips and Comic Pages as gifts?
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July 12th-August 9th 2013
Maggia, Ticino Switzerland
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August 8th-11th 2013
Billings, Montana USA
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Kitchener, Ontario Canada
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Wheeling, West Virginia USA
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Libby, Montana USA
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Duluth, Minnesota USA
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Delafield, Wisconsin USA
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Joseph, Oregon USA
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Navasota, Texas USA
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Bilble Hill, Truro Nova Scotia Canada
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August 10th 2013
Gloucester, Mississippi USA
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August 16th-18th 2013
Wespelaar, Belguim
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Jackson, Mississippi USA
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August 16th-18th 2013
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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