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Greetings from your Editor...
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Here comes Spring... the time of renewal hope, rebirth and discoveries. More and more festivals are springing up (yes, pun intended) on the calender. It's glorious I tell ya!
This (early) morn, myself and a keyboardist started a six week stint at the beautiful Flowers Fields in Carlsbad, California doing an interactive blues music presentation for K-2 graders! The acres of Fields are in bloom and this location is just incredible. Spring is busting out for sure. I call the kids my little seedlings and we introduce some shuffle, swing, Bo Diddley-type and boogie beats to songs about flowers blooming,"Lost Shoe Blues" and how dirt made their lunch!
Lots of Spring birthdays to wrap this week and next. Keeping with the theme of Women's History Month, along with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marcia Ball and Gaye Adegbalola, I see we have two power-house, soul divas to celebrate, Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin, plus jazz/blues queen, Sarah Vaughan.
"Yesterday this time I sang a love song but today I'm singing the blues."
Let's go smell the roses!
Birthdays of Note: Mar 20 Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973), Marcia Ball (1949), Sam Lay (1935), Eddie Shaw (1937), Jimmie Vaughan (1951); Mar 21 Eddie "Son" House (1902-1988), Otis Spann (1930-1970), William Clarke (1951-1996), Gaye Adegbalola (1944); Mar 23 Iverson "Louisiana Red" Minter (1936), Chaka Khan (1953); Mar 25 Aretha Franklin (1942); Mar 26 Rufus Thomas (1917); Mar 27 Leroy Carr (1905), Robert "Junior" Lockwood (1915), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Little Junior Parker (1932), Johnny Clyde Copeland (1937)
Your ever-grateful editor,
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Special Advertising Opportunities
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Time to Order Your Print Ad in the 12th Annual
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 Time to order your print ad in the 12th annual Blues Festival Guide magazine.
Once-a-year marketing opportunity!
100,000 copies distributed for free throughout U.S. and Canada.
Thousands more will read it in Digital Format.
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Thanks To You Blues Fans and Industry Folk Who Have Made Us Blues Industry Leaders for Over 12 Years and Growing Stronger Every Day!
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Blues Festival Guide is the very BEST way to have your message seen by tens of thousands of blues fans and industry professionals around the world through our 8 Media Products. As other blues music magazines come and go or scale back, The Blues Festival Guide is proud to be entering into its 12th year of publication. Publisher Kaati Gaffney says, “We have created the largest blues music network of Blues Media Products and Blues Databases in North America. Our original media product was the print magazine and now we offer something for every budget and on several different platforms. ...
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Send us fave photos with the Annual BFG Magazine
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 While in Memphis, TN, during International Blues Challenge (IBC) week, we ran into members of the Fatty Waters band Justin Headley and John Hart. Photo: Willette Romious
 You can enjoy the magazine in digital format! Click on cover at right for our online digital version!
Want a hard copy? Check with your local blues society, look for one at a blues festival or find order info here. ...
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Joanne Shaw Taylor :: SONGS FROM THE ROAD
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 One night. One shot. No safety net. If there was pressure afoot as Joanne Shaw Taylor walked onstage at The Borderline on May 12th, 2013, then the bandleader used it as rocket-fuel, channeling the vibe into the set of her life. Now, six months later, that explosive performance is captured on Songs From The Road: a live album with the soul power to jostle the greats off the podium. “I’m really pleased with it,” says Joanne. “It’s everything I wanted it to be.” "Jump That Train" (ruf)
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Adrianna Marie :: DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES
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 Adrianna Marie is truly a spell caster in every sense of the word. Whether she’s singing a haunting slow blues or a lowdown shuffle; Adrianna digs deep into blues and roots music with a sense of arrangement, timing and soulful delivery that draws the listener in and leaves them spellbound. Daughter of the well known 60’s folk group The Carolee Singers, her musical road education began at an early age. Her latest project, Double Crossing Blues, features Adrianna Marie with Her Groovecutters – LA Jones, David Kida, Dave DeForest, Larry “Big House” David, Lee Thornburg and Ron Dziubla.
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Buddy Guy, Michael McDonald & Irma Thomas Headline 20th Tampa Bay Blues Festival
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 The Tampa Bay Blues Festival returns to the sunny shores of Tampa Bay on April 11, 12, & 13, 2014. This festival will be our 20th year anniversary and we have a spectacular line up of blues talent – Michael McDonald, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tommy Castro, James Hunter, Coco Montoya, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Shemekia Copeland and others round out three great days of "Blues by the Bay." We have advance purchase discount VIP packages with front stage seating, free drinks and food and a large shade tent. The festival also features a Kick-Off Party on Thursday night and two After-Shows at the historic Palladium Theater on Friday and Saturday following the shows. ...
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Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival:
ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND
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The Blues Stage will feature some of the most talented and renowned Blues & Roots acts in the world both Saturday and Sunday.
One of those is Robert Randolph & The Family Band who first gained national attention with the release of the album Live at the Wetlands in 2002. The band followed with three studio recordings over the next eight years which, together with tireless touring and unforgettable performances at such festivals as Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, won them an expanding and passionate fan base. Randolph's unprecedented prowess on his instrument garnered him a spot on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list, and also attracted the attention of such giants as Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana, who have collaborated with him on stage and in the studio. Read complete details here...
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America’s Blues Brews & BBQ series
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 A Chicago film production company believes it has an incredible idea for a blues themed television series. James Dill, Executive Producer and CEO of 24 Seven Concepts, who is also known as Jimmy Warren, host of America’s Blues Radio and a blues artist himself, came up with the concept of the show, “America’s Blues Brews & BBQ.” With Warren as host, the show will take viewers from coast to coast to some of the most iconic blues venues in the country, combining travel, food and the blues into one unforgettable experience. This project aims to not only introduce but to help preserve the blues along with these iconic people and places for generations to come. Read cool story here...
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  Dan Aykroyd first developed his love of fine wine while working on Saturday Night Live and the first Blues Brothers movie. The musician, Steve Cropper introduced Dan to Premier Cru Bordeaux and other fine wines and Dan has been trying the best of the local wines wherever he goes in his travels around the world. Dan is convinced from his travels that Canada makes some of the best wines in the world and his wines are a reflection of that belief. The wines are currently available for purchase at Diamond Estates Winery in Niagara on the Lake, ON and at various liquor boards across Canada. For more information please visit: www.diamondestates.ca |
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Home on The Highway with Bart Drolenga (Part II)
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Cotton Photo by Bart Drolenga
Photographer, blogger and traveler, Bart Drolenga and his wife Saskia are from Amsterdam, but travel the world looking for inspiration. Bart has agreed to take us along on their journey throught the Delta via writings and photos. This week is our 2nd stop....
"The stretch we are driving runs through the Delta where cotton fields abound as far as the eye can see. Many of the greats of the blues lived here in the vicinity of the highway and worked as sharecroppers on one of the plantations. Their ancestors [were] brought from Africa and kept as slaves."
Continue on the journey in next week's issue.
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Faces of Blues and Gospel
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 Sunday, March 23 at 2pm you can experience “Faces of Blues and Gospel” with Vasti Jackson and Jeff Stone, featuring the Total Prayze Choir of the Mississippi School of the Arts at Lampton Auditorium, (308 W Cherokee St, at Jackson St.), Brookhaven, MS, (601) 823-1300 |
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#23 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise SOLDOUT!
Join Waitlist... PLUS #24 Artists announced!
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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #23 Mexican Riviera • Oct. 4~11, 2014
Roundtrip from Los Angeles to Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas & Mazatlan
LRBC #23 Mexican Riviera SOLD OUT! Join the Waitlist!
#24 Jan. 18 ~ 25, 2015 Western Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale, FL roundtrip to Grand Cayman, Roatan, Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico on the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam. Artist lineup announced!
LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE
313 Lawrence Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111
For reservations & info see:
More Than A Cruise... More Than A Festival... More Than You Can Imagine!
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Help The Blues Foundation win a $5,000 grant!
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 First Tennessee Foundation turns 150 this year and to celebrate, they are giving away $5,000 a day for 150 days to select non-profit organizations. All you have to do is CLICK HERE each day and vote for The Blues Foundation. The giving will begin on March 25 to the group with the highest number of votes, so please begin your daily voting now! Thanks!
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Mar 22-23 Radio Show: Nick Moss
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Nick Moss was born and raised in Chicago and he has devoted his life to the Chicago blues. Time Ain't Free is his tenth release. And he throws some different elements into the mix. Some funk, some R&B, some boogie. It is all good.
Nick Moss joins Elwood Blues. Next time in the Bluesmobile.
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Aretha Franklin Live :: IT WON'T BE LONG
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Did you know that I do Custom Comic Strips & Comic Pages as gifts?
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Roots Blues Airplay Charts
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Thursday-Saturday
March 20th-22nd 2014
Hafan Y Mor, North Wales
United Kingdom
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March 28th-30th 2014
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho USA
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Friday - Saturday
March 28th-29th, 2014
San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
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April 3rd-5th 2014
Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
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Friday-Sunday
April 4th-6th 2014
Jackson Beach, Florida USA
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April 10th - 13th 2014
Clarksdale, Mississippi USA
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Saturday
April 12th 2014
Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA
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April 11th-13th 2014
Tampa Bay, Florida USA
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Sunday-Saturday
April 13th-19th 2014
Clemson, South Carolina USA
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April 26th 2014
Moorpark, California USA
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