A Blues bandage could loosen a lonely bondage

Sometimes I run across some bizarre "holiday" listings. Some are just plain silly but others do have poignant meaning. For instance, July 11th is "Cheer Up The Lonely Day." Well, I imagine everyone reading this would have some ideas of how to do that. The obvious solution for us blues lovers would be to share some music. Music can take you to another place and yes, blues is a healer. If you know of someone lonely, try wrapping a soothing Blues bandage around them, even if means playing a song over the phone. A lonely person may also enjoy some face-time so bring music to them personally or take them to the music.

 

"I am ready, ready as anybody can be. I am ready for you and I hope you're ready for me." (Willie Dixon)

 

I'm not so certain one can be completely lonely when they have music! 

 

Birthdays of note: July 10 Mavis Staples (1939), Casey Bill Weldon (1909); July 11 Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897); July 15 Willie Cobbs (1932); Washboard Sam (1910), Millie Jackson (1944); July 16 Denise LaSalle (1939); July 17 Peppermint Harris (1925); July 18 Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Lonnie Mack (1941).

Your ever-grateful editor,

 

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Guitarist, singer, songwriter Mikey Capone (lt) along with musician

Kevin A. Herrera, who had just finished performing with Guitar Shorty, here at the Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival, Simi Valley California.

 

 

 

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Daunielle was produced by multi-Grammy-winner Jim Gaines and recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas. This self-titled release is the Catfood Records debut of Memphis-based soul/blues singer Daunielle (pronounced “Dawn-Yell). Hill is backed on the album by the Catfood Records “house band,” The Rays, along with special guests Reba Russell and Tameka “BigBaby” Goodman on backing vocals.

Going into the studio for the first time as a solo artist, Daunielle was understandably a little nervous with anticipation, but quickly relaxed. “The sessions were amazing,” she exclaims. “The musicians and everyone in the studio were awesome and made me feel completely comfortable. It was a great experience for me and it couldn’t have turned out any better.”

 

Prairie Dog Blues Fest 2 Days – 2 Stages – 12 Bands

July 25-26, 2014

(Prairie du Chien, WI) – The Prairie Dog is one of the most laid-back blues festivals out there! This year's July 25-26 festival features: Big N’ Tasty Blues, Howard & The White Boys, Big James & The Chicago Playboys, Samantha Fish, Ori Naftaly Band, 88 M.P.H., The Cashbox Kings, Jimmi & The Band of Souls, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Carolyn Wonderland, Anthony Gomes, and the Lionel Young Band.

Tickets and camping are available by calling 1-888-567-1567 or online.

Information on accommodations can be found here or call 800-732-1673. 

The Prairie Dog Blues Fest is held every year on historic St. Feriole Island in a beautiful city park, right on the Mississippi River... Read all about it here

BMA Nominations Open / HOF Donor Wall List

The three-step nomination procedure for the 2015 Blues Music Awards is now open. Step 1 is still the same–send us your CD when it becomes available. Steps 2 and 3 are a little different this year as they have been altered to work with the new website. If you have already released a CD since November 1, 2013, please begin the process now. This applies to artists and record labels. Managers... Read more

 

August 30 will be the last day to make a pledge or donation that will get your name on the List of Donors in the Blues Hall of Fame. If you are planning to give, now is the time since the names are to set to be “in stone” by September 1.
If you have been thinking about having your name on the Donor Wall, now is the time to make your donation of $1000… Read more...

 

Telluride & Colorado Blues Society Acoustic Competition

(Telluride, CO) - The Acoustic Blues Competition gets a makeover in 2014, as the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival partners with the Telluride Blues Society and the Colorado Blues Society to present the new and improved Telluride Blues Challenge. Following the previous guidelines of the Acoustic Blues Challenge, the new event seeks talented musicians who excel in the Blues genre. The competition is open to any solo and duo performer, acoustic and electric, who is not currently signed to a major record label or publishing deal.

 

The top six entries will be invited to play at the festival's Telluride Blues Challenge held during the ever popular Blues for Breakfast at Telluride's Elks Lodge on Saturday, September 13th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

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(Cambridge, Ontario, Canada) - Cambridge-based Conor Gains Band recently won the 2014 Toronto Blues Society’s talent search contest, edging out competition from throughout Ontario and Quebec.

 

As winners, the band will be granted a showcase slot during the 2015 Toronto Blues Summit, a spot at the Aurora Winter Blues Festival, and rehearsal time at a Toronto studio. The band will also be given consideration to represent the Toronto Blues Society during the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

We do not think of the blues as a precise measuring system, but a great deal of addition and subtraction go into it. If you are shooting for a hundred, for instance, ninety-nine and a half just won’t do. You've got your 300 pounds of joy. And the time you can’t find your baby is generally three o’clock in the morning. Stick with us and we will crunch the numbers for you.

 

Blues by the numbers. Next time, in the Bluesmobile.

 

 

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