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Promoters! Post Your 2016 Festival Dates
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Festival promoters can post their 2016 festival dates on our
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Share your pose with the 13th Annual BFG Magazine
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 Here's amazing fiddle player Anne Harris showing off her copy of the Blues Festival guide magazine at the 2015 Doheny Blues Festival.
Photo: Mary Ann Haskell
*NOTE! Snap photos of you, your friends or an artist with the 2015 Guide! *EMAIL photo plus caption & credit.
*Want your own hard copy?
Order via our website. Our 2015 edition is sponsored by the Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival, Jackson, MS.Find the digital version here.
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Magic Sam Blues Band :: BLACK MAGIC
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 Recorded on October 23 and November 6, 1968, Black Magic, a masterpiece of 60s electric Chicago blues with soul, was released only days before Magic Sam's untimely passing on December 1, 1969. He was only 32! The album went on to win a W.C. Handy Award in the Classic Blues Album category.
This Digipak Deluxe Edition contains more than an hour of West side Chicago blues at its finest, re-mastered from the original analog tapes and includes two new, previously unreleased tracks. The 16-page booklet contains never-before-seen photos at the recording session, additional color photos from the Ann Arbor Music Festival, the original liner notes from the LP and a new note by producer Bob Koester. ... Find more details about this release
 "What Have I Done Wrong"
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Wendy DeWitt with Kirk Harwood :: GETAWAY
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 When Wendy DeWitt, ex-pianist with Hank Ballard and Steve Freund and longtime international boogie woogie favorite known for her power house left hand, joined with the jazz trained force of nature veteran Norton Buffalo drummer Kirk Harwood, the two shared a vision of creating a duo capable of holding its own on any stage. With creative arranging skills and an emotional sense of dynamics, the duo succeeds with a full two fisted style, compelling and rich in texture. Selectively enlisting friends according to each song’s requirements results in a package of songs well rooted in tradition and ready for contemporary ears. ... Find more details about this release
"Sonoma County"
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Trinidaddio Blues Fest, August 27, 2016, promises another "World Class Lineup"
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 TRINIDAD, CO - Trinidaddio Blues Fest 2016 brings the nation's premier talent once again to Trinidad, Colorado. Headlining the Star Studded Ensemble is 2016 Grammy Nominee, Shemekia Copeland! Superstar support will come from 2015 Contemporary Female Artist Janiva Magness and Grammy Winner for best Zydeco/Cajun album, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band!
Nine bands will fill the bill at Central Park in Trinidad. The music starts at Noon with Trinidad guitar virtuosos Jaquie Gipson followed by Zakk DeBono. Then, from Boulder, CO, the Lionel Young band will perform just before Westword Magazine's 'Best Blues Band' in Denver, 4 years running - Al Chesis & the Delta Sonics!Midway through the lineup is the incomparable Albuquerque Blues Connection!
...Find more about the Trinidaddio Blues Fest
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Sonny Landreth and Coco Montoya headlining Redwood Coast Music Festival
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 EUREKA, CA – Redwood Coast Music Festival is excited to welcome blues artists Sonny Landreth and Coco Montoya to the 26th Annual Music Festival, which will be held from Thursday, March, 31 through Sunday, April 3, 2016.
The festival has expanded to two nights of blues on Friday and Saturday nights, with the historic Eureka Theater at 612 F Street serving as the exclusive blues venue during the weekend.Both shows will feature four different bands, with Friday’s show headlined by master bluesman Coco Montoya and his “hot, blistering soul” (the Boston Globe). Guitar One Magazine calls Montoya “the hottest southpaw in the blues” and raves about his “master touch and killer tone.”
...Find more about the Redwood Coast Music Festival
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Blues Schools Program Salutes Grammy Winner 2016 Buddy Guy, The Phantom Rolls-Royce of The Blues!
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 By Dr. Carolyn “Blues Singer” Gaines
How many times has the Jazz world saluted the marvelous late, great Frank Sinatra? In the same fashion, the Blues Schools Program would like to salute first and foremost, Buddy Guy, my father Roy Gaines, my uncle Grady Gaines, Eric Clapton, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Eric Gales, Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt, and also the late greats such as Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Blue Bland, and the King of Blues B.B. King in the Blues for being the most accessible entertainers, and for the historical way these artists put their signature stamp on music, indelibly pressed into the public awareness.
Let's chat about the charming and legendary Buddy Guy who just won a Grammy for Best Blues Album (Born To Play Guitar), What did Buddy Guy talk about during his Grammy interview on the Red Carpet?
...Find more about Buddy Guy and the congratulations from peers
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Small Delta Towns Chase Elusive Fortunes from the Blues
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 HELENA, AR- Helena, Arkansas is a pushpin on the map of the American South. Ninety miles south of Memphis and 360 miles north of New Orleans—straddling the Mississippi River—it scrapes out a Delta blues existence.
The 12,000 or so people who live there after a merger with West Helena a decade ago, earn about $26,568 a year, just half of the national average, according to the Census Bureau. The local school district and Wal-Mart WMT, -0.56% are the community’s largest employers, outside of agriculture. And jobs are hard to come by.
The decaying downtown business district can’t give away redevelopment.
What Helena does have is the King Biscuit Blues Festival, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. The festival, named after a popular radio program, originated in Helena during World War II and promoted Delta music.
...Read entire article here by Michael Gauf
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Fat Possum Celebrates 25 Years With Blues Reissues
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 OXFORD, MS - Oxford, Mississippi-based record label Fat Possum is celebrating 25 years of raw blues and rock ‘n’ roll with a year-long string of vinyl and digital releases.
The series, which features new music and reissues, boasts recordings from Fat Possum artists such as T-Model Ford, Robert Cage and Johnny Farmer, as well as offerings from modern acts like Paul Westerberg’s solo project Grandpa Boy and slide guitarist Bob Log III.
Started in 1991 by writer and recording engineer Matthew Johnson, Fat Possum gained national recognition with albums by North Mississippi bluesmen R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. Both artists will be represented in the series, with a vinyl reissue of Kimbrough’s Meet Me in the City available June 10, followed by Unplugged, a compilation of unreleased Burnside recordings out June 24.
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Local Artists Design Guitars to Honor Local Blues Musician Blind Willie McTell
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 THOMSON, GA - A new public art project is in the works to honor McDuffie County blues legend Willie McTell. The Thomson-McDuffie County Convention and Visitors Bureau has charged 12 local artists with creating and designing 7-foot-tall polyurethane replicas of the blind musician’s instrument of choice, a 12-string Stella guitar, to be included in the art project dubbed McTell’s 12-String Strut.
The project, designed to recognize and honor McTell and the legacy of his music, enhances the art and history of Thomson to draw in visitors to the birthplace and hometown of the famous musician.
For artists, like McTell himself, interpretation is a key element to design and creativity. And for artist Adrienne Antonson, Braille became her muse for designing her guitar.
...Find more about the art exhibit of McTell's 12-string
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Here’s a Chance for a Cabin for Two on Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #27
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 It’s not every day you get an opportunity to spend 7 Days and 7 Nights of Blues Heaven with Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Keb' Mo', Los Lobos, John Hammond, Tommy Castro, Ana Popovic, Kenny Neal, Shemekia Copeland, Johnny Rawls, Trampled Under Foot, Lil' Ed, Tinsley Ellis, Roomful of Blues, Southern Hospitality, Chubby Carrier, Diunna Greenleaf, Albert Castiglia, Rudy Rotta, Selwyn Birchwood, Nick Moss, Eden Brent, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Super Chikan, Quinn Sullivan, and many, many more!
Enter here for your chance to sail! No purchase necessary! Please limit one entry per person, winner will be announced August 15, 2016.
Cabins are on sale now. Call 816-753-7979 or visit here.
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- MVBS presents Blues Legends in Rare Concert Mar 11
- Atlanta Blues Society March Gathering & Jam Mar 13
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 ROCK ISLAND, IL – The Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS) presents local blues legends Ernie Peniston, Hal Reed, and Ellis Kell in concert on Friday, March 11, in the tented parking lot at Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Tap, 1228 30th Street, Rock Island, Illinois on Friday, March 11. The show will start at 8pm and admission is $10 if you are MVBS member, or $12 general public (MVBS applications will be available at the door).
“To the best of my memory, the three of us have never played together as a group before,” says Ernie Peniston. “Total, we have played in the Quad Cities for over 70 years, but this will be an exceptional and unique experience for the band and audience as well.”
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 Atlanta Blues Society March Gathering & Jam Mar 13
ATLANTA, GA - The Atlanta Blues Society's next Gathering and Jam will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2016 (earlier than usual because of the Chicken Raid which is the next weekend and Easter Sunday which is March 27) at Steve's Live Music from 3pm-6pm. Our host band will be the "Lady D" Band, the sassy blues lady with the cowboy hat. Steve's is smoke free so bring the kids, especially the blues jamming kids. Steve will be serving up food and drinks, so come hungry and thirsty.
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 MEMPHIS, TN – The Blues Foundation annual Blues Music Awards will be presented at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Purchase tables and single seats ...Book your room at the Sheraton Hotel!
The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded blues music performers. The annual Blues Music Awards ceremony is the premier event for blues professionals, musicians, and fans from all over the world. The focus of this celebration is to honor this rich cultural tradition by recognizing the past year’s superior achievements in blues performance, songwriting, and recording.
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The Talkin'Blues Podcast with Mako Funasaka
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CLICK IMAGE FOR PODCAST
Intro from Mako Funasaka:
Ross Neilsen is a blues, roots and rock musician from Fredericton, New Brunswich. He is one of the hardest working musicians and one of those people who brings a certain level of energy when he enters the room. I sat down with him last summer to talkabout his music and his career. He has since recorded a brand new album which is due out in the spring of 2016. Music: "Elemental" by Ross Neilsen Special thanks to Gary Vaughan.
More info on Mako Funasaka and his Talkin'Blues home page
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Legendary R&B Cruise News
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LRBC #27 Southeastern Caribbean, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2016
On Sale Now!
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 Cabins on sale for LRBC #27
Southeastern Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico to the exotic islands of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada & Guadeloupe on the Celebrity Summit. Buddy Guy (3 shows), Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Los Lobos, Johnny Rawls, John Hammond, Tommy Castro & LRBR, Kenny Neal, Ana Popovic, Shemekia Copeland, Trampled Under Foot Reunion, Roomful Of Blues, Southern Hospitality, Tinsley Ellis, Chubby Carrier & many more!
 LRBC #28 January 22-29, 2017 Eastern Caribbean Bands Announced SOON! Join Mail List for Announcement & Cabin Availability. Ft. Lauderdale to St. Maarten, St. John USVI & Dominican Republic on Holland America’s new ms Koningsdam
NOTE: If you need help, please email or visit
Booking FAQs or call (816) 753-7979 to join.
Visit reservations.bluescruise.com
Info: WEBSITE or 816-753-7979 or 888-BLUESIN' ~ Need help?: EMAIL
LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE
313 Lawrence Ave., Kansas City, MO
More then a cruise! More Than You Can Imagine!
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Walter Trout "Help Me" Live at 2015 Big Blues Bender
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Mar 5-6, 2016 Radio Show: James Hunter
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James Hunter is a great singer who can go from suave to shouting in a heart beat. He and his band the James Hunter Six create a tight soul experience, advancing a blues tradition, and bringing their own glorious spin to it all. And their latest release is their first for the Daptone label, a haven and heaven for modern soul music.
James Hunter joins me on Soul Patrol, next time in the Bluesmobile.
 TheBluesMobile.Com
For a list of stations where you can find BluesMobile Radio Click Here
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 Open your heart to the blues andyou'll find love & understanding!
~ Birthdays of note through next week:
Mar 3 John Primer (1945); Mar 4 Bobby Womack (1944), Willie Johnson (1923), Mar 5 J.B. Lenoir (1929), Peg Leg Howell (1888), Tommy Tucker (1933); Mar 6 Walter "Furry" Lewis (1893), Walter Trout (1951); Mar 9 Georgia White (1903), Lloyd Price (1933); Mar 10 Dave Alexander aka Omar Shariff (1938), Ronnie Earl (1953); Mar 12 Jesse Fuller (1896), Leonard Chess (1912), Bill Payne (1949 Little Feat co-founder)
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Bonita Blues Festival
Mar-11-2016 - Mar-12-2016
Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
Blast Furnace Blues
Mar-11-2016 - Mar-13-2016
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta
Mar-19-2016 - Mar-20-2016
San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Mar-24-2016 - Mar-28-2016
Byron Bay, Australia
Foxfire Blues Fest 2016
Mar-26-2016 - Mar-27-2016
Waterford, Mississippi, USA
Spring Harp Fest
Mar-26-2016
La Mesa, California, USA
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Walla Walla Guitar Festival
Apr-07-2016 - Apr-10-2016
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Apr-08-2016 - Apr-10-2016
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Juke Joint Festival
& Related Events
Apr-14-2016 - Apr-17-2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
New Orleans Jazz
& Heritage Fest
Apr-22-2016 - May-01-2016
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Lehigh River Blues Jam
Apr-29-2016 - Apr-30-2016
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Stomp The Blues Out of Homlessness Festival
May-21-2016
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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We produce the annual Blues Festival Guide magazine (publishing our 12th annual in 2014), affiliated with the top-ranking website, and this weekly blues newsletter: The Blues Festival E-Guide, with approximately 30,000 weekly subscribers.
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