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Volume 4 Issue 21
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DIGITAL EDITION OF THE 2009 BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE MAGAZINE FOR YOU TO READ AND ENJOY!
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OUR MAGAZINE IS NOW ALSO DIGITAL!
CLICK HERE
No need to worry if you don't receive a copy of the 2009 BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE magazine from your local blues society or festival this year, because our magazine is now also digital!
Regardless of whether you are in Timbuktu or Los Angeles, you can now read the ENTIRE magazine ONLINE by simply clicking through page by page, or go directly to the page number you wish using the Table of Contents as your guide. You can even click through to advertiser’s website or search for a particular festival or use the Search function.
Email a page or the whole magazine to a friend on the other part of the earth with a simple click. Or you can print out your favorite article as a keepsake. Lots of fun bells and whistles make this Digital magazine a welcome addition to the media products of RBA Publishing.
This helps us distribute more copies of the magazine without using natural resources.
Viewers can find the link on our homepage at bluesfestivalguide.com or click
here: CLICK
Click, read, enjoy and have a bluesy summer!
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BIG JAMES AND THE CHICAGO PLAYBOYS : : RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
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"Big James" Montgomery is a young man with a solid pedigree in the world of rhythm and blues. He played with Little Milton, Albert King and Buddy Guy before becoming trombonist and lead vocalist with the Chicago Playboys, the Windy City's premier R&B ensemble. Some years after the passing of former bandleader Johnny Christian, James and saxophonist Charles Kimball reformed and revitalized the band, turning it into a dynamic, soulful sextet that's turning heads and making new fans in Chicago and out on the road. "Right Here Right Now" is a great introduction to the Playboys' unique blend of straight ahead blues and gospel-tinged, horn-driven soul.
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JIM BYRNES : : MY WALKING STICK
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MY WALKING STICK is the latestblood and guts, behind your knees, love, life, death, and after-life release from blues and roots artists Jim Byrnes, whose prior albums have won him numerous Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the US Grammy). It's the follow-up to his multi award-winning Black Hen Music CDs, HOUSE OF REFUGE (2006) and FRESH HORSES (2004), both produced by one of North America's most critically acclaimed roots music producers, Steve Dawson, and who once again produced the new album and also contributes his multi-talents as a musician.
Recorded in Vancouver, MY WALKING STICK features Jim's take on some classic gospel, mixed with his original songs and some classic Candiana by The Band, and Oh Susanna.
"You know, since I first got in cahoots with Steve Dawson, I knew I'd found a great ally in genre bending and eliminating the pigeon holes often foisted on musical creativity," says Byrnes. "I've been at this professionally for more than 40 years and I really feel that I'm only now discovering my true voice."
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MARC BENNO : : I GOT IT BAD
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For over 40 years, Marc Benno has been giving blues, rock and pop an unmistakable Texas flavor. A singer/songwriter who plays the guitar and piano, Benno is also a behind-the scenes force, who has helped some of rock and blues’ greatest talents sound even better. The list of legends he’s worked with includes The Doors, Eric Clapton, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Bill Wyman, Georgie Fame, Rita Coolidge, Eddie Murphy and Leon Russell.
From his work with Leon Russell on the Asylum Choir albums to his appearance on the Doors LA Woman, to his work as a second guitarist for Lightnin’ Hopkins, Marc Benno has been an important part of the music scene for over 40 years. This veteran songwriter and musician returns with an album of original blues tunes featuring the West Side Horns from San Antonio and including Jimmie Vaughan's drummer George Rains and Sir Douglas Quintet bassist Jack Barber. A strong and powerful return to the blues!
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Enter this contest and win!
ENTER TO BE ON ELWOOD'S GUEST LIST
AND ENJOY LIVE SUMMERTIME BLUES
Elwood Blues (aka Dan Aykroyd), The BluesMobile.com, and The Blues Festival Guide want to get you into a local Blues music festival FOR FREE! We're giving away tickets to over 50 Blues festivals all across the continent, all summer long. 40 Blues fans will each win a pair of tickets to a Blues festival in their area.
The festivals range from small, unique gatherings to large, multiple-stage events. Each festival has its own character. Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets and choose a festival in your region. 10 winners will be chosen each month in May, June, July, and August, 2009.
There is nothing to purchase, and we'll never sell your information. Entrants must be 18 or older. One winner per household, prizes do not include transportation, accommodations, food, drink, etc. unless otherwise specified. Void where prohibited.
For your chance to get on Elwood's Guest List visit TheBluesMobile.com.
CONGRATULATIONS to the JUNE ticket winners
17th Annual Bowlful of Blues- Newton, IA- June 13
James Ronan, Decorah, IA
Hot Blues and BBQ- Oxford, MI- June 19-20
Ann Bower, Grand Rapids, MI
Virginia Blues and Jazz Fest- Hot Springs, VA- June 13-15
Julie Vogl, Eldersburg,MD
Greeley Blues Jam- Greeley, CO- June 12-13
John Catt, Tabernash, CO
Blues From The Top- Winter Park, CO- June 27-28
Donald Hart, Keenesburg, CO
Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews & Blues Fest- Reno, NV- June 27-28
Roger Slugg, Sparks, NV
Hambone Blues Jam Fest- Austin, MN- June 26-27
Artie Flores, St Paul, MN
Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Fest- Fort Smith, AR- June 26-27
Chantay Heidenthal, Hackett, AR
T-Bone Walker Blues Fest- Linden, TX- June 19-20
Dennis Damek, Huffman, TX
Bear Creek Blues Fest- Slater, MO- June 27
Ron Riley, Florissant, MO
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Newly Created Best Americana Album Award To Premiere At 2010 Grammys
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NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) -- The Recording Academy will officially recognize the Americana genre next year when it awards the inaugural Grammy for Best Americana Album.
NARAS recently announced the restructuring of several Grammy Award categories, establishing a Best Americana Album award and a corresponding American Roots Music field. Both the new award and category will debut at the 2010 Grammy Awards. The move further underscores the increasing significance of the Americana music format and brand, accelerating the Americana Music Association’s already substantial momentum as it approaches its 10th Annual Americana Festival and Conference. “Americana music resonates with a growing legion of listeners,” said Jessie Scott, President of the Americana Music Association Board of Directors. “These are the country’s preeminent artists, who not only pay homage to roots, but truly shape modern music. The Americana community couldn’t be prouder of NARAS’s decision.”
Crossover Blues artists currently charting on the Americana music charts include:
Steve Earle
Bob Dylan
Dave Alvin
Seth Walker
Todd Snider
J.J. Cale
Ruthie Foster
Buckwheat Zydeco
Click Here for more information on the Americana Music Association
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GREELEY BLUES JAM - PRESERVIN' THE BLUES
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Enjoy one of the Best Festivals in the West June 12 & 13th in Greeley, Colorado. An all star line up on the main stage includes Walter Trout, Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Doug Kershaw. Future blues star young Michaela Rae, who "wowed" the audience at the youth showcase at the IBC in Memphis with her guitar skills and Jay Gaunt, 14 year old New Jersey gifted harp player will open the main stage.
The Greeley Blues Jam launches on Friday the 12th with a free show in Downtown Greeley-starting at noon and ending at midnight-with some of Colorado's most talented blues performers playing on the street and in many different bars and restaurants---Greeley's answer to Beale Street!
Saturday the 13th from 11 am to 11 pm, the Festival moves to Island Grove Park-a beautiful venue with on-site camping, 2 stages providing continuous music and a Blues 101 stage teaching kids of all ages how to play the blues!
The festival is going "green" this year and all of our food and beer vendors will be serving in compostable containers with volunteers on hand to help attendees properly dispose of their waste. Even the sod you sit on is recycled-and sold on Sunday at a discounted price!
It all adds up to two days of great music which supports our motto:
"it ain't nothin' but a party"!
For tickets and information go to greeleybluesjam.com. The Greeley Blues Jam is presented by the Greeley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Greeley.
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COME SEE LEGENDS PLAY AT THE 25TH IH MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BLUES FESTIVAL
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Three of the Five Nominees for Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year to Play Fest
The IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, one of the longest running blues festival’s in the nation, is known for the depth of its lineup and its laid-back, noncommercial atmosphere. This year’s 25th anniversary festival, July 2 – 4, is sure to be a firecracker of a good time with 28 acts playing for three days on the banks of the blues-inspiring Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa’s LeClaire Park.
The IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival offers something for everyone—from contemporary blues to gospel and jazz. For those who love the traditional blues, three of the five nominees for the 2009 Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year are playing this year’s festival: Honeyboy Edwards, Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater and Magic Slim.
Honeyboy Edwards, a 94-year-old Grammy Award winner, is one of the last original Delta blues players and has played with some of the biggest blues legends of the 20th century. Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, known for performing west side Chicago blues in his recognizable headdress, has also been nominated for a Grammy Award. Magic Slim, a national treasure and six-time National Blues Award Winner, will be performing his intense, electrified, Mississippi-to-Chicago blues style with the Teardrops.
Magic Slim, and legendary stage performer Sugar Pie DeSanto, will be presented with RiverRoad Lifetime Achievement Awards at this year’s festival. The Mississippi Valley Blues Society annually presents this award to recognize artists who have devoted their lives to bringing river blues, music that runs deep in the soul, to anyone they meet on life’s highway. The artists may not have been as recognized as the “stars,” but they are the true legends of the blues and the art form’s living history.
Advance three-day passes are available for only $30. For more information about the festival, artists, ticket locations and lodging, please visit www.mvbs.org or call 563-32-BLUES.
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"WOODSTOCK" EXTRAS INCLUDE 2 MORE HOURS OF MUSIC
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Original Woodstock Poster
(77Square.com) Ah, Woodstock. Three days of peace and music, 40 years of being a cash cow for the entertainment industry.Cynical? Maybe. Ironic? Certainly. Depending on your age or your politics, the generation-defining concert event known as Woodstock represents either the best or the worst of the 1960s. But regardless of age or politics, one can still appreciate the documentary that sprang from the event, now on a recently remastered DVD loaded with extras.
"Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music" comes out in advance of the 40th anniversary of the event, which took place Aug. 15-18, 1969, on a farm near Bethel, N.Y. (Woodstock, N.Y., is 50 miles away.) It's the same director's cut that originally came to VHS in 1994 and then to DVD in 1997, adding 40-some minutes to the original three-hour theatrical release. This time around, however, the picture and the sound are gorgeous, much better than the grainy footage that seems to circulate when clips of this event are shown.
The 40th anniversary edition comes in two DVD versions and one on Blu-ray. There's a two-disc set (retailing for $24.98) with the sole extra being a featurette, "The Museum at Bethel Woods: The Story of the Sixties & Woodstock," that is more a tour through the museum that opened last summer than a documentary of the '60s or the concert.
The Ultimate Collector's Edition, available in a three-DVD ($59.98) or Blu-ray ($69.98) set, is where the goodies live. The third disc includes 18 performances that didn't make it into either the original film or the director's cut. They add up to nearly two hours of music, and include some acts that previously weren't seen on screen: the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Johnny Winter and Mountain.
There's also a reprint copy of a 60-page Life magazine commemorative issue and an iron-on patch with the festival's iconic dove and guitar emblem. The Blu-ray has various interactive features, like the ability to create a "virtual screening" where friends with Blu-ray players can all connect up and watch and discuss the film together.
Another featurette, just over an hour long, collects vignettes of the making of the film. Director Michael Wadleigh and associate producer Dale Bell discuss making the film, with some comments from a director who assisted them, Martin Scorsese. Some vignettes are more for film students about film stock or camera choices. Many of their recollections are all the more amazing 40 years on when one considers the monstrous project was pulled off in a world pre-cell phones, laptops and other modern technological conveniences.
It's easy to think of "Woodstock" as a concert film, but Wadleigh and his crew capture the feel of the event beyond the music. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized this and awarded it the Oscar in 1970 for best documentary.
For instance, it was a stroke of brilliance to shoot the portable toilet cleaner, who had to have the worst job there. The announcements also were legendary, and give as much a sense of the event as the music does. ("The brown acid that is circulating is not specifically too good. ... It is suggested that you stay away from that. Of course it's your own trip.") The bleak ending that combines the music of Jimi Hendrix with visuals of the trash left behind was one that studio executives at Warner Brothers wanted changed (presumably because it was a bummer, man).
Hippies and stoners aside, "Woodstock" shows a far more genteel world than a gathering of 400,000 might create. It doesn't portray the "us vs. them" attitude that seems to be the stereotype of the era, and it certainly exudes way more goodwill between the concertgoers and the townspeople than would likely happen today.
Time and time again, residents of the area smile through their inconveniences and talk about how nice the kids are and express concern that they'll get enough to eat. Even the guy cleaning the portable toilets says, "Glad to do it for these kids."
The hippies might like to think they were all about peace, but this film shows the folks in upstate New York were pretty good about showing some love, too. And that's pretty far out, man.
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THE "LITTLE TOWN WITH THE BIG SOUND" PRESENTS 6TH ANNUAL BEAR CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL
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The “little town with the BIG sound” presents
6TH Annual
BEAR CREEK BLUES FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009
SLATER, MISSOURI
www.bearcreekblues.com
This years lineup includes:
SMOKIN’ JOE KUBEK & BNOIS KING
HOWARD & THE WHITE BOYS
KING KING TRIO
MEGAN BOYER BAND
JOE LEWIS BAND
RICH BERRY
KEITH FLETCHER
Ibanez AS73 Cherry Hollowbody autographed guitar raffle
FREE CAMPING IN THE PARK
GREAT FOOD, BREW & BLUES
The blues festival committee is commited to bringing our audience a great variety of the “blues”. We may be small in stature but we are BIG in hospitality. There is a great variety of food vendors each year serving up some mean red beans & rice, fish, chicken, Mexican, shish-ka-bob and of course BBQ just to name a few. The Bear Creek Blues Festival has a down home laid back atmosphere and if you get your fill, just camp across the street for FREE!!! If you are wanting to get away from the hustle & bustle and hear some great “blues”, we’ve got what you need.
Check us out on the web at: www.bearcreekblues.com for more info on all the festival happenings. Hope to see you there!
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14TH ANNUAL MAMMOTH FESTIVAL OF BEERS AND BLUESAPALOOZA
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Mammoth Lakes’ Most Talked About Summer Event Returns!
14H Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza showcases a tasty variety of brews and blues in an idyllic mountain setting
(MAMMOTH LAKES, CA) Successfully celebrating its 14th year, Mammoth’s Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza promises an energetic lineup of blues talent and a grand tasting of microbrews from around the country. It all takes place Friday, July 31st through Sunday, August 2nd outdoors among the pines at Sam’s Wood Site, located on Minaret Road between Main Street and Meridian Boulevard, with California’s Eastern High Sierra as the backdrop.
Headlining this year’s Bluesapalooza is one of the best blues/rock guitarists in the world, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and longtime Mammoth favorite, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers. Other well-known performing artists include the wickedly intense, southern blues star, Eric Sardinas and Big Motor, the uncanny blues vocalist and harmonica player John Nemeth, the funky, jazz tinged, blues soaked sounds of John Lee Hooker Jr. (son of blues great John Lee Hooker), the powerful and soulful singer Janiva Magness and the funky good time, down-home party blues of The California Honeydrops. “This is the most rockin’ lineup in our 14 year history,” says Sean Turner of Mammoth Brewing Company, the event’s sponsor. “We are proud to bring these amazing performers and this exciting event to Mammoth Lakes.”
And, what goes better with Blues than a good microbrew! “Last year we had more then 70 microbrews, a festival record,” says Turner, “and that’s our goal again this year!” Mammoth Festival of Beers features some of the country’s best such as Mammoth Brewing Company (sponsor of the event), Fireman’s Brew, Deschutes, Mendocino, Alaskan, Bear Republic, Anderson Valley, Anacapa, Stone, Lost Coast, Green Flash, Ballast Point, Kern River, Samuel Adams, San Diego, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, New Belgium and many more. Along with the beer and blues, tasty blues food will be served in the ever-growing Blues Food Court - Blues-style BBQ and plenty of other foodstuff will satisfy the heartiest of appetites and keep the party going!
The Friday Night Blues BBQ and Concert (5-9:00 pm) is a great way to kick off a Mammoth blues weekend, and is not to be missed! The evening begins at 5:00 p.m. with a delicious Blues-style BBQ as well as a variety of other food vendors to satisfy every taste. Then things really get cookin’ with some good-time, New Orleans-style blues with The California Honeydrops followed by the evening’s headliner, the blues harmonica great Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers.
The Mammoth Festival of Beers Grand Tasting (12-5:00 pm) begins at 12 noon on Saturday at Sam’s Wood Site, and includes unlimited beer tasting until 5:00 p.m. Bluesapalooza (11:45 am-9:00 pm) gates open at 11:30 a.m. with continuous music until 9:00 p.m. Blankets and low-back sand chairs are encouraged for the first-come, first-serve seating. Pets and outside alcohol are prohibited. The weekend event will take place rain or shine.
Brand New for 2009! The Sunday Morning Hangover Party, (8:00 am-1:00pm) Unwind! Kick Back! Relax! The Beer Festival is over but not the fun! And best of all, admission is FREE! Bring your blanket or sand chairs, soak up the sun, and enjoy some live music on us! We will be serving breakfast, Bloody Mary’s and of course, some local Mammoth Brew (breakfast and bar separate cost). If you’re in a helpful mood, lend a hand by picking up some garbage from Bluesapalooza and we'll buy you a beer!
Ticket prices are per person and include the Ultimate Blues/Brews/BBQ Party Package, $80 (combination of the Friday Night Blues BBQ & Concert (includes BBQ dinner) and Saturday Brews & Blues Party Package); Friday Night Blues BBQ & Concert (includes BBQ dinner), $40 advance / $45 at the gate; Friday Night Blues only, $25 advance / $30 gate; Saturday Blues/Brews Party Package, $54 advance / $64.00 gate; and Saturday Blues only, $45 advance / $50 gate. Children 10 and under are free with a paid adult. Saturday’s party package includes unlimited beer tasting and commemorative glass (21 years or older to purchase). Ticket prices are subject to service charges. Artists and times are subject to change.
Parking is along Minaret Road and at the Eagle Lodge Parking Lot on Meridian Blvd. Parking shuttles are available on Saturday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Eagle Lodge Parking Lot.
Tickets are on sale now and this year’s event is expected to sell out. Tickets are available online at www.vallitix.com or www.MammothBluesBrewsFest.com; by phone at 888-825-5484; locally at the Mammoth Brewing Company Retail Store and Tasting Room at 94 Berner Street in Mammoth Lakes; and at the gate day of the event. For festival updates and additional information, contact 888-99-BREWS (888) 992-7397, or visit www.MammothBluesBrewsFest.com.
Mammoth Lakes is a beautiful mountain resort located near Yosemite National Park in the cool Eastern High Sierra off Highway 395. Mammoth offers world-class golf courses, mountain biking, fishing and hiking as well as wonderful restaurants and resort facilities. It’s the perfect place to spend a “blues and brews’ weekend. Special lodging packages are available at 888-992-BREWS or www.MammothBluesBrewsFest.com
For additional information about camping or local accommodations, call 800-GO MAMMOTH or visit www.visitmammoth.com.
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STACY BROOKS
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Stacy Brooks started singing at the age of five on an Army Base in Zweibruken, Germany and after her first standing ovation she was hooked on connecting with the audience.. Stacy continued to cultivate her craft, by singing with other bands, and doing radio jingles. As a solo artist, Stacy Brooks stepped out into the front in February 2007, and Stacy was nominated for "New Artist of the Year" by The Washington Area Music Association that year. Fast Forward to 2009, in her short span as a solo artist on the blues circuit, she has shared the stage with blues legends Bobby Parker, The Nighthawks, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Kenny Neal, Memphis Gold and Lil Dave Thompson just to name a few. Her highly anticipated debut CD, Love Peace & The Blues is coming soon in which Stacy wrote 8 of the songs and is the executive producer. The CD features a duet with legendary Bluesman Kenny Neal who is also a co-producer along with Memphis Gold.
13 Jun 09
Tinner Hill Blues Festival
www.tinnerhill.org/blues
28 Jun 09
17th Annual Safeway BBQ Battle
www.bbqdc.om
7 Aug 09
Riverfront Blues Festival
www.riverfrontbluesfest.com
3 Oct 09
Big Lick Blues Festival
www.biglickblues.org
Love...Peace & The Blues, the CD is coming! Stacy Brooks
www.stacysmusic.org
www.myspace.com/stacybrooksmusic www.deltaboogie.com/stacybrooks www.sonicbids.com/stacybrooks
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CATCH THE BLUES IN FALLS CHURCH, VA. ALL BLUES, ALL WEEKEND, ALL OVER TOWN!
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Photos by Gary Mester
THE TINNER HILLBLUES FESTIVAL IS MAKING A NAME FOR ITSELF AS ONE OF THE PREMIER BLUES FESTIVAL'S OF THE REGION!
This rocking, small town friendly and big city production quality offers a three day weekend in a charming city 7 miles from DC with most events free!
*Friday, June 12 from 5-7 pm, there will be an opening reception of Rik Freeman's incredible art exhibit which depicts the history of the blues. The paintings are vivid, bigger than life (some are 4' x 8 ' and larger) and just amazing. Rik has been recognized nationally, and a short while ago an art critic suggested President Obama include his work at the White House!
*At 8 PM at the State Theatre, history will be made when Chuck Brown the undisputed god-father of D. C. go-go music returns to his roots and Sings the Blues along with guitar legend Mr. Bobby Parker! This will be the first time Chuck Brown has been in concert singing the blues, his shows usually sell out, this will be a real treat for his fans and Mr. Bobby Parker is a real blues pioneer with a style that makes James Brown look tame!
*On Saturday morning a tantalizing panel discussion, "Whites, Blacks and Blues, the Politics of Blues Music" will explore what the influences of race has had on the music, the top scholars in our area, as well as the very best loved pioneering blues musicians will be there! Dr. Kip Lornell, Dr. Luvenia George, Dr. Barry Lee Pearson, Dr. Harold Anderson, blues pioneers, Phil Wiggins (of the famed Cephas & Wiggins duo - Cephas passed away in March), Warner Williams (a third generation musician with a urban, country groove that can't be beat) Ida Campbell, Rick Franklin plus more.
* From 1 pm until 8 pm, a free concert will take place at Cherry Hill Park in Falls Church, the line up includes Deanna Bogart, Daryl Davis and the First Ladies of the Blues (Ruby Hayes, Angela Hill, Stacy Brooks)Curtis Blues, Three Chords and the Truth,Nadine Rae and the All Stars, Warner Williams, Sheryl Warner & the Southside Homewreckers with Gregg Kimball. Plus kids workshops with Choo Choo Charlie, Kristin Snyder Gomez and the cities own yo-yo prince, middle schooler Jonah Hicks. Food, vendors, carnival games plus more.
* On Sunday, from 11-3 pm a Blues Brunch and Jam, a tribute to John Jackson and John Cephas will take place at Bangkok Blues t
* The festival closes out with another amazing art exhibit "Color Me Blue" and a musical performance by M. S. G. acoustic blues trio.
Over 50 businesses will offer blues music and/or shopping specials! You can't go wrong coming to Falls Church!!
MORE INFORMATION and Full Schedule www.tinnerhill.net (703) 241-4109
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ELDORADO PRESENTS A BIGGER AND BETTER BBQ, BREWS & BLUES FESTIVAL
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ELDORADO PRESENTS A BIGGER AND BETTER
BBQ, BREWS & BLUES FESTIVAL
~June 27 & 28, 2009~
This year’s, Eldorado BBQ, Brews & Blues Festival is bigger and better than ever! Northern Nevada’s biggest batch of bbq, blues music and microbrews is two days, Saturday, June 27 from 12-9 p.m. and Sunday, June 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Double the days means double the fun as an unprecedented seven food booths will span Virginia St. The festival food mix includes traditional Smoked BBQ Pork Ribs, savory Pulled Pork with Texas Toast and Grilled Hot Links; as well as a Burger Barn with Big Dog Chili, Corn Dogs and Onion Rings. New items this year include international fare like Shredded Beef Enchiladas, Pork Tacos, Grilled Korean BBQ Short Ribs with Kim Chee and Coconut Chicken Satay. For dessert, festival goers can feast on Strawberries and Cream Funnel Cake.
Microbreweries will pour beer from all over the world, including Eldorado's own, The Brew Brothers' custom brews. Featured microbreweries include Alaskan Brewing Company, Black Diamond Brewing Company, Eel River Brewing Company, Napa Smith Brewery, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Mammoth Brewing Company, Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Pilsner Urquell, Sierra Nevada and many more.
Festival tasting packages are available for $20 and include 13 tokens, each worth a 4oz tasting and a souvenir beer mug. Tasting packages will be available for purchase during both days of the festival until 7 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Alcohol sales and tastings stop one hour before close on each day of the festival.
Free, live entertainment takes the stage on 3rd and 4th Streets. The line up includes Trey Stone Band, Summer of Love, Buddy Emmer Blues Band, Mumbo Gumbo, Shane Dwight Band, Jason King Band, Patton’s Blues Band, Full Body Rock and Brief Case Full of Blues.
For more information, please call 800-648-5966 or (775) 786-5700 in Northern Nevada. Visit us online at www.eldoradoreno.com.
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BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS
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Twenty years ago in June, Buddy Guy’s Legends was born. Come celebrate the occasion with us! On Tuesday, June 16, we will be throwing a party to celebrate this milestone and it wouldn’t be a party without all of the fans who have enjoyed the Blues here throughout the years.
The evening will feature the Brother John Band with an acoustic set performed by Harmonica Hinds.
Enjoy beer specials and giveaways and enter for a chance to win a polka-dot Fender signed by Buddy, courtesy of Heineken. The club will open at 11:00AM and festivities will begin at 6:00PM. There will be a $10 cover. Come be a part of this celebration!
Sponsored by Heineken, Dos Equis, Newcastle, Decider Chicago and WXRT.
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Chicago Receives Historic Blues Music Marker
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The Mississippi Blues Commission on June 11, 2009 placed a historical marker in Chicago's Grant Park to honor the city's legacy of blues music.
The marker was placed the day before the Chicago Blues Festival begins a three-day run in Grant Park. The marker makes Chicago part of the Mississippi Blues Trail, which includes more than 120 historical markers. Chicago is the northernmost city to receive a marker on the trail.
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Late blues great Koko Taylor gets musical sendoff
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Hundreds of mourners turned out Thursday at a music-filled wake and memorial service for Chicago blues icon Koko Taylor, whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the nickname ``Queen of the Blues.''
Another visitation will be held today, also at Rainbow/PUSH headquarters, followed by her funeral with a eulogy to be delivered by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Among those who paid tribute to Taylor Thursday were Mayor Richard Daley and musicians Delores Scott and Vance Kelly. The ``Queen'' lay in a glass-topped casket at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters on Chicago's South Side, dressed in an elegant off-white silk brocade dress, gloves and a tiara,
Daley told mourners, who included blues legend Buddy Guy, that Taylor's legacy will endure because of the power of her life story.
``You really haven't lost her,'' Daley said.
Clarence Stevens, host of an Indiana blues radio show, recalled that Taylor always insisted that he stay for dinner when he visited her. He noted her influence on a new generation of blues artists and her efforts to keep the music alive.
``We have to educate our children. We even have to educate our adults'' about the blues, Stevens said. ``But the blues will never die.''
Taylor's daughter, Joyce ``Cookie'' Threatt, introduced her mother's band to those attending the memorial service, which included performances by musicians in town for this weekend's Chicago Blues Festival.
``This was my mother's family for 18 years,'' she said.
Taylor's funeral is today.
Born Cora Walton just outside Memphis, Tennessee, Taylor said in a 1990 interview that her dream to become a blues singer was nurtured in the cotton fields outside her family's sharecropper shack.
``I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a radio program, 15 minutes a day, over in West Memphis, Arkansas and he would play the blues,'' she said. ``I would hear different records and things by Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sonnyboy Williams and all these people, you know, which I just loved.''
Although her father encouraged her to sing only gospel music, Cora and her siblings would sneak out back with their homemade instruments and play the blues. With one brother accompanying on a guitar made out of bailing wire and nails and one brother on a fife made out of a corncob, she began on the path to blues woman.
Orphaned at 11, Koko - a nickname she earned because of an early love of chocolate - moved to Chicago at age 18 with her soon-to-be-husband, the late Robert ``Pops'' Taylor, in search for work. He would later be her manager.
While Taylor didn't have widespread mainstream success, her career spanned more than five decades and she was beloved by blues aficionados.
Her work included the best-selling song ``Wang Dang Doodle'' and tunes such as ``What Kind of Man is This'' and ``I Got What It Takes.''
Taylor made numerous national television appearances, was the subject of a PBS documentary and had a small part in director David Lynch's ``Wild at Heart.'' She earned seven Grammy nominations and won in 1984.
Taylor last performed on May 7 in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Blues Music Awards.
She died June 3 at age 80 shortly after having surgery because of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Another visitation will be held today afternoon also at Rainbow/PUSH headquarters, followed by her funeral with a eulogy to be delivered by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Library of Congress announces new National Recording Registry entries...
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The US Library of Congress has announced 25 new recordings to be preserved in its National Recording Registry. Criteria for inclusion requires recordings to be at least 10 years old and "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Among this year's entries are:
John Lee Hooker - "Boogie Chillen"
Link Wray - "Rumble"
The Who - The Who Sings My Generation
Etta James - At Last!
West Side Story (Original Cast Recording)
The Kingston Trio - "Tom Dooley"
George Jones - "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
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NEW ORLEANS BLUES SOCIETY
VOODOO BLUES KREWE (NEW ORLEANS BLUES SOCIETY)
The VooDoo Blues Krewe is gearing up for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January by staging events now in preparation for it. First, tomorrow night (Sat, June 13) the VDBK BLUES 'N' BREWS event, a benefit performance by three New Orleans blues bands and great guest artists throughout the night.
30 X 90 (all female blues band who took their name from New Orleans longitude/latitude coordinates) kicks off the evening at 6pm, followed by Lil' Red & Big Bad. The night will close with the Danny Alexander Blues Band. Sitting in will be Jumpin' Johnny Sansone (Poor Man's Paradise), Ed Wills, and others! The $5 admission charge will go directly to fund the New Orleans VooDoo Blues Challenge this fall (Sep 19-Oct 10) and sponsorship of our local winner at the International Blues Challenge. Our Platinum Sponsor, NOLA Brewing, is providing free craft beer and we'll have great door prizes. McGuire's Grill & Pub (869 Magazine) was kind enough to provide the venue. If you're in the area (live here, or visiting), c'mon out and support our Society and our great local blues players.
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TRESSA LAVESSEUR :
 
TRESSA LAVESSEUR (TREH-SSA LEV-ES-SOOR) WAS A FIXTURE ON THE CANADIAN FOLK SCENE FOR YEARS, AND DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT SOUL MUSIC. THEN SHE WENT ON TOUR, GOT SNOWED IN IN MEMPHIS, AND HAPPENED TO VISIT THE STAX VOLT MUSEUM. SHE GOT BIT BY THE SOUL BUG, BIG TIME. TRESSA'S NEW CD IS CALLED LOW FIDELITY, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS GREAT NEW SOUL ARTIST. JOIN ELWOOD BLUES, NEXT TIME ON THE HOUSE OF BLUES RADIO HOUR.
visit www.TheBluesMobile.com
for times and stations in your area
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VISIT THE BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE WEBSITE FOR ALL THE FESTIVALS
Over 500 festivals are listed on the website www.BluesFestivalGuide.com
Festival Promoters got a festival you'd like to include?
It's FREE, just go to the website to post your information
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Greeley Blues Jam
Friday-Saturday, June 12-13, 2009
Greeley, CO, U.S.
www.greeleybluesjam.com
800-449-3866
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River & Brews Blues Fest
Friday-Saturday, June 12-13, 2009
Red River, New Mexico, U.S.
www.redrivernewmex.com
800-348-6444
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Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, 2009
Hot Springs, Virginia, U.S.
www.VaBluesFest.org
877-558-1689
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Waterfront Blues
Friday-Sunday June 12-14, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.waterfrontblues.ca
416-423-2224
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The Orillia Spring Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, 2009
Orillia, Onatario, Canada
www.orilliaspringblues.com
705-325-8508
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26th Chicago Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, 2009
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
www.Chicagobluesfestival.us
312-744-3370
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Tinner Hill Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, 2009
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
www.tinnerhill.org
703-241-4109
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Xerox Rochester Intl Jazz Festival
Friday-Saturday, June 12-20, 2009
Rochester, New York, U.S.
www.rochesterjazz.com
585-586-6650
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Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues Festival
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
www.famousdaves.com/bluesfest
952-294-1299
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Playing with Fire
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
www.playingwithfireomaha.net
402-960-1001
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State Street Blues Stroll
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Media, Pennsylvania, U.S.
www.statestreetblues.com
610-566-5039
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Bricktown Blues Festival
Saturday-Sunday, June 13-14, 2009
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
www.bricktownokc.com
405-236-4143
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WC Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival
Saturday-Saturday, June 13-20, 2009
Henderson, Kentucky, U.S.
www.handyblues.org
270-860-2929
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20th Annual Billtown Blues Fest
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Hughesville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
www.billtownblues.org
570-584-4480
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The Neon Stage Hillstock Jam Festival
Friday-Saturday, June 15-16, 2009
Sparta, TN, U.S.
www.theneonstage.com
931-212-5158
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Nothin' but the Blues Festival
Friday-Saturday, July 17-18, 2009
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
www.nothinbutthebluesfestival.com
309-820-0099
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Sierre Blues Festival
Wednesday-Sunday, June 17-21, 2009
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
www.sierrebluesfestival.com
+41 27 456 40 98
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Blues and BBQ Festival
Sunday, June 19, 2009
Better Housing, Arvada, Colorado
www.bluesnbbq.com
720-261-0860
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AmenoBlues Festival
Friday-Saturday, June-July 19-11 2009
Ameno & Others, Piemonte, Italy
www.amenoblues.it
335-595-7335
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4th Annual T-Bone Walker Blues Fest
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, 2009
Linden, TX, U.S.
www.tbonewalkerbluesfest.com
903-756-7774
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Blues on the Fox
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, 2009
Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
www.bluesonthefoxaurora.com
630-844-4731
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Canton Blues Fest
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, 2009
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
www.CantonBluesFest.com
800-533-4302
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5th Annual Hot Blues and BBQ
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, 2009
Oxford, Michigan, U.S.
www.hotbluesandbbq.com
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Canton Blues Festival
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, 2009
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
www.cantonbluesfest.com
330-458-2072
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Celebrate Lincoln International Festival
Friday-Saturday, June 19-20, 2009
Lincoln, NE, U.S.
www.celebratelincoln.org
402-434-6902
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Gahanna Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.
www.ColumbusBlues.com/Gahanna.htm
614-538-9004
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Juneteenth Music Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
www.myspace.com/talent4you
330-535-1995
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7th Annual Groovin' in The Grove Summer Concerts 9 WK Saturday Series
Saturday, June 20, 2009
This Week's artist is Chris Cain
Lodi, California, U.S.
www.jessiesgrovewinery.com
209-368-0880
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Madison Blues Society "Blues Picnic"
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
www.madisonbluessociety.com
608-240-2895
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