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Show off your 2016 BFG Magazine!
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Here's San Diego based blues chanteuse, Whitney Shay at the annual Gator By The Bay Festival in San Diego, CA, 2016.
Photo: Michele Lundeen
*NOTE! The 14th annual edition can be
found via blues societies and festivals, etc. When you get yours, snap photos of you, your friends, artists, etc. with the 2016 Guide! *EMAIL us your photo plus caption & credit.
*Want your own hard copy? Order via our website now!
The Big Blues Bender is the official 2016 sponsor of our Blues Festival Guide annual magazine!
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Dennis Jones :: BOTH SIDES OF THE TRACK
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 Both Sides of The Tracks is Dennis Jones’ fifth album on Blue Rock Records. He wrote nineteen of the tracks for this album and then picked his favorites. He and his band have been playing some of the songs for a while, so “they transferred well in the studio,” says Jones. “A few songs kicked my ass, but I'm very happy with the results. I have a great new band and the support of musicians and friends that I've known and played with over the years.”
Dennis's feet are firmly rooted in the past, yet his heart and soul are connected to the present. He writes songs that seamlessly blend the best of both worlds, presenting a unique and contemporary style of American rock and blues. ...More details about this release here
 "It All Depends"
Artist site
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Brian Langlinais :: RIGHT HAND ROAD
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 You could say Brian Langlinais’ new recording, Right Hand Road, was birthed by an ice storm, but that would be getting ahead of the story. Long before that weather event, the album’s roots ran from sea to sea along I-10, home to a slew of bars and nightclubs where bands earn gas money between major cities. For decades, these venues have fostered the uniquely American art form called roadhouse music: a big tent under which blues, country, zydeco, and even jazz come together—often in the same band. Roadhouse legends such as Delbert McClinton, Marcia Ball, Omar and the Howlers, Mason Ruffner, and Lee Roy Parnell all came through Langlinais’ hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana, where he cut his teeth in bands playing this crowd-pleasing music.
...More details about this release here
"It's The Whiskey That Eases The Pain"
Artist site
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Greetings festival promoters! Please post your 2017 festival dates on our top-ranking website (even if you don't know your line-up yet). The Blues Festival Guide is a leading media source for all news and updates related to blues music throughout the world. Take advantage of our website traffic and POST YOUR FESTIVAL on our top-ranking site www.BluesFestivalGuide.com
Easy and free. Takes 2 minutes. We don't sell our lists! Here is the direct link to post your festival. Just fill in the blanks - your FESTIVAL INFO will go live within hours. Your FESTIVAL will be seen by the 32,000 unique visitors that come to our site each month.
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Big Daddy's Blues Club presents "Blues in The Street” Nov 11-12
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 (McComb, MS) Big Daddy's Blues Club (224 North Railroad Blvd., McComb, MS) presents "Blues in The Street” Nov 11-12. An event like no other in Pike County Mississippi, this pre-opening outdoor event will feature blues greats, James "Super Chikan" Johnson, Little Freddy King, Terry "Harmonica: Bean, Ransack, Larry Ingram and performing at Big Daddys Blues Club. "Gateway To Blues and America's Music"©, Big Daddy's Blues Club will be a funky laid-back down home music venue with emphasis on the Blues.
To kick off the event Friday Nov 11, 2016, the Mayor of The City of McComb, Mississippi will present a plaque at 6:15pm, on location, to honor one of the Scenic Rivers region’s own blues greats from McComb, Kent “Omar" Dykes of Omar & The Howlers, for his contributions to the arts and being an ambassador to the City of McComb, Mississippi.
...Read more about "Blues In The Street" weekend
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8th Annual Big Bend Hospice Benefit Concert in Memory of Pat Ramsey Nov 12
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 (Tallahassee, FL) - Save the date, November 12, 2016, for the 8th Annual Pat Ramsey Benefit for Big Bend Hospice at Bradfordville Blues Club in Tallahassee, Florida from 1pm-12am (at the earliest). This will be the eighth year benefiting Big Bend Hospice in Pat's honor. Ramsey was a well known and loved person, musician and blues singer around the globe. He passed away on Nov. 17, 2008 in the care of Hospice. His music lives on and he is remembered in the hearts of his family, friends and fans. Free for age 12 and under or if you like... give a donation.
All of the participating bands and musicians are giving their time and talent for Big Bend Hospice. All have their own experiences with hospice and they also want to give back for the love and care given to their loved ones, and for the love they had for Pat. "This Was His Wish, To Give Back!"
...Find the complete lineup and also how you can donate if you like
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Buzz is building for Bradenton Blues Festival Dec 2-4
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 (Bradenton, FL) - A month before the fifth annual Bradenton Blues Festival, organizers welcomed some important players in the blues world.
The International Blues Foundation hosted its annual board of director’s retreat in downtown Bradenton last week. The International Blues Foundation houses the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis and is directed by a board of 23 individuals from Canada, Norway and across the U.S.
Thanks to the annual blues festival along the Manatee River, blues musicians such as Doug Deming relocating to the area, Blues Music Magazine headquartered within walking distance of downtown Bradenton, and blues venues like Ace’s Live and Blue Rooster, Bradenton has become a destination on the blues map.
“To have the Blues Foundation host an annual board retreat in downtown Bradenton acknowledges that Bradenton has the blues, and is becoming a desired destination for businesses,”
...Read more about the blues events coming up in Bradenton
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Colorado Blues Society Blues Challenge had twist this year
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 The Colorado Blue Society (CBS) Congratulates The John Weeks Band and A.J. Fullerton as Winners of the 2016 Colorado Blues Challenge! They will represent CBS at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January 2017!
Kyle Deibler, CBS IBC Chairman explained a twist in this year's competition. John Weeks competed in both the band and the solo/duo competition and came out the victor in a rare double win in this Blues Challenge. Deibler explains, "Moses Walker & John Weeks were the winning solo/duo in Sunday's competition to go along with John's band victory, and by rule; John had to make the determination of which act he wanted to head to Memphis with for the IBC. Knowing John's decision in advance, I announced A.J. Fullerton as the champion in the solo/duo division and he will represent CBS proudly in Memphis. But in the moment, we failed to give Moses Walker & John Weeks their due, for their winning performance on Sunday, and as the contest coordinator, I deeply regret that we missed that opportunity. In retrospect I should have announced Moses & John as the rightful winners in the solo/duo category, explained the Blues Foundation competition rule and then announce that A.J. would be our representative for the 2017 International Blues Challenge."
Kyle and CBS wish to thank all of the fans and venues that supported the events this year.
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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
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~ Join Waitlist for Jan 2017 LRBC #28
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More then a cruise! More than a festival... More Than You Can Imagine!
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Nov 12-13, 2016 Radio Show: MIKE BLOOMFIELD
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 Michael Bloomfield is one of those tragic figures who flamed out too young, but left behind a great legacy of music. There is a new biography, Mike Bloomfield: The Rise And Fall Of An American Guitar Hero. The author, rock historian Ed Ward, hops aboard to talk about Bloomfield, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, the Electric Flag, and more!
The life and times of Mike Bloomfield. Next time, in the Bluesmobile.
TheBluesMobile.Com
For a list of stations where you can find
BluesMobile Radio Click Here
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Talkin'Blues Podcast with Mako Funasaka
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Sue Foley is an award winning blues and roots singer, songwriter. Foley spent her early childhood in Canada, and started her professional career at sixteen. By twenty-one, Foley was living in Austin, Texas and recording for Antone’s—the blues label and historic nightclub that helped launch the career of blues-rock legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
(Music: "Leaving" by Steve Strongman).
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More info on Mako Funasaka and his Talkin'Blues home page
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Bobby Rush "Porcupine Meat"
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 ~ Birthdays of note through next week: Nov 10 Bobby Rush, George "Mojo" Buford (1929); Nov 11 LaVern Baker (1929), Mose Allison (1927), Chris Smither (1944); Nov 12 Bukka White (1906), Booker T. Jones (1944); Nov 13 Louisa "Blue Lu" Barker (1913), John Hammond, Jr. (1942), Candye Kane (1961); Nov 14 Carey Bell (1936), Anson Funderburgh (1954), Buckwheat Zydeco (1947);
Nov 15 Little Willie John (1937); Nov 16 W.C. Handy (1873), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Eden Brent (1976), Francis Clay (1923); Nov 17 Tab Benoit (1967); Nov 19 Chris Cain (1955); Nov 20 Duane Allman (1946)
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Ilfracombe Blues, Rhythm &
Rock Festival
Nov-11-2016 - Nov-13-2016
Ilfracombe, United Kingdom
Blues In The Street
Nov-11-2016 - Nov-12-2016, McComb, Mississippi, USA
San Francisco International
Boogie Woogie Festival
Nov-13-2016
San Francisco, California, USA
Venice Blues Festival
Nov-18-2016 - Nov-20-2016
Venice, Florida, USA
Mississippi Delta Blues Festival
Nov-24-2016 - Nov-26-2016
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Bradenton Blues Festival
Dec-02-2016 - Dec-03-2016
Bradenton, Florida, USA
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MLK Jr. Blues Festival
Jan-12-2017 - Jan-15-2017
Chester, South Carolina, USA
Sunshine Music Festival
Jan-16-2017 - Jan-17-2017
St. Petersburg/Boca Raton,
Florida, USA
Cincy Winter Blues Festival
Jan-27-2017 - Jan-28-2017
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3rd Annual Suncoast Blues Festival
Jan-27-2017 - Jan-28-2017
Sarasota, Florida, USA
International Blues Challenge
Jan-31-2017 - Feb-04-2017
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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We have a New Address AND phone! Please update your records.
RBA Publishing/Blues Festival Guide
P.O. Box 920, Arcata, CA 95518
Call 707-630-3304
RBA Publishing is the parent company of the Blues Festival Guide and Reggae Festival Guide.
We are woman owned and operated.
We produce the annual Blues Festival Guide magazine, affiliated with the top-ranking website, and this weekly blues newsletter: The Blues Festival E-Guide, with approximately 30,000 weekly subscribers.
We look forward to your suggestions, critiques and questions. Reach our E-Guide editor, Michele Lundeen via EMAIL.
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Information both editorial and advertising in the Blues Festival E-Guide is believed to be correct but not guaranteed. Double check info carefully before you attend any event or send money for anything. We do not write the news... we just report it.
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