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Preparing to sail the deep "Blues" sea Oct 29-Nov 5
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 Hi all...
It's your Blues Festival e-Guide Editor aka Michele Lundeen the "Queen of Steam!" Getting ready for cruisin', jammin', dancin', and enjoyin' music and friends. #37 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise is coming right up Oct 29-Nov 5 and you know it's gonna be another wang, dang doodle! Our Blues Festival Guide Publisher Kaati (at far left) will also be sailing #37!
The cruise itself features nearly non-stop bluesin' and will also include onshore visits to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, and Loreto. There's are theme nights like "Hometown Blues" where you can show support for your  favorite local artists or blues society, "Kings & Queens" night (either Bluesy or from the Sea... or), "Halloween," "Dia de los Muertos" (Day of The Dead), "Decade Night" (dress up from your favorite decade), and "Bluesin' LRBC Gear." I'm into the theme nights and have been compiling a variety of choices (and I have too many now! HA!)
I'm honored to once again be one of the Pro-Am Jamarama Hosts. If you're a player, pack your instrument and find me in The Crow's Nest on Weds Nov 2nd from 7:30-9:30pm and signup to jam. Or just come and have fun and hang with us! You never know who will showup! Jammers, feel free to hit me up ahead of time.
There's a pre-party on Friday Oct 28 at Riverwalk Gulf Club (see the article in the Oct 13 E-Guide) featuring artists including Big LLou Johnson, Randy Macdonald (of Tommy Castro's band), guitarist extraordinaire Laura Chavez, some of the area's top, award-winning talent, and always some surprise guests.
Say "Hi" if you see me onboard and/or come jam or just hang! Maybe get a pic with the Blues Festival Guide magazine! We're all one big Blues framily!
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Photo Moments with the 20th Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's two very talented blues women, our 2022 cover girl multi-instrumentalist Tulle Brae with singer Rae Gordon who both performed with their bands at the Big Sky Festival, held Aug 5-7 in Noxon, Montana.
Based in the Oregon area, Rae Gordon has won the Cascade Blues Association’s Muddy Award for Best Female Vocalist five times.
Brae's roots are based in Gospel having grown up singing in the Louisiana area where her father was a preacher.
Photo: Jayme Fallon
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Reflecting Jackson, Mississippi in the Blues Nov 13-14
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(JACKSON, MS) - The Central Mississippi Blues Society, Inc., with support from Visit Jackson, the Mississippi Humanities Council, South Arts, Mississippi Blues Foundation and affiliates National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts and Mississippi Arts Commission, will celebrate Jackson’s bicentennial with a two-day “blues” extravaganza. The headliner for all events will be international blues star, Castro “Mr. Sipp” Coleman. All events are free and open to the public.
Sunday, November 13, 1-4 pm Blues musician panels with noted Jackson blues personalities, held in the auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson. The panel, “The Lived Experience of The Blues in Jackson” will be moderated by blues journalist, historian and sociologist, Scott Barretta, with panelists Castro Coleman (Mr. Sipp), Sherrill Holly, Willie Silas and Jimmi Mayes. The panel, “Jackson Women in the Blues – Past, Present, Future,” will be moderated by journalist and blues promoter Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis, with panelists Dorothy “Misty Blue” Moore, Nellie “Mack” McInnis, and Maya Kyles.
Monday, November 14, 11:30am–1pm “Success Over Fame in the Music Business”, a workshop led by Castro “Mr. Sipp” Coleman, at the Jackson State University Department of Music. This workshop will focus on information relevant to managing a successful music career.
Monday, November 14, 7-11pm – Bicentennial Concert at Hal & Mal’s Big Room in downtown Jackson, featuring Castro “Mr. Sipp” Coleman, with the Blue Monday Band opening the show. A full bar and limited menu will be available at this event.
For more information, contact the Central MS Blues Society, Inc. email, website, Facebook.
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Delta Blues Museum new Virtual Tours
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 (CLARKSDALE, MS) - Delta Blues Museum will soon expand its Virtual Tours, thanks to funding received from the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area (MDNHA).
The newest online video feature will focus on Blues legend Robert Johnson, as the Museum looks to create additional web-based content chronicling other important "anchor artists" of Blues music.
The MDNHA grants program funds projects around five theme s —The River and The Land, The Blues, Freedom, Creativity Beyond Cotton, and Diverse Communities. With this funding, Delta Blues Museum will not only produce the Robert Johnson video Field Trip but will also add five new Virtual Tours led by current musicians with connections to Blues legends. Additionally, the Museum will develop a snapshot of the life and music of Howlin’ Wolf through a new interactive Explore and Learn feature.
Museum Director Shelley Ritter, who recently unveiled new permanent exhibits in the Museum gallery, is seeking to similarly expand the Museum's website offerings to reach new audiences and enhance the museum experience for online visitors. "We are thrilled to be able to explore the legacies of Robert Johnson and Howlin’ Wolf in more immersive and interactive ways," Ritter said, adding, "We also look forward to documenting the contributions and influences that these 'anchor artists' and others featured in our gallery have had on other musicians. Funding partners like MDNHA offer us a path to provide more educational resources online and create lifelong learning opportunities for Blues fans of all ages."
All of Delta Blues Museum's Virtual Tours and Field Trips are free to the public. Viewer donations are suggested and appreciated. Online access is available here.
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Buddy Guy Announces 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour
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Announcing the 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour! The much beloved, legendary, multi award-winning blues man Buddy Guy will embark on his final trek beginning February of 2023.
Several sites confirmed a batch of February and March tour dates in the U.S. for Guy with more to come. The eight-time Grammy winner starts the excursion in his current home state with concerts in the Illinois cities of Rockford on February 17 and Joliet on February 18. He then ends the month with stops in Fort Wayne, Indiana (February 23); New Buffalo, Michigan (February 24); Anderson, Indiana (February 25) and Evansville, Indiana (February 26).
Buddy Guy continues the tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on March 1 before heading to Texas for shows in Austin (March 3-4), Houston (March 5) and Dallas (March 8). Next comes a trip to Oklahoma featuring concerts in Tulsa (March 9) and Newkirk (March 10).
Additional performances follow in Kansas City (March 11); Chesterfield, Missouri (March 13); Memphis (March 14); Knoxville (March 16); Atlanta (March 17); Nashville (March 18); Spartanburg, South Carolina (March 20); Chattanooga, Tennessee (March 21); Charlotte (March 22); Greensboro, North Carolina (March 23); Savannah, Georgia (March 25) and Toronto (March 30-31).
Local presales began Wed Oct 19 at 10am local time. Tickets are on sale Friday Oct 21 at 10AM local time. Get tickets for most Buddy Guy shows through Ticketmaster.com.
Website | Facebook Photo: Paul Natkin
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Sony Music Buys Rights to Muddy Waters Full Catalog
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 Sony Music Publishing has completed a deal with the estate of the iconic bluesman Muddy Waters, to buy the rights to the musician's entire catalog, effectively worldwide. Known to many as the father of Chicago blues, McKinley ‘Muddy Waters’ Morganfield is considered to be one of the most influential figures in blues and rock-and-roll in the US and globally.
According to Music Business Worldwide, this is what Waters' daughter Mercy Morganfield had to say about the sale: "My father's legacy is a vital part of not only musical history but American history. Making sure future generations are aware of the way blues legends like Dad, Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, and so many others have shaped other genres of music from Rock and Roll to Hip-Hop is so important."
"We don't want these names to get lost in history and in the telling and retelling of their stories. I believe we have a partner in Sony who can help keep that flame alive and expand our reach, giving my father his rightful place in music history, a place we all believe he and so many others deserve. I am looking forward to the work ahead."
Sony Music Publishing CEO Jon Platt added: "Muddy Waters was without a doubt one of the most impactful songwriters in modern music. His vibrant, expressive sound is embodied in music today and continues to inspire generations."
“We look forward to working with the Muddy Waters Estate to build upon its enduring songwriting legacy."
The monetary values involved in the deal have not been disclosed by either party.
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Tales From The Road: Our Alabama Travels
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 By Gabi Mendick
Music Maker
In August, Music Maker took a field trip to Georgia and Alabama to meet, document, and discover a few of America’s musical treasures.
Wednesday Aug 24th
Wednesday morning at 8am–a late start for a Music Maker field trip., Music Maker Executive Director Tim Duffy, Selden Leonard, a recent college graduate and family friend of the Duffy’s, and I, pack up Tim’s Suburban with all of the microphones, tripods, lights, and miscellaneous gear we’re hoping we’ll get a chance to use, and hit the road.
Along the way we pull off at a rest stop for a “flat meat” sandwich. I tell Tim I’ve never heard someone refer to cold cuts that way and he explains that’s what touring musicians call it. When you’re on the road and not big-time enough to eat proper green room meals, all you get is the compact, preserved flat meat. Tim opts for a protein powder shake.
After lunch, we keep on keeping on to David Bryant’s house in Oxford, Georgia, just east of Atlanta. I’m immediately drawn to David’s garden; three kittens run around the greenery decorated with found objects. The inside of his home is also full of antiques and photographs. David leads us to a small nook in the back of the house, a gallery of family photos: his mother, Music Maker partner artist Cora Mae Bryant, his brother Tony Bryant, his grandfather, guitar legend Curley Weaver, and many others.
David holds his family and his musical heritage close. But when David picks up a guitar, a sound resonates that is all his own. He may play a standard blues or gospel song, or make up a lighthearted tune on the spot. His playing is avant-garde, dissonant, and pretty weird. But his strumming is grounded by his honest voice. …continue reading
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Which Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Hits Your Groove?
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Bluesin’ is back baby! LRBC #37 Coming right up!
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• MS Valley Blues Society co-presents Vanessa Collier Oct 26
• Central Iowa Blues Society Member Appreciation Party
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 (ROCK ISLAND, IL) - Wednesday, October 26, the Mississippi Valley Blues Society co-presents Vanessa Collier live at Rock Island’s Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1300 24th Street, Rock Island Illinois.
A gifted blues, funk, and soul saxophonist, singer., songwriter who has won two Blues Music Awards from seven nominations, Vanessa Collier most recent album, Heart on the Line, a work in which, according to Rock and Blues Muse, the artist "stamps her own mark with bright and breezy production and, of course, a healthy dose of sax."
Showtime is 7:30pm.
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(DES MOINES, IA) - The Central Iowa Blues Society (CIBS) Membership Appreciation Party featuring Toronzo Cannon will be held Saturday, Nov 5 at Lefty’s Live Music (2307 University Ave, Des Moines, Iowa). Doors open at 6pm and showtime is 7pm.
Must be a member of the Central Iowa Blues Society to attend this free appreciation party and concert. You may join or renew online here.
Memberships will also be available at the door.
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Dennis Johnson :: REVELATION
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 Critically acclaimed slide guitar player, Dennis Johnson’s latest Revelation is an album of blues rockers and roots standouts mixed with gospel and country elements, and an emotional slide guitar-infused instrumental.
The rhythm section is anchored by legendary drummer Anton Fig, (Late Night with David Letterman, Joe Bonamassa) and bassist/backing vocalist Jonathan Stoyanoff, known for his work with Joe Craven and who's performed with Johnson for years. Playing piano and B3 is the phenomenal Bob Fridzema (Walter Trout, Joanna Shaw Taylor). Revelation was engineered by Chris Bell renowned for his works with artists like Samantha Fish, The Eagles, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Dennis Johnson’s early passion for slide drove him to teach himself guitar and through a career that includes three albums to date. “I learned a lot making this record from arranging and finding great grooves, to recording unique guitar tones,” he said. “It always is about getting the groove first. If you can find it, the rest flows naturally.”
Revelation is a transformation in Johnson’s slide playing to even higher levels.
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20th Annual Blues Festival Guide
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20th Annual Blues Festival Guide Magazine
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 You can not only get a hard copy of the magazine via select festivals, blues societies or by ordering, but our 20th Anniversary digital edition of the Blues Festival Guide is available on our website! Click the image at left to read and enjoy all 84 pages. Turn on the speaker to hear Tulle Brae singing "Seven Bridges."
Blues legend Bobby Rush calls our magazine: "The roadmap to everything blues." Indeed, the articles offer something for everyone, all blues related, of course. This year’s engaging editorial from aficionados in the blues community includes articles from Victor Wainwright, Mitch Woods, Reverend Billy C. Wirtz and Roger Stolle among others.
Our cover by photographer Marilyn Stringer features the talented Tullie Brae and Calvin Johnson at the 2021 North Atlantic Blues Festival!
You can also order your own hard copy here!
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Just In Case... plus Holidays & Birthdays
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 • October is Family History Month
• Oct 31 Halloween
Birthdays upcoming of note:
Oct 20 Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941), Bugs Henderson (1943-2012), Vasti Jackson (1959); Oct 21 Steve Cropper (1941), Elvin Bishop (1942), Michele Lundeen (yer faithful e-Guide Editor); Oct 23 Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman (1892-1973), Boozoo Chavis (1930-2001), Carol Fran (1933-2021); Oct 24 Sonny Terry (1911-1986), Willie Mabon (1925-1985), Bill Wyman (1936), Jimmy Dawkins (1936-2013); Oct 26 Detroit Junior (1931-2005); Oct 27 Henry Townsend (1909-2006), Clifford Antone (1949-2006 Antone Records and Nightclub); Oct 28 Ben Harper (1969); Oct 29 Peter Green (1946-2020), Hadda Brooks (1916-2002), Eric Gales (1974 pictured); Oct 30 Bob Koester (1932-2021 Delmark's Founder); Oct 31 Julia Lee (1902-1958), Ethel Waters (1896-1977)
 Just in Case: October 26, 2022 is "Worldwide Howl At The Moon Day." I will find it very hard to believe that anyone reading this has not howled at the moon at least once in their life! It's primal and therapeutic. Let your wild side out. We know Howlin' Wolf did and we're better for it, wouldn't you say?!
This day actually also has to do with the protection of wolfs. You could even make some donations to animal and protection groups such as Wolf Haven.
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Bluestock in Texas
Oct-21-2022 – Oct-22-2022
Bellville, Texas, USA
Camping With The Blues
Oct-21-2022 – Oct-23-2022
Brooksville, Florida, USA
Hambone Festival
& Related Events
Oct-29-2022 – Oct-30-2022
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
A Taste of the Deep South
(formerly Henry Turner Jr. Day)
Nov-05-2022 – Nov-06-2022
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Blues Heaven Festival
Nov-11-2022 – Nov-12-2022
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Downtown Blues Concert
Nov-18-2022
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Reading Blues Festival
Nov-18-2022 – Nov-20-2022
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bradenton Blues Festival
Dec-02-2022 – Dec-03-2022
Bradenton, Florida, USA
MLK Blues Festival
Jan-12-2023 – Jan-15-2023
Chester, South Carolina, USA
Go Mexico Rock ‘n Blues
Explosion Festival
Jan-21-2023 – Jan-29-2023
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Clarksdale Film
& Music Festival
Jan-27-2023 – Jan-29-2023
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Saskatoon Blues Festival
Feb-27-2023 – Mar-05-2023
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Craft Beer & Blues Festival
Nov-12-2022
Casselberry, Florida, USA
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We continue to stay optimistic!
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We're thinking of you.. here's to good health & good music!
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We welcome e-Guide suggestions and questions. You can reach our E-Guide editor, Michele Lundeen (pictured here) via EMAIL.
Michele is also a singer, songwriter, performer and bandleader based in the San Diego County, California area and nicknamed the "Queen of Steam" for her high energy and passionate style.
RBA Publishing, Inc. in business since 1993, is a boutique, blues-specific PR and marketing firm based on the West Coast. We help musicians, festivals, labels and music-related brands. Our digital campaigns target fans, industry and influencers. We are masterful at email marketing, social media, fan acquisition and long-term marketing plans. Our media services are supported by people who understand and love the blues genre. Publishers of the annual Blues Festival Guide magazine, our top-ranking website, and e-Guide newsletter with approx. 30,000 weekly subscribers, we have been blues industry leaders for 20 years. Please contact us at 707-630 3304 or EMAIL to find out how we can help you!
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