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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 will also be sailing #37!
The cruise itself features nearly non-stop bluesin', dancing, hanging out, theme nights, good eats and drinks, and some onshore visits to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, and Loreto.
I'll be hosting the Pro-Am Jamarama Weds Nov 2nd 7:30-9:30pm. Pack your instrument and signup to jam, or just come and have fun and hang with us! You never know who will showup!
See you soon if you're sailing on the LRBC this Saturday!
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Photo Moments with the 20th Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's the Devil You Know, oh wait, it's Tommy "Angel Wings" Castro, apparently flying high after a performance at the Powerhouse Pub in Folsom, California.
The 2022 Blues Music award winner for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Band of the Year (with The Painkillers), and Album of the Year for A Bluesman Came To Town, Tommy Castro is still on a major roll into his 30th year on the road, and lucky us!
Photo: David Rocco
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Toronto’s Women's Blues Revue 2022 Nov 25th
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 (TORONTO, CANADA) - The Women's Blues Revue 2022 returns to the newly revitalized Massey Hall to celebrate its 35th year on Friday November 25. Bringing blues lovers together for an evening honoring the contributions to the genre with some of Canada's finest musicians.
This year's line-up includes Garnetta Cromwell, Miss Emily, Selena Evangeline, Suzie Vinnick, Ann Vriend and host Angelique Francis. All vocalists will be backed by the All-Star Women's Blues Revue Band. Showtime is 8pm.
Garnetta Cromwell is a bilingual, Afro-Metis (Mi'q Maw Community) Canadian girl. She fronts Garnetta & Dagroovmasters, a high-energy classic Soul R&B band that is also a reflection of Canada's multicultural society.
Miss Emily celebrated the Maple Blues Awards triple-crown of Female Vocalist, New Artist and Sapphire Blues Video of the Year in 2020. Her incomparable vocals are surpassed only by her electrifying, roof-rattling performances.
Selena Evangeline is a world-class singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. She’s a winner of an Ontario Independent Music Award for Best Urban, Barrie New Music Award as well as honorable mention in the John Lennon Song-Writing Competition.
This year's host, Angelique Francis is a multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre singer-songwriter and composer.
Suzie Vinnick is a 3x Juno Nominee, CFMA Award winner, and a 10-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for songwriting, female vocalist, acoustic act and more. The pure joy she exudes when she picks up that guitar is so worth the show.
Canadian, Ann Vriend, is a two-time Maple Blues Award songwriting winner, an Edmonton Music Award, and Alberta Centennial Award recipient. Her sound is reminiscent of the vintage, rootsy, soul style of Stax Records and Muscle Shoals.
This year's Women's Blues Revue Band includes: Rebecca Hennessy (Trumpet & Bandleader), Suzie Vinnick (Guitar), Emily Burgess (Guitar), Carrie Chesnutt (Sax), Elena Kapeleris (Sax), Colleen Allen (Sax), Dale Anne Brendon (Drums), Lily Sazz (Keys), Carlie Howell (Bass).
Tickets available now here or 416-872-4255. For priority ticket access, fans can become a Platinum Friends First member. Learn about options here.
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Morgan Freeman makes surprise visit to his Biloxi club
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By Mary Perez, Sun Herald
Many people at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi Wednesday night didn’t even know co-owner Morgan Freeman was in the house until he came down the stairs and took the stage.
The unannounced visit was the first time the Academy Award actor from Mississippi experienced the club he helped bring to downtown Biloxi, although he did drop by several times while the building was being renovated to be similar to the original Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale.
“It was a really special night for the venue and the staff,” said Lee Young, a co-owner of the Biloxi Ground Zero and the developer of The District on Howard. Ground Zero is the first anchor business in the development that’s helping revitalize downtown Biloxi.
The staff had very little notice Freeman and the other owners of the Clarksdale Ground Zero would be in Biloxi Wednesday, Young said. For security purposes, he was seated upstairs on what is known as “the porch” that overlooks the stage and part of the restaurant below.
The idea was to let Freeman enjoy the experience without any special treatment or attention.
It wasn’t the “Morgan Special” on the menu that most impressed him but the wings he ordered. Young said Freeman told the chef the wings were some of the best he’s ever tasted. “He just had a really good time,” Young said.
Freeman, who posted on Facebook this week that he is glad to be back filming in Mississippi, added his autograph to the porch as all visitors to the venue are invited to do.
He listened to Dexter Allen sing the blues and then took the stage himself, Young said, welcoming those who came out on a Wednesday night for music, food and drink…Read more here
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Hooker The Healer with Roy Rogers help
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 Out of print for more than a decade, an important, historical reissue on vinyl and CD of John Lee Hooker’s The Healer is slated to drop on October 28. Recorded at San Francisco’s Russian Hill Recording Studios, the album was produced by guitar maestro Roy Rogers, who served as a member of Hooker’s Coast to Coast Band. The album won the 1989 Grammy for the track "I'm In The Mood" with Bonnie Raitt (her 1st of 4 that night in 1990) and also marked a turning point in Hooker’s career.
The Healer features fantastic tracks with Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite, Robert Cray, Canned Heat, George Thorogood, Los Lobos, and 3 rare tracks of John Lee Hooker solos.
Roy Rogers went on to produce three more for Hooker including the 1991 Grammy-nominated Mr. Lucky; Boom Boom (1992); and 1995’s Chill Out (co-producing with Van Morrison). Chill Out also won a Grammy in 1995. The Healer went Gold in several countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, and the UK, and it was called by some a pivotal record for the blues genre.
The bottom photo is a stroll down memory lane from Roger's archives.
(L-R Top): Johnny Johnson, Roy Rogers, John Hammond, Charlie Musselwhite; (L-R Bottom): Albert Collins, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, and Robert Cray
Photos Courtesy of Jay Blakesberg
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Indiana’s Blues at the Crossroads comes to an end
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 (TERRE HAUTE IN) - A release posted Oct 26 by Blues at the Crossroads festival organizer Connie Wrin, sited poor attendance in the last two years combined with other factors, that has led to the decision to end the festival. While anticipation was high for the 2022 festival, which is held in Terre Haute, Indiana, bad weather then contributed to lower attendance numbers on top of it.
The 1st Blues at the Crossroads festival launched four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, providing the community some music and an opportunity to donate to the American Red Cross amid a national crisis.
Twenty years later, Indiana's second-longest-running blues festival bounced back after a year off because of the pandemic. In its best years, Blues at the Crossroads has drawn up to 10,000 people and recognized as one of the premier Blues Festivals in the Midwest.
Wrin said that the rising costs of running the festival led to the need to raise ticket prices which also seemed to contribute to the lower attendance numbers. The final festival was able to raise $6,000 which was used to help purchase instruments for students participating in Vigo County Schools music programs.
Wrin thanked the community for years of support, and her family members for assisting in everything from creating ID badges for musicians to sweeping the streets the following morning.
“My lasting memories will be of the friends I have made and the stories others have shared with me,” she wrote. “It makes me smile when I think of the couples who met at the festival and are now married. My children have literally grown up with the festival being part of their lives.
Wrin also operates The Verve nightclub on Wabash Avenue, which were the base of operations for the festival.
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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!
Join Waitlist for #38! PreBook #39 now!
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 LRBC #37
Sea Of Cortez
SOLD OUT!
Oct. 29 ~ Nov. 5, 2022
San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz & Loreto. Sailing on Holland America’s ms Koningsdam
Band Lineup, Cabin Availability & More Here!
LRBC #38 Eastern Caribbean
Cabins SOLD OUT &
Wait List is HOT!
Jan. 28 ~ Feb. 4, 2023
Ft. Lauderdale, FL to St. John, St. Maarten & Half Moon Cay (Bahamas Private Island). Sailing on Holland America’s ms Nieuw Statendam.
Band Lineup, Cabin Pricing & More Here! Join the Waitlist by visiting here or call (816) 753-7979
 LRBC #39 Mexican RivieraPre-Book Now!
Oct. 28 ~ Nov. 4, 2023
Sailing on Holland America's ms Koningsdam from San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan & Puerto Vallarta. By placing a fully-refundable deposit of $500 per cabin, you'll reserve a space in line to book once the band announcement is made (likely in December).
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LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE
More Than A Cruise… More Than A Festival…
More Than You Can Imagine!
The Best Blues Experience on the Planet!
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• Pender Harbour Blues Society Halloween Howl Oct 29
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 (MADEIRA PARK, BC) - The Pender Harbour Blues Society presents the 12th Annual Halloween Howl Saturday, October 29, at Pender Harbour Community Hall in Madeira Park, British Columbia.
Performing at this annual dance and costume party will be the rockin' blues of Steve Hinton, Sully Antonyk, Al Alford, Tim Rannard, with special guest Peter vanDeursen. There will be prizes for the best costumes.
Doors open at 7:30pm and the music starts at 8pm.
Tickets are $30 and available online here or in person at EarthFair Book Store- Madeira Park, and Strait Music - Sechelt.
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John Nemeth :: MAY BE THE LAST TIME
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 "I recorded this album before my jaw amputation surgery, which took place in late May. It's called May Be The Last Time because I didn't know then and I still don't know, if I will ever sing or play again like I used to. I have to say the magic of this performance is beyond this world and maybe the greatest of my life." John Nemeth
Musicians are always among the first to respond in times of crisis and offer up aid and lend their time and talents to support a cause. When word got around that award-winning bluesman John Németh was facing surgery to treat a potentially career-ending and life-threatening illness, several of his old friends stepped up to help him record May Be The Last Time, before his operation.
Organized by vaunted guitarist Kid Andersen, who hosted the sessions at his Greaseland studios in California and brought in fellow West Coast musicians and living legends Elvin Bishop and his Big Fun Trio (Bob Welsh and Willy Jordan) with Alabama Mike joining in for good measure. For two days in May this year, they recorded old favorites and new tunes from Németh in a freewheeling jam session that resulted in eleven new tracks that capture the urgency and cathartic essence of the music and the brotherhood they share.
The tracks include everything from a traditional Gospel chorus to a swinging poignant social commentary from 1966, to Elvin Bishop leading the band through a swampy romp, to a soul classic, bump and grind, honky-tonk, and then finishing up with foot stomping, cockeyed optimism.
All proceeds from sales will go toward John's staggering medical bills and expenses.
Website
"The Last Time"
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Cab Calloway "St. James Infirmary Blues"
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I know I've run in past but I can't resist for Halloween time!
Hope you enjoy this classic!
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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
• Nov 2 Dia de los Muertos
(Day of The Dead)
Birthdays upcoming of note:
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); Nov 1 Sippie Wallace (1898-1986); Don Robey (Duke/Peacock Records 1903-1975); Nov 2 Mark Wenner (1948); Nov 3 Mable John (1930), Sonny Rhodes (1940); Nov 4 Delbert McClinton (1940); Nov 5 Ike Turner (1931-2007), Studebaker John Grimaldi (1952); Nov 6 Rory Block (1949); Nov 7 Johnny Rivers (1942); Nov 8 Bonnie Bramlett (1944); Bonnie Raitt (1949), Eddie “Vaan” Shaw Jr. (1955); Nov 9 Linda Hopkins (1924-2017), Susan Tedeschi (1970); Nov 10 Bobby Rush, George "Mojo" Buford (1929-2011); Nov 11 LaVern Baker (1929-1997), Mose Allison (1927-2016), Chris Smither (1944)
 Just in Case: Nov 6, 2022 is "National Saxophone Day," the birthday of Antoine-Joseph ‘Adolphe’ Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. This soulful instrument has a rich history and musical range.
Let's look at a few in the world of blues.... Vanessa Collier (pictured), Big Jay McNeely, Grady Gaines, A.C. Reed, Terry Hanck, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, Eddie Shaw, King Curtis, Maurice John Vaughn, Greg Piccolo, Sax Gordon, Mindi Abair, Emilio Castillo, Richard Laitaile, Bull Moose Jackson, Alek Razdan... okay, the list is longer but gives you an idea. Long live the sumptuous sounds of the bluesy sax!
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10th St. Benedict The Moor
Blues Festival
Oct-28-2022 - Oct-30-2022
St, Augustine, 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
Craft Beer & Blues Festival
Nov-12-2022
Casselberry, Florida, USA
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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35th Women's Blues Revue
Nov-25-2022
Toronto, Canada
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
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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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