As we exit the Independence Day holiday week, it seems, when looking at the community music calendars, we are off and running with plenty of outdoor music options. This week, our live music calendar features a variety of music at some of the most popular outdoor music venues. Though our newsletter focuses on blues events, Ozark Blues Society believes in supporting local music series, venues, and partner artists, even when they are presenting other music styles. To help you find the best options, you will once again find the article below with quick access to some of the area's summer music series and venues.
Returning this week is the article about an upcoming fundraiser being held to raise funds to support Clare Starr's family. Clare was a gifted artist who in the past shared his music as part of our Blues in the Schools.
You will also find the continuing article for the weekly Blues History feature from Big Train and the Loco Motives. Read on below for more information and to access these great blues history presentations.
Perhaps you are not seeing your favorite blues artist or venue listed in our calendar? We compile listings from local community calendars for our partner artists and venues throughout the area. Remember, artists and fans alike may send us blues event listings that may not appear in the community calendars. Just email SANDY to share
listings that include performances occurring from next weekend through the following weekend.
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Clare helped OBS present one of our early Blues in the Schools events at McNair Middle School in Fayetteville. His creativity and passion will be missed. 
Some of the highlights include Jimi Hendrix, New Orleans blues and boogie-woogie pianist "Champion Jack" Dupree, and Delta blues piano maestro Pinetop Perkins. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to follow our Facebook page Big Train and the Loco Motives We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!
