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Photo Moments with the 21st Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's the legendary bassist, singer, songwriter Bob Stroger, following Bob Corritore's recent birthday bash at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix, Arizona.
Multi-award-winning Stroger, recently won the 2023 Living Blues award for "Best Bass Player," honored at the 2023 "Jus' Blues Awards" and He has toured and recorded with dozens of artists over the years including Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Honeyboy Edwards, Eddie Taylor, Eddie Clearwater, Sunnyland Slim, Louisiana Red, Homesick James and Snooky Pryor, among many others.
Maybe it's cliche to say he shows no signs of slowing down, but the 92-year-old Delmark recording artist is still touring and doing what he loves. Stroger released his album, That's My Name, in Feb 2022 with The Headcutters, a crack blues quartet hailing from Brazil.
As he famously says, “I’m Bob Stroger and I am the Blues!”
Photo: © Marilyn Stringer
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Antone's presents A Very Special Blue Monday Oct 16
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 (AUSTIN, TX) - Sarah Brown is an Austin Music Awards Hall of Famer for her countless nights playing bass with the Antone’s House Band, not to mention dozens of the world’s greatest Blues musicians since the early 70s. For the past six years, she has been suffering from a chronic, debilitating, non-alcoholic liver disease, and is in need of a living donor.
Antone’s is celebrating Sarah Brown on Monday, October 16, to bring awareness to the living donor transplant program and raise funds for her on-going medical care. Austin’s best players will share the stage, along with surprise guests you simply do not want to miss. Tickets on sale now at Antone's website.
To findout more about the living liver program, or if you or someone you know could be a match for Sarah, please don't hesitate to visit this link or email leads here. Thank you!
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Township Blues Festival Nov 11
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 (RIDGELAND, MS) - The first Township Blues Festival is happening Saturday, November 11 at the Township at Colony Park in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Featuring live music from renowned blues musicians and bands, the festival is bringing an afternoon full of rocking fun to the Capital area. The festival’s lineup includes performances by Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Cedric Burnside, Ghost Town Blues Band, Jarekus Singleton, and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes.
The festival will kick off at 3pm and festival goers will enjoy world-class blues acts with various food vendors and cold refreshments. Attendees are welcome to bring blankets and lawn chairs. College football fans will even have an exclusive gameday zone to watch their favorite teams play while at the festival.
For tickets and more information, visit the festival website.
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Get ready for The International Blues Challenge 2024 with tix, hotels, merch
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 (MEMPHIS, TN) - The International Blues Challenge (IBC) is coming Jan 16-20, 2024 to Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, so time to start making your preparations.
The IBC represents the worldwide search for blues bands and solo/duo blues performers ready for the international stage, yet just needing that extra big break. The world’s largest gathering of blues musicians will take place on Beale Street, with over 20 clubs hosting the challengers and fans. In addition to featuring these final rounds of the prestigious blues music competition, the IBC event week will offer seminars, showcases, master classes, film screenings, networking events, book signings, and receptions for blues societies, fans, and professionals.
The IBC Finals will be held Saturday, January 20th at 12pm in The Historic Orpheum Theater.
Purchase your IBC passes now. All passes will be available at Will Call only Tues: 5-9pm 152 Beale Street (2nd Floor), and Weds-Friday: 152 Beale Street (2nd Floor) Noon-9pm. Upgrade your IBC ticket to attend the Keeping The Blues Alive Awards (KBA) Ceremony & Brunch on Friday, January 19 at 11am Hyatt Centric Hotel. Tickets for the KBA are $75 per person.
Official IBC 2024 merchandise is now available for pre-order here at the Blues Foundation online shop (type in IBC in "Keywords" box). All IBC merchandise pre-orders must be placed by Nov 15th. Items will be shipped by Dec 31st.
IBC discounted hotel rooming blocks are now open. Please refer to the list of IBC hotels and rates here to determine what will best suit your needs. These hotels always sell out fast or the reduced price cut-off dates arrive before you know it, so reserve soon.
See you in Memphis!
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• Huntington Blues Society Monthly Jam Oct 15
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 (HUNTINGTON, WV) - The Huntington Blues Society is hosting its Monthly Blues Jam at this Fly In Café, 6090 Kyle Lane, Huntington, West Virginia, on Sunday, Oct 15, from 5-8pm. Come out for Sunday dinner with “a view like no other” and a show, and then stay for the blues jam. Jammers are always welcome to sit in!
The Huntington Blues Society celebrated their 10th anniversary in Sept 2023.
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 (BOISE, ID) - The Boise Blues Society Jam's are the last Sunday of each month. Sunday, October 29, 2pm-6pm it's to to jam or hang at the Ironwood Bar & Grill, 5467 N. Glenwood, Boise, Idaho. Enjoy live music and great food. Bring your instrument and join in the fun, or simply sit back and dig the show.
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Chad Rupp & The Sugar Roots :: THE DEVIL WON'T GET YOU
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 Hot on the heels of last year’s breakout debut album Savage’s Life comes The Devil Won’t Get You, a new collection of 11 brilliantly original songs from Chad Rupp and The Sugar Roots. The Portland, Oregon super group features some of the brightest lights of the formidable Oregon blues scene on this album, including BMA winner Jimi Bott on drums and Peter Dammann (Paul Delay) on guitar.
Joining on harmonica and vocals on “Blues Men In Black,” a cautionary 420 tale, is Johnny Wheels, whose recent debut album charted on Living Blues and earned accolades from around the world. Another notable guest is Portland stalwart Lloyd Jones, a veteran of the B.B. King Tour and Delbert McClinton’s Sandy Beaches cruises.
The album pays homage to the deep tradition of Portland blues with the song “At The Candlelight Room,” a tribute to an historic fallen Portland venue and the people that made it legendary. Chad Rupp also tips his hat to the international blues community with title track, “The Devil Won’t Get You,” inspired by his 2023 International Blues Challenge adventure, in which he honors those he met along the way.
Chad Rupp and The Sugar Roots demonstrate that they have not only genius, but staying power with The Devil Won’t Get You, guaranteeing that they will be a powerful presence for years to come.
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Bob Stroger, Ben Levin, Aron Levin "Blind Man Blues"
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Just In Case... plus Holidays & Birthdays
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 "it's real life in a song.. the blues roll on"
...Elvin Bishop
Birthdays: Oct 12 Nappy Brown (1929-2008), James "Sugar Boy" Crawford Jr. (1934-2012), Sam Moore (1935), Barbara Blue; Oct 13 Dorothy Moore (1946); Oct 14 Jimmy Liggins (1924-1983), Son Thomas (1926-1993), Kenny Neal (1957); Oct 15 Victoria Spivey (1906-1976); Oct 16 Sugar Pie DeSanto (1935), Big Joe Williams (1903-1982); Oct 18 Chuck Berry (1926-2017), Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923-2006); Oct 19 William "Piano Red" Perryman (1911-1985); Oct 20 Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941), Bugs Henderson (1943-2012), Vasti Jackson (1959); Oct 21 Steve Cropper (1941), Elvin Bishop (1942 pictured), 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)
 Just in case: Oct 14 is "Universal Music Day," and is celebrated each year on the second Saturday in October.
It's also "International Chef's Day" October 20 of every year. This day is created to celebrate chefs and spreads awareness about eating healthy. Of course eating healthy is great... but all I started to think about was Blues-type songs with double entendre titles or lyrics about food — I suppose some are terms of endearment that are "healthy options" in a different vein... for instance:
"Sugar coated love," "I need a little sugar in my bowl," "it ain't the meat it's the motion," "gimme a pigfoot and bottle of beer," "candyman blues," "diggin' my potatoes," "got my red beans cookin'," "coffee grindin' blues,""cookin' with grease," "porcupine meat,"... or lamenting about "icicles in my meatloaf" and so on, and on. Yet, I don't see anything about "tossin' my salad!" Ha!
Oh! And Oct 16 is "Global Cat Day"... I just don't have time now (you know how I love doing this, too) but I do know if you want to have fun with it, you can think of a lot of Blues songs that mention "cats" in some way shape or form.
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Deep Blues Festival
Oct-12-2023 - Oct-15-2023
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta
Oct-13-2023 - Oct-14-2023
San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct-13-2023 - Oct-15-2023
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Jimiway Blues Festival
Oct-13-2023 - Oct-14-2023
Ostrów, Poland
Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Oct-13-2023 - Oct-14-2023
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Reds & Greens
True Blues Fest
Oct-21-2023
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
10th Annual Bluestock
Oct-21-2023
Bellville, Texas
Hambone Festival
& Related Events
Oct-29-2023
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Highmark Blues
and Heritage Festival
Nov-03-2023 - Nov-04-2023
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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South Carolina Pecan
Fest-Blues StageNov-04-2023 Florence, South Carolina, USA
Blues Heaven Festival
Nov-10-2023 - Nov-11-2023
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Whitby Rhythm & Rock
Blues Festival
Nov-10-2023 - Nov-12-2023
Whitby, United Kingdom
Township Blues Festival
Nov-11-2023
Ridgeland, Mississippi USA
Blues Alive
Nov-16-2023 - Nov-18-2023
Šumperk, Czech Republic
Reading Blues Festival
Nov-16-2023 - Nov-19-2023
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Wisconsin Annual Blues Harmonica Festival
Nov-17-2023
Hubertus, Wisconsin, USA
Bradenton Blues Festival
Dec-01-2023 - Dec-02-2023
Bradenton, Florida, USA
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