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 Here's Roger Naber, CEO of the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise popping in at the Crow's Nest after the San Diego All-Stars & Friends show during the Oct 28-Nov 4 LRBC.
Multiple Keeping The Blues Alive (KBA) recipient, Roger has been promoting the Blues for over 40 years, as an independent promoter, as owner of the twice-honored KBA, Blues club Grand Emporium (1985-2004) in Kansas City, as co-founder of the Kansas City Blues Society and the Kansas City Blues & Heritage Festival, and as the co-founder of the Ultimate Rhythm and Blues cruise (which ran 1993-1998).
After a brief hiatus, Roger revived the Blues cruise idea in 2001 with his Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise and it's been going strong, two times a year every since (minus Oct 2020 and Jan 2021 which were rescheduled due to the pandemic). Jan 2024 will mark the 40th LRBC on the high seas.
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Gourmet Blues Concert Series… come feed your soul!
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 (SAN DIEGO, CA) – The Gourmet Blues Concert Series is bringing renowned, world-class blues artists to an intimate “blues room” setting at Humphreys Backstage Live, an intimate music venue located on San Diego, California’s Shelter Island. The concerts will feature highly sought-after, award-winning artists and their bands. One of San Diego area’s premier blues musicians will be opening each show. Local writer Tim Mattox will also interview the headliners live, onstage before they perform, as a special and personable introduction.
The Gourmet Blues Concert Series kicks off this Saturday, November 18 with Detroit’s Queen of The Blues, the amazing Thornetta Davis and her band. Local award-winner the Bill Magee Blues Band will open at 7pm.
This seated event will be an intimate, memorable listening experience. This very special series is presented by Wicked Harem Booking & Productions and sponsored by Vince Kasperick of AimLoan.com and Humphreys.
There are dinner packages with fantastic menu offerings, and special room rates for Friday and Saturday night, offered by Humphreys Half Moon Inn onsite.
• December 16 is multi-award-winning funky soul, blues shouter Sugaray Rayford with the Queen of Steam Michele Lundeen and Blues Streak, opening.
• January, 13, 2024 welcome the funky, Grammy-nominated Mr. Sipp with Nathan James & the Rhythm Scratchers opening.
• February 10, 2024 it’s young gun D.K. Harrell with The Fremonts opening.
• March 9, 2024 it’s Blues stalwart John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band with Stoney B. Blues, opening.
“Blues enthusiasts, this is your chance to see and hear some of the most exciting, award-winning and talented blues players in the nation in the best possible listening environment,” says Tim Mattox. “Blues the way they were meant to be heard.”
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster with links throughout this article and at the Gourmet Blues website.
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66th GRAMMY Awards Blues & Roots Nominees
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(LOS ANGELES, CA) – The 66th GRAMMY Awards will take place Feb 4, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The will also air live from 5-8:30pm PT and 8-11:30 pm ET on CBS and stream on Paramount. The GRAMMYs voting process begins with members and record companies submitting entries, which are then screened for eligibility and category placement.
Best Traditional Blues Album:
• Ridin’ - Eric Bibb
• The Soul Side of Sipp - Mr. Sipp
• Life Don’t Miss Nobody - Tracy Nelson
• Teardrops for Magic Slim Live at Rosa’s Lounge - John Primer
• All My Love for You - Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
• Death Wish Blues - Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton
• Healing Time - Ruthie Foster
• Live in London - Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
• Blood Harmony - Larkin Poe
• LaVette! - Bettye LaVette
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
• New Beginnings - Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
• Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
• Live: Orpheum Theater Nola - Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
• Made In New Orleans - New Breed Brass Band
• Too Much To Hold - New Orleans Nightcrawlers
• Live At The Maple Leaf - The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Of note…
America Roots Performance & Best Americana Performance nominees include:
• Heaven Help Us All, The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Best Roots Gospel Album nominees include:
• Echoes Of The South - Blind Boys Of Alabama
Best Album Notes nominees include:
• Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971- Jeff Place & John Troutman, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos - Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• Best Historical Album nominees include:
Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971
• Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
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Queenscliff Blues Train presents "Women In Blues"
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 (QUEENSCLIFF, AUS) – Queenscliff Australia’s iconic Blues Train has been synonymous with great music and unforgettable live performances for nearly three decades. Established in 1994, it has consistently showcased the very best of Australia’s Contemporary Blues and Roots artists. Now, they’re taking the stage to celebrate the fierce and fabulous female talent in the industry with the launch of their Women In Blues concert series.
Scheduled to kick off during the Queenscliff Music Festival weekend, the Women In Blues concert series will be a masterful musical showcase featuring a mix of emerging and established female contemporary blues and roots artists. These talented women will take centre stage during seven Blues Train events throughout April and May 2024.
The excitement begins even earlier though, with a specially curated community music stage lined up for November 25-26. This stage will be a preview of what’s to come, with a selection of emerging and established female Blues and Roots artists gracing the spotlight ahead of their appearance in the 2024 concert series. Their live performances will add extra vibrancy to the annual music festival activities, enhancing the Queenscliff railway platforms and the Community Market area.
Women in Blues Stage happens at the Queenscliff Community Market, Sat 25 Nov from 9am with Kalipoi & The Blues Messengers, Iseula, and Kelly Auty. Sun 26th Nov from 8:30 am it’s Miss Lou's Blues, Andrea Marr, and Laurel & The Painkillers.
Join us for free family-friendly entertainment with the Blues Train and experience these local and emerging Australian female contemporary blues and roots artists!
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Life and times of Blues Pioneer Big Bill Broonzy
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 William ‘Big Bill’ Broonzy picked up a guitar in Chicago around 1920, and became the first of the original blues masters to tour Europe. His powerful voice and unique country-blues guitar style would shape the future of the genre in the US and the UK.
It’s worth remembering that not all musicians had influence during their lifetimes. For example, Robert Johnson, as iconic as he is now, died in obscurity with his incredible music only making an impact decades after his death when his recordings were rediscovered as the ‘blues revival’ gained traction in Europe.
Of those who did have an influence at the time, William ‘Big Bill’ Broonzy stands tall. Even now, 65 years after his passing, Broonzy continues to influence blues musicians as much as he does folk, country and jazz artists – just as he did way back in the 1920s when his powerful voice and guitar was first unleashed on the record-buying world.
Separating fact from fiction in the story of Broonzy’s life is complicated. Like many early blues artists that found second careers in their later years, he was prone to contradiction when it came to his own life events and his place in the lives of other artists. Was he born, as he claimed, in 1893? Later research suggests maybe 1898 or 1903. Was he born in Mississippi or Arkansas?
What is known is that he was one of 17 children. Not all survived. He was one of twins, the other being a sister. His father, Frank Broonzy, also went by the name Bradley. His mother was Mittie Belcher. The musician claimed his father also had six children by another woman. Broonzy states: “My mother only found out about that after he died. If she’d known before, he might have died sooner!”
...read full story here by Dennis Ilett/Guitar World
(Image credit: GAB Archive/Redferns)
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Holiday Concert with James Montgomery this December
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 (NEWPORT, RI) - A special Holiday Concert event will happen Saturday December 16 at Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro St., in Newport, Rhode Island. The concert headliner is blues legend James Montgomery and his all-star lineup. The band is known for their high energy performances, unparalleled musicianship, and Montgomery’s uncanny ability to engage and excite any crowd.
The band features bassist David Hull (Joe Perry, Aerosmith), guitarist George McCann (The Blues Brothers), with area celebrities Michael “Tunes” Antunes (Beaver Brown Band) on saxophone, Don Culp on drums (Beaver Brown Band), and very special guest Doug Woolverton (Victor Wainwright/Aretha Franklin) on trumpet.
Opening the show will be local favorites Dopey Lopes & the Up All Night Band.
Showtime is 7:30pm and tickets are $35 for a very special Broadway Street Fair fundraiser.
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• Treasure Coast Blues Society presents the "Countdown To Memphis Tour" begins Nov 25
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 (FORT PIERCE, FL) - The "Countdown To Memphis Tour" is designed to help the Treasure Coast Blues Society's winning band, The Kevin McLoughlin Band, accept the honor of performing on the national stage at the IBC. The band will appear ar Harmony Music Lounge & Bar, 116 Ave A, Fort Pierce, Florida Nov 25, 7:30pm, Cost is $15 and donations are welcomed as this is a fundraiser.
Monies raised from this tour are to pay the expenses to get the band out to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. In January we will compete against great blues bands from all over the world on Beale St. in Memphis.
Nov 30th the "tour" continues in Florida at Earl's Hideaway in Sebastian, Dec 10 at Terra Fermata in Stuart, and Sunrise Theatre Black Box in Fort Pierce.
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Steve Howell And The Mighty Men :: BEEN HERE AND GONE
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Steve Howell And The Mighty Men’s latest album, Been Here And Gone, closes with a cover of the timeless guitar anthem “Walk Don’t Run,” and, fittingly, that title may best sum up Howell’s refreshing style and approach. Howell doesn’t howl nor shred… Howell figuratively walks and doesn’t run through this album’s dozen covers. This low-key approach results in gimmick-free vocals and captivating guitar work.
This band-produced effort features Howell on vocals, electric and acoustic guitars backed by Mighty Men - Chris Michaels on electric guitar, Dave Hoffpauir on drums, Jason Weinheimer on bass and organ. The straight-forward production and arrangements are as uncluttered as the performances, and the choice of material is intriguing.
“The ‘In’ Crowd” and sounds like Howell belongs there. As with all the tracks, his guitar has an irresistible au naturel tone, sounding like you’re sitting right next to his amp. “Bad Boy” is a laconic jazz blues from the ‘30s written by Lil Armstrong (Louis’ second wife) and Avon Long.
A sweet version of “Candyman,” drawn from the Rev. Gary Davis’ catalog, is followed by Ray Charles’ “I Believe To My Soul,” sung with a tone of resignation rather than the anger of other renderings. Howell next resurrects “Such A Night” which was done by the Drifters (with Clyde McPhatter) and Elvis Presley. Howell’s gorgeous, delicate instrumental treatment of the Delfonics hit “La La Means I Love You,” spotlights the rich beauty of the melody.
Shifting gears from a non-vocal take on Gerry and the Pacemakers’ “Ferry Cross The Mersey,” Howell slides into an obscure swampy blues originally done by William “Cat Iron” Carradine entitled “Jimmy Bell.” Likewise, an instrumental arrangement of the Los Bravos ‘60s pop hit “Black Is Black” is then juxtaposed with a traditional Appalachian tale of murder, “Wild Bill Jones.”
Before he ventures into Ventures territory with the closer, there is one more nod to another great bluesman, Big Bill Broonzy and “Willie Mae.”
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Larkin Poe - "Blood Harmony"
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Just In Case... plus Holidays & Birthdays
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 • Thanksgiving USA Nov 23
• Native American Heritage Day Nov 24
Birthdays: Nov 16 W.C. Handy (1873-1958), Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011), Chris Layton (1955), Eden Brent (1965), Francis Clay (1923-2008); Nov 17 Tab Benoit (1967); Nov 18 Hank Ballard (1927-2003); Nov 19 Chris Cain (1955), Mike Zito (1970); Nov 20 Duane Allman (1946-1971); Nov 21 Dr. John (1940-2019); Nov 22 Angela Strehli (1945), Steven Van Zandt (1950); Nov 23 R.L. Burnside (1926-2005); Nov 24 Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941-2012); Nov 25 Eddie Boyd (1914-1994), Jimmy Johnson (1928); Nov 26 Tina Turner (1939-2023), Bernard Allison (1965); Nov 27 Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970); Nov 29 John Mayall (1933); Nov 30 Robert Nighthawk (1909-1967), Brownie McGhee (1915-1996), Smokin’ Joe Kubek (1956-2015), Shuggie Otis (1953)
  Just in case: November 22 is "National Jukebox Day," which always falls on the day before Thanksgiving. With the invention of the jukebox, people could enjoy music in restaurants and bars. They allowed people to pick out their own favorites songs and enjoy music in restaurants and bars. I'm sure we all have some fun memories of flipping through all the choices and picking songs on the variety of jukeboxes, whether large or tabletop. Artists also found a new way to get public exposure and were further enabled to sell vinyl. Some jukeboxes truly look like a work of art in themselves, let alone the treasures they might hold.
 "World Hello Day" is November 21 and celebrated by 180 countries to illustrate the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. This unofficial holiday was created in 1973 with the hope that people can settle their differences with communication rather than conflict.
The day encourages people to participate by simply saying ‘hello’ to at least 10 friends, families and strangers.
Maybe take the time to learn how to say hello in a couple of different languages and put that into practice during the day.
Hola, bonjour, zdravo, guten tag, konnichiwa, privit, shalom, aloha, hallo, namaste, ciao, shalam, merhaba, hallo, bula, ya’at’eeh, hei, jambo, li-hó...
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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
The Stevie Ray Vaughan Experience
Nov-18-2023
Akron, Ohio, USA
Smokestack Lightnin' Fest
Nov-18-2023 - Nov-19-2023
Los Angeles, California, USA
Blues at Sea
Nov-19-2023
Stockholm, Sweden
Bradenton Blues Festival
Dec-01-2023 - Dec-02-2023
Bradenton, Florida, USA
New Orleans
Cigar Box Guitar Festival
Jan-18-2024 - Jan-20-2024
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Go Mexico Tequila
Rock 'n Blues Explosions Fest
Jan-19-2024 - Jan-28-2024
Zihuatanejo & Ixtapa, Mexico
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Winter Blues Fest
Feb-09-2024 - Feb-10-2024
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Cincinnati Winter Blues
Experience V
Feb-10-2024
Mason, Ohio, USA
Pigz in Z Hills BBQ & Blues Fest
Feb-10-2024
Zephyrhills, Florida, USA
Winterfolk Blues
& Roots Festival
Feb-16-2024 - Feb-18-2024
Toronto, Canada
Poulsbo Blues & Jazz Festival
Feb-24-2024
Poulsbo, Washington, USA
Vero Beach Blues Festival
Feb-24-2024 - Feb-25-2024
Vero Beach, Florida, USA
24th Annual Blues Café
Mar-08-2024 - Mar-09-2024
Rothschild, Wisconsin, USA
Blues Bash at the Ranch
Mar-15-2024 - Mar-17-2024
Bradenton, Florida, USA
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