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Our 22nd Magazine is now live!
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 The digital edition of the 2024 BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE magazine is now available.
Turn the pages with a simple click in the outside margins. Listen to Jimmy Carpenter's "Soul Doctor."
You can also click hyperlinks throughout the magazine!
Read, Relax and Enjoy…
Blues Festival Guide Magazine 2024 Digital Edition
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Photo Moments with the 22nd Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's talented drummer Brannen Temple at the 2024 Blues Music Awards (BMA's) in Memphis, TN. The Austin, Texas native is a three time Grammy Award winning artist, known as a drummer for acts such as Eric Burdon, Robben Ford, Lizz Wright, Chaka Kahn, Eric Johnson, Gary Clark Jr., and currently Ruthie Foster. Brannen also performs as a duo with Hadden Sayer called BoomChank.
Photo: Michele Lundeen
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The Blues Foundation is official sponsor of the 22nd annual Blues Festival Guide magazine!
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Canada's TD Kitchener Blues Festival coming this August
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(KITCHENER, ON, CANADA) - The TD Kitchener Blues Festival is the largest and most vibrant arts/music festival within the Waterloo Region. This coming Aug 8-11 you can enjoy this 4-day, immersive musical experience featuring incredible talent and great times.
There will be 35+ bands and 4 stages plus 12-Bar Blues Workshops, and a children’s stage.
Aug 8 is the Festival Fundraiser concert featuring Colin Linden with the Matt Weidinger Band in support at the Victoria Park Clock Tower Stage. Tickets for that special event can be found through the festival website. Doors open 5pm and showtime is 7pm.
Some of the acts Aug 9-11 will include Johnny Rawls, Annie Mack, Brandon Santini, Chris Beard, Shawn Kellerman, The Maple Blues Band and many more! Performances Aug 9-11 are no charge.
The festival will return with a host of food vendors plus there’s lots of other shopping and dining options for everyone in Downtown Kitchener. Crowne Plaza is the official hotel of the Kitchener Blues Festival and is in the heart of Downtown Kitchener just steps away from the festival as well as many local amenities.
More details at the festival website.
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Eddie The Blues Man guaranteed to scratch your entertainment itch!
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 If you are searching for great entertainment and if you're looking for a show that's fire, then Eddie "The Blues Man" Wilson is the man for the job! His blend of soul and blues, married with his style of prolific storytelling, is truly entertaining!
“The band begin to play an upbeat 12-bar shuffle. From behind the stage curtains two scantily clad ladies, rivaling Bobby Rush dancers, strolled to center stage and slowly raised the covering to unveil a diamond studded “blinged out” rocking chair. I, along with the rest of the crowd, was awed by how the light reflected off the chair.
This unknown "Old Man Wilson" though not yet onstage, had my attention. In the midst of the audience’s captivation with the rocking chair, out comes ‘Old Man Wilson’ dressed in overalls and a hat resembling the one Paul Hogan wore in Crocodile Dundee. He is also sporting dark sunglasses and a walking cane to match the rocking chair.
"Old Man Wilson" slowly walked up to the microphone and said, “Can I get my chair to rock with me?” The crowd erupted as the chair began to rock with no one in it.
I have had this opportunity to experience Old Man Wilson “live and in living color” for myself and I immediately agreed to become his publicist. I thoroughly enjoyed his theatrics and artful skill of entertaining his audience.” - Terry Brown
Whether you call him “Unckle Eddie” or “Ol’ Man Wilson,” he’s guaranteed to scratch your entertainment itch.
“Low Cotton” is the first single on My Rockin’ Chair, his upcoming full CD. Click image to listen on YouTube.
To book Eddie Wilson's show and band, contact Terry Brown at 251-332-9577 or email.
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Chicago Bound: The Great Migration of the Blues brings the blues to Chicago parks
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(CHICAGO, IL) - The songs and stories behind the Chicago Blues will come to parks across the city this summer as Chicago singer, composer and bandleader Lucy Smith and writer and narrator Cheryl Corley present “Chicago Bound: The Great Migration of the Blues.” The concert is a celebration of the lives and artistry of legends Muddy Waters, Memphis Minnie, Willie Dixon, Otis Rush, Koko Taylor, Lillian Green and more.
Three public performances are scheduled as part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks: Saturday, July 6 at 6pm at Ellis Park in Bronzeville’s Douglas neighborhood; Saturday, Aug 3 at 3:45pm at Ada Park during the Morgan Park neighborhood’s Roots Festival; and Fri, Sept 6 at 6pm at Warren Park in the West Ridge (West Rogers Park) neighborhood.
Chicago Bound: The Great Migration of the Blues showcases the works of musicians who laid the foundations of the Chicago blues sound as they traveled from the Mississippi Delta to neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Chicago. They often performed at Chicago’s historic Maxwell Street market, where they created the electrified urban blues sound that came to be known as the Chicago Blues. Many of those talented artists signed on with the city’s acclaimed Chess Records label, leaving legacies that live on today. Chicago Bound chronicles that history with music and stories.
All performances of Chicago Bound are free to attend and appropriate for all ages. For more information about the artists and show visit here.
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"The Blues Under The Skin" in select theaters by July 12
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A forgotten, restored Blues documentary featuring B.B. King and Buddy Guy and many others, will finally hit select theaters after 50 years.
In the early 1970s, during a resurgence of interest in the Delta blues, music documentarian Roviros Manthoulis traveled to the Mississippi Delta to capture on film the remnants of the authentic American blues. Traveling throughout the deep South, Manthoulis filmed candid interviews and intimate performances by such legends B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Mance Lipscomb, Bukka White, and Roosevelt Sykes. His objective was to not only document the music but also penetrate the surface of the blues and explore the emotional and sociopolitical factors that make it such an expressive and haunting musical form.
Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, The Blues Under the Skin dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome the barriers of poverty and prejudice that keep them from finding happiness together.
Virtually unseen in the U.S., The Blues Under the Skin is a thrilling rediscovery, an untapped treasury of musical performances that not only captures this musical form, but offers a priceless glimpse of Black life in the rural South in the 1970s.
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• Topeka Blues Society Summertime Blues
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(TOPEKA, KS) - The third Wednesday of the month now through Sept the Topeka Blues Society (TBS) will host top-notch blues music at the Gage Park Amphitheater (4100 SW Westlake Ct.) in Topeka, Kansas.
Line up:
July 17 - The Big Harry Blues Band
Aug 21 - The Mix with Mike Babb
Sept 18 - The Josh Vowell Band
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Which Cruise Hits Your Groove?
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#41 SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN OCT. 26 ~ NOV. 2, 2024
Sailing on the Holland America Eurodam from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Aruba & Curacao. Taj Mahal, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Dumpstaphunk, Tommy Castro, Vanessa Collier, Paul Thorn & more
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JP Soars :: BRICK BY BRICK
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 Brick By Brick, the latest album by the Boca Raton, Florida musician JP Soars is his first for Little Village Records and shines a light on his multi-dimensional musical talents. In addition to his base of blues-rock, Soars displays his affection for the influences of gypsy jazz, country, Latin, rock and heavy metal.
Standout tracks include “Things Ain’t Working Out,” a guitar-driven lament to a broken relationship while “Keep Good Company” features Soars on guitar and lyrics that reinforce the need to be watchful of your own conduct. Soars also does a masterful job on Little Milton’s “That’s What Love Will Make You Do.”
“Can’t Keep Her Off My Mind” is a supercharged, hillbilly-country rave up. Soars plays banjo and lap-steel on the song, with strong interplay with the rollicking fiddle of Anne Harris, and backing vocals by Annika Chambers and Paul DesLauriers.
Soars borrows from his gypsy jazz vocabulary on “Jezebel,” a sinewy beat that underscores the force of his attraction to an overpowering charm of a woman he can’t resist.
In 2009, Soars won the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge, including the prestigious Albert King guitar award. Since then, he’s been nominated for six Blues Music Awards, including best guitarist, best blues-rock, best contemporary blues artist, best band and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.
Not every blues artist can create a cohesive sound in the genre by weaving in a diversity of other influences, but guitarist and vocalist J.P. Soars is obviously not just any blues artist.
"Things Ain't Workin' Out"
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Correction: The headline for John Clifton's album featured in last week's issue #24 should have read TOO MUCH TO PAY (not TOO MUCH PAY)! And, believe me, that typo on my part certainly wouldn't apply to working musicians. Apologies. |
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Colin Linden live at BlueFrog Studios
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Just In Case... plus upcoming Holidays & Birthdays
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 JUNE: National Soul Food Month• Summer Solstice June 20
Birthdays: Jun 20-Lazy Lester (1933-2019); Jun 21-Skip James aka Nehemiah Curtis James (1902-1969); Jun 23-Helen Humes (1913-1981); Jun 24-Jeff Beck (1944), Tad Robinson (1956), James "T-Model" Ford (1923 – 2013); Jun 25-Clifton Chenier (1925-1987), Eddie Floyd (1937), Mel Waiters (1956-2015), Roger Naber (LRBC CEO); June 26-Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958); Jun 28-David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915-2011) Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon (1892–1964); Jun 30- Mike Wheeler (1961 photo by Stacy Brooks); July 1-Willie Dixon (1915-1992), James Cotton (1935-2017), Syl Johnson (1939-2022) Chris Strachwitz (1931-2023), Joseph "Chubby" Carrier (1967)
 Just in Case: "National Sunglasses Day" is June 27...Everyone appreciates a good set of shades... or even just a "cool" set of shades.
In the 12th century the Chinese wore sunglasses with lenses made from flat panes of smoky quartz. By the 1900s sunglasses became widely popular especially among celebrities... and musicians of course, even after dark. Sunglasses protect your eyes, but they may just be a fashion statement, or at night to avoid the glare of stage lights, or add to an allure of mystery, or as camouflage to cover up a tough night.
Lightnin' Hopkins pictured
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Billtown Blues Festival
Jun-21-2024 - Jun-22-2024 Hughesville, Pennsylvania, USA
Tony Mart Presents
Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk (Every Weds)Jun-26-2024 - Sep-04-2024 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
35th Torrita Blues FestivalJun-27-2024 - Jun-29-2024 Torrita di Siena, Italy
La Herradura Internacional
Festival de BluesJun-28-2024 - Jun-29-2024 Granada, Spain
Blues From The Top Music FestivalJun-28-2024 - Jun-30-2024 Winter Park, Colorado, USA
New Glarus Blues, Brews
and Food Truck FestivalJun-29-2024 New Glarus, Wisconsin, USA
Ottawa BluesfestJul-04-2024 - Jul-14-2024 Ottawa, Lebreton Flats,
Ontario, Canada
S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival Tour
Jul-05-2024 - Aug-16-2024
Bonner, Montana, USA
Vallemaggia Magic Blues
Jul-08-2024
Avegno, Switzerland
Historic Wallace Blues Festival
Jul-10-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Wallace, Washington, USA
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Playing With Fire Summer Series
Jul-11-2024 - Jul-13-2024
Omaha , Nebraska, USA
Briggs Farm Blues Festival
Jul-11-2024 - Jul-13-2024
Briggsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Grassroots Blues Festival
Jul-12-2024 - Jul-13-2024
Duck Hill, Mississippi, USA
Black Mountain Blues
Jul-12-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA
Cincy Blues Fest
Jul-13-2024
Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Ballroom Bluesfest
Jul-13-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Cocoa, Florida, USA
Red, White & Blues Festival
Jul-20-2024
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Prairie Dog Blues Festival
Jul-25-2024 - Jul-27-2024
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Porretta Soul Festival
Jul-25-2024 - Jul-28-2024
Porretta Terme, Italy
Salmon Arm Roots
and Blues Festival
Jul-26-2024 - Jul-28-2024
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Anson B Nixon Park
Roots and Blues Festival
Jul-27-2024
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Kalamazoo Blues Fest
Jul-27-2024
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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