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Photo Moments with the 22nd Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's versatile, charismatic keyboardist and music promoter Rob Lamonica after a fun show at the Coomber Craft Wines patio stage in Oceanside, California.
Lamonica performs most weeks with a lineup of top regional talent as Rob Lamonica & Friends, but also has been instrumental in bringing in artists like JW Jones, Sugaray Rayford, RJ Mischo, the Cinnelli Brothers, Rob Stone, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Guy King, Terry Hanck, Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling and more!
Photo: Michele Lundeen
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BluesCentric Celebrates John Lee Hooker’s Birthday
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 BluesCentric is celebrating John Lee Hooker, the blues guitar great's 112th birthday with some trivia, music, videos and some excellent specials on Hooker merch! The merch offer ends Saturday Aug 24th at midnight so check it out!
Code BOOMBOOM gets you 15% off $40+ storewide in honor of The Hook, plus get free U.S. ground shipping over $95 with code 95FREE. There's also wide variety of artists and collections to choose from.
“Nobody know John Lee Hooker," he once said. "They know as much about my cat as they know about me."
BluesCentric gives it a shot …
John Lee Hooker was born in a music town on August 22, 1917 in the "Ground Zero of American Music," Clarksdale, Mississippi. There's a signed John Lee Hooker guitar at the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale. Just across the street from Muddy Waters' cabin at the Delta Blues Museum, you can order a beer under Hooker's signature and watch authentic Delta Blues any night of the week at this epicenter of the blues.
His first musical instrument was reportedly a tire tube nailed to a barn door. He was taught guitar by his stepfather, and blues legend T Bone Walker who also gave him his first electric.
Hooker's rhythm was so unusual, he sometimes had to accompany himself in the studio by stomping on a piece of plywood. He released over 100 albums in his career and was one of the most prolific blues recording artists ever. His first big hit, 1948's "Boogie Chillen," sold almost a million copies and made him a star.
John Lee Hooker was awarded four GRAMMY’s, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, he was inducted into the blues Hall of Fame, and the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
You can find John Lee Hooker on Spotify and on his official YouTube site.
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Lancaster Roots and Blues is timeless
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 (LANCASTER, PA) - Lancaster Roots and Blues is coming September 27, 28 and 29. This annual festival of music and art happens in beautiful downtown Lancaster Pennsylvania, USA. The event is held indoors at multiple venues all located within three blocks of each other. Attendees receive a wristband at check-in and can move about freely from stage to stage. Expect at least 75 concerts over the 3-day festival.
Style wise, Blues is a big part of the music but they also book a variety of genres including jazz, Americana, roots music, funk, soul, rock n roll including rockabilly, zydeco, world music, and more. Artists include Nick Moss band featuring Dennis Gruenling, Victor Wainwright, Bywater Call, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Marcia Ball, Morgan James, Toronzo Cannon and many more amazing artists.
The genre of music is less important than having artists who play from the heart and with soul and possess a high standard of musical excellence. A good description of the music at Lancaster Roots and Blues is it is timeless. They say they definitely don't chase the flavor of the month.
The music is memorable and it is superb. Find the complete schedule and ticket options on their website.
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22nd New River Blues Festival & King Bees 39th Anniversary
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 (GRASSY CREEK, NC) – Welcome to the 22nd Annual New River Blues Festival and 39th Anniversary of the King Bees, Sunday Sept 1 from 1-6 pm. Come to the River House Inn situated in the meadow by the beautiful New River, where there’s ample grounds for dancing, fun, and wading in the water. Enjoy the North Carolina mountain’s only celebration of authentic Blues music and legendary artists. The King Bees bring the best in internationally acclaimed Blues legends and luminaries to a magnificently scenic spot.
Performing will be award-winning acts including Memphis Gold, King Bees, Deuce N’ A Quarter, Veronika Jackson, Roy Roberts, and Donald “Blues Emperor” Ceasar.
Grab your reduced-price tickets while they last through Thurs. Aug. 29, 11pm. The event sold out in years past, so please don't wait.
This is an intimate, congenial, spacious festival. No thronging crowds, no traffic jams, just a harmonious mellow mountain vibe. They present internationally acclaimed musicians you'll see nowhere else in one event. An unforgettable day of musical celebration! Scenic beauty, soul-stirring artists… and YOU!
The River House Inn is located at 1896 Old Field Creek Rd., Grassy Creek, North Carolina, in Ashe County near West Jefferson.
A mountain meadow, sparkling river, world-class blues… celebrate the joy of music in the great outdoors!
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• River City Blues Society Blues Challenge plus Brunch
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 (RICHMOND, VA) - River City Blues Society the Greg Willard Memorial Blues Challenge to find the Solo/Duo, Band, and Youth artist to represent at the IBCs in Memphis in January. The name change is to honor the late Greg Willard’s dedication to the Richmond Blues Community and his ability to coordinate very successful challenges for years.
The challenge will be held at Capital Ale House, 619 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia. Admission is $5 for RCBS members and $10 general. Doors open at noon.
River City Blues Society also presents "Blues Brunch" from 12pm-3pm on rotating Sundays at The Camel, 1621 W. Broad St., in Richmond. Sunday Aug 25 features Kurt Crandall. Admission is $10. Limited table reservations are available in advance. Reserved tables are held until 12:30pm and are non-refundable.
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Sailing on Holland America’s Koningsdam from San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas, Loreto & La Paz. A $500 per cabin (not per person) fully-refundable deposit holds your space in line to book. Detailed instructions on stateroom selection, lineup and final pricing will be announced likely in early December. Additional passengers may be added once you select your stateroom.
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Doug Duffey and BADD :: AIN’T GOIN’ BACK
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 The blues is a rich and primal music, deeply rooted in the swampy soils of the Mississippi Delta and the musical souls of artists like Louisiana native and musical institution Doug Duffey. Duffey has been mining this musical vein for more than half a century with his singing, songwriting, and keyboard work, starting professionally at age 14. He's carried this soulful gumbo from New Orleans to the rest of the world with national and international performances. Duffey has created his music long enough and powerfully enough to be enshrined in the National Blues and Louisiana Halls of Fame, and the Northeast Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. In short, to paraphrase Willie Dixon, Duffey has dug the roots, and we harvest the sweet fruits.
Now Duffey has dug deep into his traditions for the riches of his latest album, Ain't Goin' Back, a celebration of his music with his band, BADD (a title carved from the initials of band members' first names). BADD includes Duffey on vocals and keyboards; Dan Sumner on guitars incl. electric and acoustic bass, percussion, vocals, and trumpet; Adam Ryland on drums and Ben Ford on bass. A few talented players complete this lineup: Dave P. Moore on harp, Jonathan Patterson on trombone and Bert Windham on trumpet. Duffey and Sumner co-produced.
Ain’t Goin' Back is tightly packed with eleven bitingly concise and lyrically gorgeous originals from Duffey and Sumner, capturing a range of styles coaxed from the timeless mists of the blues.
"You Got What It Takes"
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Birthdays & Just In Case...
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Just In Case... plus upcoming Holidays & Birthdays
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 "When words fail... music speaks!"
Birthdays: Aug 22-John Lee Hooker (1912 or 1917-2001), Debbie Davies (1952); Aug 24-Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905-1974), Wynonie Harris (1915-1969); Aug 26-Jimmy Rushing (1901-1972); Aug 29-Charlie Parker (1920-1955), Dinah Washington (1924-1963); Aug 30-Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson (1934-1976); Aug 31-Joanna Connor (1962), Van Morrison (1945); Sept 2-Billy Preston (1946-2006); Sept 3-Memphis Slim (1915-1988), Freddie King (1934-1976); Sept 4-Meade "Lux" Lewis (1905-1964); Sept 5-Sunnyland Slim (1907-1995); Sept 6-Jimmy Reed (1925-1976); Sept 7-Little Milton Campbell (1934-2005 pictured), Latimore (1939)
 Just in case: Aug 28th is "National Red Wine Day" Lots of songs talk about the ups and downs of wine... for instance the complimentary reference in "Pride & Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan), the resolution in "Trying To Live My Life Without You" (Otis Clay), the desperation of "Cherry Red Wine" (Luther Allison). Of course we can't forget the carefree, jump blues of "Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" by "Stick" McGhee and His Buddies. Hot in New Orleans, hot in New York, and a flaming, red hot hit from coast to coast when it came out in 1949 on Atlantic Records! McGhee wrote the song and it also became a big hit for Wynonie Harris, and Lionel Hampton. ___________________________________________
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Tawas Blues by the Bay
Aug-23-2024 - Aug-25-2024
East Tawas, Michigan, USA
15th Crossroads Blues Festival
Aug-24-2024
Byron, Illinois, USA
Tony Mart Presents
Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk (Every Weds)
Through Sep-04-2024
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Peoria Blues & Heritage
Music Festival
Aug-30-2024 - Aug-31-2024
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Marquette Area Blues Fest
Aug-30-2024 - Sep-01-2024
Marquette, Michigan, USA
Red's Old Timers Music Festival
Aug-31-2024
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Rentiesville Dusk 'til Dawn
Blues Festival
Aug-31-2024 - Sep-02-2024
Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA
30th Bowlful of Blues
Sept-1-2024
Newton, Iowa USA
Reunion Music Festival
Sep-01-2024
Riverside, California, USA
Humphreys Labor Day Blues Fest
Sep-01-2024
San Diego, California USA
Harvest Time Blues Festival
Sep-05-2024 - Sep-09-2024
Monaghan, Ireland
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Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival
Sep-06-2024 - Sep-08-2024 Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Red, White & Blues FestivalSep-06-2024 - Sep-07-2024 Fredonia, New York, USA
12th Stonebridge Wasaga Beach
Blues Festival
Sep-13-2024 - Sep-15-2024
Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
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15th Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Sep-13-2024 - Sep-14-2024 Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Up the River Blues FestivalSep-14-2024 Ossining, New York, USA
Kean University's
Jazz & Roots Music Festival
Sep-21-2024
Hillside, New Jersey, USA
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Black Prairie Blues FestSep-21-2024 West Point, Mississippi, USA
Crooked Eye Blues Fest
& Papapalooza
Sep-21-2024
Springfield, Tennessee, USA
Big Steam Blues & Roots
Music FestivalSep-27-2024 - Sep-28-2024 Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Lancaster Roots and Blues FestivalSep-27-2024 - Sep-29-2024 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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