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Photo Moments with the 22nd Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Kara Grainger, the Australian soul blues and roots rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, based out of Nashville, here following a performance at the Hotel Congress in Tucson, Arizona.
Performing since she was 16 in Sydney with her brother, Kara has since been touring the world mesmerizing audiences with her sultry vocals and slide guitar prowess. Rootsy and soulful as well as powerful, she's equally adept fronting her own band or as a solo act.
Kara just wrapped a UK tour and returned to Australia to play the Backroads Blues Fest in Oct. In Dec, she and brother Mitch Grainger will come together again and perform their funk, soul and blues in Lilyfield, Australia.
Photo: Marilyn Stringer
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This weekend it's South Florida's Blues Festival
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 (BOCA RATON, FL) - The Boca Blues Festival 2024 Launches South Florida's Only Blues Festival! Latitude-88, Inc. is proud to announce the Boca Blues Festival November 16-17, at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Florida. This unique 2-day music festival will feature 10 amazing bands performing nothing but the blues in a beautiful outdoor setting. Dubbed as South Florida's only Blues Festival.
National acts include artists such as Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Vanessa Collier, Tommy Castro, Ally Venable and even Muddy Water's eldest son - Mud Morganfield from Chicago, to name a few. The festival's main stage will be set up on a beautiful water-surrounded grass amphitheater field with ample standing and sitting space for attendees. Bring your own chairs and blankets.
There will also be plenty of food and beverage vendors offering a variety of options throughout the entire duration of the event. Delicious food, full liquor bars and good times with friends all weekend. With a capacity for only 4,000 per day, this is a more intimate setting for blues and music festival fans but packed with huge headline talent! Come out and enjoy this one-of-a-kind event in Boca Raton, Florida before the holiday stress.
Tickets are $50 per day with free re-entry the same day for the ultimate music fest freedom! Find info and you’re your tickets here. Find complete details at the main festival website.
Gates open 10:30am and music goes 12 noon-9:30pm both days.
Enjoy the Journey with us…
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Shemekia Copeland To Receive The National Blues Museum’s Trailblazer Honor Nov 17
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 (ST. LOUIS, MO) - On Saturday, November 17, 2024, the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri will recognize Alligator Recording artist, the eight-time GRAMMY-nominee and fifteen-time Blues Music Award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland, with their prestigious 2024 Trailblazer Honor. Copeland recently received three GRAMMY Award nominations for her latest album, the sublime and powerful Blame It On Eve.
According to museum executive director Robert Nelson, "The National Blues Museum Trailblazer Honor recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary impact on the blues genre, pushing boundaries and inspiring new generations of musicians. Shemekia Copeland is a true embodiment of a trailblazer.
The National Blues Museum will host an exclusive, invitation-only, early afternoon event on Sunday, November 17th, 2024 at the Museum. Then, just prior to Shemekia's performance that evening at City Winery, 3730 Foundry Way, a ceremony will take place on stage, with Nelson and others formally presenting Copeland with her award.
Born in Harlem in 1979, Shemekia Copeland first stepped on stage with her famous father — the legendary bluesman Johnny Copeland — at New York’s Cotton Club when she was eight.
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2025 GRAMMY Nominees of Blues-Roots
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(LOS ANGELES, CA) - Congratulations to all the 2025 Grammy Nominees.
The 67th GRAMMY Awards will take place live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb.2, broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. Before the awards, Final Round Voting will take place from Dec 12, 2024 to Jan 3, 2025.
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM:
• Hill Country Love — Cedric Burnside
• Struck Down — The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• One Guitar Woman — Sue Foley
• Sam's Place — Little Feat
• Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa — The Taj Mahal Sextet
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM:
• Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 — Joe Bonamassa
• Blame It On Eve — Shemekia Copeland
• Friendlytown — Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
• Mileage — Ruthie Foster
• The Fury — Antonio Vergara
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE:
• "Blame It On Eve" — Shemekia Copeland
• "Nothing In Rambling" — The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
Of note:
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM:
• 25 Back To My Roots — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
• Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles featuring J'Wan Boudreaux
• Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Breed Brass Band featuring Trombone Shorty
• Stories From The Battlefield — The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE: "Beautiful People (Stay High)" — The Black Keys
BEST ROCK SONG: "Beautiful People (Stay High)" — Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
BEST MUSIC FILM: Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple — Steven Van Zandt, Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM: Genius Loves Company* — Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer.
*Ray Charles duets with artists including B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, Van Morrison, and more on this album posthumously released Aug 31, 2004. The album had received 8 Grammy Awards in 2005 including Album of The Year.
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Experience Hendrix Tour 2025 to feature many Blues artists
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 The Experience Hendrix Tour, the only official multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix’s musical genius that made a triumphant return this year after a half-decade hiatus, has just announced its 2025 edition. Starting March 11 at Taft Theatre in Cincinnati and winding its way through the Midwest (with a stop at Toronto’s famed Massey Hall), the tour continues down the East Coast and through the South, concluding April 12 in Atlanta at The Fox Theatre.
The tour once again presents a diverse, star studded lineup for next year and features select dates from Experience Hendrix Tour mainstays such as Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Zakk Wylde (Pantera, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) and Eric Johnson, as well as Devon Allman (Allman Betts Family Revival), Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram. Marcus King is a first-timer for 2025 and is sure to bring a fresh, new energy to Hendrix’s timeless repertoire.
Among the other artists featured on the 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour are Texas blues sensation Ally Venable, Chuck Campbell and Calvin Cooke (Slide Brothers), vocalist Noah Hunt and bassist Kevin McCormick (both of Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band), Mato Nanji (Indigenous), blues guitar prodigy Mathias Lattin, Brazilian guitarist Artur Menezes, vocalists Dylan Triplett and Henri Brown, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble).
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Blues Society News & Road to IBC's
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• ROAD TO THE IBC:
Billtown Blues Association "Fall Into The Blues"
Smoky Mountain Blues Society Holiday Party & IBC Fundraiser
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THE ROAD TO IBC'S...
 (WILLIAMSPORT, PA) - The Billtown Blues Association presents “Fall Into The Blues,” Sunday, Nov 17 at the Genetti Hotel Williamsport, 200 W 4th St, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Doors open at 3:30 pm and music starts at 4pm. The event will feature great local musicians, a basket raffle and 50/50 drawing, and a Blues-inspired menu. The Genetti is also offering a discounted room rate of $79/night to those who book a room for the event!
Admission is $15 for members and $20 for the general public. This event is to raise funds for the Billtown Blues Association’s Audition Concert winners to help offset their expenses to go to Memphis to represent at the IBC.
On a sad note, another announcement was made that due to the financial impact of the storm during the 2024 Billtown Blues Festival, they will be discontinuing plans for the 2025 Billtown Blues Festival.
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 (MARYVILLE TN) - The Smoky Mountain Blues Society (SMBS) Annual Holiday Party and IBC Challengers Fundraiser happens Dec 8 at Bluetick Tavern, 128 W Broadway Ave, in Maryville, Tennessee.
The holiday party will feature performances by their regional International Blues Challenge winners the Low Down Blues Band, Blake O’Connor (Solo) and Danny Garwood (Youth). Bluetick Tavern has a selection of food, beer, and liquor available for purchase.
SMBS will donate all our proceeds to the travel fund for these IBC-bound musicians. Doors open at 4 pm and music will begin at 5 pm. Tickets are $20 for SMBS members and $25 for the general public. Sorry, no advance tix.
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Eden Brent - "Getaway Blues"
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Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots :: GATE C23
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 Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots are back with Gate C23, their third album since 2023’s The Devil Won’t Get You and 2022’s Savage’s Life which both garnered rave reviews. This latest release continues the tradition of excellence they have firmly established, and also features another round of guest appearances from top Pacific Northwest talent.
On Gate C23, the Portland, Oregon group includes some of the brightest lights of the formidable Oregon blues scene, including Jimi Bott, Kenny Blue Ray, Mitch Kashmir, among others, and the three-vocal powerhouse of LaRhonda Steele, Arietta Ward, and Ms. Vee.
The title track of the album, “Gate C23,” tells the autobiographical story of Chad’s adventures while being laid over in Dallas Fort Worth airport while enroute to Memphis, TN to attend the ‘24 Blues Foundations International Blues Challenge. Due to an ice storm, all flights were cancelled and he spent a frigid night in the airport. In the end, he was saved by a concierge named Karla to whom this song is written about and dedicated.
The album features tight rhythms and musicianship, clever and accessible lyrics, and infectious, soulful vocals.
"Fresh Suits"
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Birthdays & Just In Case...
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Just In Case... plus various upcoming Holidays & Birthdays
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• Family Stories Month...
What's your Blues Family story?
• Nov 28 Thanksgiving Day (USA)
Birthdays: Nov 14 Carey Bell (1936-2007), Anson Funderburgh (1954), Buckwheat Zydeco (1947-2016); Nov 15 Little Willie John (1937-1968); Nov 16 W.C. Handy (1873-1958), Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011), Chris Layton (1955 pictured), 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)
 Just in Case: Nov 15, 2024 is "National Drummers Day." Drummers do make the world go round. They say drums first appeared in 5050 BC. Drums were the original long distance messenger. They are the foundation of a band. Drum circles can also be therapeutic not only to express rhythm and get in the groove, but to get in the groove with others while releasing your inner "messenger."
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Ruf Records 30th Anniversary TourNov-07-2024 - Nov-24-2024
PA-OH-IL-V- DC-NY-MA USA
Blues Alive FestivalNov-14-2024 - Nov-16-2024 Šumperk, Czech Republic
Boca Blues FestivalNov-16-2024 - Nov-17-2024 Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Reading Blues FestivalNov-22-2024 - Nov-24-2024 Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Allman Betts Family RevivalNov-30-2024 - Dec-21-2024 St. Charles, Illinois to
San Francisco, California USA
Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival
Dec-07-2024
Lakewood Ranch, Florida, USA
Clarksdale's New Years WeekendDec-31-2024 Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
International Blues ChallengeJan-7-2025 - Jan-11-2025 Memphis, Tennessee USA
Clarksdale Film & Music Festival Jan-24-2025 - Jan-26 -2025 Clarksdale, Mississippi USA
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Lehigh River Blues JamFeb-01-2025 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Cincinnati Winter
Blues Experience VIFeb-08-2025 Mason, Ohio, USA
Vero Beach Blues FestivalFeb-15-2025 - Feb-16-2025 Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Keeping the Blues Alive At SeaMar-21-2025 - Mar-26-2025 Miami, Florida, USA
19th Blues By the SeaApr-13-2025 Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA
33rd Springing The BluesApr-4-2025 - Apr-6-2025 Jacksonville Beach, Florida USA
Baton Rouge Blues FestivalApr-4-2025 - Apr-6-2025 Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA
New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage FestivalApr-04-2025 - May-04-2025 New Orleans, Louisiana USA
French Quarter Festival
Apr-10-2025 - Apr-13-2025
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Apr-11-2025 - Apr-13-2025
St. Petersburg, Florida USA
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