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PUBLISHERKaati: [email protected] Lundeen: [email protected] EDITORIAL SUPPORTIrene Weaver, Shauna OwensEDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORSJohn Bird, Nancy Edwards, Dagney Ernest, Carl Gustafson, John “Blueshammer” Hammer, Big Bill Morganfi eld, Bobby Pickett, Diana Shonk, Bonnie Tallman, Dane Tilghman, Bill Wax, Eric WrisleyPHOTO & ART CONTRIBUTORSCarlton Armstrong, Miss Blues, Tom Butler, Talon Gustafson, John “Blueshammer” Hammer, Mary Ann Haskell, Charome Kaoharoen, Michele Lundeen, Shari Morganfi eld, Bobby Pickett, Joseph A. Rosen, Dusty Scott, Steve Spoulos, Marilyn Stringer, Dane Tilghman, Daryl WeisserSALES MANAGERCheryl O’Grady YearnshawADVERTISING SALESCheryl O’Grady Yearnshaw, Diana ShonkLaura Haykel, Shari Nightingale, Robyn O’GradyADVERTISING TRAFFIC/ADMINISTRATIVEFlorencia Mariona-Raynor, Robyn O’Grady DESIGN AND PRODUCTIONDoris Walker, Comp GraphicGoran Petko, Aqua DesignACCOUNTINGDorie Starich, Robbin Stull ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK EDITORStephanie BravoCONSULTANTSNancy Edwards, Gordon Bulcock, Tom YearnshawWEBSITE DESIGN/MAINTENANCEDoris Walker, Comp Graphic
The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily the views of RBA Publishing Inc.FRONT COVER John Nemeth is a riveting, soulful vocalist and harmonica ace that delivers up an uncanny blend of retro-modern blues and soul music. Born in Boise, ID, this emotive, natural-born bluesman is a virtuoso of rare depth and power. Critic Lee Hildebrand exclaimed, “John Nemeth...may be the best white blues singer ever.” John is seen here performing at the Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Pt. CA. John Nemeth -- a compelling talent to be reckoned with. FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHERDaryl Weisser www.DarylWeisserPhotography.com
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The Blues Festival Guide is happy to bear witness that the Blues is indeed alive and growing. At the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis this past winter, Bill Wax, of SiriusXM radio and president of the Blues Foundation, inspired me with his speech at the Keeping the Blues Alive luncheon about the growth of Blues (we’ve included an excerpt of his speech herein). ”We don’t need to keep the Blues alive – it has survived for close to 100 years!” says Bill. “The Blues will live no matter what we do, but we should nurture and shepherd this great music to the next generation.”
We lost some of our legends this past year, yet, as we see many young bands coming up, we are assured that the Blues will continue to grow and fl ourish. At the 2011 IBC there were 29 acts and 90 musicians in the Youth Showcase alone; that doesn’t even include the many young adult musicians that fl ocked to Memphis to perform during that week, or all of the young artists performing in the upcoming Blues festivals listed on the following pages.
The next generation is stepping up!
2011 also celebrates Robert Johnson’s 100th birthday. As a seminal infl uence of the Blues genre, Johnson planted fertile seeds for many generations to gather and sow, helping to sprout a plethora of styles, passions and expressions. You just have to glance at the vast listings of festivals, Blues societies, radio DJ’s, and artists featured in our Guide to have tangible proof that the Blues community is being nurtured.
Now in our 9th year, we are proof-in-print, (as well as digital), that there is a bounty of Blues for you to enjoy, and that Blues just keeps on growing.
See you at the festivals!Kaati – Publisher
it has survived for close to 100 years!” says Bill. “The Blues will live no matter what we do,
FEATURED FESTIVALS ......................................5Helping the Blues Grow Insights by Bill Wax ................................ 50Touching Bass... The Roots of the Fruits by Bobby Pickett .......... 52KBA Blues Society of the Year by Bonnie Tallman ........................ 56Living Legend: James Cotton by Eric Wrisley ............................... 58Commemorating the Trail by John Bird & Dagney Ernest ............... 62Tales from The Road by Carl Gustafson ........................................ 66LRBC: View from Two by Diana Shonk & Nancy Edwards .............. 70 Blues Radio compiled by Irene Weaver ........................................... 72Vinyl to Vinyl by John “Blueshammer” Hammer ............................... 74Blues Art by Dane Tilghman ........................................................... 76 Plan your Blues Festival Calendar ........................................... 80Blues Societies – Join One! compiled by Irene Weaver ................. 86What’s Cookin’ by Big Bill Morganfi eld ......................................... 89
In this Magazine
Dear Bluesers,
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Festivals are listed here in alphabetical order with their page number.on the following pages they appear in date order, so you can easily make your plans.
The publisher, the venues, the promoters and the musicians are not responsible for any changes or cancellation of events.
so call BeFoRe you Go & have a Bluesy TiMe!
ameriserv Flood city Music Festival ..........30Barnful of Blues Festival ...........................31Bear creek Blues Fest ...............................15Bentonia Blues Festival .............................53Big Rib Bbq & Blues Festival .....................20Big sky Blues Festival ...............................34Billtown Blues Festival ..............................13Blue Ridge Blues & Bbq Festival ................24Blues at The Beach ...................................41Blues By The Bay ......................................39Blues From The Top ..................................14Blues on The River ...................................43Blues on The Fox .....................................59Blues, views and Bbq Festival ..................43Blue star Blues Festival .............................31Boston’s Red/White & Blues Fest ..............17Briggs Farm Blues Festival ........................19Bronze, Blues ‘n Brews ............................35Bukka White Blues Festival .......................46calgary int’l Blues Festival ........................27california Worldfest .................................23chenango Blues Fest .................................35coloma Blues live ....................................10columbia Blues Festival ............................49crescent city Blues and Bbq Festival .........48crossroads Blues & heritage Festival ..........6Dam Blues Fest .........................................32Daytona Blues Festival .............................47Doheny Blues Festival .................................9Dupont clifford Brown Jazz Festival ..........33Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival .....................38Festival Beauport en Blues ........................25Georgia Bluesfest .....................................45 Grassroots Blues Festival ..........................21Gr. eldorado BBQ/Brews/Blues Fest .........17hayward/Russell-city Blues Festival .........22heritage Music Blues Fest .........................34highway sixty-one Blues Festival .............11hot springs Blues Festival .........................37howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival .......38Kalamazoo Blues Festival .........................19King Biscuit Blues Festival .........................46Kitchener Blues Festival ............................28Klamath Blues Festival .............................26
long Beach Bayou/Mardi Gras Fest ..........16Magic city Blues Festival .........................79Mammoth Fest of Beers/Bluesapalooza ....30Marsh Grass Music Festival .........................8Michael arnone’s crawfi sh Fest ................10Ms Gulf coast Blues/heritage Fest ............41Monterey Bay Blues Festival .....................12north atlantic Blues Festival .....................24northern california Blues Festival .............27old Town Blues & Jazz Festival .................44Paoli Blues Fest ........................................44Pennsylvania Blues Festival ......................29Pittsburgh Blues Festival ...........................25Rhythm and Roots Festival .......................39Riverfront Blues Festival ...........................33Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival .....................49Russian River Jazz & Blues Festival ...........42safeway Waterfront Blues Fest .................18santa cruz Blues Festival ............................7shannon Blues Fest ...................................8silver city Blues Festival .............................7simi valley cajun & Blues Festival ..............9snowy Range Music Festival .....................40south Bend Blues & Ribs Fest ....................12spirit of Kansas Blues Festival ..................16stepping stones Blues Festival ..................15summertime Blues Festival .......................36suntrust Big lick Blues Fest .......................45Tall city Blues Fest ....................................26T-Bone Walker Blues Fest .........................14Tremblant Blues Festival ...........................21Telluride Blues & Brews Festival ................42Thunder Bay Blues Festival .......................20Trinidaddio Blues Fest ...............................37virginia Blues & Jazz Festival ...................13Watseka Theatre Blues,BBQ & arts Fest ........................................11Waukesha Blues Fest ................................32White Mountain Boogie & Blues Festival ............................36Willamette valley Blues & Brews Festival .............................29Wine Brews and Blues Festival ...................6Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival ............23
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews mixes up some Gumbo with his trombone and trumpet, and his band, Orleans Avenue, on the 2010 Portland Waterfront Blues Festival main stage. Photo by Marilyn Stringer
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May 7 Crossroads Blues & Heritage Festival Rosedale, MS
May 21 Wine Brews And Blues Festival Escondido, CA
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May 27 - 29 Silver City Blues Festival Silver City, NM
May 28 + 29 Santa Cruz Blues Festival Aptos, CA
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May 29 Marsh Grass Music Festival Corolla, NC
June 3 + 4 Shannon Blues Fest Jackson, TN
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May 21 + 22 Doheny Blues Festival Dana Point, CA
May 28 + 29 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival Simi Valley, CA
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June 3 - 5 Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest Augusta, NJ
June 4 Coloma Blues Live Lotus, CA
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June 4 Watseka Theatre Blues, BBQ & Arts Fest Watseka, IL
June 4 + 5 Highway Sixty-One Blues Festival Leland, MS
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June 11 South Bend Blues & Ribs Fest South Bend, IN
June 24 - 26 Monterey Bay Blues Festival Seaside, CA
June 1 - 3 Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival Orangeville, ON, Canada
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June 10 - 12 Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival Hot Springs, VA
June 12 Billtown Blues Festival Hughesville, PA
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June 17 + 18 T-Bone Walker Blues Fest Linden, TX
June 24 - 26 Blues From The Top Winter Park, CO
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June 25 Bear Creek Blues Fest Slater, MO
June 25 Steppingstone’s Got The Blues Festival Havre de Grace, MD
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June 25 + 26 Long Beach Bayou & Blues Festival Long Beach, CA
July 4 Spirit Of Kansas Blues Festival Topeka, KS
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June 24 + 25 Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews & Blues Festival Reno, NV
July 1 - 4 Boston’s On The Beach Red, White And Blues Festival Delray Beach, FL
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July 1 - 4 Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest Portland, OR
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July 7 - 9 Kalamazoo Blues Festival Kalamazoo, MI
July 8 - 9 Briggs Farm Blues Festival Nescopeck, PA
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July 8 - 10 Thunder Bay Blues Festival Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
July 8 - 11 Big Rib BBQ & Blues Festival Rochester, NY
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July 8 - 17 Tremblant Blues Festival Mount Tremblant, QC, CAN
July 9 Grassroots Blues Festival Duck Hill, MS
July 9-18 Mt. Tremblant Int’l Blues Festival Mt. Tremblant, QC, Canada
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July 9 Hayward/Russel - City Blues Festival Hayward, CA
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July 14 - 17 California Worldfest Grass Valley, CA
July 15 - 17 Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival Winthrop, WA
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July 16 Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival Roanoke, VA
July 16 + 17 North Atlantic Blues Festival Rockland, ME
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July 21 - 23 Festival Beauport en Blues Quebec City, QC, CAN
July 22 - 24 Pittsburgh Blues Festival Pittsburgh, PA
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July 23 Klamath Blues Festival Klamath Falls, OR
July 29 - 31 Tall City Blues Fest Midland, TX
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Aug. 1 - 7 Calgary International Blues Festival Calgary, AB, CAN
Aug. 5 + 6 Northern California Blues Festival Auburn, CA
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Aug. 4 - 7 Kitchener Blues Festival Kitchener, ON, CAN
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July 30 + 31 Pennsylvania Blues Festival Blue Mountain – Palmerton, PA
Aug. 5 + 6 Willamette Valley Blues & Brews Festival Springfield, OR
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Aug. 5 - 7 Flood City Music Festival Johnstown, PA
Aug. 5 - 7 Mammoth Fest of Beers & Bluesapalooza Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Aug. 6 Barnful Of Blues Festival New Boston, NH
Aug. 6 Blue Star Blues Festival Littleton, CO
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Aug. 6 Dam Blues Fest Damariscotta, ME
Aug. 12 + 13 Waukesha Blues Fest Delafield, WI
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Aug. 5 - 7 Riverfront Blues Festival Wilmington, DE
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Aug. 6 + 7 Big Sky Blues Festival Noxon, MT
Aug. 12 - 14 Heritage Music Blues Fest Wheeling, WV
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Aug. 13 Bronze, Blues & Brews Joseph, OR
Aug. 19 + 20 Chenango Blues Fest Norwich, NY
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Aug. 19 - 21 White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues Festival Thornton, NH
Aug. 26 - 28 Summertime Blues Festival Nanaimo, BC, CAN
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Aug. 27 Trinidaddio Blues Fest Trinidad, CO
Sept. 1 - 3 Hot Springs Blues Festival Hot Springs, AR
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Sept. 2 Howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival West Point, MS
Sept. 2 - 4 Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival Rentiesville, OK
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Sept. 2 - 4 Rhythm And Roots Festival Charlestown, RI
Sept. 3 + 4 Blues By The Bay Eureka, CA
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Sept. 2 - 4 Snowy Range Music Festival Laramie, WY
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Sept. 10 MS Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Fest Pascagoula, MS
Sept. 10 + 11 Blues At The Beach Festival Virginia Beach, VA
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Sept. 16 - 18 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Telluride, CO
Sept. 24 + 25 Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival Guerneville, CA
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Sept. 23 - 25 Blues On The River Montreal, QC, CAN
Sept. 24 + 25 Blues, Views and BBQ Festival Westport, CT
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Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 Old Town Blues & Jazz Festival Rock Hill, SC
Oct. 1 Paoli Blues Fest Paoli, PA
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Oct. 1 SunTrust Big Lick Blues Fest Roanoke, VA
Oct. 1 + 2 Georgia Bluesfest Jefferson, GA
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Oct. 6 - 8 King Biscuit Blues Festival Helena, AR
Oct. 14 + 15 Bukka White Blues Festival Aberdeen, MS
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Oct. 7 - 9 Daytona Blues Festival Daytona Beach, FL
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Oct. 15 - 17 Crescent City Blues And BBQ Festival New Orleans, LA
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Oct. 15 Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival Salisbury, NC
Oct. 22 Columbia Blues Festival Columbia, SC
Note: This article provides only excerpts and bullet points from Bill Wax’s inspiring speech at the Blues Foundation’s KBA Luncheon in Memphis, TN, Feb 2011.
In 2000 I was hired by a startup company called XM Satellite Radio, which I had never heard of at the time, but I have developed and programmed B.B. King’s Bluesville ever since. I never thought there would be such a thing as a national blues station, and yet here I am as its Program Director and we have over two million listeners per week.
Besides the joy of making this station work, I would have to say the highlight of my time at Sirius/XM has been producing 40 one-hour shows with B.B. King. I work with all aspects of the business: musicians, promoters, record companies, producers, and booking agents, as well as hearing from listeners and fans across the United States and Canada. I absolutely believe we have a marvelous opportunity to continue to grow and support the blues. We need to try and share our thoughts and ideas about this great music and the business around it.
ARTISTS: • There are more outlets to get your music played like over-the-air
radio, Satellite and Internet stations• Record and release a single download. If it gets good response,
then release another one in a couple of months or so. Then, over a period of a year or two, your tunes will have gotten attention. Put them all on a CD, perhaps with some unreleased new material or great live sides, and release
• New digital streams can produce revenue for airplay. Please checkout www.soundexchange.com right away
• Tour behind your new CD release within six months• Educate your audience when you play others’ material• Get onto social networks. They are a great marketing tool and
a source of help for your career. Have friends on your list get you information on how to get hired by their communities and promote you in their town
• Look outside the immediate blues world for musicians in other genres to showcase your music with
• Communicate with Blues Societies in towns you want to play
• Look into local Blues in the Schools programs. Develop one and/or work with local Blues Societies
• Book House Concerts• Manage a functioning website with a clear schedule and how to
order your CDs
JOURNALISTS/WRITERS/BLUES SOCIETIES/MAGAZINES:• Write and publish both positive and negative reviews
RADIO & INTERNET PROGRAMMERS:• Find local music worthy of supporting and playing• Play a new disc or song multiple times before moving on to
another new disc. It takes an audience about six listens before they respond to new music
• Be open to new artists, approaches and styles• Be open to playing singles and not wait on a whole disc• Volunteer programmers: prepare your shows• Contact those who are doing national shows when you have
a band or musician in your area who you think is deserving of wider attention and air play. It only nurtures the whole scene when acts can gain wider recognition – it motivates other local players to work harder to make their music better and it solidifi es your role as part of the chain of folks who help musicians grow and succeed
Our fans are the best in the world. I do believe there is an abundance of good to great players around the world. We don’t need to keep the blues alive – it has survived for close to 100 years. The blues will live no matter what we do, but we should nurture and shepherd this great music to the next generation. We need to keep the blues growing. I am willing do to what I can to help – I challenge all of you to also pitch in.
Bill Wax is the Program Director for Sirius/XM radio’s B.B. King’s Bluesvilleand current President of the Blues Foundation.
Helping the Blues Grow:INSIGHTS BY BILL WAX
Bill Wax and B.B. King at the Blues Music Awards Photo by Ÿ Joseph A. Rosen
If you can’t do these things, then get a business manager and/or agent. It is your career – take charge of it.
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By Bobby Pickett
Blues bass began on the piano, tuba, guitar, banjo, a washtub, or whatever instrument was available to take on the melodic-rolling background in the foundation of a blues song.
In looking at blues bass we have to take a look at both the instruments and players that forged the path to the present.
In the 1920s, on the first blues recordings, various instruments would play a bass line -- that spot was finally, and mercifully, taken over by the upright bass. The double bass in its acoustic form, however, would often be overshadowed by the other instruments. Lloyd Loar worked for Gibson in the 1920s, and designed the first electric double bass. The bass used an electro-static pickup, but hearing it was difficult.
In the early ‘30s, Paul Tutmarc built a more practical bass in terms of size. The first one came with a pickup and was the size of a cello, but was too heavy, so the design was changed to that of a guitar. In the mid ‘30s, established companies like Lyon & Healy, Rickenbacker, and Gibson began selling basses that, although less bulkier than the standard double bass, were still tall, unfretted and upright.
Around 1940, L.D. Heater Music Co. in Portland, OR, began distributing basses manufactured by Paul Tutmarc. It was a fretted instrument that was no longer to be played upright. This prototype for Leo Fender’s later development of the Fender Bass launched the high-energy rhythm section. The ante had been upped. Now, the bass and drums kicked a more definite and higher-volume
Touching Bass...The Root of the Fruits
“Blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits.”If this quote by Willie Dixon, the father of blues bass, is true,then blues bass is one of the roots of all the fruits of music.
version of the blues. The electric bass upright bass and drums became the driving force behind the Chicago blues style.
Very little is known about the first blues bassmen on early records by Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, etc. but Country blues singer and guitarist, Memphis Minnie, greatly influenced what would later become known as Chicago-style blues. Minnie was also the first to record with what came to be known as the classic 1950s blues combo: electric guitar, piano, bass and drums. Willie Brown, one of Minnie’s first musical partners, accompanies her on either guitar or upright bass on many of her recordings.
Bill Settles and Ransom Knowling were also two of earlier known blues bassists. Knowling, known as “King of the Slap Bass,” seems to have garnered the most notoriety, and recorded with Otis Spann and Sonny Boy Williamson. A product of the New Orleans music scene of the ‘20s and ‘30s, he also played tuba and violin.
Ernest “Big” Crawford was a main link in the history of blues bass. He and his slap-style upright playing found
The author wailing on his 5-string bass Photo by Marilyn Stringer
Paul Tutmarc holding an early electric bass Photo Courtesy Pickett Archives
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its way onto the recordings of Memphis Slim, Little Walter, Big Bill Broonzy and eventually Muddy Waters. Crawford filled out Muddy’s studio band with Little Walter on harp and Jimmy Rogers on guitar. Muddy’s band later added a man who would create blues history as a bassist, and songwriter -- Willie Dixon.
Willie Dixon began playing bass on an oil can, a handle and one string as a child, and forged the path that would lead him to Chicago and the writing of over 500 compositions to be recorded by many artists. Willie, of course, played on many of these recordings, including: “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “Little Red Rooster,” and “Spoonful.” A new website created by Alex Dixon, a descendant of Mr. Dixon, contains bio, pictures and videos of Willie actually playing. I highly recommend you visit www.williedixon.com.
I’ve only touched the boundaries of blues bass and its history here. We seemed to end in Chicago with the personalities mentioned, but bass blues history is heard in all types of blues, from Chicago to Memphis Blues, Delta Blues, Kansas City Blues, Texas Blues, West Coast Blues, Swing Blues, Jump Blues -- and it goes on.
As Blues history continues to be written, we will leave you with a continuation of Willie Dixon’s quote: “It’s better keeping the roots alive, because it means better fruit from now on.”
Bobby Pickett is a high-energy, bass guitarist and singer, who has played with artists such as Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Greg Allman, Detective (on Led Zeppelin’s label) and currently, Cafe R&B. Bobby plays Yamaha basses and SWR Amplifiers. www.bobbypickett.net
Bob Stroger, Muddy Waters band alumni and multiple award winning bassist Photo by Marilyn Stringer
Scot Sutherland of the Tommy Castro band, playing the upright bass Photo by Steve Spoulos
Bass guitar of Carlton Armstrong who plays with the Ronnie Baker Brooks band Photo by Carlton Armstrong
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By Bonnie Tallman
Once upon a time, 22 years ago, six blues aficionados met in Williamsport, PA. Igniting this conversation was the convergence of three separate blues-related activities creating talk about town. One: A local bar was actively providing performance opportunities for touring blues bands and area startups. Two: A local independent record shop was maintaining a stellar inventory of blues vinyl. Three: A local blues fan-turned-DJ bought two hours of radio air time each week to play the blues on commercial radio. Each function supported the other.
The six decided: “Let’s share this with the community and have a blues festival!” $300 was offered as seed money and the first Billtown Blues Festival occurred in June 1990. What
BBA Officers and Board members L-R (Bottom row): Bill Wilson; (Middle:) Dave Krempasky, Cathy Calvert, Lori Butler, Tom Butler, Bernie Strosser; (Top): Bonnie Tallman, Dave Thompson, Bill Van Campen, Charlie Lockard (not pictured are Pete Davenport and Gayle Whitsell) Photo by Tom Butler
was expected to be a deficit ended up to be a profit thanks to the artists who offered reduced fees and many community contributors. It was then decided to form a blues society and use the first festival profits (less than $100) as seed money. Since then, the organization has produced several events each year ranging from 21 outdoor festivals to intimate songwriting showcases and everything in between.
Instrumental to the successful birth of the Billtown Blues Festival, and the organization itself, was the Blues Foundation in Memphis.
A couple years prior to that first “Billtown” meeting, two of the original six members attended what was then called the W.C. Handy Awards. Workshops were given on how to start a blues festival, how to start a blues society, and how to get blues on the radio. Information gathered from these workshops provided a blueprint and valuable connections with experienced blues industry people around the country. As a result, the Billtown Blues Association was immediately part of a national blues family all focused on the same mission – “Keeping the blues alive.” www.billtownblues.org
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By eric Wrisley
James Cotton was up for a Grammy Award again this year, recognizing his recent album, Giant, in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. This is only the latest highpoint in a life and career filled with such excitement. While Cotton is often thought of as Muddy Waters’ harmonica player, that’s only scratching the surface.
Born to a sharecropping family in Tunica, MS on July 1, 1935, Cotton was given a harmonica as a gift, which the youngster took to naturally. It was after his parents passed, that an uncle took the nine-year-old Cotton to meet his idol, Sonny Boy Williamson, the voice of KFFA’s King Biscuit Hour radio program. Alongside Williamson, Cotton honed his harp skills and developed his larger-than-life sound. At 15, Cotton took the reins of Williamson’s band for a short stint before joining Howlin’
Wolf’s touring band. By 17 he was an accomplished and road-tested player, living in West Memphis, playing regular gigs and co-hosting a local radio show.
In Memphis, Cotton came to the attention of Sam Phillips and recorded four singles for the iconic Sun Records, including “Cotton Crop Blues.” In 1954, Cotton’s luck took a turn for the better when Muddy Waters came through town without his harmonica player, Junior Wells. In need of a harp player, and having heard Cotton’s record, Waters sought out the young Cotton and asked him to join him for his set that night. After the show, Waters asked him to join the tour and accompany him back to Chicago.
He had to make a fast decision, but it wasn’t an easy one. “I weighed it out all night, if I should go,” Cotton says, “He asked me on Friday, and I was ready to go that Sunday.” Though he was enjoying his success in Memphis, “I wanted the chance to play with a big band.” The unexpected opportunity turned into a twelve-year partnership with Waters on the road and eventually in the studio. In the mid-1950s, Little Walter was Chess Records’ choice to accompany Waters
Living Legend: James Cotton
James Cotton and Kim Wilson trading licks during Amanda’s 2010 Rollercoaster Harmonica Blowout at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ Photo by Marilyn Stringer
James Cotton performing at the Chicago Blues Festival Photo by Marilyn Stringer
James Cotton at the Chicago Blues Festival Photo by Marilyn Stringer
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on recordings, but by the late ‘50s, Cotton was alternating with Little Walter in the studio, and it’s Cotton’s harp on a number of Waters’ classic Chess recordings, including “Got My Mojo Working” and “She’s 19 Years Old.”
In 1966, Cotton was ready to fl y on his own and subsequently recorded albums and sides for the Vanguard, Verve, and Prestige labels. During the 1960s and 1970s, Cotton toured extensively, embraced by fans of the blues and rock ’n roll alike because of his powerful style and dynamic stage presence.
Throughout the 1970s, ‘80s, and into the ‘90s, Cotton kept up an unyielding touring schedule while continuing to record solo albums on the Buddha, Capitol and Alligator labels. He returned to Muddy Waters’ band for several recordings, including the 1977 Grammy-winning Hard Again. On his own, Cotton garnered Grammy nominations in 1984 and 1987, and won the best Traditional Blues Album Grammy for Deep in the Bluesin 1996.
After a six-year hiatus from recording, Cotton released Giantin 2010. The album includes blues classics along with new tunes delivered by a tight four-piece backing band. There is, of course, plenty of Cotton’s signature harp sound, not as energetic as it once was, but no less powerful. Following a bout with throat cancer, Cotton no longer sings, but as the mournful instrumental “Blues for Koko” closes out the album, he proves once again that sometimes you don’t need words to sing the blues.
At 75, James Cotton has a long and storied career to look back on. He’s worked with some of the most infl uential fi gures in the blues, partnered with non-blues acts, and been credited with helping to defi ne the modern harmonica sound. As for that latest Grammy nomination, he didn’t get the win. That honor went to fellow Muddy Waters alums Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith. Still, he says, “I was happy that some of my friends won it, so I’m excited for them.”
When I asked him about the highlights of his life and career, he acknowledged the obvious with a laugh, “The job with Muddy was pretty exciting. But I never thought I’d get this far. I never dreamed of doing this all my life.”
Eric Wrisley is a freelance writer from Akron, Ohio - the Jewel of the Midwest. He is a regular contributor to Blueswax, and his fiction and humor have appeared in McSweeney’s, 3AM Magazine, and Smokelong Quarterly, among other places. He can be contacted at [email protected].
James Cotton backstage at the Doheny Blues Festival 2001 Photo by Mary Ann Haskell
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By Dagney ernest and John Bird
There’s no question that Mississippi is the birthplace of the American blues, and its Mississippi Blues Trail network of highway markers is an ongoing effort to commemorate the genre greats who came from the magnolia state. The trail, which currently has around 100 markers, has begun to sprinkle markers in places outside of Mississippi that are also part of that state’s musical heritage. In the summer of 2010, one of these markers was erected in downtown Rockland, Maine.
Paul Benjamin, co-founder and co-producer of the North Atlantic Blues Festival and past president of the Blues Foundation, said he is still amazed about this marker.
Everything related to the blues music scene in Rockland can be traced to Benjamin. In fact, over the last two decades he has played an increasingly prominent role in promoting blues music across America. A Maine native, Paul’s love of blues music began during his growing up years in Rumford. “I’ve never been a musician myself but from an early age I loved listening to all kinds of popular music on the radio; the blues just stood out from the rest for me,” he said. “I loved the rhythms, the lyrics, everything about the blues.”
In 1978, Benjamin was a bouncer at the long-gone Golden Spike club, a favorite hangout of bikers. A rock band scheduled to play, canceled its gig and a Boston promoter offered to send Mississippi-born, Chicago-based Eddie Shaw and his band, the Wolf Gang. The decision could easily have gone the other way. Maine was even less diverse then than it is now, and Shaw’s band was a fi ve-piece outfi t of black guys from Chicago. By the end of the night, they had completely won over the tough crowd.
“We got along so well, we booked the band again and I started going down to Boston to see Shaw. I then started booking him at different places,” said Benjamin.
Shaw, meanwhile, began spreading the word about Rockland to fellow Chicago musicians and they began adding a trek up the coast of Maine around tour dates in Boston and Montreal. The fi rst Rockland blues festival, not yet solidifi ed as the North Atlantic Blues Festival, took place in the Trade Winds Motor Inn parking lot. “My fi rst blues club was at the Trade Winds, every one of the blues artists who have come through has stayed at the Trade Winds, and in 1990, we had the fi rst festival in the parking lot,” said Benjamin.
By 1993, Paul’s blues extravaganza was outgrowing the Trade Winds venue. The festival moved to Rockland’s Harbor Park and thus was born the North Atlantic Blues Festival. To turn the event into a major blues festival, Paul teamed with an experienced booking agent and Jamie Isaacson, a blues piano player from Wayne, ME. Paul and Jamie soon determined they could book the acts without an agent; they remain co-producers to the present day.
Paul books blues performers throughout the year at other venues. A few years ago, Paul began devoting all his time to promoting the blues. In addition to booking acts for the blues festival weekend and throughout the year in Rockland, Paul travels around the country for the same cause.
Paul has been formally honored for his promotion of blues music. He has served on the Blues Foundation board, including three years as its president. In 2002, Paul and his blues festival co-producer Jamie Isaacson received the Blues Foundation’s
Commemorating the Trail of a Blues Lover’s Journey
Paul Benjamin thanks the crowd at the 2009 North Atlantic Blues Festival Photo by Dusty Scott
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Keeping the Blues Alive Award, a highly coveted prize that annually singles out non-musicians for their supportive roles. In April 2010, because of Paul’s efforts and reputation, Rockland was selected for inclusion in the Blues Trail network of highway markers. There are currently 101 of these markers across the nation, 96 of them in the aforementioned Mississippi; Rockland is just the sixth recipient outside Mississippi. The marker itself is a handsome blue sign with historical information, embedded photos and a GPS beacon.
Benjamin said when he was introduced to the blues 32 years ago, he had no idea where it would take him and the Rockland community. It has been quite a ride so far. The Mississippi Blues Trail marker was unveiled on July 8, 2010 in a fitting location – adjacent to the Trade Winds parking lot, the site where the first North Atlantic Blues Festival was held.
For a B.B. King-narrated video and complete information on the Mississippi Blues Trail, visit msbluestrail.org.
The story contains excerpts by Dagney Ernest, editor for Rockland, Maines’ VillageSoup Art/Entertainment, and writer John Bird, a retired, independent school educator and leader and nationally recognized consultant to nonprofit organizations.
The Mississippi Blues Trail marker that graces Rockland, Maine Photo by Ÿ Joseph A. Rosen
Paul Benjamin awards Denise LaSalle her plaque announcing her nomination into the Hall of Fame, Jan 2011 Photo by Ÿ Joseph A. Rosen
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In the midst of the ski crowd who sipped hot toddies in the lounge, planted spread-legged on the stage, slumped Miss Blues. Arms hanging limply, she stared cross-eyed at a cigarette hanging from her lip. Her evening gown and pumps were encrusted with snow, now melting in a puddle as the giant fi replace thawed her out.
Earlier, Miss Blues had emerged from her room with her sequined hat sharing sparkles with her glittering jewelry.
I took her arm and ventured out onto the snowpack that separated her room from the ski lodge, where translucent icicles hung and snowdrifts climbed to meet them.
She sunk up to her kneecaps. Now this hefty Texas Shouter can bellow like a bull, and lesser reverberations have caused avalanches in the Tetons, which stood above us with icy cliffs glistening under a close winter moon. I pushed and pulled to no avail.
“Do me like you do when you butt-bump me up the bus steps,” she ordered. Her knees could no longer support her suffi ciently enough to climb, so she would lift one leg to the fi rst step and I would turn my back and squat down under her. I’d then place my hands on my knees, elevate my butt under one of her big cheeks and bump her up the three steps, one side of her at a time, while she giggled and cursed.
So there we struggled, butt-bumping one stuck leg after the other until forty yards became an enduring nightmare – Miss Blues barking orders and threatening a heart attack with me below suffering the unpredictable life of a blues man.
Bobby Rush held us spellbound once describing an actual occurrence of a blues man who walked into a bar with his girlfriend’s severed head, handing it to the bartender with whom she’d had an affair, saying, “You want her? You got her!”
Miss Blues performing what she does best Photo courtesy of Miss Blues
Above: The author, ready to roll on the Blinddog bus Photo by Talon Gustafson
Rt: Carl Weathersby Photo by Charome Kaocharoen
By carl Gustafson
Leading a band is like herding cats. If musicians could obey orders they’d be soldiers or clerks instead of rapscallions. I get a sense of relief once I’ve herded them unto the bus. When the wheels roll, the stories flow. This
bohemian lifestyle spawns zany tales.
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I’ve watched the menacing Carl Weathersby casually inject his belly with insulin while the rest of us held our bellies in laughter as he chuckled his discourse using a Howlin’ Wolf voice. Many stories musicians tell can’t be repeated in print but they’d be funny to a deaf person just observing reactions, as when Sherman Robertson fell to the bus fl oor, fi sts pounding and legs kicking in laughter while Kenny Neal demonstrated a love technique with unexpected theatrics.
Miss Blues related how she beat a heckler with the steel stiletto heel of one of her pumps, knocking him cold. Thinking he was dead, she left town looking over her shoulder for police. Years later, a man pulled his hair back to reveal a nasty scar and confessed. She was relieved to no longer be a murderer.
Gino Matteo once described how his girlfriend chose to arrange herself in a position above him during the thralls of passion. She wore only a T-shirt with Bobby Rush’s face smiling life-size on the front. She was well endowed, which produced oscillation under the T-shirt, and given the aroused state of said endowment, caused horns to protrude on the bobbing head of Bobby Rush who grinned down at Gino. That’s as delicately as I dare write it.
Billy Branch shared an endearing story of how Kenny Neal was his ornery self again after battling a near-fatal liver disease, which had turned him into a sweet, kind and considerate man, “so he could get into heaven.”
When the stories end, everyone goes to bed and the road becomes a gauntlet for the equally tired driver. In my band, Blinddog Smokin’, we have tried every band member as a driver and I alone survive.
The others have jumped curbs almost fl attening a blind guy, a seeing-eye dog and a hydrant, dragged a dumpster down an alley, smashed a lawyer’s Mercedes, leveled fl ashing barriers, hit enough deer to feed a Third World country, forced a police car up on a lawn, ran cars into snow drifts, and spun 360 degrees on black ice. It’s imprudent to give a muddled musician the wheel
of a 24-ton-vehicle. I once awoke to fi nd our guitarist driving in Nebraska while playing the guitar with both hands and steering with one knee.
One late night, as I soldiered on at the wheel, I saw deer when there were no deer, then monsters and ghosts. Sounds crazy unless you’ve been to that state of hallucination. With lives in my hands, I shook my head in spasms. The Chicago songbird, Zora Young, saw my sleep deprivation and sat by me. This sensual blues singer suddenly burst out, “I’ve been working on the railroad, all the live long day.” An hour later we rolled into port with Zora still warbling.
yes, there’s more than one way to herd cats.
Carl Gustafson has led the band Blinddog Smokin’ for two decades, is the author of “Ain’t Just Blues, It’s Showtime,” available at www.Amazon.com, is a columnist for Elmore Magazine, and directs the Snowy Range Music Festival in Laramie, WY every Labor Day weekend. The Blinddog Bus is known for touring troupes of blues stars who climb aboard every summer for festivals around the country.
In the studio with Donny Markowitz, Academy award winning songwriter and producer, Carl Gustafson, Billy Branch, Gino Matteo, Carl Weathersby and Mo Beeks Photo by Charome Kaocharoen
Chicago songbird, Zora Young Photo by Marilyn Stringer
Bobby Rush and Carl Gustafson Photo by Charome Kaocharoen
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The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
View from TwoBoogie Woogie piano extravaganza with Eden Brent, Steve Willis, Kelly Hunt, Leon Blue, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Commander Cody and Marcia Ball Photo by Marilyn Stringer
By Diana shonk & nancy edwards
“It’s a beautiful feeling being out on the high seas,” exclaims Diana Shonk. “I was a virgin cruiser on The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise to the Caribbean in January 2011, a guest of one of the musicians, Cheryl Renee. Cheryl played in the piano bar at night, along with Mitch Woods, Dave Keyes and Eden Brent – the late night jam hot spot.
It was amazing how big the ship was. We were 2,100 strong and the crew was over a thousand. The crew took care of us like we were royalty. We traveled 2,383 nautical miles from Florida to St. John’s in Antigua/Barbuda, to Cruz Bay on St. John, Virgin Islands, to a private island called Half Moon Cay in the Bermuda Islands.
Each day we received a schedule of the day’s events from music to cooking classes with Janiva Magness and Taj Mahal, plus lovely gifts like an insulated, monogrammed LRBC bag, magazines, Mardi Gras beads, chocolates and more.
The darlings of this cruise were Trampled Under Foot with
the family team of Nick, Kris and Danielle Schnebelen. Nick sang with a gruff, rootsy feel while playing left-handed slide on his National Steele and drums at the same time. Danielle made a splash with her beautiful singing and bass playing (also left handed). Of note, Rick Estrin, with his guitarist Kid Andersen, put on energetic shows with Kid dancing, jumping and even rolling on the fl oor with feet up in the air, while playing his guitar.
A few groups organized their costumes for theme nights. Winners of the ‘Gimme Back My Wig’ parade were The Gold Diggers: Seven blonde-wigged gals with little gold shovels and their ‘rich man.’ The Mardi Gras night, parade and outfi ts rivaled the real thing – a display of color and frivolity.
If you want to immerse yourself in live blues music and a nostalgic feeling of the glamour of the high seas, spend a week aboard the LRBC – this is an investment in your future happiness. I, for one, will never forget it.”
“The October 2010 cruise was my fi fth,” says Nancy Edwards, “It never gets old.”
“In fact, in many ways it gets better because there are so many returnees that it becomes like a family reunion – if you could only pick your family.
Speaking of family, when I do speak to them around the holidays, we tell each other the highlights of our year, and year after year, the LRBC is always at the very top of my list.
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise sails the Pacific Ocean in October and the Atlantic, in January.
Here are two views from those prospective decks.
“Gimme Back My Wig” costume winners, The Gold Diggers Photo by Marilyn Stringer
Mike Morgan, Coco Montoya and Jimmy Thackery sharing the fun Photo by Marilyn Stringer
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Compared with many cruisers, I’m still a newbie. The pride with which other cruisers speak about how many years they have been cruising (12+) is truly amazing. The world, the economy, the environment etc. has all changed, but the LRBC is still and always a guaranteed great time – some would say it’s ‘timeless.’ I say it is more like ‘time stands still’, because for one week I’m young again, the music I love is everywhere, everybody is happy, everybody is your friend, there is no closing time, and the food ain’t too shabby either. Could heaven possibly be any better?
Seeing top Blues artists performing, jamming and having fun too, is such a special opportunity. On top of that you get to meet them, get an autograph, get a picture and mingle with them on-board. Seriously, I’ve shopped with Irma Thomas, stood next to Marcia Ball in the buffet line, had dinner with Sue Foley, had cocktails with John Nemeth and went through Customs with B’nois King.
If you’re a musician, the Pro-Am jams might put you on stage with Randy Oxford or Tommy Castro, for sure you’ll pick up some tips and ideas from the pros, or maybe land a gig or a spot on the roster of an international touring band – it’s been known to happen.
Oh yeah, on three of the days, the ship does actually dock at beautiful, exotic Ports-of-Call. The shore excursions are great, but I’m always happiest when I’m home with my family on-board the LRBC. If you have a ‘bucket list,’ going on the LRBC must be on it. In fact, a blues fan needs nothing else than this on their list.”
Diana Shonk is Editor and Publisher of The Blues Audience newsletter, New England’s only Blues publication serving the N.E. Blues community for 20 years. Nancy Edwards has been with the Blues Festival Guide since its inception and originated the Blues Festival e-Guide. She lives in Florida with Gordon Bulcock, who evolved into the E-guide editor two years ago. Nancy is now into real estate investments.
Rick Estrin’s guitarist, Kid Andersen, high kicking the blues Photo by Marilyn Stringer
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heRe is a lisT oF soMe oF ouR FavoRiTe Blues RaDio shoWs
artists: Send them your latest releases for airplay.Promoters: Send them your event info and they will help get the word out.Fans: Tune in and enjoy!
iNTERNET Blues with RussellThurs. 7pm – 9pmDJ Russell LuzioPO Box 7847La Verne, CA 91750909/465-8567 (offi ce)[email protected]
Kansas city online Radio (KcoR)Sat. 2pm CST“The BluzNdaBlood Show”DJ “BluzNdaBlood Dave” HarrisonPO Box 21612Roanoke, VA 24018540/632-BLUZ (offi ce)[email protected]
KlBcWed. 3pm – 5pm“The Blues Highway”DJ Pat Graham4901 East Carson St.Long Beach, CA 90808562/938-4800 (on air)[email protected] www.klbc.orgPlanet Pootwaddle24/7“Rooted in the Blues, Pootwaddle is 420 Baby Boomer Paradise for people who like ALL kinds of music!”DJ Michael Sheehy and Dr. Richard KnibblerLos Angeles, CA 90064
310/473-9871 (offi ce)[email protected]
SYNDiCATED
“house of Blues Radio hour”Days/Times: VariousDJ Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd)3361 20th St.San Francisco, CA 94110415/970-8020 (offi ce)[email protected]
CALiFORNiAsan FRanciscoKPOO 89.5 FMWed. 9am – Noon “Wednesday Blues with Noel”DJ Noel Hayes1109 Hillside Blvd.South San Francisco, CA 94080415/516-1896 (offi ce)415/346-5376 (on air)[email protected]
DiSTRiCT OF COLUMBiAWashinGTonWPFW 89.3 FMSat. 11am – Noon“The Bama Hour”DJ Chris DeProperty2390 Champlain St. NWWashington, D.C. 20009202/588-0999 (offi ce)202/588-0893 (on air)202/588-0561 (fax)[email protected]
FLORiDAMelBouRneWFIT 89.5 FMTues. 7pm – 10pm“Blues With A Twist”DJ Jeanne Kelly
150 West University Blvd.Melbourne, FL [email protected] online at www.wfi t.org
HAWAiihonoluluKTUH 90.3 FMThurs. 9 am – Noon HST“Somethin’ Blue”DJ Steve Stoddard2345 Ala Wai Blvd. #814Honolulu, HI 96815808/926-1783 (offi ce)808/956-7261 (on air)[email protected]
iLLiNOiSQuincyWQCY 103.9 FMSun. 9am – Noon + A Blues Tune Every Hour!“Blues Till Noon + A Blues Tune Every Hour”DJ Jerry D329 Main St.Quincy, IL 62305217/228-2800 (offi ce)[email protected]
sPRinGFielDWQNA 88.3 FMMon. 4pm – 7pm“Blues Power!”DJ Michael G2201 Toronto Rd.Springfi eld, IL 62712217/529-0312 (on air)www.wqna.org
LOUiSiANAneW oRleansWWOZ 90.7 FMWed. 2pm – 4pm“Sittin’ at the Crossroads”DJ Big D
1008 N. PetersNew Orleans, LA 70116504/568-1238 (offi ce)504/568-1234 (on air)[email protected]
MiCHiGANBay ciTy, saGinaW, MiDlanD, The ThuMB, FlinTWUCX 90.1 FMMon. 1pm – 3pm“The Eclectic Chair”DJ Trish LewisPO Box 25Bay City, MI [email protected]
MiNNESOTAoWaTonnaKOWZ 1170 AMAlso streaming online! Sun. 10pm – 11pm “Hammered by the Blues”John “Blueshammer” Hammer510 West McKinleyOwatonna, MN 55060507/451-5554blueshammer@bluemondaymonthly.comwww.bluemondaymonthly.com
MiSSOURicoluMBiaKOPN 89.5 FMSat. 8pm – 11pm“Blues on Broadway Show”DJ Chris Puyear5201 E. Woodson Harris Rd.Columbia, MO 65201573/874-1139 (offi ce)573/874-5676 (on air)[email protected] live www.kopn.org
NORTH DAKOTAGRanD FoRKsKQHT 96.1 FMSun. 10am – 1pm“The Riverside Blues Show”DJ Kevin Hendrickson505 University Ave.Grand Forks, ND 58203701/746-1417 (offi ce)701/772-9696 (on air)701/746-1410 (fax)[email protected]
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younGsToWnWNCD 93.3 FM / WKBN 570 AMSun. 7pm – 9pm / Sat. 10pm – 12am“Tangled Up in Blues”DJ Cornel Bogdan7461 South Ave.Boardman, OH 44425330/729-2512 (offi ce)330/371-4663 (on air)330/965-8277 (fax)[email protected]
TENNESEEKnoXvilleWDVX 89.9 FM / 102.9 FMFri. 9pm – 3am“Johnny Mack’s Friday Night Blues Attack!”DJ Johnny Mack301 S. Gay St.Knoxville, TN 37902865/544-1029 (offi ce)865/494-2020 (on air)[email protected]
TEXAShousTonKPFT 90.1 FMSun. 2pm – 4pm“Howlin’ the Blues”DJ The Blues Hound2719 22nd Ave. NorthTexas City, TX 77590409/948-8663 (offi ce)713/526-5738 (on air)[email protected]
WASHiNGTONsPoKaneKKZX 98.9 FMSun. 7pm – 10pm“Blowtorch Blues”DJ Ted Todd and Brion FosterPO Box 9216Spokane, WA 99209509/241-KKZX (on air)[email protected]
compiled by irene Weaver
support your local blues station by tuning in and enjoying some bluesy tunes
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By John “Blueshammer” hammer
At the tender age of nine, when someone said, ‘What goes around comes around,’ I thought they were just talking about records. I was soon in seventh heaven because my folks now trusted me with their three-speed Voice of Music phonograph – quite a step up from my Roy Rogers one.
Now, I had a pretty impressive collection for a kid – serendipity played a greater role than design in that. One day I was playing kick-the-can down the alley when I came upon a kid who was tossing old 78s like clay pigeons and trying to nail ‘em mid-fl ight with his sling shot. I knew this was no way to treat records, so I chased around to catch as many as I could before they hit the gravel parking lot. The kid soon got bored and told me I could
have the rest of the box. Wow, an instant record collection that wasn’t nursery rhymes or sing-alongs. This found treasure featured some of the most popular music of the 1940s including Billie Holiday’s “Good Mornin’ Heartache,” and Louis Armstrong’s “St. Louis Blues,” and started me down the path of music collecting.
As I aged, and technology marched forward, I eagerly embraced anything that would make my music portable. A battery powered turntable got strapped to the fl oor of my fi rst car. It was good for parking, (if you know what I mean), but not practical while driving around. We don’t even want to discuss what it was doing to our favorite albums. The needle dancing the groove soon wrecked my precious LPs.
The epiphany was the eight-track tape. We viewed them as indestructible and road bump resistant. One of mine that got
Vinyl to Vinyl What goes around comes around... Vintage Columbia Graphophone
Courtesy “Blueshammer” archives
A collage of vinyl records and compact discs from the author’s extensive collection Photo by John “Blueshammer” Hammer
The author as a young boy with his Roy Rogers record player Courtesy “Blueshammer” archives
The author seemingly juggles a vinyl record, a cassette tape, an eight-track tape and an Ipod Courtesy John “Blueshammer” Hammer
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e n d l e s s play was The Allman Brothers’ Live at the Fillmore East. But we had issues. They were extremely prone to wear and tear, not to mention annoying sound quality. We were introduced to the audio recording terms ‘wow’ and ‘fl utter.’ When the player ate the tape you generally exclaimed, ‘wow,’ as your eyelids fl uttered in disbelief. No problem; the wizards of technology came up with the cassette tape.
I was thrilled. Now I could put together compilations of just the good tunes from all that vinyl I already owned. When the tape machine ate the tape, half the time you could salvage your creation by just manually winding it back on the spindles. However we still had wear and tear. As the tape would stretch, your favorite music began to sound like your ears were strapped to one of those old vibrating exercise machines.
Progress – Compact discs and the digital age seemed the best thing ever. Obviously more indestructible than tapes, cds were easy to load and players could hold 500 songs. Now we’re talking. Read by laser light, we fi gured there would be no surface degradation. But then the realities started creeping in. Lasers can cut through steel. I’ve seen it on the Discovery Channel. We also found out that they were just about as fragile as our beloved records. Scratching can render
them unplayable, but still appropriate for a
shiny wind chime.The answer to our
prayers: the MP3 player. You’ve got 33 hours of
music in an iPod Shuffl e the size of a postage stamp on
steroids. This was way cool. I had one for awhile. Sadly, I believe it got
dropped into a bowl of Chex Mix and was devoured in a late night munchie attack. Then there was the issue that music on a memory device is not really owned – It’s just borrowed until the device crashes, losing it all.
Here’s the ‘what goes around, comes around’ thing. In our quest for perfection, we found digital sound was limited and less full sounding than analog used in vinyl recordings. Hmm... back to the future. It was time to dust off the collection. Artists love the retro vibe of the album and sound quality of the record, with some releasing new vinyl for the fi rst time. JJ Grey & Mofro’s 2010 The Choice Cuts was released as vinyl only, and Gregg Allman’s 2011 Low Country Bluesis a hot seller. Call it nostalgia, call it the quest for the best in sound reproduction; vinyl seems the choice of audiophiles and it ain’t going away. Well, at least until the next big thing ends up under your Christmas Tree.
John “Blueshammer” Hammer is a writer, photographer, promoter, producer and radio host based in Minnesota. He also publishes Blue Monday Monthly. His weekly radio show, Hammered By The Blues is broadcast on KOWZ 1170am. Both magazine and radio show are available at www.bluemondaymonthly.com. Contact John at: [email protected]
e n d l e s s play was The
shiny wind chime.
prayers: the MP3 player. You’ve got 33 hours of
music in an iPod Shuffl e the size of a postage stamp on
steroids. This was way cool. I had one for awhile. Sadly, I believe it got
Vinyl record on the Okeh label featuring the 1941 hit, “Goin’ To Chicago Blues,” by Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing on vocals Courtesy “Blueshammer” archives
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BLUES ART DANE TILGHMAN
Contemporary artist Dane Tilghman’s images are inspired by African Americans in and out of daily life, Jazz and Blues entertainment, and the world of sports. He’s constantly taking his artwork towards new dimensions - from realism to his own interpretations of surrealism, impressionism and primitive elongation. “Using paint and pencil I create full color narratives celebrating the common moments of humanity, chronicled thru nostalgic black and white photography,” says Tilghman.
The blues defi nitely moves Dane. His vibrant, musically inspired paintings include those of artists such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Sleepy John Estes, Luther Allison, John Lee Hooker and B.B. King among many other visuals that seemingly come to life. While he often displays his Jazz/Blues Music Series at festivals, Dane has also been the offi cial billboard and t-shirt artist for events such as the Poconos Blues Festival, among others, and he painted the offi cial commemorative poster art for the January 2010 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
A professional artist for over 20 years, and one of the premier painters of African American art, Dane says he paints because he must: it’s in his bones. As the saying goes, “It’s in there and it’s got to come out.” He’s exhibited his varied works throughout the United States at art and music festivals, galleries, trade shows, convention centers and sports arenas and received numerous awards including the Medal of Honor in Graphics from the American Artists Professional League. His mural commission paintings
are readily visible at several professional sports stadiums throughout the country. Private collectors of Tilghman’s art include the likes of Nelson Mandela, Bill Cosby, and the estate of Ossie Davis.
Dane’s creative philosophy is to bring his interpretative views of life on canvas to an audience. His unique style clearly defines his mastery of the craft and we are grateful for his intuitiveness. You can see more of Dane’s art at www.artbydane.com.
“Patchwork Blues”
“Blues for a Friend”
All Photo/Art Credits: Dane Tilghman
“The Man”
“Reverend Gary Davis”
“Patchwork Blues”
“Big N Saxy”
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Aug 11 - 14 Magic City Blues Festival Billings, MT
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FesTival calenDaR • Grab a pen and circle the festivals you want to attend this season. information believed to be correct but not guaranteed. call before you go!
MAYsun, May 1 Topanga Blues Fest Topanga Canyon, CA, U.S. socalblues.org 714-209-7347Thurs, May 5 Blues Music awards Memphis, TN, U.S. blues.org/#ref=index 901-527-2583Thurs-sun, May 5-8 Robert Johnson cent’l concert Greenwood, MS, U.S. greenwoodms.org 662-453-9197Fri-sat, May 6-7 Bayou n’ Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY, U.S. bayou-n-brooklyn.com 718-395 3214Fri-sat, May 6-7 Market street Fest Columbus, MS, U.S. marketstreetFest.comFri-sun, May 6-8Gator by the BaySan Diego, CA, U.S.gatorbythebay.com619-234-8612Fri-sun, May 6-8 simply TX Blues Fest San Angelo, TX, U.S. 325-656-3366Fri-sat, May 6-21 Juneau Jazz Fest Juneau, AK, U.S. jazzandclassics.org907-463-3378sat, May 7 Baton Rouge Blues Fest Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. batonrougebluesFest.org 225-383-068sat, May 7 cairns Blues Fest Cairns, Queensland, Australia cairnsbluesFest.com.au 0459 220 723sat, May 7 carolina Blues Fest Greensboro, NC, U.S. piedmontblues.orgsat, May 7 crossroads Blues & heritage Rosedale, MS, U.S. rosedaleblues.com 662-402-6251sat, May 7 simply TX Blues Fest San Angelo, TX, U.S. sanangelobluessociety.com325-656-3366sat-Fri, May 7-13 euRoPafest Bucharest, Romania jmEvents.ro +40 740 759 566
Fri-sat, May 13-14 unTapped Blues & Brews Fest Kennewick, WA, U.S. untappedblues.com 509-737-7661sat, May 14 24th spring Blues Fest Ecaussinnes, Hainaut, Belgium springblues.be +3267794708sat, May 14 White lake Blues Fest Whitehall, MI, U.S. killerblues.netsun, May 15 Real Blues Fest/orange cnty Santa Ana, CA, U.S. bluesgonesouth.comThurs, May 19 Big nite of Blues-spring Okoboji, IA, U.S. lakesart.org712-332-7029Thurs-sun, May 19-22 BluesBaltica eutin Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany blues-baltica.de +49 45271066sat, May 21 Blind Willie McTell Blues Fest Thomson, GA, U.S. blindwillie.com 706-541-9828sat, May 21 Bourbon street Blues Fest Califon, NJ, U.S. bourbonstreetbluesfest.comsat, May 21 Ks city BBQ Wine & Blues Temecula, CA, U.S. lorimarwinery.com 951-240-5177sat, May 21 spyglass Ridge Winery’s Bluesfest Sunbury, PA, U.S. spyglassridgewinery.com 570-286-9911sat, May 21 Wine, Brews & Blues Fest Escondido, CA, U.S. bonsallrotary.com 800-249-2024sat-sun, May 21-22 chesapeake Bay Blues Fest Annapolis, MD, U.S. bayblues.org 410-257-7413sat-sun, May 21-22 Doheny Blues Fest Dana Point, CA, U.S. omegaevents.com/ 949-362-3366sat-sun, May 21-22 hill country harmonica Waterford, MS, U.S. hillcountryharmonica.com
sat-sun, May 21-22 May i have The Blues Fest Oakland, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227Tues-sat, May 24-28 Blues harmonica Jam camp Clarksdale, MS, U.S. gindick.comThurs-sun, May 26-29 Blues on Broadbeach Broadbeach, Queensland, AUSbluesonbroadbeach.com 07 5539 8416Thurs-Mon, May 26-June 12 Kerrville Folk Fest Kerrville, TX, U.S.kerrville-music.com830 257-3600Fri-sat, May 27-28 Blues Rules crissier Fest Lausanne, Switzerland blues-rules.com + 41 21 631 99 99Fri-sun, May 27-29 Bayou & Boogie Fest Rehobeth, MA, U.S. bayounboogiefest.com 401-965-0849 Fri-sun, May 27-29 silver city Blues Fest Silver City, NM, U.S. mimbresarts.org 575-538-2505Fri-Mon, May 27-30 hebden Bridge Blues Fest Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire, U.K.hebdenblues.co.uk 01422844716sat, May 28 Duvel Blues Puurs, Antwerpen, Belgium duvelblues.be +32493176213sat, May 28 Ms Roots in Blues Jackson, MS, U.S. msrootsinbluesFest.com 601-982-7514sat-sun, May 28-29 chautauqua hills Blues Fest Sedan, KS, U.S. cqbluesfest.com 620-725-3834sat-sun, May 28-29 edmond Jazz/Blues/Green Fest Edmond, OK, U.S. visitedmondok.com405-341-3321sat-sun, May 28-29 santa cruz Blues Fest Aptos, CA, U.S. santacruzbluesFest.com 831-479-9814sat-sun, May 28-29 simi valley cajun & Blues Simi Valley, CA, U.S. cajun-blues.com 818 907-1600
sun, May 29 Blues Between The Bridges Lexington, KY, U.S. gbusy.com 859 271-1293sun, May 29 Blues, Brews,BBQ Honesdale, PA, U.S. honesdalerotary.com 570 729-7989sun, May 29 liberty centre Blues/BBQ North Liberty, IA, U.S. northlibertyIA.org 319-626-5726sun, May 29 Marsh Grass Music Fest Corolla, NC, U.S. facebook.com 252-453-9040sun, May 29 southern soul Family Day Jackson, MS, U.S. facebook.com 601-462-9676
JUNEThurs-sat, June 2-4 Jackson Blues Fest Jackson, ‘MI, U.S. mojophoenix.com 517-962-5939Thurs-sat, June 2-4 Rhythm, Blues/all That Jazz Lewisburg, West VA, U.S. carnegiehallwv.org 304-645-7917Thurs-sun, June 2-5 eureka springs Blues Weekend Eureka Springs, AR, U.S. EurekaSpringsBlues.com 479-253-7377Thurs-sun, June 2-5 Rory Gallegher int’l Tribute Fest Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland goingtomyhometown.com00353 86 8772325Thurs-sun, June 2-5 Warren haynes Mtn Jam Hunter, NY, U.S. mountainjam.com888-512-7469Fri-sat, June 3-4 shannon street Blues/heritage Jackson, TN, U.S. downtownjackson.com 731-427-7573Fri-sun, June 3-5alleyfestLongview, TX, U.S. alleyfest.org903-237-4000Fri-sun, June 3-5 KKuP 91.5 Blues Marathon San Jose, CA, U.S. kkup.org 408-260-2999
Fri-sun, June 3-5 Michael arnone’s crawfish Fest Auga, NJ, U.S. crawfishfest.com 225-612-9746Fri-sun, June 3-5 Mijas Blues Fest Mijas, Malaga, Spain mijasbluesFest.comFri- sun, June 3-5 Pender harbour BluesFest Pender Harbour, BC, CAN penderharbourbluesFest.com 604-741-1186Fri-sun, June 3-5 Powell River Blues Fest Powell River, BC, CAN powellriverblues2011.com604-485-0342Fri-sun, June 3-5 smokin’ in steele BBQ/Blues Owatonna, MN, U.S. smokininsteele.com 507-279-4015Fri-sun, June 3-5 Waterfront Blues Toronto, ON, CAN waterfrontblues.ca 416-423-2224sat, June 4 Blues, Brews and BBQ Fest Simpsonville, SC, U.S. charteramphitheatre.com864-688-2436sat, June 4 coloma Blues live Lotus, CA, U.S. colomablueslive.com 530-295-3496sat, June 4 Freedom creek Fest Aliceville, AL, U.S. willie-king.com 205-752-6263sat, June 4 highway 61 Blues Fest Leland, MS, U.S. highway61blues.com662-347-4223sat, June 4 Rhythm & Blues by Brook Plainfield, NJ, U.S. ucrandb.com 908-527-4900sat, June 4 Watseka Blues Fest Watseka, IL, U.S. WatsekaTheatre.com 815-993-2880sat-sun, June 4-5 highway 61 Blues Fest Leland, MS, U.S. highway61blues.com1-800-467-3582Thurs-sat, June 9-12 cajun/Zydeco Fest Presto, CT, U.S. strawberrypark.net 888-794-7944
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Thurs-Mon, June 9-20 Kool FM Barrie Jazz/Blues Barrie-Innisfil, ON, CAN barriejazzbluesfest.com 1-800-668-9100Fri- sat, June 10-11 BB King homecoming Indianola, MS, U.S. bbkingmuseum.org 662-887-4454Fri-sat, June 10-11canton Blues Fest Canton, OH, U.S. cantonbluesfest.com 330 458-2091Fri-sat, June 10-11 Gladstone summerTime Fest Gladstone, MO, U.S. gladstonechamber.com 816-436-4523Fri-sat, June 10-11 Greeley Blues Jam Fest Greeley, CO, U.S. greeleybluesjam.com 800-449-3866Fri-sat, June 10-11 historic cocoa village’s BBQ & Blues Cocoa, FL, U.S. facebook.com/bbqandblues 321-631-9075Fri-sat, June 10-11 Mendo acoustic Blues Workshop Mendocino, CA, U.S. mendocinoguitars.com 707-895-3738
Fri-sat, June 10-11 River & Brews Blues Fest Red River, NM, U.S. redriverbluesfest.com575 754-2366 ext 1Fri-sun, June 10-12 chicago Blues Fest Chicago, IL, U.S. chicagobluesFest.us 312-744-3315Fri-sun, June 10-12 TX Folklife Fest San Antonio, TX, U.S. TXfolklifeFest.org210-458-2224Fri-sun, June 10-12 va Blues/Jazz Fest Hot Springs, CA, U.S. vabluesfest.org 540-839-5018Fri-sun, June 10-12 Thirsty ear Fest Santa Fe, NM, U.S. thirstyearFest.comFri-sun, June 10-12 Tinner hill Blues Fest Falls Church, VA, U.S. tinnerhill.org 703 241-4109sat, June 11 Blues/Jazz Fest Sylvania, OH, U.S. toledofoodbank.org 419-242-5000 x 212sat, June 11 Boogie ‘n Blues Fest Pomfret, CT, U.S. AbingtonSocialLibrary.org 860-974-0415
sat, June 11 s. Bend Blues/Ribs Fest South Bend, IN, U.S. sbpark.org 574 299-4765sat, June 11 state street stroll Media, PA USstatestreetblues.comsat-sat, June 11-18 W.c. handy Blues/BbqHenderson, KY, U.S. handyblues.org1-800-648-3128sun, June 12 Billtown Blues Fest Hughesville, PA billtownblues.org570-584-4480sun, June 12 ojai Wine Fest Ojai, CA, U.S. ojaiwineFest.com 1-800-648-4881Thurs-sun, June 16-19 BBQ Ribfest Fort Wayne, IN, U.S. bbqribfest.comFri-sat, June 17-18 Blues on the Fox Aurora, IL, U.S. downtownaliveaurora.com 630-896-6666Fri-sat, June 17-18 ham Bone Blues Jam Rochester, MN, U.S. hambonebluesjam.com 507-292-5985
Fri-sat, June 17-18 honesdale Roots & Rhythm Honesdale, PA, U.S. honesdalerootsandrhythm.com 570-253-5492Fri-sat, June 17-18 Parkville Jazz/ Blues River Jam Parkville, MO, U.S. parkvilleriverjam.com 816-880-9026Fri-sat, June 17-18 T Bone Walker Blues Fest Linden, TX, U.S. tbonewalkerbluesfest.com 903-756-7774Fri-sun, June 17-19 crawdad Fest Red Bluff, CA, U.S. crawdadFest.net 530-352-4222Fri-sun, June 17-19 Gahanna creekside Blues/Jazz Gahanna, OH, U.S. creeksidebluesandjazz.com 877-743-3139Fri-sun, June 17-19 live oak Music Fest Santa Barbara, CA, U.S. liveoakfest.org 805-781-3030Fri-sun, June 17-19 Maine Blues Fest Naples, Maine, U.S. mainebluesFest.com
sat, June 18 Bentonia Blues Fest Bentonia, MS U.S. facebook.com 800-381-0662sat, June 18 Blues, Grooves & spirits Greensburg, IN, U.S. bluesgroovesspiritsathighpoint.com 859 271-1293sat, June 18 Blues on the Beach Caseville, MI, U.S. bella-caseville.com989-856-2500sat, June 18 Robb Bower’s Julian Blues Bash Julian, CA, U.S. robb-bowerpresents.com 619-282-5430sat, June 18 silver spring Blues Fest Silver Spring, MD, U.S. silverspringblues.comsat-sun, June 18-19 hudson Blues, Brews/BBQ Hudson, OH, U.S. hudsonbluesbrewsandbbq.com 886-241-7881sat-sun, June 18-19 new england Jazz/Blues Fest Middlebury, CT, U.S. newenglandjazzbluesFest.com 860-307-2909sun-sat, June 19-25Darwin Blues FestNorthern Territory, Darwin, Australiafacebook.com0488 520 230
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Thurs-sat, June 23-25 Boundary Water Blues Fest Grand Rapids, MN, U.S. elyblues.com218 365-2440Thurs-sat, June 23-25 Torrita Blues Fest Torrita di Siena, SI, Italy torritablues.it 0577687572Fri-sat, June 24-25 amboy Bike Fest Amboy, WA, U.S. amboybikefest.com360-772-2200Fri-sat, June 24-25 alpena Blues Fest Alpena, MI, U.S. alpenablues.com 989-356-0020Fri- sat, June 24-25 Gr eldorado BBQ, Brews/Blues Reno, NV, U.S. eldoradoreno.com 775-786-5700Fri- sat, June 24-25 Mount helena Music Fest Helena, MT, U.S. downtownhelena.com 406-447-1535Fri-sat, June 24-25 north Ms hill country Picnic Potts Camp, MS, U.S. nmshillcountrypicnic.com 662-801-7272Fri-sat, June 24-25 Paulie’s nola Jazz & Blues Worcester, MA, U.S. baevents.com 617-625-2140Fri-sat, June 24-25 21st Riverfront Blues Fest 2011 Fort Smith, AR, U.S. riverfrontbluesfest.org 479-561-4552Fri-sun, June 24-26 Blues from the Top Winter Park, CO, U.S. grandblues.org 970-531-2549Fri-sun, June 24-26 blues’n’jazz Rapperswil-Jona, SG, Switzerland bluesnjazz.ch 41 044 315 40 20Fri-sun, June 24-26 Monterey Bay Blues FestSeaside, CA, U.S.montereyblues.com831-394-2652Fri-sun, June 24-26 stratford Blues & Rib Fest Stratford, ON, CAN stratfordbluesandribfest.ca 519-271-3093sat, June 25 Bear creek Blues Fest Slater, MO, U.S. bearcreekblues.com 660-529-2212sat, June 25 Blues & Booze in The Bury Odiham, Hampshire, UK bobalong.co.uk 01256 702128sat, June 25 Modesto Blues art & Music Modesto, CA, U.S. jbpresents.com/html
sat, June 25 summertime Blues Fest Havre de Grace, MD, U.S. steppingstonemuseum.org 888-419-1762sat-sun, June 25-26 colonial Beach Blues Fest Colonial Beach, VA, U.S. [email protected] 804-214-0312sat-sun, June 25-26 long Beach Bayou/ Mardi Gras Long Beach, CA, U.S. longbeachbayouandmardigrasFest.com 562-424-0013sat-Mon, June 25-Jul 4 Montreal Jazz Fest Montreal, CAN montrealjazzfest.com 888-515-0515Wed-sun, June 29-Jul 3 Puisto Blues Fest Jarvenpaa, Finland puistoblues.fi +358 40 5929 404Thurs-sun, June 30-Jul 3 Barrier Beach Blues/arts Fest Long Beach, NY, U.S. aip-arts.org 516-456-9902Thurs-sun, June 30-Jul 3 high sierra Music Fest Quincy, CA, U.S. highsierramusic.com 510 547-1992Thurs-sat, June 30-Jul 2 skanevik BluesFest Skanevik, Norway skaanevik-blues.com +47 91716989
JULYFri-sun, Jul 1-3 29th Gr. Blue heron Music Fest Sherman, NY, U.S. greatblueheron.com 716-761-7190Fri-sun, Jul 1-3 Ms valley Blues Fest Davenport, IA, U.S. mvbs.org/fest 563 322-5837Fri-sun, Jul 1-16 45th Montreux Jazz Fest Montreux, Switzerland montreuxjazz.com/2011/en +41 21 966 44 44Fri-sun, Jul 1-31 home Grown Blues series Oakland, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227Fri-Mon, Jul 1-4 Boston’s on the Beach Delray Beach, FL, U.S. bostonsbluesfest.com 561-441-4445Fri-Mon, Jul 1-4 Waterfront Blues Fest Portland, OR, U.S. waterfrontbluesfest.com 503-973-FESTsat, Jul 2 stone soul & Rock/Roll Fest Akron, OH, U.S. 330 762-4076
Mon, Jul 4 Red, White & Blues Fest Pleasanton, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227 Mon, Jul 4 spirit of Ks Blues Fest Topeka, KS, U.S. topekabluessociety.org Tues-sat, Jul 5-9 cognac Blues Passions Cognac, Poitou-Charentes, France bluespassions.com 0545361181Tues-sun, Jul 5-17 cisco ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, ON, CAN ottawabluesfest.ca 613 247-1188Thurs, Jul 7 home Grown Blues series Oakland, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227 Thurs-sat, Jul 7-9 Kalamazoo Blues Fest Kalamazoo, MI, U.S. kvba.org 269-381-6514Thurs-sun, Jul 7-10 hondarribia Blues Fest Hondarribia, Basque, Spain blueshondarribia.com 34679473161Fri-Mon, Jul 8-11 anglesea Blues Fest North Wildwood, NJ, U.S. angleseablues.com 609-523-6565Fri-sat, Jul 8-9 Briggs Farm Blues Fest Nescopeck, PA, U.S. briggsfarm.com 570-370-2003Fri-sat, Jul 8-9 lighthouse Blues Fest Kincardine, ON, CAN lighthousebluesfest.ca 519-395-0470Fri-sun, Jul 8-10 louisville Blues-n-Barbecue Louisville, KY, U.S. bisigimpactgroup.com 502-583-0333Fri-sun, Jul 8-10 Thunder Bay Blues Fest Thunder Bay, ON, CAN tbayblues.ca 1-800-463-6817sat, Jul 9 animas River Blues Fest Aztec, NM, U.S. animasriverblues.com 505-330-4616sat, Jul 9 Grassroots Blues Fest Duck Hill, MS, U.S. grassrootsblues.com 662-565-2478sat-sun, Jul 9-10 hayward Russell-city Blues Fest Hayward, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227sun, Jul 10 Beacon hills Blues Fest Ashland, OR, U.S. ashlandblues.org 503-575-1941
Mon nights Jul 11-aug 22Blue MonsLewiston, NYartcouncil.org716 754-0166 Wed-sat, Jul 13-16 Wreckhouse int’l Jazz & Blues Fest St. John’s, NL, CAN wreckhousejazzandblues.com 709-739-7734Thurs-sat, Jul 14-16 etna in Blues Mascalucia, Catania, Italy associazioneinblues.comThurs-sat, Jul 14-16 sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Fest Sioux Falls, SD, U.S. jazzfestsiouxfalls.com605-335-6101Thurs-sun, Jul 14-17 Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest Rochester, NY, U.S. rochesterevents.com 585 473-4482Thurs-sun, Jul 14-17 WorldFest 2011 Grass Valley, CA, U.S. worldfest.net 530-891-4098Fri-sat, Jul 15-16 ain’t nothin But The Blues Bloomington, IL, U.S. aintnothinbuttheblues.com 309-662-0996Fri-sat, Jul 15-16 BBQ’loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA, U.S. mainstreetwaterloo.org 319-291-2038Fri-sat, Jul 15-16 sterling Main st Blues Fest Sterling, IL, U.S. sterlingblues.blogspot.com 815-626-8610Fri-sun, Jul 15-24 Beaches int’l Jazz Fest Toronto, ON, CAN beachesjazz.com416-698-2152Fri-sun, Jul 15-17 Bluesfest int’l Windsor, ON, CAN thebluesfest.com 519-252-8463Fri-sun, Jul 15-17 Blues Peer Deusterstraat, Peer, Belgium +32 / 011-61 11 25Fri-sun, Jul 15-17 Frankford island Blues Fest Quinte West-Frankford, ON, CAN loyalblues.ca/Fest.htm613-392-1025Fri-sun, Jul 15-17 The Great south Bay Music Fest Patchogue, NY, U.S. greatsouthbaymusicFest.com 631-331-0808Fri-sun, Jul 15-17 Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Fest Winthrop, WA, U.S. winthropbluesFest.org 800-422-3048sat, Jul 16 Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Fest Roanoke, VA, U.S. blueridgeblues.org 540 529-8502
sat, Jul 16 lakefront Jazz and Blues Fest Prior Lake, MN, U.S. lakefrontjazz.com 952-403-6901sat, Jul 16 Playing with Fire Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. playingwithfireomaha.net 402-990-4211sat, Jul 16 Winchester Blues house Fest Winchester, VA, U.S. winchesterblueshouse.comsat-sun, Jul 16-17 Green River Fest Greenfield, MA, U.S. greenriverFest.com 413-773-7008sat-sun, Jul 16-17 n. atlantic Blues Fest Rockland, Maine, U.S. northatlanticbluesFest.com 207-596-6055sun, Jul 17 Blues under The Bridge CO Springs, CO, U.S. bluesunderthebridge.com 719-576-5945Fri- sun, Jul 8-17 Mt. Tremblant int’l Blues Fest Mt. Tremblant, Quebec, CAN ww1.tremblant.ca/blues 819-681-4800Thurs-sat, Jul 21-23 Fest Beauport en Blues Quebec, Quebec, CAN beauportenblues.com 418-666-8392Fri-sun, Jul 22-24 “Marco Fiume Blues Passion” Memorial Fest Rossano, Calabria, Italy marcofiumebluespassion.it +39 0983 522593-Mobile +39 333.3230195-333.2326153Fri-sun, Jul 22-24 oxford Blues Fest Oxford, MS, U.S. oxfordbluesfest.com 662-202-6515Fri-sun, Jul 22-24 Pei Blues cruise Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, CAN peibluescruise.com 506-387-8514Fri-sun, Jul 22-24 Pittsburgh Blues Fest Pittsburgh, PA, U.S. pghblues.com 412-460-BLUEFri-sat, Jul 22-23 arts and Blues Fest Redwood City, CA, U.S. palbluesFest.com 650-556-1650Fri-sat, Jul 22-23 Rock cut Blues Fest Orient, WA, U.S. rockcutblues.com 509-738-2350sat, Jul 23 Jazz & Blues Fest Middletown, NJ, U.S. jsjbf.org 732-933-1984
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Sat, Jul 23Klamath Blues Fest Klamath Falls, OR, U.S. klamathblues.org 541-331-3939Sat, Jul 23 Red Wine & Blues Tuckerton, NJ, U.S. TuckertonSeaport.org 609-296-8868Sat, Jul 23 Summer Blues Jam/Vineyard Russellville, TN, U.S. smokymountainblues.org 865-973-0408Sat, Jul 23 Sigulda Blues FestSigulda, Latvia BluesFest.lv 26364759Thurs-Sat, Jul 28-30 Big Bend Blues Bash Pomeroy, OH, U.S. pomeroyblues.org 800-634-4726Fri-Sun, Jul 29-31 Cape Fear Blues Fest Wilmington, NC, U.S. capefearblues.org 910-350-8822Fri-Sat, Jul 29-30 Fargo Blues Fest Fargo, N.D., U.S. fargobluesfest.com866-55-BLUESFri-Sat, Jul 29-30 Prairie Dog Blues Fest Prairie du Chien, WI, U.S. prairiedogblues.com 1-888-567-1567 open may 1Fri-Sun, Jul 29-31 Mount Baker R&B Fest Bellingham, WA, U.S. bakerblues.com 360-383-0850Fri-Sun, Jul 29-31 Sun Flower Fest Freiberg, Saxony, Germany sunflowerFest.de 0049 351 810 47 66Sat-Sun, Jul 30-31 PA Blues Fest Palmerton, PA, U.S. skibluemt.com 610-826-7700Sat-Sun, Jul 30-31 Sky High Blues Fest Rock Creek. BC, CAN skyhighblues.org 250-446-2553Fri-Sun, Jul 29-31 Tall City Blues Fest Midland, TX, U.S. tallcitybluesfest.com 432-262-0034Sat, Jul 30 StellarOne Beach Music Fest Buena Vista, VA, U.S. glenmaurypark.com 1-800-555-8845
AUGUSTMon nights Jul 11-Aug 22Blue MonsLewiston, NYartcouncil.org716 754-0166Mon-Sun, Aug 1-7 Calgary Int’l Blues Fest Calgary, Alberta, CAN
calgarybluesfest.com403-668-7144Mon-Wed, Aug 1-31 Home Grown Blues Series Oakland, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227Thurs-Sun, Aug 4-7 Great Woods Music Fest Beausejour, Manitoba, CAN greatwoodspark.com 204-268-2814Thurs-Sun, Aug 4-7 Kitchener Blues Fest Kitchener, ON, CAN kitchenerbluesFest.com 519-571-2555Fri-Sat, Aug 5-6 Backyard Blues Bash Goldendale, WA, U.S. pinespringsresort.net 509-773-4434Fri-Sat, Aug 5-6 Canal Winchester Blues/Ribfest Canal Winchester, OH, U.S. bluesandribfest.com 614-270-5053Fri-Sat, Aug 5-6 Northern CA Blues Fest Auburn, CA, U.S. norcalbluesfest.com 916-350-4640Fri-Sat, Aug 5-6 Willamette Valley Blues/Brews FestSpringfield, OR, U.S. wvbbf.org 541 206-5435Fri-Sun, Aug 5-7 AmeriServ Flood City Music Fest Johnstown, PA, U.S. floodcitymusic.com 814-539-1889Fri-Sun, Aug 5-7 Blue Wing Blues Fest Upper Lake, CA, U.S. tallmanhotel.com 707-275-2244Fri-Sun, Aug 5-7 Mammoth Fest of Beers/Bluesapalooza Mammoth Lakes, CA, U.S. MammothBluesBrewsFest.com 888-992-7397Fri-Sun, Aug 5- 7 Riverfront Blues Fest Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. riverfrontbluesfest.com 302-576-2137Fri-Sun, Aug 5- 7 Yellow Pine Harmonica Fest Yellow Pine, ID, U.S.harmonicacontest.com208 633-3300Sat, Aug 6 Barnful Of Blues New Boston, N.H, U.S. granitestateblues.org 603-325-8659Sat, Aug 6 Blues & Bikes in the Foothills Loma Rica, CA, U.S. foothillblues.com 530-740-3297Sat, Aug 6, 2011Blues For The ZooBig Bear Lake, CA, U.S.moonridgezoo.org/concert909-547-0504
Sat, Aug 6 Bluesmore Cedar Rapids, IA, U.S. lcbs.org 319-362-7375Sat, Aug 6 BlueStar Blues Fest Littleton, CO, U.S. bluestarconnection.org 970-531-1641Sat, Aug 6 DamBluesFest & Pub Crawl Damariscotta, Maine, U.S. dambluesfest.com 207-841-1461Sat, Aug 6 Lebanon Blues Fest Lebanon, OH, U.S. LebanonbluesFest.org 513-588-0321Sun, Aug 6 Onset Blues Fest Onset, MA, U.S. 508-295-7072Sat-Sun, Aug 6-7 Big Sky Blues Fest Noxon, MT, U.S. bigskybluesFest.com 253-973-9024Tues-Sun, Aug 9-14 Donnacona Blues Fest Donnacona, CAN donnaconablues.com 418-285-5696Thurs-Sun, Aug 11-14 Magic City Blues Billings, MT, U.S. magiccityblues.com 406-670-2329Fri-Sat, Aug 12-13 Cowpie Blues Fest Alaska, MI, U.S. cowpiebluesFest.com 616-430-4588Fri-Sat, Aug 12-13 Riverfront Blues Fest Libby, MT, U.S. riverfrontbluesFest.com 406-293-5900Fri-Sat, Aug 12-13 Waukesha BluesFest Delafield, WI, U.S. waukeshabluesfest.com 1-800-366-1961Fri-Sun, Aug 12-14 Bayfront Blues Fest Duluth, MN, U.S. bayfrontblues.com 715-394-6831Fri-Sun, Aug 12-14 Heritage Music Blues Fest Wheeling, West VA, U.S. heritagemusicfest.com 304-232-8705Fri-Sun, Aug 12-14 Long Beach Jazz Fest Long Beach, CA, U.S. LongBeachJazzFest.com 562-424-0013Fri-Sun, Aug 12-14 San Jose Jazz Fest San Jose, CA, U.S. sanjosejazz.org 408-288-7557Sat, Aug 13 Brats Brews & Blues Klamath Falls, OR, U.S. klamathsunriserotary.org 541-892-8207
Sat, Aug 13 Bronze, Blues/Brews Fest Joseph, OR, U.S. bronzebluesbrews.com 541-438-2215Sat, Aug 13 Burnaby Blues/ Roots Fest Burnaby, BC, CAN burnabybluesFest.com 604-204-3000Sat, Aug 13 Fire On The Sonora, CA, U.S. fireonthemountain.com 209-533-3473Sun, Aug 14 Empire Blues Fest Empire, CO, U.S. 303-567-9530Fri-Sat, Aug 19-20 Chenango Blues Fest Norwich, NY, U.S. chenangobluesfest.org 607-334-5653Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21 Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Fest Edmonton, Alberta, CAN bluesInt’lltd.comFri-Sun, Aug 19-21 White Mtn Boogie & Blues Fest Thornton, NH, U.S. nhblues.com 603-726-3867Fri-Sun, Aug 19-21 Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Fest Salmon Arm, BC, CAN rootsandblues.ca 250 833-4096Sat, Aug 20 Blue Root Jam Gastonia, NC, U.S. BlueRootJam.com 704-685-7011Sat, Aug 20 Blues ‘N’ Brews Fest Westford, MA, U.S. bluesnbrews.com 978-692-3033Sat, Aug 20Hot Aug Blues & Roots Fest Cockeysville, MD, U.S. hotAugblues.com 877-321-FESTSat-Sun, Aug 20-21 Art & Soul Fest Oakland, CA, U.S. artandsouloakland.comSat-Sun, Aug 20-21 Keystone Blues Fest Keystone, CO, U.S. keystoneFests.com 970-496-4386Sat-Sun, Aug 20-21 Salem Jazz and Soul Fest Salem, MA, U.S. salemjazzsoul.org 781-570-9621Sun-Mon, Aug 21-22 Art & Soul Fest Oakland, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227Thurs-Sat, Aug 25-27 Bean Blossom Blues Bean Blossom, IN, U.S. beanblossomblues.com 812-988-8200
Thurs-Sun, Aug 25-28 Limestone City Blues Fest Kingston, ON, CAN kingstonblues.com 613-542-8677Thurs-Sun, Aug 25-28 Sierre Blues Fest Sierre, Valais, Switzerland sierreblues.ch +41 27 565 50 81Thurs-Sat, Aug 25-27 Bean Blossom Blues Fest Morgantown, IN, U.S. beanblossomblues.com 812-988-8200Sat, Aug 26 Trinidaddio Blues Fest Trinidad, CO, U.S. trinidaddio.com 719-859-8031Fri-Sat, Aug 26-27 Foothills Blues/Arts Fest Pomeroy, OH, U.S. foothillsmusic.orgFri-Sat, Aug 26-27 Hot Aug Blues Fest Aurora, KY, U.S. hotAugbluesFest.com 270-293-6641Fri-Sun, Aug 26-28 Bluestock 2011 Hunter Mountain, NY, U.S. bluestock.com 843-513-7777Fri-Sun, Aug 26-28 Jb’s at the Limetree Fest Ripon, North Yorkshire, UKjbsatthelimetreeFest.com07711127278Fri-Sun, Aug 26-28 Nanaimo Summertime Blues Nanaimo, BC, CAN nanaimoblues.com 250-797-0395Sat, Aug 27 Byron Crossroads Blues Fest Byron, IL, U.S. byroncrossroadsbluesFest.blogspot.com779-537-4006Sat, Aug 27 Long Branch Jazz & Blues Fest Long Branch, NJ, U.S. jsjbf.org 732-933-1984Sat, Aug 27 Napa’s Blues, Brews & BBQ Napa, CA, U.S. napadowntown.com 707-257-0322Sat, Aug 27 Summer Blues Fest Staunton, VA, U.S. shenandoahconcerts.com 540-245-0609Aug 27Trinidaddio Blues Fest Trinidad, CO, USAtrinidaddio.com 719-859-8031Sun, Aug 28 CNE Bandshell BluesFest Toronto, ON, CAN 416-423-2224Sun, Aug 28 Rocky Mtn Music Fest Littleton, CO, U.S. therockymountainmusicFest.com 303-278-7799
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SEPTEMBERThurs-sat, sep 1-3 hot springs Blues Fest Hot Springs, AR, U.S. spacityblues.org 501 815-2939Fri, sep 2 howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Fest West Point, MS, U.S. wpnet.org/Howlin_Fest.htm 662-605-0770Fri-sun, sep 2-4 Dusk Til Dawn Blues Fest Rentiesville, OK, U.S. dcminnerblues.com 918-473-2411Fri-sun, sep 2-4 harvest Time Blues Fest Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland harvestlues.ie +353 4738162Fri-sun, sep 2-4 Rhythm & Roots Charlestown, RI, U.S. rhythmandroots.com 888-855-6940Fri- sun, sep 2-4 snowy Range Music Fest Laramie, WY, U.S. snowyrangemusicFest.com Fri-sun, sep 2-4 summertime Bikes & Blues Fest Freeport, TX, U.S. freeportbluesFest.com 979-215-6019sat, sep 3 BBQ Blues Fest Gateway, CO, U.S. gatewaycanyons.com 970 931 2458sat-sun, sep 3-4 Bedford Blues & BBQ City of Bedford, TX, U.S.bedfordbluesbbq.comsat-sun, sep 3-4 Blues by the Bay Eureka, CA, U.S. bluesbythebay.org 707-445-3378sat-sun, sep 3-4 Dc Blues Fest WA, DC, U.S. dcblues.org 301-322-4808sat-sun, sep 3-4 Marquette area Blues Fest Marquette, MI, U.S. marquetteareabluessociety.com 906-228-9925sat-Mon, sep 3-5 Rhythm and Roots Fest Charlestown, RI, U.S. rhythmandroots.com 888-855-6940Mon, sep 5 WRFG labor Day Blues Barbecue Atlanta, GA, U.S. wrfg.org 404-523-3471sat-sun, sep 10-11 Greater ozark Blues Fest Springfield, MO, U.S. greaterozarksbluesfest.com 417-860-5078
Fri-sat, sep 9-10 holy cow Blues Fest Canon City, CO, U.S. holy-cow-blues.com 719-258-9011Fri-sun, sep 9-11 niagara Falls Blues Fest Niagara Falls, NY, U.S. niagarafallsbluesfest.com 716-283-1738Fri-sat, sep 9-10 Roots n Blues n BBQ Fest Columbia, MO, U.S. rootsnbluesnbbq.com 573-442-5864Fri-sun, sep 9-11 southside shuffle Blues/Jazz Fest Mississauga, ON, CAN southsideshuffle.com 905-271-9449sat, sep 10 Ms Gulf coast Blues Fest Gautier, MS, U.S. msgulfcoastbluesfest.com 228-497-5493sat, sep 10 sebastopol Zydeco Fest Sebastopol, CA, U.S. winecountrycajun.com 707 824-4160sat, sep 10 Fall Blues Fest at the shed Maryville, TN, U.S. smokymountainblues.org 865-973-0408sat, sep 10 sun Prairie Blues Fest Sun Prairie, WI, U.S. spbluesfest.com 608-837-5213sat-sun, sep 10-11 Blues at the Beach VA Beach, VA, U.S. natchelblues.org 757-456-1675sat-sun, sep 10-11 Blues at The Beach Norfolk, VA, U.S. natchelblues.orgsun-Mon, sep 11-12 Russian River Jazz/Blues Guerneville, CA, U.S. omegaevents.com 949-360-7800Tues-sun, sep 13-18harvest Jazz/Blues FestFredericton, New Brunswick, CANharvestjazzandblues.com888-622-5837Fri-sat, sep 16-17 old Town BluesFest Lansing, MI, U.S. oldtownbluesfest.com 517-371-4600Fri-sat, sep 16-17 Paramount Blues Fest Grafton, WI, U.S. graftonblues.org 262-208-6288Fri-sat, sep 16-17 Jazz/Blues in the village Sarnia, ON, CAN jazzinthevillage.com1-519-344-7777Fri-sun, sep 16-18 austin city limits Music Fest Austin, TX, U.S. aclFest.com888-512-SHOW
Fri-sun, sep 16-18 Blast Furnace Blues Fest Bethlehem, PA, U.S. artsquest.org/Fests/ 610-332-1300Fri-sun, sep 16-18 Telluride Blues/Brews Fest Telluride, CO, U.S. tellurideblues.com 866-515-6166sat, sep 17 Bisbee Blues Fest Bisbee, AZ, U.S. thebisbeebluesFest.com 520-458-4313 sat, sep 17 Delta Blues Fest Antioch, CA, U.S. deltabluesFest.net 925 698-8024sat, sep 17 Ms Delta Blues/heritage Fest Greenville, MS, U.S. deltablues.org 662-335-3523sat, sep 17 Paxico Blues Fest Kansas City City, KS, U.S. millcreekantiques.com 913-328-0710Fri-sun, sep 23-25 Blues on The River Montreal, Quebec CAN productionskazou.com 888-986-3278Fri-sun, sep 23-25 Blues, views & B.B.Q. Westport, CT, U.S. bluesviewsbbq.com 203-216-1098Fri-sat, sep 23-oct 1 oktoberfest La Crosse, WI, U.S. oktoberfestusa.com608 784-3378sat, sep 24 hound Dog Blues Music Fest Tulsa, OK, U.S. hounddogblues.com 877-349-2663sat-sun, sep 24-25 Polk street Blues Fest San Francisco, CA, U.S. polkstreetbluesFest.com800-310-6563Wed-sat, sep 28-oct 1 Bikes, Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR, U.S. bikesbluesandbbq.org 479-527-9993Wed-sun, sep 28 copenhagen Blues Fest Copenhagen, Denmark copenhagenbluesFest.dk +45 38 87 86 55Thurs-sat, sep 29-oct 1 old Town Blues/Jazz Fest Rockhill, SC, U.S. yorkcountyarts.org 803-328-2220
OCTOBERsat, oct 1 Paoli Blues Fest Paoli, PA, U.S. paolibluesfest.com 610 296-7443sat, oct 1 sunTrust Big lick Blues Fest Roanoke, VA, U.S.
biglickblues.org540-342-2640sat, oct 1 Washington Fest in the Borough Washington, NJ, U.S. Festintheborough.com 908-689-4800Thurs-sat, oct 6-8 aR Blues and heritage Fest Helena, AR, U.S. bluesandheritagefest.comThurs-sun, oct 6-9 carolina Downhome Blues Fest Camden, SC, U.S. camden.bluesbash.com803-425-7676Fri-sun, oct 7-9 Daytona blues Fest Daytona Beach, FL, U.S. daytonabluesFest.com 386-846-7302Fri-sat, oct 7-8 Garvin Gate Blues Fest Louisville, KY, U.S. garvingatebluesFest.com 502-896-9833Thurs-sat, oct 6-8 King Biscuit Blues Fest Helena, AR, U.S. kingbiscuitFest.com 870-572-5223oct 14-15 Bukka White Blues Fest Aberdeen, MS BukkaWhiteFest.com 800-634-3538 oct 15-16crescent city Blues/BBQ Fest New Orleans, LA, USA crescentcitybluesfest.com 504-558-6100oct 15Rowan Blues/Jazz FestSalisbury, NC, USrowanbluesandjazz.org 704-636-2811Thurs-sun, oct 20-23 Dark season Blues Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway svalbardblues.comFri-sat, oct 21-22 Blues Masters at crossroads Salina, KS, U.S. blueheavenstudios.com 785-825-8609sat, oct 22 columbia’s Fest Columbia, SC, U.S. wordofmouthproductions.org 803-708-4500Fri-sat, oct 28-29 Blues Fest in eslov Eslov, Sweden bluesieslov.se +46 702 442825
Fri-sun, oct 28-30 sydney Blues & Roots Fest Windsor, NSW, Australia sydneybluesFest.com.au+ 61 02 45877618
NOVEMBERThurs-sat, nov 4-19 Blues sur seine Mantes-la-Jolie, Mantes en Yvelines et Val de Seine, France blues-sur-seine.comsat, nov 5 Blues’n Bar-B-Que Homosassa, FL, U.S. ncfblues.com 352-503-3498sat, nov 5 sarasota Bluesfest Sarasota, FL, U.S. sarasotabluesfest.com 941-377-3279Fri-Mon, nov 11-13 Bear creek Music Fest Live Oak, FL, U.S. bearcreekmusicFest.comFri-sun, nov 11-13 Blues at Bridgetown Bridgetown, WA, Australia bluesatbridgetown.com.au + 61 8 9761 2921Fri-Mon, nov 11-13 Tenby Blues Fest Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK tenbyblues.co.uk 07 074 10 21 21sat, nov 12 Blaublues Fest haringe Haringe Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium blaublues.be/Festharinge.html +32 057 30 00 44 #160Fri-sun, nov 12-14 st. Johns River Blues Fest Palatka, FL, U.S. sjrbf.com 386-325-5454sat, nov 19 southwest Fl Blues Fest Cape Coral, FL, U.S. southwestFLbluesFest.com 239-464-0809Thurs-sat, nov 24-26 Moinho Blues Fest Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil msdelta.com.br/Fest 55 54 3028 6149
DECEMBERsat, December 31 new years eve Gala American Canyon, CA, U.S. bayareabluessociety.net 510-836-2227
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BLUES SOCIETIEShere’s the list of all BLUES SOCiETiES we have been in contact with, SORTED BY STATE. They are also distributors
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counTRy sT socieTy ciTy WeBsiTe eMailUSA AL Alabama Blues Project Northport www.alabamablues.org [email protected] AL Gulf Coast Blues Society Mobile www.gulfcoastbluessociety.org [email protected] AL Magic City Blues Society Birmingham www.magiccityblues.org [email protected] AR Arkansas River Blues Society Alexander www.myspace.com/arriverbluessociety [email protected] AR Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Society Fort Smith www.riverfrontbluesfest.org [email protected]
USA AR Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas Inc. Bentonville www.ozarkbluessociety.org [email protected]
USA AR Sonny Boy Blues Society Helena www.bluesandheritagefest.com [email protected] AR Spa City Blues Society Hot Springs www.spacityblues.org/index.html [email protected] AZ Phoenix Blues Society Phoenix www.phoenixblues.org [email protected]
USA AZ Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation Tucson www.azblues.org [email protected]
USA CA Blues Lovers United of San Diego San Diego www.blusd.org [email protected] CA Central Valley Blues Society Fresno www.cvblues.org [email protected] CA Los Angeles Blues Society South El Monte www.lablues.org [email protected]
USA CA Midnight Blues Society Chico www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105186578298 [email protected]
USA CA Monterey Bay Blues Festival Seaside www.montereyblues.com [email protected] CA Sacramento Blues Society Sacramento www.sacblues.com [email protected]
USA CA San Luis Obispo Blues Society San Luis Obispo www.sloblues.org [email protected]
USA CA Santa Barbara Blues Society Santa Barbara www.sbblues.org [email protected] CA Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society Newhall www.scvblues.org [email protected] CA Santa Cruz Blues Society Santa Cruz [email protected] CA Sierra Blues Society Grass Valley www.sierrabluessociety.org [email protected] CA Sonoma County Blues Society Santa Rosa www.sonomacountybluessociety.net [email protected] CA Southern California Blues Society Los Angeles www.socalblues.org [email protected] CA The Golden Gate Blues Society San Francisco www.tggbs.org [email protected] CO Colorado Blues Society Englewood www.coblues.org [email protected] CO Grand County Blues Society Winter Park www.grandblues.org [email protected]
USA CO Pikes Peak Blues Community Colorado Springs www.pikespeakblues.org [email protected]
USA CT Connecticut Blues Society Higganum www.ctblues.org [email protected] DC DC Blues Society Washington www.dcblues.org [email protected] DE Diamond State Blues Society Middletown www.DiamondStateBlues.com [email protected]
USA FL Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast Port Saint Lucie www.bluesalliance.org [email protected]
USA FL Blues Society of Northwest Florida Pensacola www.bluessocietynwfl.com [email protected] FL Earth Awareness of Brevard Rockledge www.earthawareness.org [email protected] FL Nature Coast Friends of Blues, Inc Homosassa www.ncfblues.com [email protected]
USA FL North Central Florida Blues Society Gainesville www.ncfblues.org [email protected]
USA FL Orange Blossom Blues Society Orlando www.obbs.org [email protected] FL South Florida Blues Society Coral Springs www.soflablues.org [email protected] FL Space Coast Blues Society Cocoa Beach www.spacecoastblues.org [email protected] FL Suncoast Blues Society Tampa www.SuncoastBlues.org [email protected] GA Atlanta Blues Society Atlanta www.atlantabluessociety.org [email protected] IA Central Iowa Blues Society Des Moines www.cibs.org [email protected] IA Lizard Creek Blues Society Fort Dodge www.lizardcreekblues.org [email protected] IA Mississippi Valley Blues Society Davenport www.mvbs.org [email protected] ID Boise Blues Society Boise www.boiseblues.org [email protected] IL Blues Blowtorch Society Bloomington www.bluesblowtorch.org [email protected] IL Crossroads Blues Society of Illinois Freeport www.crossroadsbluessociety.com [email protected] IL Decatur Blues Society Decatur decaturblues.org [email protected] IL Illinois Blues Coalition Pekin www.illinoisbluescoalition.org [email protected] IL Illinois Central Blues Club Springfield www.icbluesclub.org [email protected] IL Prairie Crossroads Blues Society Champaign www.prairiecrossroadsblues.org [email protected] IL River City Blues Society (IL) Peoria www.rivercityblues.com [email protected]
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USA IL Windy City Blues Society Chicago www.windycityblues.org [email protected] IN Hoosier Blues Society Taylorsville www.hoosierbluessociety.com [email protected] IN Indiana Blues Society Clayton www.indianabluessociety.org [email protected] KS Topeka Blues Society Topeka www.topekabluessociety.org [email protected] KS Wichita Blues Society Wichita www.wichitablues.org [email protected]
USA KY Henderson Music Preservation Society Henderson www.handyblues.org [email protected]
USA KY Kentuckiana Blues Society Louisville www.kbsblues.org [email protected] KY Kentucky Blues Society Bowling Green www.kentuckybluessociety.com [email protected] KY Russellville Blues Society Russellville www.russellvilleblues.com [email protected] LA Baton Rouge Blues Society Baton Rouge www.batonrougeblues.org [email protected]
USA LA Voodoo Blues Krewe New Orleans Blues Society Marrero www.voodooblueskrewe.com [email protected]
USA MA Boston Blues Society Maynard www.bostonblues.com [email protected] MA Massachusetts Blues Society East Wareham www.massblues.org [email protected] MA Raising The Blues, Ltd. Lexington www.raisingtheblues.org [email protected] MD Baltimore Blues Society Baltimore www.mojoworkin.com [email protected] MD Frederick Blues Society Frederick www.frederickblues.org [email protected] ME Maine Blues Society Portland www.mainebluessociety.com [email protected] MI Capital Area Blues Society Okemos www.cabsblues.com [email protected] MI Detroit Blues Society Detroit www.detroitbluessociety.org [email protected]
USA MI Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association Kalamazoo www.kvba.org [email protected], [email protected]
USA MI Marquette Area Blues Society Marquette www.marquetteareabluessociety.com [email protected] MI Mid North Michigan Blues Society Petoskey www.mnmbs.org [email protected], [email protected] MI West Michigan Blues Society Grand Rapids www.wmbs.org [email protected]
USA MN Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society Minneapolis www.gtcbms.org [email protected]
USA MO Blues Society of the Ozarks Springfield www.bluessocietyoftheozarks.com [email protected] MO Kansas City Blues Society Kansas City www.kcbluessociety.org [email protected] MO Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society Camdenton www.lotobs.org [email protected] MO MO Blues Association Jefferson City www.moblues.org [email protected] USA MO St. Louis Blues Society St. Louis www.stlouisbluessociety.org [email protected] MS Central Mississippi Blues Society Jackson www.centralmississippibluessociety.com [email protected]
USA MS Crossroads Blues Society of Rosedale, Mississippi Rosedale www.rosedaleblues.com [email protected]
USA MS Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola Indianola www.indianolablues.org [email protected]
USA MS Vicksburg Blues Society Vicksburg www.digitalmantra.com/vicksburgblues/starting.htm [email protected]
USA NC Cape Fear Blues Society Wilmington www.capefearblues.org [email protected] NC Charlotte Blues Society Charlotte www.charlottebluessociety.org [email protected]
USA NC Piedmont Blues Preservation Society Greensboro www.piedmontblues.org [email protected]
USA NC Rowan Blues and Jazz Society Salisbury www.rowanbluesandjazz.com [email protected] NC Triangle Blues Society Durham www.triangleblues.com [email protected] NE Omaha Blues Society Omaha www.omahablues.com [email protected] NH Granite State Blues Society New Boston www.granitestateblues.org [email protected]
USA NJ Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation Red Bank www.jsjbf.org [email protected]
USA NJ North Jersey Blues Alliance South Orange [email protected] NV Las Vegas Blues Society Las Vegas www.lasvegasblues.org [email protected] NV Reno Blues Society Reno www.renoblues.org [email protected]
USA NY Blues Society of Western New York Buffalo www.wnyblues.org [email protected]
USA NY Long Island Blues Society Centereach www.liblues.org [email protected] NY New York Blues & Jazz Society Mount Vernon www.NYBluesandJazz.org [email protected] OH Black Swamp Blues Society Toledo www.bsbs.net [email protected] OH Cincy Blues Society Cincinnati www.cincyblues.org [email protected] OH Cleveland Blues Society Shaker Heights www.clevelandblues.org [email protected] OH Columbus Blues Alliance Columbus www.columbusblues.com [email protected] OH Dayton Blues Society Dayton www.daytonbluessociety.com [email protected]
USA OH North East Ohio Blues Association (NEOBA) Alliance www.myspace.com/neoba [email protected]
USA OH Pomeroy Blues + Jazz Society Pomeroy www.pomeroyblues.org [email protected]
USA OH Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Cleveland www.rockhall.com [email protected], [email protected]
USA OH The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society Marietta www.bjfm.org [email protected],[email protected]
USA OK Blues Society of Tulsa Tulsa www.bluessocietyoftulsa.com [email protected]
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USA OK Friends Of The Rentiesville Blues Inc Rentiesville www.dcminnerblues.com [email protected]
USA OK Oklahoma Blues Society Oklahoma City www.okblues.org [email protected] OR Ashland Blues Society Ashland www.ashlandblues.org [email protected] OR Cascade Blues Association Portland www.cascadeblues.org [email protected] OR Klamath Blues Society Klamath Falls www.klamathblues.org [email protected] OR Rainy Day Blues Society Eugene www.RainyDayBlues.org [email protected] PA Billtown Blues Association Hughesville www.billtownblues.org [email protected]
USA PA Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania Steelton www.bscpblues.org [email protected]
USA PA Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania Aliquippa www.bswpa.org [email protected]
USA PA Bucks County Blues Society Levittown www.bucksbluessociety.com [email protected] PA Lehigh Valley Blues Network Lehigh Valley www.lvbn.org [email protected] PA Women’s Blues Alliance Lehigh Valley www.wbainc.org [email protected]
USA RI Rhode Island Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society Providence www.bluespreservationsociety.org [email protected]
USA SC Lowcountry Blues Club Isle of Palms www.myspace.com/lowcountrybluesclub [email protected], [email protected]
USA TN Memphis Blues Society Cordova www.memphisbluessociety.com [email protected] TN Nashville Blues Society Nashville www.nashvillebluessociety.org [email protected] TN Smoky Mountain Blues Society Maryville www.smokymountainblues.org [email protected]
USA TN Yesterday & Today’s Rhythm & Blues Society Antioch TBA [email protected]
USA TX Austin Blues Society Austin www.austinbluessociety.org [email protected] TX DFW Blues Society Dallas www.dfwbluessociety.org [email protected] TX Houston Blues Society Houston www.houstonbluessociety.org [email protected]
USA TX Paris Blues Society PARIS www.parisbluessociety.com [email protected], [email protected]
USA TX San Angelo Blues Society San Angelo www.sanangelobluessociety.com [email protected] TX San Antonio Blues Society San Antonio www.sanantonioblues.com [email protected] VA Blue Ridge Blues Society Roanoke www.blueridgeblues.org [email protected] VA Natchel’ Blues Network Norfolk www.natchelblues.org [email protected] VA River City Blues Society (VA) Gum Spring www.rivercityblues.org [email protected] VA Sedalia Blues Society Big Island www.sedaliacenter.org [email protected] WA Inland Empire Blues Society Spokane www.ieblues.org [email protected]
USA WA Pacific Northwest Blues in the Schools Shoreline, www.bluesintheschools.org [email protected]
USA WA South Sound Blues Association Federal Way www.southsoundblues.com [email protected] WA Walla Walla Blues Society Walla Walla www.wwbs.org [email protected] WA Washington Blues Society Seattle www.wablues.org [email protected] WI Grafton Blues Association Grafton www.graftonblues.org [email protected] WI Great Northern Blues Society Wausau www.gnbs.org [email protected] WI Madison Blues Society Madison www.madisonbluessociety.com [email protected] USA WI Wisconsin Blues Society Milwaukee [email protected] WV West Virginia Blues Society Charleston www.wvbluessociety.org [email protected] WY Wyoming Blues & Jazz Society Evansville www.wyobluesandjazz.org [email protected] ON Bruce County Blues Society Kincardine www.brucecountyblues.com [email protected] ON Canada South Blues Society Windsor www.bluessociety.ca [email protected] ON Canal Bank Shuffle Thorold www.canalbankshuffle.com [email protected]
Canada ON Collingwood Jazz and Blues Society Collingwood www.collingwoodjazz.ca [email protected]
Canada NS East Coast Blues Society Halifax www.eastcoastblues.ca [email protected], [email protected] AB Edmonton Blues Society Edmonton www.edmontonbluessociety.net [email protected] ON Grand River Blues Society Waterloo www.grandriverblues.org [email protected] ON Great Lakes Blues Society London www.greatlakesbluessociety.com [email protected] NB Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Fredericton www.harvestjazzandblues.com [email protected] ON Le Relatant, Societe de blues LaSalle Le Relatant/facebook [email protected] ON Loyal Blues Fellowship Belleville www.loyalblues.ca [email protected]
Canada ON Mississauga Blues & Roots Association Mississauga website to come [email protected]
Canada ON Mississippi Blues Society Smiths Falls www.missblues.ca [email protected] QC Montreal Blues Society Montreal www.bluesmontreal.com [email protected] ON Ottawa Blues Society Ottawa www.ottawabluessociety.com [email protected] SK Saskatoon Blues Society Saskatoon www.saskatoonbluessociety.ca [email protected] ON Thunder Bay Blues Society Thunder Bay www.thunderbaybluessociety.ca [email protected] ON Toronto Blues Society Toronto www.torontobluessociety.com [email protected] BC Victoria Blues Society Victoria www.victoriabluessociety.ca [email protected] BC White Rock Blues Society Surrey www.whiterockblues.com [email protected]
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What’s Cookin’
here’s a savory dish of slow-cooked goodness that will surely satisfy a
hearty appetite
BiG Bill MoRGanFielD
Singer, guitarist, songwriter and W.C. Handy Award recipient, William “Big Bill” Morganfi eld, is the son of blues legend, McKinley Morganfi eld, aka Muddy Waters. Big Bill has been headlining shows in the U.S. and Europe for many years and says when he’s home, most of his cooking is done in the slow cooker
while he plays catch-up around the house. Here’s a recipe of Bill’s that’s considered a “lip-smacking-back-slapping” family favorite. It’s so good, he says, that after tasting it, his lady smacks her lips while slapping him on the back – a sure seal of approval. www.bigbillmorganfi eld.net
Big Bill’s slow cooked Beef Brisket
1 16 ounce jar Pace Picante sauce 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup cider vinegar 2 tbsp reduced sodium Worcestershire sauce 1 large onion, cut in half 3 pounds lean beef brisket 1 cup red wine (optional but gives it a great taste) 2 celery stalks, sliced and diced1/2 green pepper sliced and diced
Place onion in a 5-quart slow cooker. Place beef brisket on top of the onion. Stir together the picante sauce, molasses, vinegar, Worcestershire, red wine, celery and green pepper and pour this mixture over beef brisket. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours or until the beef is fork-tender. This recipe can also be cooked on high for fi ve to six hours for the same results. There you go – enjoy!
Big Bill Morganfield Photo by Shari Morganfield
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