KANSAS CITY BLUES SOCIETY Congratulations ... Board Members and Officers for 1991. Directors: Little Hatch, Pat Flemington, Monica Larson, Larry Smith, John Stuerke, and Peter Horak; Roger Naber - Presid nt; Kenny Taylor - Vice-Presiden ; Jon Lowe - Vice- President; Bernie Pope - Treasurer; Suzi Colbert - Secretary; and Shirley Owens - Chairperson. At the first Board of Directors' meet- ing, Roger Naber, set up and appointed the follo wing committees. Membership & Volunteer Commit- "!!'Ii~~" tee: Marcie Ryan - Chairperson, Pat Flemington - Co-Chairperson, Kenny ~.".lItJ1j"~. Taylor; Marketing & Publ ic Rel ati ons: S uz i C ol be rt - C ha ir pe rs on , P et er H or ak , Monica Larson, Larry Smith, Pat By Sh ir le y Owens Flemington; Merchandise Co mi tt ee: -------_John Stuerke - Chairperson, Pat Flemington, Larry Smith; Talent Com- mittee: Roger Naber - Chairperson, Kenny Taylor, Little Hatch, Suzi Colbert, Monica Larson; Hospitality Committee: Shirley O we ns - C ha ir pe rs on , M on ic a L ar so n, L ar ry Sm it h, S uz i C ol be rt CONTINUE D ON PAGE 7 NOT E S 1991KeBS Officers and Dire ct ors. Ba ck ro w ( le ft to r ig ht ): L arr y S mi th , Jo hn S te urk e, R oge r Na ber , K en ny T ay lor , Sh irl ey O wen s, Jo hn L ow e. F ro nt ro w: Li ffl e Hatch, Monica Rae Lars on, Suzi Colbert, and Pa t Flemington. N ot s ho wn : Pe te r Ho ra k an d B er ni e Po pe . KC Loves the Blues and Jazz Paul Orta is from Port Arthur, Tx. The same p ace where Clifton Chenier, Janis Joplin, and Cliffor Antone started. It's a Gulf Coast town bordering on the bayou swamps and the wide open Texas range. Like many others, Orta moved to Austin, Tx. in 1978 and found an oasis of blues at Antone's. For the last ten years Paul Orta and the Kingpins have been making their mark on the Texas blues scene. Like any blues harp man, Orta has been in- fluenced by the greats, , Little Walter Jac bs, Big Walter Horton, and Sonny Boy William- s on , a nd R ic e M il le r. However, Orta's style has been carved through his real life ex- periences. His back- yard as the fertile blues grounds of "". Antone's where in the last 15 or 16 years, on any given weekend, the blues are on. It's rubbed off on Paul Orta and he will get your motor running to the dance floor with his t ig ht b ac ku p b an d, t he K in gp in s. Come tear it up on Valentine's Day at the Grand Emporium and watch out for the mezcal- "a fiery tequila type spirit made from the agave plant." 0 Shirley Owens Paul Or ts makes his KC debut in PaulOrta, The Tex-Mex Bluesman, Don't Mess with Mez cal RLCDOO82 Red Lightnin' The CD features original songs by Orta and traditional favorites from Sonny Boy and Magic Sam. The blues are always better live. You can come see Paul Orta on February 14 and then you can decide for yourself to get his new CD, Don't Mess with Mezcal. 0 BLUES EWS • 1
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NOTES FROM MATTIE AND MAEDear all our Blues Valentines Day lovers,
Roses are red,We love the Blues.
All the stars talk to us'Cuz they love to give us the news.Love and Kisses, Mattie & Mae-Two too cool for school bip-pity, boppity Blues fools (Say that tlrreetimes in a row reeeeelfast ... M&M) .
MATTIE AND MAE HIT THE BIG TIMEYes, dear readers, we're doing it all the way. Live on the air,
Mattie and Mae's Blues Hour, Wednesdays from 4-Spm on
KKFI-90.1 FM!!!!!!!!!!(Tune in, tum on and groove out to the
Blues. We always do ... M&M)
We were inspired by Boss Jock LS 46 at his 5th anniversary
3-B Blast. We were live on his Kansas City Blues Show on
KCFX-lOI The Fox heard every Sunday from 7-lOp.m.,and we
could say anything we wanted right there at B.B. 's Lawnside
BBQ. No scripts for us, dear readers. We were all the way live!!!(Now we can say what we want for a whole hour every week
... M&M)
Well, Dave Creighton, program director for KKFI and key-
boardist for the Blues Notions came to us on bended knees after
hearing our debut on Boss Jock's Show, and with a few stipula-
tions (we can't tell you what ... M&M) we finally agreed to
broadcast the Blues. (put us in orbit, man ... M&M)
MATTIE AND MAE MEET THE BIG TIMEWell, looky there. There's Kenny Taylor, owner of
Nightmoves and KCBS Vice-Prez, sitting on the stage with Big
Time Sara. She's got him in a headlock. (Tum about's fair play
and we enjoyed your howling at the moon, K.T. Take it to the
bridge, Kenny ... M&M)
Sara Streeter aka Big Time Sara, born in Coldwater, Ms.
some thirty plus years ago, moved to Chi-town at the tender age
of seven.
Her uncle was a Bluesman, and when she was seventeen her
Auntie dragged her into a blues bar, Morgan's Liquors, to sing.
"And I was scared as s-- Big Time Sara reminisced between
sets at Nightmoves, the home of the Blues north of the river.
(Seems like we're always there ... M&M)Big Time Sara confessed that her reeeeelyfave Chicago
Blues club is Louie's Lounge, but current faves include
B.L.U.E.S., Blue Chicago and Wise Fools. (Is that what we
are??? Who will the next fool be??? ... M&M)
Her influences include. Big Mama Thornton, Aretha
Franklin, the Staple Singers, Koko Taylor and yes, dear
readers, us-Mattie and Mae. (We like her taste. Speaking of
taste, she sure seemed to like K.T. Tsk, tsk ... M&M)
While on stage at Nightmoves-hot, hot, hot, hot, hot-she
had all the men in the crowd gyrating first one way then another.
(We were in awe. Awe, shucks ... M&M) She gave a very" very,
very personable and up close performance for some of the hot,
sweaty men in the house. (Why were you sweating Lindsay,
Kenny, George, Larry, Joe and Geoffry? No more names. You
know who you are ... M&M)
Big Time Sara's been blasting the Blues for 19 years now,
and she thinks it time for a big break. (We always break out for
the Blues ... M&M)
CHRIS CAIN'S BIG TIME WITHMATTIE AND MAE"1haven't seen you two cool chick's since Dizzy Dean was
pitching. It's been a long time. Babes, whatever, you say. I'll doit," said that wild and crazy guy from the San Francisco Bay area.
(That's right, Chris Cain. Still a sucker ... M&M)
We remember when we picked you up late for the 1986 Blues
ship: Roger Naber & Kenny Taylor; Grants: Jon Lowe; and
Telephone Committee: John Stuerke & Peter Horak.
Any KCBS member who is interested in being on one of the
above committees should contact Roger Naber - 531-7557 or
Shirley Owens - 333-5462. They will refer you to the Commit-
tee Chairperson.
Big Plans for the New Year ...KCBS is looking forward to an exciting year. Plans are in the
works for the lith Annual KCBS Blues Fest which will join
forces with the Jazz Fest on July 27 & 28 at Penn Valley Park.
The combined Festival will be called the Kansas City Blues and
Jazz Fest. The blues stage will be in the same location as last
year ,on the lower concourse of Penn Valley Park. The jazz stage
will be on the upper level in front of Liberty Memorial. Last
year's blues fest was a success due to the enthusiasm of volun-
teers. This year even more volunteers will be needed to run
concessions,park cars,set up and tear down fencing,booths,and
signs. you can make a difference and drop a line to the KCBS to
let us know where and when you can help.
Kansas City Loves Blues & Jazz
On February 14, to celebrate the Kansas City Blues Society(KCBS) and Jazz Fest Committee's (JFC) new unity for one big
Blues and Jazz Festival, KCBS and JFC will host a Valentine's
Day Dance to be called KC Loves Blues & Jazz. KC's own Jazz
Band Sam Johnson & Co, will open the show for the blues debut
appearance of Paul Orta & the Kingpins. The cover charge is $3.
National Blues NewsKoko Taylor's Jump for Joy has been nominated for a
Grammy in the "Best Contemporary Blues Recording" category .
.Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's Standing My Ground has ~
been' nominated in the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" ~
category. Good luck to both! ~ f fJimmie Vaughan will be performing in March at Eric V J .1..---
Clapton's annual Royal Albert Hall concerts. Plans for the
f 5 [ } : ~ ~concert is to reunite the musicians who played with his brother /
I nthe late Stevie Ray Vaughan at the tragic AlpineValley (Wis- \ I')~ Uconsin) concert. Vaughan is planning to begin working with Les \ \ " , A l l I f I~Paul to do a record in honor of Muddy Waters. Plus, Jimmie ~C!I \ r A I • . ( , I \ \ - -J(wants to go into the studio and work on his own recording. \ ~~!l\) .i.>
Black Top, paving the way to your soul, has been keeping \ l \\\# If1!:n
their usual busy pace with the recent release of Rod Piazza's ~ ~
and The Mighty Flyers' Blues in the Dark. To be released on ; r . . ~ ; ; : \ , \ ~~a ~February 15, 1991 is Robert Ward and the BlackTop All-Stars' d. ~~ ,~ '\\4 !J,,, ...__~---Fear No Evil. Also, Mike Morgan and the Crawl have been
working on their second Black Top record.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Lavern Baker,
John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy
Reed, Ike &Tina Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Dave Bartholomew,
and Ralph Bass.
From the Antone label, Together Again aile More Time,
Memphis Slim and Matt Murphy, and Still Not Ready for
Eddie, Eddie Taylor are both being reissued on CD. Memphis
Slim and Matt Murphy played together in Chicago in the 50'sand were reunited on December 4,1985. Eddie Taylor, the "Big
Town Playboy," recorded for the historic VeeJay label in the
mid-Sfl's. Still Not Ready for Eddie is Taylor's last recordingLl
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