Hey Friends;
Just reminder and sincere invitation to join us at Smokin' in Steele BBQ and Blues Fest June3 -5 at the Steele Co. Fairgrounds in Owatonna. On Fri and Sat. we will be opening at 11am for lunch. At 5:30 pm Fri, the Sena Ehrhardt Band takes the stage, followed by Boom Boom Steve V & The Knockouts, with Reverend raven & The Chainsmokin' Altarboys closing the show. On Saturday Mark Cameron band opens at 10:30am on the outdoor stage, followed by Annie Mack at noon. At 2pm Bruce McCabe & the Rich Poor Men kick things off in the beer garden, followed by The Trent Romens Trio, The Fabulous Lovehandles and Becky Barksdale closing things out. Mike Fugazzi and Drew Hurst will be playin' during breaks. We have the Hot Rod Garden Tractor pull again, an ACO Cornhole Beanbag toss tournament, free harmonica lessons for kids, a kids Q competition and Crunch from the Timberwolves will be on hand. The music is ONLY $4 a day at the door or $5 for both days in advance. And the BEST part is; this is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Check out www.smokininsteele.com for more info and please join us if you can and share this with your friends! -John
John 'blueshammer' Hammer
Blue Monday Monthly Magazine
www.bluemondaymonthly.com
Hammered By The Blues Weekly Radio
KOWZ 1170am/ 100.9fm
510 West McKinley
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-451-5554
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Smokin In Steele BBQ and Blues Fest June 3-5 2011!!!!! NOW!!!
Sorry I missed this last night, but I was taking a day off from the computer so I missed an important email from John Hammer
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Big Gigs at Poboyz in Folsom California
upcoming big gigs at Poboyz Bar and Grill in Folsom California
August 13, 2010 - Mick Martin and the Blues Rocker's 8pm
August 20, 2010 - Shane Dwight 9pm
August 21, 2010 - Lady Bianca 7pm (Blues Diva Show)
September 10, 2010 - John Nemeth 9pm
September 18, 2010 - Johnny Rawls Birthday Bash 9pm
my website: http://poboyzbarandgrill.com
facebook: http://poboyzblueshouse.com
email: info@poboyzbarandgrill.com
Po'Boyz Bar and Grill
9580 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 987-2886
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Wine Jam Uncorked 2010 Des Moines Iowa June 12, 2010
WineJam Uncorked 2010
June 12
Saturday, Noon to Midnight
The Blue Room
4611 SW 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa
with an Open Jam till whenever
For tickets ($20 for the whole day)
contact Bonita Crowe
afinetime4wine@aol.com
515-314-4472 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 515-314-4472 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Schedule of acts below
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June 12
Saturday, Noon to Midnight
The Blue Room
4611 SW 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa
with an Open Jam till whenever
For tickets ($20 for the whole day)
contact Bonita Crowe
afinetime4wine@aol.com
515-314-4472 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 515-314-4472 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Schedule of acts below
or see attachments...
Monday, January 4, 2010
Big Gig Alert! Columbus Ohio
Memphis-Bound Get-Down Blues Show and “Diamonds on the Desert Floor” CD Launch Event Comes to Columbus, Ohio January 9
Special event features band and solo winners of the 2009 River City Ohio Blues Competition and CD Launch party for “Diamonds On the Desert Floor” by Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings.
COLUMBUS, OHIO December 29, 2009 –Award-winning Columbus act Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings have teamed up with Detroit bluesman Paul Miles for a special show at the Thirsty Ear Tavern in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday January 9, from 9:00pm- 1am. Tickets are $7 at the door.
This show will help to raise travel funds for both acts as they get ready to compete in the 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee at the end of January. Both acts won their respective band and solo categories at the 2009 River City Ohio Blues Competition held in Marietta, Ohio, this past February. Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings will also debut their CD “Diamonds on the Desert Floor” on this evening.
The show will open with a strong acoustic set by multiple Detroit Music Award winner Paul Miles. He will be followed in the second set by the dynamic four-piece electric blues act Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings. The closing set will feature the two acts together onstage.
LONG TALL DEB AND THE DRIFTER KINGS have crafted a delicious blend of blues and soul topped with the rich, soulful vocals of “Long Tall” Deb Landolt. Featuring bassist Melvin Powe, drummer Doug Oscard and guitarist Richey B, the band’s strong original music and dynamic performances are the reason many folks call them a group on the rise.
Their debut CD “Diamonds on the Desert Floor”, produced by Michael Hill, features eleven distinctive original songs that stand out from one to the next. What appeals is a well-crafted CD blending gutbucket rhythm and fermented blues.
PAUL MILES has self-produced seven albums of original blues music and is a highly respected performer on the Detroit blues scene today. As an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter, he has enjoyed numerous musical collaborations while also continuing his solo career. He has played all over the United States and in Germany, France and Switzerland where he played the Lucerne Festival for five consecutive seasons. His infectious musical style and trademark high pitched squeal is a delight and inspiration to people all over the world.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Big Gigs
From Mac Dobbins, some big blues and soul gigs!
US
Saturday, Friday, December 26th, 2009
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bobby Rush, Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Shirley Brown, Floyd Taylor, Omar Cunningham
Festival
Maineville, OH 45039
US
Vicksburg, MS 39180
"Party, New Year's, Blues"
What: Holiday Party
Start Time: Thursday, December 31 at 9:00pm
End Time: Friday, January 1 at 12:30am
Where: Kingfish, 201 South B Street, San Mateo, California. 650-343-1226.
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Willie Clayton - 7:00 pm
Willie Clayton
US
Willie Clayton - Minglewood Hall, Memphis, Tennessee
December 18th, 2009
T. K. Soul
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Karen Wolfe - 7:00 pm
Meridian Missisiippi
7:00pm
Venue/TBA
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Willie Clayton
Trotter Center, Columbus, Mississippi
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Christmas Fest
Friday, December 25th, 2009
T. K. Soul - (Christmas Night.) Winn Civic Center, Winnfield, Louisiana
Friday, December 25th, 2009
Karen Wolfe - 7:00 pm
Jackson Mississippi
Venue TBA
Friday, December 25th, 2009
8:00 pm
Kenne Wayne
Saturday, Friday, December 26th, 2009Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bobby Rush, Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Shirley Brown, Floyd Taylor, Omar Cunningham
Festival
2nd Annual Holiday Blues Festival. Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bobby Rush, Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Shirley Brown, Floyd Taylor, Omar Cunningham. Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi. 1-800-745-3000
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
T. K. Soul - Union Springs, AL
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
9:30 pm
Putters
Maineville, OH 45039
US
Recording Artist Special in Concert.
Directions: I-71 North to OH-48 exit towards South Lebanon (located behind Wendy’s) 9:30pm-1:30am (513) 494-2054
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
L. J. Echols - 8:00 pm
Turning Point Blues Lounge, 28th Street, Gulfport, Mississippi. New Years Eve Throw Down
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Sweet Angel - Doors Open at 9:00 pm
Vicksburg City Auditorium
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Sweet Angel will be performing on New Year's Eve at the Vicksburg City Auditorium.
Bring in the New Year right!
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
"New Year Eve Bash Starring MiLaJa Records Recording Artist - 8:00 pm
Falisa Janaye'
"New Year Eve Bash Starring MiLaJa Records Recording Artist Falisa JaNaye'" on Thursday, December 31 at 8:00pm. The Bone Shaker Club, 614 Ladino St., W. Helena, AR
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
New Year's Eve Bash with Zakiya Hooker
Zakiya Hooker
"Party, New Year's, Blues"
What: Holiday Party
Start Time: Thursday, December 31 at 9:00pm
End Time: Friday, January 1 at 12:30am
Where: Kingfish, 201 South B Street, San Mateo, California. 650-343-1226.
Zakiya says, "We hope you can come celebrate with us at Kingfish to ring in the New Year! Start it off right by supporting live music. Be sure and call for your
reservations now. Wishing you and yours Happy Holidays!".
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Mel Waiters
Price: General Admission $28.50
Showtime: Dec 31, 2009 9:30 PM
The Monarch Event Center
Austin,TX
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Big Gigs
From Blues News Entertainment.
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
T. K. SoulColumbus, MS
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Simone De - 7:00 pmPrice: $20.00
Simone De - Christmas Show, Classic R&B Soul, Grand Hall, 3556 Hallsmill Road, Mobile, Alabama 36605, Tickets: $20.00 per person. Contact: 251.533-6261
Friday, December 11th, 2009
8:00 pm
Kenne WayneCorpus Christi, Texas
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Lil' Fallay - 8:00 pm
Lil' Fallay, Lafayette Hilton, Lafayette, Louisiana.Pensacola, FL
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Karen Wolfe, Andre' Lee, L.J. Echols
Grotto Hall
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
William Bell plays The 21st Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam
Location: The Asheville Civic Center
Street: 87 Haywood Street
City/Town: Asheville,NC
Phone: 828-259-5544
Organized By: Larry Eaglin with WILBE RecordsWilliam Bell plays The 21st Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam which also features Counting Crows,Ani Difranco,Gov't Mule,Moe & special guests Troy"Trombone"Shorty Andrews,Adam Deitch,DJ Logic,Audley Freed,Jackie Greene,Col.Bruce Hampton,Robert Kearns,Kevin Kinney,Eric Krasno,& George Porter Jr.
MEMPHIS, TN
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
KEM featuring Laura Izibor - 8:00 pm
THE CANNON CENTER
Memphis, TN
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
BIG DON VALENTINE AND THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARS FEATURING NATE DOGG - 8:00 pm
Wing CityPrice: $8.00
OL SCHOOL SUNDAYS @ WING CITY 2291 AIRWAYS BLVD WITH BIG DON VALENTINE AND THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARS FEATURING NATE DOGG & A SPECIAL BLUES GUEST EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT. DOORS OPEN @ 7PM SHOW STARTS @ 8PM $8 ADMISSION
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
HUGE GIG ALERT!! Memphis Tenn
I wish I lived in Memphis. This sounds like a huge show! Ten bucks to get in the place! If you live anywhere near this you have to go and let us know how it went!
Friday, December 4th, 2009
CC BLUES CLUB
1427 North Thomas Street
Memphis TennesseeAdmission $10.00
Memphis TennesseeAdmission $10.00
CC Blues Club Presents....
The Biggest Blues Show to Hit Memphis, Tennessee
featuring
Archie Love  |
Booker Brown |
Karen Wolfe |
Larome Powers |
Miz B |
Mr. Sam |
| Nate Dogg |
Preston Shannon |
| Roy Hughes |
Sheba Potts Wright |
Sweet Angel |
Terry Wright |
The Duchess |
Please contact venue at (901) 526-5566, artists may change.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Big Gig Alert! Memphis Tenn
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
After Thanksgiving Grown Folks Concert
featuring
Ecko Recording Artist Sweet Angel
along with
MiLaJa Recording Artist Falisa Janaye'
8pm-2am
Dad's Place
1471 E. Brooks Road
Memphis, TN 38116
(Inside the Memphis Plaza Airport Hotel - if you plan to stay overnight, call 901.332.3500 for Room Reservations)
Tickets almost gone!Call Now!! 901.246.7545
Price: $15.00 Advance ~ $20.00 at door
BYOB - NO BEER PLEASE - 21 AND OLDER - CASUAL DRESS
LIVE BAND - The Clicks / DJ / Concert & Party
PHOTOGRAPHER ON DUTY - Lady Paparazzi
Friday, November 20, 2009
Big Gigs!!
This just in from Mac "Mike" Dobbins
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Bertha Payne
9pm
Price: $10 Advance - $13 At Door
Bertha Payne - CD Release Party - "Let The Party Get Started Up In Here", Dad's Place, 1471 E. Brooks Road, Memphis, TN 38116. $10.00 Advance - $13.00 At Door. Call Ward 901.281.0009 or Payne 901.377.6438. BYOB/no beer please.
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Kenne Wayne
10:00 pm - Doors Open at 8:00 pm
Kenne Wayne - Elite Lounge, Monroe, Louisiana. Show starts at 10:00 pm.
Friday, November 20th, 2009
J. Blackfoot Birthday Party
Whitehaven Celebration Complex
3270 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Memphis, TN
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Andre Lee - 10:30 pm
Club C & J, Houston, TX
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Pat Wilder - 8:00 pm
Price: $15.00
Pat Wilder & Serious Business - at the Sausilito Cruising Club 300 Napa Sausilito, Ca. (code Wilders Bunch $15.) 8pm
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Lil' Fallay
12:00 pm
Lil' Fallay, Dupris Center, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Pat Wilder - 4:00 pm
Price: $10.00
Monterey Blues Battle of the Bands in Monterey Ca. 4:pm. $10
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
L. J. Echols
10:00 pm
L. J. Echols - Cowboy Lounge, Dallas, TX.
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
T. K. Soul - Ferdinands
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
A Gigantic Thanksgiving Show with Charles Wilson, Uvee Hayes, James Butler, 7 p.m. Nov. 26, $25
The Ambassador, 9800 Halls Ferry Rd., St Louis, MO, 63136
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Willie Clayton -
Phase II Entertainment Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Steve Perry - 8:00 pm
The Turning Point Blues Lounge, 1701-A 28th Street, Gulfport, Mississippi. Thanksgiving Night Blues Show. 228-547-1151
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Theodis Ealey
Theodis Ealey - Ramada Inn, Burlington, NC.
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Mel Waiters
Mel Waiters - Delta Downs, Vinton, LA
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Mr. Sam - Lannom Conference Center, 2000 Commerce Avenue, Dyersburg, TN. "The Les Gentillhomes Ball". For Tickets call 731.589.0888.
The 14th Annual Sportman Ball
Starring
"Mr. Sam"
Location: Lannon Conference Center, Dyersburg, TN
Street: 2000 Commerce Ave.
City/Town: Dyersburg, TN
Phone: 731-285-5092
Organized By: Les Gentil Hommes
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Couples Entertainment Center
Carl Marshall, Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Stan Mosley, T.J. Hooker Taylor and more. - 8:00 pm
Couples Entertainment Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Holiday Kick-Off. Carl Marshall, Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Stan Mosley, T.J. Hooker Taylor and more. Hosted by WMPR's DJ Outlaw. Doors open 8 pm. BYOB. 601-500-0667
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Willie Clayton
The Summit Center, Tupelo, Mississippi
Friday, November 27th, 2009
36 E. GE Patterson Avenue
Memphis Tennessee US
Price: $10.00
Jay and Joe will spin your favorite Blues music while we enjoy Memphis' own Ghost River beer and food from the Majestic Grille. There will be a silent auction, Blues Foundation swag and membership.
Admission is only $10 at the door and the party starts at 8 pm, right after Trolley Night on South Main Street.
The Blues Foundation's "Rent Party" is a fundraiser for an international, Memphis Based, non-profit organization.
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
After Thanksgiving Grown Folks Concert-Sweet Angel along with Falisa Janaye' - 8pm
1471 E. Brooks Road
Memphis Tennessee 38116
US 901.246.7545
Price: $15.00 Advance ~ $20.00 at door
After Thanksgiving Grown Folks Concert-Sweet Angel along with Falisa Janaye'
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Marvin Sease
MARVIN SEASE is comming to Slidell to make his only appearance of the year on the NORTH SHORE!!! $30 tickets are available now and tickets are $35 at the door. Limo service and vip tickets also available starting at only $40!! Liquor basket, food, and meet with MARVIN before the concert!!!! Contact Brian for more info and tickets 985-201-0185
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Sir Charles Jones, with special performances by tribute artists Steel Bill Payton as Tyrone Davis, Escavion White as Jackie Wil - 9:00 pm
Price: $29.95-$39.95
Ol’ School 101 featuring Sir Charles Jones, with special performances by tribute artists Steel Bill Payton as Tyrone Davis, Escavion White as Jackie Wilson, and Theo Huff as Johnnie Taylor, 9 p.m. Nov. 28, $29.95-$39.95.
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Central City Complex
CD Release Party for Andre' Lee and L.J. Echols, with LaMorris Williams, Mr. Zay -
Jackson Mississippi
BYOB. 601-352-9075 or 601-372-1192
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Bobby Rush - Whitehaven Celebration Complex, 3270 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, Tennessee.
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Willie Clayton
L. T. Ellis Center, Laurel, Mississippi
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
BEALE STREET CORVETTE CLUB ASSOCIATION
BEALE STREET CORVETTE CLUB ASSOCIATION PRESENTS - DOORS OPEN AT 9PM
US
Price: ADVANCE TICKETS: $10 AT THE DOOR
BEALE STREET CORVETTE CLUB ASSOCIATION PRESENTS
5TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2009
1245 SOUTHBROOK MALL
MEMPHIS TN
DJ: THE DOCTOR
BYOB EVENT
FREE FOOD
FOR MORE INFO: 901.488.0597 / 901.496.5093
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Willie Clayton - Labor Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Simone De - 7:00 pm
Price: $20.00
Simone De - Christmas Show, Classic R&B Soul, Grand Hall, 3556 Hallsmill Road, Mobile, Alabama 36605, Tickets: $20.00 per person. Contact: 251.533-6261
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Lil' Fallay - 8:00 pm
Lil' Fallay, Lafayette Hilton, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Grotto Hall
Karen Wolfe, Andre' Lee, L.J. Echols -
Pensacola Florida US
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
William Bell
William Bell plays The 21st Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam -
Location: The Asheville Civic Center
Street: 87 Haywood Street
City/Town: Asheville,NC
Phone: 828-259-5544
Organized By: Larry Eaglin with WILBE Records
William Bell plays The 21st Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam which also features Counting Crows,Ani Difranco,Gov't Mule,Moe & special guests Troy"Trombone"Shorty Andrews,Adam Deitch,DJ Logic,Audley Freed,Jackie Greene,Col.Bruce Hampton,Robert Kearns,Kevin Kinney,Eric Krasno,& George Porter Jr.
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Willie Clayton - 7:00 pm
Willie Clayton - Minglewood Hall, Memphis, Tennessee
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Karen Wolfe - 7:00 pm
Meridian Missisiippi
7:00pm
Venue/TBA
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Willie Clayton
Trotter Center, Columbus, Mississippi
Friday, December 25th, 2009
T. K. Soul - (Christmas Night.) Winn Civic Center, Winnfield, Louisiana
Friday, December 25th, 2009
Karen Wolfe - 7:00 pm
Jackson Mississippi
7:00pm
Venue TBA
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
2nd Annual Holiday Blues Festival. Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bobby Rush, Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Shirley Brown, Floyd Taylor, Omar Cunningham. Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi. 1-800-745-3000
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
T. K. Soul - Union Springs, AL
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
L. J. Echols - 8:00 pm
Turning Point Blues Lounge, 28th Street, Gulfport, Mississippi. New Years Eve Throw Down
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Floyd Taylor and Sir Charles Jones - 8:00 pm
Floyd Taylor and Sir Charles Jones - Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, MS.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Bobby Blue Bland - Birthday Bash, Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, MS. - 8:00 pm
Bobby Blue Bland - Birthday Bash, Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, MS.
Friday, February 5th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
Roy C, Sir Charles Jones, Mel Waiters, Theodis Ealey, J. Blackfoot, Shirley Brown - THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT TOUR 2010, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC. Tickets: 336.852.1100.
Friday, February 5th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Nutter Center, Dayton, OH
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
Sir Charles Jones, Mel Waiters, Floyd Taylor, Theodis Ealey, J. Blackfoot, Shirley Brown, Marvin Sease - Atlanta Blues Festival - THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT TOUR 2010, Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA. Tickets: 800.745.3000.
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Palace Theater, Columbus, OH
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Columbus Blues Festival
BOBBY BLAND, CLARENCE CARTER, BOBBY RUSH -
When
Feb 6, 2010 7:00 pm (Saturday)
Where
34 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
39.9621236 -83.001575
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Karen Wolfe - 7:00 pm
Jackson Tennessee
7:00pm
Civic Center
Friday, February 12th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL
Friday, February 12th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Centurytel Center, Shreveport, LA
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Reliant Arena, Houston, TX
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
The Charleston Blues Festival - 8:00 PM
Shemekia Copeland, Zac Harmon"The Prince of Beale Street" Billy Gibson, and Dan Wright & The New Beat - The Charleston Blues Festival, 37 John Street, Charleston, South Carolina, Ticket Prices: $35, For further information:
Contact Steve Simon at 340-643-6475 or at 843-579-2886
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Karen Wolfe
Montgomery Alabama
7:00
Venue TBA
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah, GA
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Friday, February 19th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
The 5th Annual St. Louis Blues Festival takes place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Chaifetz Arena with Bobby “Blue” Bland and St. Louis native Shirley Brown as headliners.
Also on the bill are Marvin Sease, Sir Charles Jones, Mel Waiters, Bobby Rush, Floyd Taylor, and Ms. Jody.
Tickets are $49.50-$59.50, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at the box office.
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Times-Union Center, Jacksonville, FL
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - RBC Center, Raleigh, NC
Friday, February 26th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Landmark Theatre, Richmond, VA
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Lakefront Areno Uno, New Orleans, LA
Friday, March 5th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - State Theatre, Cleveland, OH
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Star Plaza, Chicago, IL |
Friday, March 12th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont, TX |
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Milwaukee Theatre, Milwaukee, WI |
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX |
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - TBA |
Friday, March 19th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN |
Friday, March 19th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - The Opera House, Detroit, MI |
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS |
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Shea's Pac, Buffalo, NY |
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
THE BLUES ALRIGHT TOUR '2010'
| The Blues Alright Tour 2010 - Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL |
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
| Tri-State Blues Festival (Memphis) - Desoto Civic Center, Southaven, MS |
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
TBA
Birthday Party and Blues Concert - TBA
Memphis Tennessee Price: TBA
Thursday, October 22, 2009
CIBS Has The Blues. SUNDAY OCTOBER 25th BENIFIT AT BLUES ON GRAND
The Central Iowa Blues Society has the blues. Due to low attendance at the Living History Blues Fest, our beloved local blues society needs a major transfusion of cash. (click here to read an online story from the Des Moines Register.) Of course your local friendly neighborhood blues bands are riding to the rescue. On Sunday, at Blues on Grand, starting at 5pm, Sumpin Doo, Bob Pace, featuring Steve George, and Matt Woods And The Thunderbolts, will perform. Also a sumptuous feast will be supplied by the Machine Shed!!! Trust me anyone who lives here in the heartland knows how good the food is from the Machine Shed. The price for show and food is only 25 dollars! That is a great deal, three great bands, and food! Plus with all the money you save you can donate even more to CIBS! Furthermore, every dollar donated will be matched up to 3,500 bucks!
This is an important gig so get your face in the place! Help save the blues in Des Moines.
This is an important gig so get your face in the place! Help save the blues in Des Moines.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Scotty And The Wingtips Celebrate 20 Years!!!!! October 9th
My good pal Scott Hartung has had one of Des Moines most legendary blues bands, Scotty And The Wingtips, for 20 years!! Truly amazing when you consider that the average band is lucky to last a couple of gigs! When you have been around of 20 years people will come and go. In fact, I was in the Wingtips back in the early 90s. Scott and the boys will be playing on October 9th at Porkys Pub And Garage, in Des Moines Iowa. The gig starts at 8pm here is a brief note from Scott
I am having my 20 year anniversary party for Scotty and the Wingtips.
Come down and help me celebrate and sit in for some tunes.D.M.s longest running
blues band.20 only comes once.
Scotty
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Andy Coats Update
Hey everyone,
I’ve got some big news I’d like to share, plus a new FREE recording for you all.
In preparation for my next CD, I’ve recorded a great old tune by Blind Boy Fuller – “Step It Up and Go”. And, to get your copy, all you have to do is click here and download the recording:
http://andycoats.com/stepIt.html
(To play the song, do a left “mouse-click”;
to save a copy/add to your MP3 library, do a right mouse-click and choose “Save” ….)
I hope y’all enjoy it, and let me know if you’d like to hear more!
Now for the news -- I’ve got some very cool festival shows I’d like you to know about:
--First, a great festival, with my buddy John Dee, down in South Carolina:
Oct. 1 and 2, 7-10 pm
With John Dee Holeman
Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
Camden, SC
http://www.bluesbash.com/camden
(Oct. 1 is at San Kendall’s, Oct. 2 is at Indigo Jones.)
--Second, this is one of the “granddaddies” (or ‘mamas, if you prefer) of all blues festivals – the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, aka “King Biscuit”.
Oct 9, Lockwood-Stackhouse Stage, 4 pm
Andy Coats, solo
24th Annual Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival (aka "King Biscuit Blues Festival")
Helena, AR
www.bluesandheritagefest.com
I am extremely proud and humbled to be playing at this event, on the stage named after Delta bluesmen, Robert Lockwood Jr. and Houston Stackhouse.
And it’s a great privilege to be sharing the bill with legends like Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Billy Boy Arnold, Bobby Rush, John Hammond, Bob Margolin, and many more. (Full lineup at: http://www.bluesandheritagefest.com/schedule/ .)
As you may remember, I played at this event a few years back, and I’ve been itching to go back down to the Delta ever since!
For those of you within range of these great events, I’d encourage you to come out and enjoy some world-class blues.
I know I will!
All the best,
Andy
www.andycoats.com
www.myspace.com/andycoats
www.myspace.com/andycoatsandthebankwalkers
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Big Gig Alert!!! Robert Randolph And the Family Band
CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS & VERIZON PRESENT ...
CAMDEN BACKYARD BBQ
A Day Promoting Health and Wellness
Starring
ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND
PORTER BATISTE STOLTZ
BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION with Special Guest Tasha Taylor
61 NORTH and D-FOR
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009 – FREE! – 2-10 p.m.
THE RIVERSTAGE AT WIGGINS WATERFRONT PARK
Mickle Boulevard at the Waterfront, Camden, NJ
Concert Hotline (856) 216-2170
www.CamdenCounty.com
CAMDEN, NJ -- The Camden County Board of Freeholders, whose longstanding reputation for presenting a bounty of great music throughout the county year-round is unmatched in the tri-state-area, is building a new concert tradition on Labor Day Weekend by presenting the CAMDEN BACKYARD BBQ, a FREE daylong festival on the Riverstage at Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden that’s also designed to promote Health & Wellness. The event is Sunday, Sept. 6 from 2-10 p.m. , and stars ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND, New Orleans trio PORTER BATISTE STOLTZ and their Crescent City neighbors, BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION, combining with local acts North 61 (South Jersey) and D-For (Philly) to cook up an eight-hour groove of funk, soul and spiritual jams with a BBQ family flavor.
Randolph, the young “Sacred Steel” master from New Jersey named one of Rolling Stone’s “Top 100 Guitarists of All Time,” is excited to be working with Freeholder Ian Leonard and Washington based promoters Cater America LLC to give music lovers right in his own “backyard” a memorable holiday weekend while helping them take away some positive information on Health & Wellness at the same time.
“Freeholder Leonard is a fan of mine and my music,” says Randolph. “So when he started talking to me about doing a free show for the people of Camden County, I just loved the idea. We had meetings with County officials, and they were real excited to make this a County project. For me, as a New Jersey resident, born and raised and with so much family and friends in South Jersey and Philly, this is a great opportunity for me to give something back to the state, and have a great show on a holiday weekend.”
Leonard fell in love with the New Orleans music scene nine years ago, when he attended his first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He continues to return each year, and has since become “ a huge fan” of Porter, Batiste & Stoltz, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and Robert Randolph. Leonard is convinced that being able to combine that feel-good music and feel-good health and wellness aspect– all for free to close out the summer season on a holiday weekend – is an irresistable service to everyone who takes part.
“With the economy the way it is,” he says, “I think this show is a great opportunity for families to have a fun time for free that includes amazing music and most importantly, to access some great health and wellness resources.”
Adds Robert Jennings of Cater America: “The Freeholders gave us their full support, so when I spoke to Robert Randolph and he agreed immediately, Verizon soon followed. With the Philadelphia skyline as the backdrop, we’re hoping to create a fun and friendly day of community, music, wellness and health. And of course it’s free to everyone, thanks to all of our generous sponsors.”
Randolph has played and collaborated with some of music’s top artists from Eric Clapton to Carlos Santana to Ringo Starr, and has an already legendary career. The wayward teen was successfully encouraged by his parents to take up his church’s steel guitar tradition as a way of keeping him off the rough streets of Irvington, NJ. Realizing his natural and unmatched musical gift, only a few years later he was receiving accolades as an emerging star: Two Grammy nominations, major tours, and a Gospel Music Association Dove Award, to name a few. While the guitar has always been the instrument of choice for rock and roll heroes, Randolph’s unique pedal steel guitar sound started with the 100 year old black gospel music tradition of Sacred Steel – the same driving sound, but different points of reference. He underscores this critical distinction in an unprecedented manner like no other, creating one of the most coherent and satisfying intersections of urban grooves and rock music since the heyday of Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Wonder.
After spending years, even decades, providing some of the greatest backline support New Orleans music has heard, everyone agrees the brilliant sidemen (PORTER BATISTE STOLTZ) George Porter, Jr., David Russell Batiste, Jr., & Brian Stoltz, are ready for their close-up. There’s no denying the trio’s pedigree, and their chops are miles wide and oceans deep. Porter is the original bass player for the Meters, a group that virtually defined New Orleans rockin’ funk, while Batiste and Stoltz joined Porter in the latter day incarnation of that band, the Funky Meters. A few years ago, when Funky Meter Art Neville opted to go back to the band bearing his family’s name, Porter Batiste Stoltz saw opportunity, not disappointment. Rather than continue on with the measured but explosive Meter-like grooves, Porter Batiste Stoltz decided to explore a little, to tinker with the foundation of their funky sound. The three funky kings have worked up musical resumes that make even those in the Crescent City envious.
Recently awarded the Big Easy Music Award for “Best Funk Group of 2008,” BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION, with Special Guest Tasha Taylor (daughter of the late soul great Johnny Taylor), is a driving force of urban funk. The band is led by trombone powerhouse, Big Sam Williams, formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who the San Francisco Chronicle calls “the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz.” Combining his distinctive trombone riffs with a call-and-response MC style, Big Sam refuses to let the audience sit still. Between the band’s solos and his trombone riffs, Big Sam second-lines (a uniquely New Orleans style of street-dance) and gets the crowd going.
A number of booths from regional Health & Wellness Organizations will be lining the walkways around the festival with an abundance of information. Make sure you visit them, too! For complete information, call the Camden County Special Events Hotline at (856) 216-2170.
For complete press info and interview requests, please contact
Randy Alexander, Randex Communications (856) 596-1410 or randex@randexpr.com
Downloadable hi-resolution photos now available
at www.randexpr.com by clicking HERE
Visit ROBERT RANDOLPH on the web at www.robertrandolph.net
Visit PORTER BATISTE STOLTZ on the web at www.porterbatistestoltz.com
Visit BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION on the web at www.bigsamsfunkynation.com
Visit NORTH 61 on the web at www.61northband.com
Visit D-FOR on the web at www.dformusic.com
www.CamdenCounty.com / www.randexpr.com
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Chicago Big Show Alert!!!!!
From Kevin Johnson of Delmark
Hey Hey Chicago Blues Fans
JUST ANNOUNCED!!! We'd love for you to attend this special night of live Chicago blues from some of the most talented artists the city has to offer - Please spread the word! Come see Koester dance!
Delmark All-Star Blues Concert and new Delmark DVD screening ("It Ain't Over! 55 Years of Blues) at Buddy Guy's Legends-
When: Friday, July 24, 2009 - 5:30 pm til 2 am!!
Where: Buddy Guy's Legends, 754 S. Wabash, Chicago, south Loop - http://www.buddyguys.com/
Who: Live performances from Delmark All- Stars, including Aaron Moore, Quintus McCormick, Michael Coleman with special guests Shirley Johnson, Zora Young, and Jimmy Johnson! The rhythm section will be Merle Perkins on drums, Roosevelt "The Mad Hatter" Purifoy on keys, and Andre Howard on bass.
A very special live concert featuring many all-star blues performers from Delmark's celebrated roster, and this night will also include a showing of our recently released, much celebrated DVD and CD documenting Delmark Records' 55th Anniversary Concert from last year at Legends, IT AIN'T OVER! 55 Years of Blues (Delmark 800/1800)
5:30 - 6:30 pm Aaron Moore -(vocals, piano) solo piano acoustic set - one of the last of the boogie woogie blues masters - this classic style has become almost impossible to find these days!
7:00 - 8:30 pm Delmark DVD screening, It Ain't Over ! 55 Years of Blues - Have you seen this incredibly entertaining DVD yet??!! A historic night of classic Chicago Blues captured live at Legends last year!
9:00- 10:00 pm Quintus McCormick (vocals, guitar) - Look for Quintus' studio debut- HEY JODY, soon on Delmark! - A much anticipated blues/soul recording from the ever popular, hard working, young talent.
10:30 til close Michael Coleman (vocals, guitar) with Zora Young (vocals) , Shirley Johnson (vocals), and Jimmy Johnson (vocals, guitar) as special guests! Funky Blues with Feeling and Soul!!
Artist Details/bios below....
5:30 - 6:30 pm Aaron Moore -(vocals, piano) solo piano acoustic set - one of the last of the boogie woogie blues masters - this classic style has become almost impossible to find these days!
Aaron's Web page (Earwig Records) : http://earwigmusic.com/aaron.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywYk4P7_Pz8
Aaron Moore is one of the survivors of the classic boogie-woogie piano style that permeated the 1950s Chicago blues scene. Known primarily as a backing musician, Moore provided accompaniment for such greats as Little Walter, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Hound Dog Taylor, Howlin’ Wolf, Honeyboy Edwards and Lonnie Brooks in a career that spans more than forty years.
Born and raised in Greenwood, Mississippi, Moore was encouraged in his piano playing by his mother, who was a music teacher and church piano player. Early influences included Curtis Jones and Memphis Slim, but much of his distinct sound comes from boogie-woogie legend Roosevelt Sykes, whom he learned from and frequently performed with upon moving to Chicago. Moore focused on his career and family, working for many years and retiring from a job with the City of Chicago, playing many local club dates on weekends from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Upon retiring, Aaron has made playing his full-time interest. After backing up local bluesman Brewer Phillips on his Delmark debut, Moore gained the attention of producer Pete Nathan, who requested Aaron finally release his first solo album. His critically acclaimed debut, Hello World, and the subsequent Boot ‘Em Up (both on Chicago’s Delmark Records) solidified Moore’s place among the hierarchy of blues piano masters.
7:00 - 8:30 pm Delmark DVD screening, It Ain't Over ! 55 Years of Blues - Killer All Star Chicago Blues Concert captured live on DVD/CD from Buddy Guy's Legends - March 7, 2008
Delmark's 55th Anniversary Blues Bash at Buddy Guy's Legends featured most of Delmark's local blues roster, a Delmark Day proclamation from Mayor Daley, and a GRAMMY Hall of Fame Award for the groundbreaking HOODOO MAN BLUES album from Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. Live performances by Lurrie Bell, Tail Dragger, Zora Young, Jimmy Johnson with Dave Specter, Aaron Moore, Eddie Shaw, Shirley Johnson, and the late Little Arthur Duncan (his last recorded performances!) - sizzling live Chicago blues - there was truly something magic in the air that night! This historic BLUES PARTY was thankfully captured live at Legends on March 7, 2008. The featured band most of the night was Lurrie Bell (guitar) Bob Stroger (bass) Roosevelt "Mad Hatter" Purifoy (keys) and Kenny Smith (drums)
"I have a lot of respect for "thoroughbred" Bob Koester; he has brought a lot of sweet music to the soul and heart of this city they call Chicago!" - Eddie Shaw - Blues Legend
9:00- 10:00 pm Quintus McCormick (vocals, guitar)
http://www.myspace.com/quintusmccormickband
Look for Quintus' studio debut- HEY JODY, out soon on Delmark! - A much anticipated blues/soul recording from the ever popular, hard working, young talent of Chicago's Quintus McCormick! Featuring the Chicago Horns!
Quintus McCormick has toured the world with some of the most successful and important blues artists of our time: James Cotton, Otis Clay, A.C. Reed, and Lefty Dizz to name a few. Working as a sideman, Quintus’ reputation as a brilliant guitarist, gifted songwriter and astonishing vocalist spread like wildfire throughout the music community. His ever-evolving musicianship simply became too powerful to harness. Born and raised in Detroit, Quintus moved to Chicago where music legends Buddy Guy and James Cotton encouraged Quintus to form his own band. Thus, in 1994, he rounded up the best of Chicago’s elite musicians and established The Quintus McCormick Band. Quintus and his “on-fire” musical group have been a mainstay of the Chicago blues scene, appearing frequently in the city’s world-renown nightclubs. Quintus and his band have also performed at countless festivals and concerts.
10:30 til close Michael Coleman (vocals, guitar) with Zora Young (vocals) and Shirley Johnson (vocals) and Jimmy Johnson (vocals, guitar)!
Michael Coleman is one of the FUNKIEST guitarists on the Chicago area scene -
Michael's MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/funkymichaelcoleman
Voted one of the top 50 bluesmen in the world by Guitar World Magazine, and certainly one of Chicago's hottest guitar slingers, Michael Coleman has been a staple on the Chicago music scene for more than 30 years. A gift discovered at the age of 4 by his mother, at 8 he was performing with his father Cleo "Bald Head Pete" Williams; at 13 with the top 40 band Midnight Sun in the afternoon and with Johnny Dollar and Aron Burton at night; at 14 with Johnny Christian; at 21 on the road with Muddy Waters, and at 22 touring Europe with Eddy Clearwater. In 1979, at the age of 23, Michael began his ten year tenure with The James Cotton Band. Since 1991, with the Backbreakers backing, Michael's opened for such greats as B.B. King, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, and Luther Allison, to name just a few. With 8 albums of his own, and having arranged some of the top blues hits and albums in the world, Michael brings a lifetime of experience to his professional, high energy, funky, bluesy, crowd-involved show. He recorded his American debut release, Do Your Thing!, for Delmark Records, who released the album in 2000, and Michael also led a various artists follow up for Delmark in 2006, a live concert, Blues Brunch at the Mart.
Shirley Johnson
*Shirley's current Delmark CD, BLUES ATTACK is currently #1 on the LIVING BLUES radio charts!! CD release party this weekend (July 10, 11 at Blue Chicago, 736 N. Clark)
*Shirley Johnson just headlined the first night of the Chicago Blues Fest, Friday Night on the Petrillo Main Stage
* Shirley Johnson is nominated for 2 categories in the 2009 Blues Blast Music Awards! Best Female Artist and Best Traditional Blues Recording for Delmark's Blues Attack!
you can vote here for the 2009 Blues Blast Awards - http://www.illinoisblues.com/bbma/2009/bbmavote2009.php
Shirley's All Music Guide Bio
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjfpxql5ldje~T1
Like so many African-American vocalists, Shirley Johnson started out singing in church and then went on to embrace secular music. The Chicago resident, whose influences range from Mahalia Jackson to Koko Taylor, Etta James, and Ruth Brown, is a gritty, big-voiced blues singer who can also handle soul and gospel. Although Johnson has spent much of her adult life in Chicago, the Windy City is not her hometown; she was born in Franklin, VA, on June 7, 1949, and raised in Norfolk, VA. Johnson came from a very religious family and she was only six when she started singing gospel in a church choir. Johnson's family didn't think much of either the blues or R&B, which are considered sinful in some of the stricter, more fundamentalist Christian churches. Nonetheless, she managed to hear the blues as a little girl and fell in love with secular black music; despite her parents' disdain for the blues and R&B, she developed a healthy appreciation of Brown, James, and Taylor, as well as male bluesmen like B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton, and the late Z.Z. Hill. None of those artists have been blues purists and James, in fact, is primarily a soul singer who often detours into the blues and listening to them obviously taught her that the blues and classic soul often go hand in hand. When Johnson reached adulthood in the late '70s, she was free to pursue a career in secular music, so she made her presence felt in Norfolk's blues and R&B circles and went on to become an opening act for Aretha Franklin, Jerry Butler, Z.Z. Hill, and other well-known artists who were passing through town. In the early '80s, she recorded some singles for two regional labels in Virginia and those recordings caught the attention of a man who was planning to start a label in Chicago. The aspiring record man expressed interest in recording Johnson and sent her a plane ticket to Chicago, but when she arrived in the Windy City she learned he didn't have enough money to pay for a session. Nonetheless, she decided to remain in Chicago and became active on the city's blues circuit, where she has performed both blues and soul. The people she worked with in Chicago included Little Johnny Christian, Artie "Blues Boy" White, and keyboardist Eddie Lusk (who took Johnson on the road with him on international tours). In the '90s, Johnson made some recordings for the Appaloosa label, including her 1996 album Looking for Love. Then, in the early 2000s, she signed with the Chicago-based Delmark, which released Killer Diller in May 2002, following it up with Blues Attack in 2009.
Zora Young
Zora's All Music Guide bio and MySpace
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0xfqxqq5ldae~T1
http://www.myspace.com/zorayoung
- Despite the prominent presence of celebrated blues artist Howlin' Wolf in her family tree, singer Zora Young grew up singing not blues, but gospel. Even when the Mississippi native shook off her roots at the age of seven to relocate with her family to Chicago, she attended the Greater Harvest Baptist Church and continued to sing gospel. It wasn't until later that she switched over to R&B, and evolved into a powerhouse blues vocalist with three decades of experience behind her. She has performed with a long list of artists, including Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Professor Eddie Lusk, Albert King , and B.B. King . Her recording credits include collaborations with Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, Mississippi Heat, Paul de Lay , and Maurice John Vaughn among others.
Her own recordings as a solo artist include releases from the labels Deluge, Black Lightning, and Delmark. Young has also performed on both stage and television. She is a veteran of more than 30 tours of Europe, and has been a featured performer three times at the Chicago Blues Festival. She has performed throughout North America, and on stages in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Greece, Austria, Tai Pei, and Turkey. Her albums include 1991's Travelin' Light from Deluge Records and two releases from Delmark Records, Learned My Lesson in 2000 and Tore Up from the Floor Up in 2005. Zora just released a new CD this year on Sam Burckhardt's Airway Records, a tribute to Sunnyland Slim, and look for a new CD this September on Delmark, The French Connection, recorded in France!
"Chicago's Zora Young skillfully engages in the tug-of-war between force and restraint that marks great singing." - LIVING BLUES
"…Young is a dynamic, thrilling, and expressive singer with a style all her own. Various shades of blue are represented here- traditional, slow, shuffle, acoustic, soul, ballad, funk.. -BLUES IN BRITAIN
"Zora has steadfastly battled her way into the top echelon of Chicago's female blues belters….attractively spotlighting her gritty, soul-streaked pipes on an uncommonly wide variety of material. - BLUES REVUE
"Young demonstrates confidence and fire on the bandstand, and can also be sentimental, sultry, and suggestive. She's an ace performer, and this is her best work yet.- NASHVILLE CITY PAPER
"Zora's records are at times soothing, sweltering, joyful and sad, but most of all it is a joyous reminder of her wonderful talents…" -BLUES BYTES
Jimmy Johnson (voc, guitar)
"The Bar Room Preacher" The ageless (is he really 80?!) Johnson continues to be on top of his game - He's one of the most original, distinctive bluesmen around, the master at tasteful, funky soul blues!
http://www.shauntemusic.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjftxql5ld6e~T1
All Music Guide bio from Bill Dahl
Chicago guitarist Jimmy Johnson didn't release his first full domestic album until he was 50 years old. He's determinedly made up for lost time ever since, establishing himself as one of the Windy City's premier blues artists with a twisting, unpredictable guitar style and a soaring, soul-dripping vocal delivery that stand out from the pack.
Born into a musical family (younger brother Syl Johnson's credentials as a soul star are all in order, while sibling Mack Thompson was Magic Sam's first-call bassist), Jimmy Thompson moved to Chicago with his family in 1950. But his guitar playing remained a hobby for years -- he toiled as a welder while Syl blazed a trail on the local blues circuit. Finally, in 1959, Jimmy Thompson started gigging with harpist Slim Willis around the West side. Somewhere down the line, he changed his surname to Johnson (thus keeping pace with Syl).
Since there was more cash to be realized playing R&B during the 1960s, Jimmy Johnson concentrated on that end of the stylistic spectrum for a while. He led polished house bands on the South and West sides behind Otis Clay, Denise LaSalle, and Garland Green, cutting an occasional instrumental 45 on the side. Johnson found his way back to the blues in 1974 as Jimmy Dawkins' rhythm guitarist. He toured Japan behind Otis Rush in 1975 (the journey that produced Rush's classic Delmark album So Many Roads -- Live in Concert).
In 1977 Jimmy recorded what was to be his first full LP, but it wasn't released stateside until Delmark released it as Pepper's Hangout on CD in 2000. With the 1978 release of four stunning sides on Alligator's first batch of Living Chicago Blues anthologies and the issue of Johnson's Whacks, his first full domestic set on Delmark the next year, Jimmy Johnson's star began ascending rapidly. North/South, the guitarist's 1982 Delmark follow-up, and the 1983 release of Bar Room Preacher by Alligator continued to propel Johnson into the first rank of Chicago bluesdom. Then tragedy struck: on December 2, 1988, Johnson was driving his band's van when it swerved off the road in downstate Indiana, killing bassist Larry Exum and keyboardist St. James Bryant.
Understandably, Johnson, himself injured in the wreck, wasn't too interested in furthering his career for a time after the tragedy. But he's back in harness now, cutting a solid set for Verve in 1994, I'm a Jockey, that spotlights his blues-soul synthesis most effectively.Every Road Ends, recorded in France and released on Ruf, followed in 1999. A collaboration with his brother Syl appeared in the summer of 2002, the cleverly titled Two Johnsons Are Better Than One.
Jimmy most recent recordings are on Delmark, as part of guitarist Dave Specter's live revue, LIVE IN CHICAGO (on CD and DVD) from 2008 and the new CD/DVD, IT AIN'T OVER, 55 Years of Blues (on CD and DVD.)
Coming soon on Delmark in September!
Quintus McCormick - Hey Jody (Delmark DE 801)
Zora Young - The French Connection (Delmark DE 802)
"The importance of Delmark and its founder, however, transcend the music itself. Bob Koester is not only one of Chicago’s most influential label owners and music retailers; he has served as a guide and role model for generations of aspiring jazz and blues fans and businesspeople." - David Whiteis, from Ain't It Over liner notes
Kevin Johnson
Delmark Records, director of promotions
773-539-5001 office
773-539-5004 fax
bluesjazz@delmark.com
bluespromo@delmark.com
jazzpromo@delmark.com
http://www.delmark.com
http://www.myspace.com/delmarkrecords
http://www.jazzmart.com
Blues and Jazz since 1953!!
"If Chuck Berry was the ROCK, and Fats Domino was the ROLL, what the @#$% was Bo Diddley?!"
Bob Koester in the New York Times -
"Happily Seduced By The Blues"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/arts/music/28roht.html
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