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Friends, It is a tumultuous time for the USA, but I hope this email finds you in good health and spirits. I am eagerly awaiting tonight's debate, but wanted to let you know about Buddy Guy's visit to David Letterman tomorrow (W 10/8) and to promote some of the good attention Johnny Cash Remixed has received so far. I hope to help keep all of the above going into 09! John Rosenfelder earbender Radio and Baseball Contest! Name the radio station person who shares a name with a former player of either the Red Sox, Rays, Dodgers or Phillies. They can be either active or retired. The winner will be chosen randomly from correct entries and will receive a year's subscription to Baseball Digest! email entries to earbender@earthlink.net Buddy Guy David Letterman tomorrow and on tour re-channeling Jimi Hendrix "Skin Deep" has been Buddy Guy's most successful album since he began his comeback on Jive/Silvertone in 1999, according to Billboard. Join Buddy tomorrow night on The Late Show with David Letterman tomorrow 10/8. See Buddy Guy live this fall on the Experience Hendrix Tour, sponsored by Gibson Guitars, with Hubert Sumlin, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepard and Jonny Lang this fall. They will be hitting some battleground states! For more info, click here. Johnny Cash Remixed "Sun Records are overrated mon." -- anonymous rasta John Carter Cash asked the question about his father's music, and it was answered in force by The Heavy, Alabama Three, Troublemaker and Pete Rock among others. (The question was "why not?") Thanks the people of KCRW, KFJC, WYCE, WMNF, WBAI, KBCS, KEXP, WTMD, KDHX, WMSE, WHRV, WPRK, KKFI, KZSU, WORT and KFAI, along with all the future supporters of Johnny Cash Remixed. See the making-of documentary here. Vinyl now available. Contact info John Rosenfelder 243 West End Avenue New York, New York 10023 (212) 724-6828 earbender@earthlink.net www.earbender.com Twitter.com YouTube Facebook/earbendermusic iLike linkedin

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Delmark Update

Another update from Delmark.

* Dave Specter, Live in Chicago, on Delmark DVD- 1794 and CD - DE 794, with special guests Jimmy Johnson, Tad Robinson, and Sharon Lewis - www.davespecter.org , www.tadrobinson.com , www.sharonlewisblues.com
- Specter is definitely one of Chicago's best guitarists- blues, jazz, funk, soul.- heavy grooves!! (You like Otis Rush, Kenny Burrell, and early Leo Nocentelli?) Not only do you get Dave's signature heavy instrumentals, the new release has not one or two, but 3 special guests! The ageless Jimmy "Bar Room Preacher" Johnson and Specter sound so great together- you can tell they really feed off each other's unique styles. Vocalist/harp player Tad "Mr. Blue-Eyed Soul" Robinson is one of the best soul/blues singers anywhere and he and Dave have worked together for years. If you don't already know Sharon "Texas Fire" Lewis, you won't forget her after hearing/seeing her original performances (esp. the moving "Angel") on this fantastic new release- one of Chicago's best female blues singers. Check out the new Specter Blues DVD trailer on our web page, along with other new ones, including Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble! http://www.delmark.com/delmark.bluevid.htm Dave Specter's "Live in Chicago" DVD/CD Release Parties!
Wed, May 21: Buddy Guy's Legends, 9:30-1:00, Featuring Tad Robinson & many special guests.
Thurs, May 22: SPACE (Dave's new club!) Featuring Tad Robinson & many special guests., 9:00-?, SPACE = Society for Preservation of Arts & Culture in Evanston, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL

* MISSISSIPPI HEAT, Hattiesburg Blues, (Delmark CD - DE 795), with special guests Lurrie Bell and Carl Weathersby -
www.mississippiheat.net , www.lurrie.com , www.carlweathersby.org , www.gilescorey.us
This very underrated Chicago blues band is led by harp innovator/ band leader Pierre LaCocque and dynamic female vocalist Inetta Visor, along with their fantastic new guitarist Giles Corey (check out his guitar and vocals on his spotlight song "Say Something Good!") Chris "Hambone" Cameron on keys (including clavinet) and the ubiquitous all star drummer Kenny Smith. Special guests besides heavies Lurrie Bell (singing a new Chicago Blues anthem "Chicago Is My Home!") and Carl Weathersby ("Hell and Back") are guest vocalist, Devin Thompson (Chicago Catz, Rico), and latin percussionist Ruben Alvarez (Howard Levy's Chevere) and the Chicago Horns (Willie Henderson, Hank Ford, Bill McFarland, and Kenny Anderson) - making for a very full sounding (but not cluttered) blues recording, with some unique twists!

You can listen to sound samples of this at http://www.mississippiheat.net/disc/hattiesburg.html

DELMARK CD release party for Mississippi Heat's "Hattiesburg Blues"
FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS with special guest Carl Weathersby!! 754 S. Wabash, @10pm



Also, check out these two Delmark related Blues Fests, one at Dave Specter's new club in Evanston, and another held at Chicago's newest music venue on the near south side.
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SPACE 1st Annual Blues Festival!
June 4th - June 7th, 2008

-Wednesday June 4th: "Blues on the North Shore" with David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Eddy Clearwater, Barrelhouse Chuck & special guests.
A Tribute to Chicago/Delta blues legend & 2008 Grammy Award winner David 'Honeyboy' Edwards. A celebration of his life, legacy and music.
8:00pm $25

-Thursday June 5th: Jimmy Johnson & Dave Specter
The legendary Bar Room Preacher meets Specter and his soulful, blues-drenched guitar. Featured together at Millennium Park and on Specter's "Live in Chicago" DVD & CD on Delmark Records.
9:00pm $10



-Friday June 6th: Jimmy Burns
Jimmy Burns' musical resume reads like a history of blues and R&B from the last fifty years - a charismatic performer with an expressive, soulful voice and a melodic guitar style to match.
9:30pm $10

-Saturday June 7th: Syl Johnson with Morris Jennings and Bernard Reed
Syl Johnson is one of the unsung heroes of Black American popular music and is a triple threat legend in blues and soul; he's a gritty blues harp man, a stellar R&B/Blues guitarist, and most importantly,
one of the finest soul singers on the planet.
9:30pm $20

1245 Chicago Ave. 847-492-8860
www.evanstonspace.com



**Fri, Sat, June 6, 7 2008- CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL - American Blues Legends Revue @ Reggie’s Music Joint 2105 S. State Street, CHICAGO, Illinois 60616, $15, 312-949-0120. www.reggieslive.com American Blues Legends Management Presents - Heroes of Chicago Blues Allstar Blues Festival Performance - Hosted by Rick Kreher and Cadillac Zack. Performances by Jody Williams, Eddie C. Campbell, Elmore James, Jr., Byther Smith, Tail Dragger, and many special guests!!!! Do NOT Miss This One!