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Monday, May 4, 2009
John Hammer Blues News
Bob Corritore Blues News
May 4, 2009
- Chris James and Patrick Rynn to Open the Entertainment Lineup at the Blues Music Awards: Chris James and Patrick Rynn's highly acclaimed CD Stop And Think About It on the Earwig Music label has garnered a nomination for a Blues Music Award under the category of Best Debut Artist. Chris and Patrick will perform at the BMAs on May 7, 2009 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee, with a band that includes Bob Corritore on harmonica, David Maxwell on piano, and Kurt Kalker (of The Fremonts) on drums. They will be the first of a string of bands in the evening's ambitious entertainment lineup, as they perform the kick-off set at the BMA pre-party in the lobby at the Cook Convention Center (note that 5 bands will perform in sequence at the pre-party). The evening's entertainment will be a virtual who's who of the contemporary blues world: The Mannish Boys, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob Stroger, Johnny Rawls, Steve Guyger, Billy Gibson, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Gaye Adegbalola, Taj Mahal, Janiva Magness, Bruce Katz, Marcia Ball, Watermelon Slim, Bettye LaVette, Otis Taylor, Irma Thomas, Maria Muldaur, Kenny Neal, Rory Block, Elvin Bishop, Bob Brozman, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Eden Brent, Delta Highway, Johnny Sansone, Jason Ricci, Terry Hanck, Robin Rogers, Doug MacLeod, Deanna Bogart, Albert Castiglia, and more! This year, the event celebrates its 30 year anniversary, which started out under the name W. C. Handy Awards. Special thanks to The Blues Foundation, whose ongoing dedication makes this event happen each year! For more information on the BMAs, click here. This is a blues party is not to be missed. Please enjoy these photos from previous years: 2005 (click here), 2006 (click here), 2007 (click here) and 2008 (click here).
- Chris James, Patrick Rynn, Bob Corritore Appear at the Simply The Blues Festival in Fort Madison, Iowa, as Part of an Earwig Music 30th Anniversary Set: The Simply The Blues Festival happens on Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, 2009 at C.E. Richards Rodeo Arena - Shelter House in Fort Madison, Iowa. The Chris James/Patrick Rynn Band with Bob Corritore and Kurt Kalker will appear on Saturday, May 9, 2009 as part of Earwig Music's 30th Anniversary Review that includes Johnny Drummer & The Starlighters and Liz Mandeville. Also on the bill this year are Bobby Rush, Sugar Blue, Soul Of John Black, Shannon Curfman, Harper, JP Soars (2009 IBC winner), Patrick Hazell, and more! To see the festival flyer, click here.
- Delta Groove Showcase Update: The 4th Annual Delta Groove & Eclecto Groove showcase happens at the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis on Friday, May 8, 2009, beginning at 6pm. This event happens each year on the day after the Blues Music Awards, and is a medium for the powerful Delta Groove label to both showcase its expanding roster of artists, and include guest appearances by many of the label's extended family of friends. This year's event will kick off with a sneak preview of the highly-anticipated harmonica documentary Pocket Full Of Soul, due out later this year. This year's showcase lineup includes The Soul Of John Black, The Mannish Boys featuring Finis Tasby and Bobby Jones, Bobby Jones and Steve Edmondson Band, Candye Kane (who has a forthcoming Delta Groove release), Lynwood Slim, JT Lauritsen, Los Fabulocos & Kid Ramos, Jason Ricci, The Hollywood Blue Flames with Junior Watson and Johnny Dyer, and more! Special thanks to label chief and Mannish Boys harmonica man Randy Chortkoff for throwing this great party each year, and for his far-reaching efforts and impact in the blues. For more information of this event including advance ticket info, click here.
- Jimmy Rogers Feeling Good Album to be Released on Vinyl With Previously Unissued Songs! Jerry Del Giudice from Blind Pig Records reports a May 19, 2009 street date for this limited edition, album only re-release of Jimmy Rogers' Feelin' Good album. In addition to the 9 great original tracks backed by Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, there will be two spectacular previously unissued tracks where Jimmy Rogers is backed by Bob Corritore, Buddy Reed, S.E. Willis, Bruce Lopez, and Chico Chism. For more information on this exciting new release, click here.
- Ottawa Blues Fest Lineup Announced! Rhythm Room All-Stars to Appear! The Cisco Ottawa Blues Festival takes place July 8 through July 19, 2009. The festival's amazing and eclectic lineup includes artists of all genres. Here are some of the many blues acts featured: Hubert Sumlin, Buckwheat Zydeco, Louisiana Red, David Maxwell, The Rhythm Room All-Stars (Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, and Brian Fahey), Bob Margolin, Diunna Greenleaf, Homemade Jamz, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm, Eden Brent, Dave Alvin, The Yardbirds, Roomful of Blues, Papa Mali, Moreland & Arbuckle, JW Jones Band with Charlie Baty, Craig Horton, The Soul Of John Black, Daddy Mack Blues Band, Zac Harmon, Eric Lindell, Shemekia Copeland, Larry Garner, Sugar Blue, Freddie Roulette, Joe Louis Walker, Doyle Bramhall, Chris Smither, Saffire - The Uppity Blueswomen, and others. Non-blues acts are a big part of this event, and are stylistically far-ranging (from Ornette Coleman to KISS). The Rhythm Room All-Stars will make appearances at the festival on July 17, 18 and 19, 2009 with special guest David Maxwell on piano (Dave will be a part of numerous shows throughout the whole week). The All-Stars with David Maxwell will also be the backing band for Louisiana Red show on Saturday, July 18, 2009. Red and David Maxwell will perform as a duet on the following day (Red and David will have a duet release later this year on VizzTone). For a complete lineup, and more information on this amazing event, click here.
- Louisiana Red's Latest Release Receiving Great Attention: Red's latest release, Louisiana Red with Little Victor's Juke Joint/Back To The Black Bayou on Ruf Records, has been warmly received throughout the world, acknowledging Red's great blues artistry. To see numerous rave reviews of this CD, click here. To see the new MySpace constructed to highlight this record, click here. Special thanks to Little Victor for his great production work on this release.
- Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup on YouTube! Please enjoy this beautiful 1973 clip of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup performing his original song "So Glad You're Mine". To watch, click here.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Teaspoon Blues
I don't know who this is, but that is some strange slide playing! He is playing slide with a spoon in his mouth! I found this on myspace.
Teaspoon Blues
Teaspoon Blues
Scotty And The Wingtips Update
A band that is near and dear to my heart, because years ago I used to play with them, Scotty And The Wingtips are playing again this summer!!!! 20 years of playing the blues in Des Moines!!! That is an amazing record, and only a few bands (like the Bob Dorr and the Blue Band) can say that in Iowa. Heck I am lucky if I have a band last a few weeks!
You need to check Scotty out. His bands are always a good time and usally he has the band reved up to play some red hot jump blues.
Here is the scheadule
thur. May 7 at Porkys Pub and Garage 5125 N.E. 14th st. 266-6983 from 8 to
modnight Free
fri june 19th {same place} 9 to1 free
fri july 10 at Kennys Pub 605 ashworth drive, Waukee 9870161 from 9 to 1 free
Billy Jones Bluez Interview
Billy Jones is interviewed on the All About Jazz website (Click Here). Jones has been around for awhile, but he is certainly one of a new group of blues players that to my ears are starting to shake things up. Jones,(Black and Tan Records) and a lot of the artists like those on CDS records have a vitality that I haven't heard since my years in Kansas City. Check it out.
Bob Corritore Blues News
May 1, 2009
- Tomcat Courtney Appears Tonight at the Rhythm Room! Tomcat Courtney was San Diego's best-kept blues secret until the release last year of his first national CD Downsville Blues on the Blue Witch record label. To see some of many great reviews this CD received, click here. Tomcat turned 80 years old earlier this year, and his music is a glimpse to the Lightnin' Hopkins days of Texas blues. Tomcat will be backed by Chris James (whose music career began at age 13 in Tomcat's band), Patrick Rynn, Bob Corritore, and Kurt Kalker. Tomcat's show is one of the most satisfying down home blues presentations around today. The Rhythm Room is located at 1019 E. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix. Doors open at 8pm, cover charge is $7. Rack Shack Barbeque will be available at this event. This night will be a patio smoking only event; no indoor smoking will be permitted.
- Blues On The North Shore to Honor Earwig Music's 30th Anniversary: The second annual Blues On The North Shore is put together by renowned blues publicist Lynn Orman, Earwig label chief Michael Frank, and event co-producer Denise Ardizzone. This event coincides with the Chicago Blues Festival, and takes place on Friday, June 12, 2009 at S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston, Illinois (a beautiful performance venue just north of Chicago) with 7pm doors, and an 8pm show. This year's event features David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Big Jack Johnson, Dennis Binder, John Primer, and Chris James and Patrick Rynn (with Bob Corritore, Alan Batts, and Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith). Blues On The North Shore will be emceed by Bill Wax, host of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's B.B. King's Bluesville, and will be aired later. Part of the proceeds of this event will be allocated to A Safe Haven, providing housing for musicians in times of crisis. S.P.A.C.E. is located at 1245 Chicago Avenue (Chicago Ave. and Dempster) in Evanston. For more information on this event, click here and here. To see the press release for this event, click here. For more information on the great Earwig Label with its legendary catalog, click here. For more information on numerous other events honoring Earwig's 30-year milestone, click here. Thanks, Michael Frank, for all you have done for the blues.
- New Poster for the Spring Blues Festival in Belgium: The Spring Blues Festival happens May 16, 2009, in Ecaussinnes, Belgium. The lineup this year includes Joe Louis Walker, Sugar Ray & The Bluetones (featuring Monster Mike Welch), The Rhythm Room All-Stars (Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, and Brian Fahey), James Harman Band (featuring Gene Taylor), Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues, the Fruteland Jackson & Bob Hall Show, and Jimson Weed. The master of ceremonies will be André Hobus. To see the recently published poster for this event, click here.
- Pat Thomas On YouTube! Please enjoy this YouTube clip of an unreleased scene from the documentary M for Mississippi. Pat Thomas is the son of the legendary Son Thomas, and he is a chip off the old block, with a stirring guitar style, and an eerie falsetto voice technique very similar to that of his dad. Pat Thomas currently has a
- brilliant new release called His Father's Son on the Broke and Hungry record label. To see this clip, click here.
Blues Cruise
Press Release from Iowa Public Radio
Iowa Public Radio presents Blues Cruise with Bob Dorr & the Blue Band
5/1/09 (Des Moines) - Set sail with us on Friday, June 5 on the mighty Mississippi River for the 2009 Blues Cruise. Join Iowa Public Radio and the Spirit of Dubuque for a three-hour tour with Bob Dorr & the Blue Band.
Led by Iowa Public Radio’s very own “weekend guy,” the Blue Band has acquired a dedicated fan base of all ages and has become one of the state’s most revered and requested bands. These Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and Blues Hall of Fame inductees find themselves celebrating their 28th anniversary of rockin’ the heartland.
The Spirit of Dubuque is a replica of a century-old Mississippi River steamboat with decorative smokestacks, a scalloped canopy over its open-air deck, and Victorian red and gold décor throughout the enclosed dining salon. The gangway and dining area are handicapped accessible for standard wheelchairs.
Boarding begins at 7 p.m. at the 3rd Street Ice Harbor in Dubuque. The Blues Cruise departs at 7:30 p.m. and returns at 10:30 p.m. Drinks and concessions are available and sold separately.
Attendance at the event is limited to 300 guests and tickets are available in advance for $15 per person. Tickets are available for purchase online at iowapublicradio.org or by phone at 800-772-2440, ext. 0. Advance tickets are also available at Bob’s Guitars in Cedar Falls and Moondog Music in Dubuque. Tickets purchased at the event are $20 per person. All proceeds benefit Iowa Public Radio.
Iowa Public Radio informs, enriches and engages Iowans through radio programming and other media. Iowa Public Radio includes the WOI Radio Group (Iowa State University, Ames), KUNI-KHKE (University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls), and KSUI-WSUI (University of Iowa, Iowa City).
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Scott Vezdos
Marketing/Communications Specialist
Iowa Public Radio
3rd Floor, CAC
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0359
p: (319) 273-3497
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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