C. Neville New Orleans has reinvented itself after sever destruction, and has also emerged itself and continued to embrace itself in years of good ol’ New Orleans tradition. Once being the host of many, many superbowls. It finds itself again, the host of Superbowl Sunday. However, as the day progresses and slowly rolls along, so does the mighty Mississippi River [...]
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Annual Blues Festival, Set for Sept. 14-16 inBethlehem, Pa., will Feature 25-plus Acts on Three Stages
JAMES COTTON, MARCIA BALL, LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS & MORE HIGHLIGHT 2012 BLAST FURNACE BLUES PRESENTED BY HIGHMARK BLUE SHIELD Annual Blues Festival, Set for Sept. 14-16 inBethlehem, Pa., will Feature 25-plus Acts on Three Stages BETHLEHEM, PA—Iconic blues artist James Cotton, Grammy Award winner Marcia Ball, Chicago blues legends Lil’ Ed & [...]
Looking for a Home for the National Guitar Museum
The Louisville Science Center, Louisville , KY is the second stop on a national tour to determine a permanent home for the National Guitar Musuem. The event promoted as,” The Instrument That Rocked the World”, presented locally by AT&T, is a 5,000 square foot exhibit that explores the history and evolution of the guitar–from lutes [...]
Willie Mitchell Historical Marker Dedication attended by Blues Stars
(Memphis, Tennessee) This week we are taken by our friends, John Henry and Barbara Blue, to the dedication of Willie Mitchell’s Tennessee historical marker which was dedicated on Thursday, March 1, 2011, at Royal Studio, located in Memphis on Willie Mitchell Boulevard. Although the author was invited to attend, it was not possible to do [...]
Louisiana Red Funeral Arrangements Announced by Monica Yasher
Louisiana Red Funeral Arrangements Announced To all Louisiana Red fans and friends Funeral Services Mr. Iverson Minter’s (a.k.a. Louisiana Red’s) funeral is on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm and will take place at this beautiful cemetery in Hannover, Germany: Stadtfriedhof Stöcken Stöckener Straße 68 30419 Hannover, Germany A shuttle service to the [...]
Some Festival News: Florida and New York
Sarasota Blues Fest has earlier date, new name The long-running Sarasota Blues Fest has undergone some changes. For starters, the popular event typically takes place around the first Saturday in November. But the 22nd annual edition has now been dubbed the Sarasota Blues and Music Fest. And it will take place Saturday, Sept. 29. ExtremeTix [...]
Bluesin’ on the high seas…holding a ship and its contents hostage…. the adventure was priceless!
The bags were finally packed. The winter weather was cold and snowy. The plane tickets were in hand. Destination: Blues Cruise extraordinaire a.k.a. Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. The messages were numerous. The cruisers build the excitement for weeks in advance to keep everyone in the “loop” of what is about to unfold. The blues [...]
Allison Thrash, Proud to be Showcased at SXSW by Monica Yasher
Allison Thrash Performing at SXSW 2012 Allison Thrash tells us “Music is everywhere in Austin.” not only at the SXSW festival but is a diverse year-round musical Mecca. This year Allison is proud to be showcased at SXSW, and will be performing her songs with her band (Trevor Detling on Drums, David Love on Guitar and James Elmo “Jes” Sproat [...]
The word on the street ….
The streets are busy with the influx of blues fans. In a few hours, blues musicians will be scurrying to their designated venue. It is a site to behold… players carrying their guitars and such…cleaned up and ready to do battle. They will all walk tall with a purpose…knowing that they ALL were winners just [...]
Walking in Memphis
“Walking in Memphis…” Memphis is eagerly opening its arms to the masses of blues fans as they converge on Beale Street for the 2012 International Blues Challenge. That famous street was alive and well last night when I arrived in town….as part of the ‘advance’ team. Those ever familiar flashing lights from the various clubs [...]
Maui Wowie – The Sugar Mill Revisited: The BLUES Live in LA.
It’s been almost two years since I first told you about the Monday night jam at the Maui Sugar Mill in Tarzana, CA. and it is with great pleasure that I tell you all as we start a new year, it’s still going strong without signs of slowing down. Cadillac Zack, President of the Southern [...]
Four Roses Joins as Sponsor for IBC Hammond Workshop
(Memphis, Tennessee) We are proud to announce that our friend Dan Gardener of Four Roses Bourbon has announced that Four Roses will be a proud sponsor of this year’s IBC Hammond Workshop in Memphis at Club 152 on Beale at 11 AM Thursday, February 2 and Friday February 3, 2012. Four Roses joins Amro Music [...]
Mississippi Blues Trail Markers
(Memphis, Tennessee) Many Blues fans have taken the time to check out another facet of the Blues music experience, visiting some or all of the various Mississippi Blues Trail Markers. In fact an iphone app has been made available to further enhance the experience. The free app, currently available only for iPhones, has a variety [...]
A Housewarming for the Blues Foundation
(Memphis, Tennessee) The Blues Foundation has had the ribbon-cutting ceremony and officially moved into their new home in the South Main Street Arts District in Memphis (photo by historian Jimmy Ogle). “In the printed program of the third annual Blues Music Awards in 1982, there are drawings of a proposed Blues Hall, so this indeed [...]
