North Mississippi Hill-Country Bluesman T-Model Ford Dies |
 Fat Possum Records announced the death of T-Model Ford on their website earlier this week.
The following article about T-Model Ford appeared in the New York Times on July 18, 2013.
"T-Model Ford, Late-Blooming Bluesman, Is Dead"
T-Model Ford, a raw-sounding, mesmerizing guitarist and singer who was among the last of the old-time Delta bluesmen — and whose career was all the more noteworthy for his not having picked up a guitar until he was almost 60 — died on Tuesday at his home in Greenville, Miss.
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"Sallie Mae"
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Bill Wax Gets Serious
About Sirius and... Retirement |
In case you haven't heard, Bill Wax left B.B. King's Bluesville on Sirius XM at the end of June.
The following article by Don Wilcock was published on American Blues Scene - July 10, 2013.
Bill Wax laughed so hard, I thought he was going to break the receiver on my phone. I was comparing his influence on blues artists’ careers as program director of SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s B. B. King Bluesville channel 70 to Ed Sullivan’s influence on the success of artists like Elvis Presley and Johnny Mathis back in the 1950s on CBS TV.
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Les Paul Foundation
Seeking Postage Stamp |
The Les Paul Foundation submitted formal paperwork to request a U.S. postage stamp to commemorate Les Paul's 100th birthday, which would have been June 9, 2015. Join the effort to convince the postal service that this needs to happen for Les! Sign the electronic petition to show your support here . |
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Music Calendar
7/19 - 7/26 |
7.19
- Jimmy Thackery, Ultra Suede at George's Happy Hour in Fayetteville
- The Fresco Jazz Trio Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville - 6:00pm
- The Claudia Burson Trio in the Union Lounge located at the Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville
- Alex Lewis Trio at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville
- I Do Declare and Jigsaw Mud at The Phoenix in Fayetteville
- Keith Nicholson at Jose's in Springdale
- Taken with Kory Montgomery at The Bayou in Rogers
7.20
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Anthony Ball’s Delta Soul at Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville
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Keith Nicholson at Wasabi in Fayetteville
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Leah and the Mojo Doctors at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers - 6pm - Free
Blew Reed and the Flatheads at the Rowdy Beaver Den in Eureka Springs.
7.21
- Claudia Burson at Copelands Sunday Brunch in Rogers - 11am to 1pm
- Jazz Duos at Emelia's Kitchen Sunday Brunch in Fayetteville
- Sarah Hughes at Common Grounds in Fayetteville 11am
7.22
7.23
- The Longest running Blues Jam in Northwest Arkansas featuring the Larrys at the Bayou in Rogers
- Jed Clampit at the Pesto Cafe in Fayetteville
7.24
- Richard Burnett at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville
- Brick Fields at Bears in Fayetteville
7.25
- Earl & Them at Kingfish Dive Bar in Fayetteville
7.26
- Brick Fields, Full House at George's Happy Hour in Fayetteville
- Milburn at Jose's in Fayetteville
- Dead Irish Blues at the Tanglewood Branch Beer Company in Fayetteville
- The Fresco Jazz Trio Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville - 6:00pm
- Claudia Burson in the Union Lounge located at the Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville
- Another Fine Mess at Jose's in Springdale
- Jessica Horn Band at The Bayou in Rogers
7.27
- Prince Albert and the Knights at Jose's in Fayetteville
- KUAF's Summer Jazz Series - The Composer's Showcase - The Music of Rick Salonen at the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater
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Supporting The Blues in NWA |
Please consider becoming a member of the Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas and help build a bigger and better Blues Community.
With annual membership levels beginning at $10, you not only help support the arts, you help make the annual events like our 'Blues Challenge', 'The Blues in the Natural State Music Festival' and our Blues Education programs possible.
Click Here to see Membership levels and benefits.
Renew your membership or become a new member Here. |
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On this day in Blues History
July 19 |
Louis Armstrong – What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue?
Howlin’ Wolf – I Asked For Water
Jack Teagarden – Aunt Hagar’s Blues
Listen here..>>
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“When I got my first guitar my fingers wouldn't go to the sixth string so I took off the big E and played with just 5 strings. I was only 6 or 7”
Les Paul |
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17th Annual Hot Springs Blues Festival
Hot Springs
August 31 & September 1
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Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival
Rentiesville, OK
Aug 30 - Sept 1
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Big Muddy Blues Festival
Aug 31 & Sept 1
St Louis, MO
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The Greater Ozarks Blues Festival
Sept 6 & Sept 7
Springfield, MO
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King Biscuit Blues Festival
Helena, Arkansas
October 10 - 12
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