2014 Blues in the Natural
State Music Festival
Special Preview Event
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In conjunction with The Walmart Museum located in Downtown Bentownville, the Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas presents a Free Concert Preview of the 2014 Blues in the Natural State Music Festival.
The Free Concert, featuring 2012 International Blues Challenge Winner Ray Bonneville is scheduled for 3:00pm on Sunday, February 23rd and will take place in the Walmart World Room on the 3rd floor of the Walmart Museum.
Limited Seating!
Registration is Required for this free event.
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Call 479-586-5204
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Excellent Shows Coming to George's in the next few weeks
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February 19 - JJ Grey and Mofro with Special guest Cody Canada
March 1 - Trampled Underfoot and The Ben Miller Band
March 4 - The Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band and Isayah's Allstars - Free Show!
JJ Grey and Mofro - Brighter Days
 Trampled Under Foot - Mary
Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band - Clap your hands
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Downtown Bentonville Inc. Event
Blues & BBQ
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Backstage Downtown
Blues & BBQ
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie
6:30pm - 9:00pm
With alcohol pairing: $45*
Without alcohol pairing: $35*
Call DBI at 479.254.0254 to purchase tickets!
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The Route 66 Harmonica Club and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame present the 5th Annual Tulsa Harmonica Summit Saturday,
March 1, 2014.
Doors open 11 am - 'til midnight
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Toot Blues - In the late 1980s, Timothy Duffy, a penniless North Carolina musicology student, set out to document and preserve traditional southern roots and blues music. On his travels from Winston-Salem's drinkhouse music scene, an off-the-grid hotbed of gritty traditional blues, to deep-south family run churches, he found purpose and inspiration from a cast of amazingly talented, pure and unique set of characters (the artists!!). amazingly talented, pure and unique set of characters (the artists!!). Continue Reading |
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Music Calendar
02/14 - 02/23
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2.14
- Earl & Them, Gary Hutchison Birthday Bash with special guests, Leah & the Mojo Doctors at George's in Fayetteville - 6pm
- Alex Lewis Jazz at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville
- Copeland Bates Band at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville
- Drew Packard Trio featuring Candy Lee at Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville
- Jazz at Eleven Restaurant in Bentonville
- Ocie Fisher and the Heartstrings at Voulez-Vous in Eureka Springs
- Another Fine Mess at the Rowdy Beaver in Eureka Springs
2.15
- Anthony Ball Jazz Group at Fresco Cafe and Pub in Fayetteville
- Ocie Fisher and the Heartstrings at Voulez-Vous in Eureka Springs
- Blew Reed and the Flatheads at the Rowdy Beaver Den in Eureka Springs
- Brick Fields Band at R Landry's in Ft Smith
2.16
- Claudia Burson at Copelands Sunday Brunch in Rogers - 11am to 1pm
- Jazz Duos at Emelia's Kitchen Sunday Brunch in Fayetteville
2.17
- Mo Brothers at JJ's Grill & Chill in Rogers
2.18
- The longest running Blues Jam in Northwest Arkansas featuring the Larrys at the Bayou in Rogers
- Jed Clampit at the Pesto Cafe in Fayetteville
2.19
- JJ Grey & Mofro, Cody Canada at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
- Brick Fields at Bears Place in Fayetteville
- Russ Hutchison at JJ's Grill & Chill in Fayetteville
- Jed Clampit at Nibbles in Fayetteville
2.20
2.21
2.22
2.23
- Ray Bonneville - 2014 Blues in the Natural State Music Festival Preview at The Walmart Museum on Bentenville Square - 3pm - Free Show - Limited Seating - Registration Required - Register Here
- Teddy Sablon at Mojo's Pints & Pies in Fayetteville
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In this issue: 02/14/2014
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The Blues Foundation Announces 2014 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Generation Blues Scholarship Applications Deadline April 1
... And More
Click on Logo for Details
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Pinetop Perkins Master Class Scholarship Opportunities
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The Pinetop Perkins Foundation has set the date for the fifth Blues Masterclass workshops for young and young-at-heart adult musicians.
The classes will be held at the Shack Up Inn and Hopson Commissary in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the youthful spirit of Pinetop (1913-2011) smiles on us.
The event takes place from June 18-20, 2014 and offers piano, guitar and harmonica workshops as well as a meet and greet on June 17th.
Be sure and visit their Workshop Page for the most up to date information.
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On this day in Blues History
February 14
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Clarence Williams – Mississippi Blues
Aretha Franklin – Respect
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"....Charles laughingly observed,'Gospel and the blues are really, if you break it down, almost the same thing. It's just a question of whether you're talkin' about a woman or God.”
― Craig Werner, Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul
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The Ozark Blues Society of NWA
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