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Life is Full of Challenges

Last week I announced the opening of the registration for the 2017 Ozark Blues Society Blues Challenge. If you are considering entering or know an act who is considering it, please direct them to the article below or to our website ozarkbluessociety.org for full information.

This past week was challenging for me on a personal level. What was supposed to be a low-key week to catch up before school starts fell to pieces when my oldest daughter was at ground zero in last Sunday's Tulsa F2 tornado. She was at work as a night baker when they got hit. A blessing she walked away physically unscathed from a building that is now condemned. And since she rotates to the various locations she still has a job. Her beloved Ford Ranger, unfortunately was not so lucky

(her coworkers car is pancaked under building front on the other side of her truck.) We learned that stuff is stuff but it still hurts...especially when looters steal your license plate and pilfer your vehicle. Disaster recovery has a lot of moving pieces and we found many helpful and caring folks. A super shout out to Tulsa's Fox23 as their reporters JJ Burton and Preston Jones went above

and beyond to help us.

So back to the more fun stuff...always remember you can drop me a note and

let me know of upcoming shows and events as well as ideas of what you would like to see in this Newsletter.

Email me anytime at:

smccann7@sbcglobal.net

~Sandy McCann

Registration is NOW OPEN

2017

Ozark Blues Society

Blues Challenge

This regional competition is run under the umbrella of our affiliate status with the Blues Foundation. OBS uses the same format and scoring used at the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis in January. If you are a blues band or a solo or duo blues act living within 250 miles of Bentonville Arkansas and would like to compete in the IBC in January, this regional contest is a first step to make that happen. Only winners from the various regional competitions may go on to the semi-finals in Memphis.

Read on below or visit our website for all the information

Ozark Blues Society

The 2017 Ozark Blues Society

Blues Challenge will be held on Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville, Arkansas. This regional competition is designed to be a preliminary round for bands and solo/duo artists wishing to compete in the January 2018 International Blues Challenge held in Memphis by the Blues Foundation. The regional competitions are held by blues societies affiliated with the foundation and are open to all blues acts within a 250 mile radius of each affiliate.

International Songwriting Competition

ANNOUNCES 2017 JUDGES

Judges Include:

Lorde, Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction), Tom Waits, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Bastille, Booker T. Jones, Ziggy Marley, Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks), Don Omar, Natalie Grant,
Billy Cobham, Hardwell, Joe Louis Walker, Kaskade, and Many More

As Ozark Blues Society again this year partners with the International Song Writing Competition, we are excited to be able to bring news of this opportunity to our readers.

The International Songwriting Competition organization shared the following with OBS:

"Now in its 17th year, ISC is one of the largest and most respected songwriting competitions in the world. Prizes include over $150,000 in cash and merchandise, including a $25,000 cash to the Grand Prize winner. Past winners include: Vance Joy; Gotye; Bastille; The Band Perry; Kimbra; Passenger; Kasey Chambers; Passenger; Lindsey Stirling; Kate Miller-Heidke; Gregory Porter; King Charles; Gin Wigmore; Andrew Bird; Tommy Castro; For King & Country; Omar Sosa; and more."

Website: http://songwritingcompetition.com/

Music Calendar

8/11- 8/19

Please enjoy the following listings comprised of bands, venues, and/or organizations supportive of Ozark Blues Society. Always check with individual venues for event details and schedule changes.

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8.11

Full House and Crusade and the Big Hog Band for Happy Hour at Georges Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Dr NOLA and the Soul Shakers at Kingfish in Fayetteville
Sugar Creek at Foghorns on 15th in Fayetteville
Old Fashioned at Jose's in Tontitown
Blew Reed and the Flatheads at Levi's Gastrolounge in Rogers
Blue Muse at the Forge in Bentonville
Tightrope at the Rowdy Beaver in Eureka Springs

8.12

Leah and the Cocktail Club at Sassafras Vinyard in Fayetteville
Donnie Baker at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
Tony Alvarez at Ramo d' Olivo in Bentonville
Tightrope at the Rowdy Beaver in Eureka Springs

8.13

The Baskins at Terra Studios in Durham
Beer and Hymns: Songs of Summer at Bike Rack Brewery in Bentonville

8.14

Copelin Bates at JJ's Grill and Chill on Dickson in Fayetteville

8.16

Brick Fields Blues Therapy at Bears Place in Fayetteville

8.17

Richard Burnett Band at JJ's Grill and Chill on Dickson in Fayetteville

8.18

Nace Brothers and Good Luck Slim for Happy Hour at Georges Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
Buddy Shute and the Motivators at Bears Place in Fayetteville
Randall Shreve at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
Melody Pond at The Forge in Bentonville

8.19

Alex Wintz Trio: Six Strings, Six Stories at Haxton Road Studio in Bentonville
Route 358 at Ramo d' Olivo in Bentonville
Chris Cameron at the Founder's Room in Alma
Buddy Shute and Mark Bokun at Low Gap Cafe in Ponca

Mark Your Calendar

9/16 X Eye Blind at the Founder's Room in Alma
9/19 Taj Mahal and Keb Mo' at the WAC in Fayetteville
9/23 Rev Jimmie Bratcher at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
9/23 Laurence Juber at Sunrise Stage in Fayetteville
10/27 Ozark Blues Society Blues Challenge at Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville

In this issue: 8/11/2017

Life is Full of Challenges

Registration is NOW OPEN2017 Ozark Blues SocietyBlues Challenge

International Songwriting CompetitionANNOUNCES 2017 JUDGES

Music Calendar 8/11- 8/19

On this day in Blues History August 11

This Week's Quote

Blues Education Supporters

Check Out these regular local radio programs

Get Involved with the Ozark Blues Society

Links You Can Use

On this day

in Blues History

August 11

Today’s show features music performed by Lonnie Johnson and Booker T & The MGs

Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sonnyterry211910.html

You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sonnyterry211910.html

Listen

This Week's Quote

"I was extremely fortunate to live around the corner from a recording studio and to be chosen to have a paper route to make enough money to pay for the music lessons. I was one of the chosen few to have a job and to walk through the curtain at Stax Records was just an amazing thing for me to do at age 14."

Booker T Jones

Blues Education Supporters

Thanks to the following for their support of blues education.

http://www.puffinfoundation.org/

Check Out these regular local radio programs

"The Generic Blues Show" hosted by Paul Kelso airs every Friday night at 9pm on KUAF 91.3FM

Rockin' Hog Radio presents "Sunday Morning Blues" from 8am to 10am every Sunday
LINK

Get Involved with the Ozark Blues Society

Annual membership levels begin at $15 and give you so much in return, including meeting new friends while enjoying the best blues artists in the area.

By being a member of The Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas, you are helping to support the Arts and to preserve the Original American Art Form known as The Blues.

Membership Benefits Include:

Weekly E-newsletter

Opportunities to win tickets to events

VIP seating at events (when available)

Discounts on OBS merchandise

Social networking – meeting other people who also love the blues

Opportunities to volunteer on OBS committees and at events

Ability to attend board meetings and vote on upcoming organizational issues and elections

Visit our Website to renew or join! Ozarkbluessociety.org

Links You

Can Use

Arkansas Music Pavillion

Arkansas Music Works

American Blues News

The Blues Foundation

Blues For A Cause

Blues Festivals Guide

Blues Guitar News

Crystal Bridges

Downtown Bentonville

Eureka Springs Blues Weekend

Free Weekly

George’s Majestic Lounge

Guitar Center

J L Sound & Lighting Productions

National Blues Museum

North AR Jazz Society

NWA Tunedin

Rockin' Hog Radio

Sherry L Speer Photography

The Founders Room

The Walmart Museum

Tom Mowry Photography

http://www.songwritingcompetition.com./

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