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Make sure to click the links at the end of the CD/DVD and News Flash section teasers so you can discover them in entirety on our website news section and so you don't miss out on cool details, photos, schedules, artist or festival links, etc.
Thanks for diggin' the blues... we aim to please. ...Team BFG
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Our 2018 16th Annual BFG Magazine has arrived!
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 Roger Stolle of Cat Head Music Store in Clarksdale, MS looks pretty happy to have just received his 2018 Blues Festival Guide magazine!
Other than visiting Roger's awesome store, some other cool things coming right up in Clarksdale include the Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest (blues & roots) May 12-13, 2018 and in late May 2018, Ground Zero Blues Club's anniversary party.
Photos courtesy Roger Stolle
*NOTE! Our 2018 is shipping! Each year our annual edition arrives at festivals, blues societies and a few distributors! You can also order one, too! Get yours and snap photos of you, your friends, and/or artists, etc. with our 16th annual Guide! *Then EMAIL us your photo plus caption & credit.
**Want more info or your own hard copy? Go to this page now! We're proud to announce that the Blues Foundation is the official sponsor of the 2018 Blues Festival Guide annual magazine ... |
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Sue Foley :: THE ICE QUEEN
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 The Ice Queen, Sue Foley’s debut CD on Stony Plain Records, was produced by Mike Flanigin, who also plays organ on the new disc, and was recorded at Firestation Studios in San Marcos, Texas. Joining Sue Foley as special guests is a trio of legendary Texas guitar slingers – Jimmie Vaughan, Z.Z. Top’s Billy F Gibbons and Charlie Sexton - as well as a host of other Lone Star State all-stars, including Chris “Whipper” Layton (formerly of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) and George Rains (drums), Derek O’Brien (guitar), Chris Maresh and Billy Horton (bass) and The Texas Horns: John Mills, Al Gomez, Jimmy Shortell, Randy Zimmerman and Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff.
“I’m extremely excited to be working with Holger Petersen and Stony Plain Records,” Sue Foley says about the CD. “Holger is one of the most knowledgeable ‘real music’ people in the business. Stony Plain is known to put out great music and I know The Ice Queen has found her home.”
...Find more about this artist and release
 "Come To Me" (feat. Charlie Sexton)
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Ghost Town Blues Band :: BAND BACKSTAGE PASS
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 Backstage Pass is the fourth official release from Memphis, TN’s Ghost Town Blues Band. This 65-minute, high-energy, record led by front man Matt Isbell is an enormous blues and roots explosion that captures the best of what the Ghost Town Blues Band has become known for… Their live show.
Recording almost all of their festival, theater and club sets over the past two summers, this album is choke-full of redefined horns, organ, piano, harmonica, cigar box guitars, twin leads and Isbell’s gravel-soaked vocals. All of the live cuts on Backstage Pass ended up coming directly from the historic Lafayette’s Music Room stage in Memphis, TN on July 29, 2017 and was mixed by 8-time Grammy nominated producer and engineer Kevin Houston, who also plays sax with the band.
Backstage Pass opens with Ghost Town’s hill-country take on the Beatles classic “Come Together.” Matt Isbell, known for making over 400 cigar box guitars, showcases his 3-string on this tune which not only transforms into “Norwegian Wood” but then into the Zeppelin classic “Whole Lotta Love.”
...Find more about this artist and release
"Giving It All Away"
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2018 Blues Festival Guide Annual …what’s inside!
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 The 2018 issue of the Blues Festival Guide has been released! Inside the 108 pages you’ll find information to fill your festival calendar, as well as engaging editorial content to keep you updated on today’s blues scene. Pick up a copy for free from your local blues society or ORDER a copy to be shipped straight to your house!
Enjoy! Irene Johnson/Editor-Blues Festival Guide
Our 2018 issue is sponsored by the Blues Foundation!
WHAT’S INSIDE…
- Living Legend Otis Rush
by Jim O'Neal
- Blues 101: Your Vinyl Exam
by Reverend Billy C. Wirtz
- Gumbo Funk: The Low-Down by Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton
- Arkansas Blues by Don Wilcock
- Daughters of The Blues by Lynn Orman Weiss
- The Great Migration & The Blues by Jim O'Neal
- Toot to the Flute, Fife & Quills by Regi Oliver
- Producing Music: Capturing The Essence of Sound
- My Brother Gave Me The Blues
- Shopping For Talent by Stacy Jeffress
- United By Music North America By Barbara Hammerman & Amanda Gresham
- Festivals Receive KBAs
...Find snippets about each article and ways to get your own copy
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Gator by the Bay Presents Blues to Feel Happy About
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 By Wendy Lemlin
Proving that there is nothing sad about the blues, the Gator by The Bay 2018 festival’s lineup has plenty to put a smile on any blues lover’s face. The 18-year-old music festival, happening May 10-13, 2018 at Spanish Landing Park, began primarily as a showcase for Louisiana-style zydeco and Cajun music, but these days has grown to feature 7 stages with over 100 musical acts of many genres. With over 25 Blues artists on the schedule, Gator By The Bay’s Blues game is sure to be super strong again this year.
Headlining the kickoff concert on Thursday evening, May 10, Southwest Louisiana-based slide guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sonny Landreth is known as “The King of Slydeco” for the zydeco influences in his unique guitar stylings. The noted slideman started out in The Red Hot Louisiana Band of zydeco legend Clifton Chenier, and his unorthodox guitar style comes from the manner in which he simultaneously plays slide and makes fingering movements on the fretboard.
...Find more about Gator By The Bay artists and schedule
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Hill Country Harmonica revival May 17-21, Waterford, MS
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 (WATERFORD, MS) – Midwest Harmonica Workshop's organizer Sean O'Phelan is teaming up with Hill Country Harmonica Founder, YouTube Harmonica Instruction King Adam Gussow, and the backbone for the previous events in 2010-2012, Jeff Silverman, to bring you the greatest harmonica intensive weekend of the entire year. The weekend of May 17-21 will bring over 100 harmonica players from all edges of the world to the Foxfire Ranch (1465 Old Oxford Rd, Waterford, MS).
Headlining this event with instruction and performances are Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band, Adam Gussow and the “Blues Doctors,” East Coast legend Charlie Sayles with Tony Fazio, West Coast wiz Mitch Kashmar, Jimi Lee the “Sinatra of Harmonica” from Texas, the innovative Todd Parrott from No. Carolina, and our local favorites Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry and his daughter Shy Perry of Mississippi. There will be special guests and surprises along the way. HCH is supported and sponsored by the best companies in the business and will be a weekend to remember. ...Find more about the Hill Country Harmonica weekend
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39th Blues Music Awards week May 7-11, 2018
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 (MEMPHIS, TN) - The 39th Blues Music Awards will be held on May 10, 2018. Doors will open at 5 pm. Enjoy the best in Blues Music, mingle with your favorite artists and meet the best fans in the world! This event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. The BMAs are generally recognized as the highest honor given to blues musicians and are awarded by vote of Blues Foundation members.
But there is a myriad of cool things to do all week including the Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul Concert, Bob Porter Talk & Book Signing, the Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Big Llou’s 6th Annual Hall of Fame Tribute Jam and Fundraiser, Blues Yoga Class, Icons by Michael Maness Reception and Meet & Greet, HART Fund Health Screenings, The Recording Academy’s Reception Celebrating the BMA’s, Open 12 Step Meeting, Charter Member & Big Donor Breakfast, and the 7th Annual Play-It-Forward Fundraiser.
...Find tickets and the detailed schedule for the 2018 BMA's
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May will be jumpin' in Rentiesville starting May 5
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 (RENTIESVILLE, OK) – On May 5 the Memorial Mini Fest will commemorate the contribution of the late D.C. Minner to the blues with a celebration of his life, music and legacy. 8 bands will play and many will perform some of his original tunes as a tribute at The Rentiesville Blues Club, home of the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame.
Every Sunday is an open Jam Session at The Rentiesville Blues Club starting at 4 pm. Come see each other and jam "complimentary, customized and for a limited time only" - as in thru the summer season. Musicians bring your axe… we will get you up!
The Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame also announces it’s 2018 Inductees and on May 26th there will be a celebration in Rentiesville of this state’s blues tradition… and indeed it is a rich one. A record number of 11 artists with strong roots in the State of OK, will be honored with music, trophies, bar-b-que and a good time at D.C. Minner’s time-worn juke joint. ...Find more about the happenings in Rentiesville
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Which Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Hits Your Groove?
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- The West Coast Returns! #31 West Coast Oct. 2018 is Sold Out! Join Waitlist!
- #32 Eastern Caribbean Feb. 2019 is Sold Out!
Join Wait List!
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 LRBC #31 Sea of Cortez Oct. 2018 will sail on Holland America's ms Eurodam from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz & Loreto. The cruise is sold out… Join the Wait List via website reservations or call (816) 753-7979. For artist lineup & info, visit here.
LRBC #32 Feb. 2019 Eastern Caribbean will sail on Holland America's ms Nieuw Statendam from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Bahamas Private Island. The cruise is sold out… Join the Wait List via the website or call (816) 753-7979. For artist lineup & info, visit here.
- LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE - 313 Lawrence St., Kansas City, MO (816) 753-7979 | BluesCruise.com
More Than A Cruise… More Than A Festival... More Than You Can Imagine!
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Thoughts & upcoming Birthdays
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Birthdays upcoming of note:
May 3-Homesick James (1914), James Brown (1933); May 5-Blind Willie McTell (1901), Johnnie Taylor (1934); May 8-Joe Bonamassa (1977), Robert Johnson (1911); May 9-Bob Margolin (1949), A.C. Reed (1926), May 10- Larry Williams (1935), Greg Piccolo (1951); May 11-Kansas Joe McCoy (1905), King Oliver (1885); May 12-Barbara Dane (1927), Guy Davis (1952); May 13-Stevie Wonder (1950), May 14-Grady Gaines (1934); May 15-L.C. "Good Rockin" Robinson (1915)
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Big Llou's Juke Joynt Hall of Fame
May-09-2018
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Gator By The Bay
May-10-2018 - May-13-2018
San Diego, California, USA
Kwadendamme Bluesfestival
May-11-2018 - May-13-2018
Kwadendamme, Netherlands
Pinetop Boogie
and Crawfish Boil
May-12-2018
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Hill Country Harmonica Festival
May-17-2018 - May-20-2018
Waterford , Mississippi, USA
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
May-19-2018 - May-20-2018
Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Doheny Blues Festival
May-19-2018 - May-20-2018
Dana Point, California, USA
Carolina Blues Festival
May-19-2018 - May-20-2018
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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NCFBS Women in Blues Showcase
May-20-2018
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Silver City Blues Festival
May-25-2018 - May-27-2018
Silver City , New Mexico, USA
Duvelblues 2018
May-26-2018
Ruisbroek-Puurs, Belgium
Simi Valley Cajun &
Blues Music Festival
May-26-2018 - May-27-2018
Simi Valley, California, USA
Smokin' in Steele
BBQ & Blues Fest
Jun-01-2018 - Jun-02-2018
Owatonna, Minnesota, USA
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