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Photo Moments with the 21st Annual BFG Magazine!
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 It's been a joy to watch the Vanessa Collier, multitalented blues, funk, and soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter, wow the world. This gifted artist has actually been at it since age 11. She recorded her first solo CD in 2014. She tours the world with her crack band and is honestly as talented as she is humble.
Among her many accolades, she's a 12x BMA Nominee including for "Entertainer of the Year." She won the 2019 and 2020 BMA for "Horn Player of The Year," and the 2022 BMA for "Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year," as well as the 2022 and 2023 Blues Blast Award for "Horn Player of The Year."
Go Vanessa!
Taken aboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
Photo: Michele Lundeen
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The Blues Foundation is official sponsor of the 21st Annual Blues Festival Guide!
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Coming home to the 21st Juke Joint Festival
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 (CLARKSDALE, MS) - Clarksdale, Mississippi's world-famous Juke Joint Festival opens its door to the world on Saturday, April 13th, with dozens of related events running that Thursday, Friday and Sunday. This year's festival weekend features over 100 blues performances. Most official daytime events are free and Saturday night requires wristbands for entry to official 22 venues for 36 acts.
The Juke Joint Festival Kickoff happens Thursday, April 11th at 5pm, featuring blues prodigy Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport and the soulful Candice Ivory at the New Roxy theater. Friday April 12th offers fans an afternoon of free daytime music near the Juke Joint Festival HQ at 243 Delta Avenue, then an extra special concert event back at the New Roxy starring the rare duo of Grammy-winner Charlie Musselwhite and Kirk Fletcher.
Saturday, April 13th will feature 16 free daytime music stages as well as arts and crafts vendors, Southern street food, children's activities, racing pigs, monkeys riding dogs, a car show and more. Most daytime activities run from 10am till 5 or 6pm.
Saturday night, April 13th, a Juke Joint Festival wristband get attendees into 22 nighttime venues (with 24 stages) for 36 acts. Full lineup, pre-sale wristbands, shuttle info, and more details available online. Downtown RV and tent camping details are also online
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Inaugural Florida festival to honor the legacy of Bradenton Blues Festival
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 (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - In honor of the legacy of Johnette Isham and the Bradenton Blues Festival, its former festival's artistic director Paul Benjamin and the entertainment company Independent Jones president Morgan Bettes Angell, have announced the inaugural, Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival.
The all-day, all-ages festival will take place Dec 7 from 9am-8 pm at Waterside Park in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, in Sarasota County.
The lineup as of Mar 21 includes Danielle Nicole, Vanessa Collier, Dylan Trippet, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s, Monster Mike Welch, Kat Riggins, Melody Angel, and more TBA. Tickets and more details to come on the brand new festival website.
Congratulations to the festival team and of course, festival goers far and wide that had to say goodbye to the long-running Bradenton Blues Festival. We wish the Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival much success.
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Book Sandy Beaches 2025 before it’s too late!
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 The 29th reunion at sea is on its way to a quick sell-out at over 80% sold! As always, the next Sandy Beaches Cruise promises a mix of Americana, roots, blues, soul and more with artists and friends who have become family.
We’re gearing up for another  incredible week at sea with founder and musical host Delbert McClinton back onboard, we’re excited to announce that the talented Seth James and Etta Britt are joining the 2025 lineup! Check out these awesome artist additions and others in our stellar lineup.
Don’t miss this week-long vacation filled with 75+ LIVE performances, songwriter and late-night jam sessions, and so much more. Once you step onboard, whether it’s your 1st time sailing, your 29th, or any number in between, you’ll understand why the Sandy Beaches Cruise has been described as “the most fun you can have with your clothes on!”
Book now, pay later. Enjoy the heart and soul of American Music while sailing the beautiful Caribbean on the Sandy Beaches Cruise XX1X, January 12-19, 2025.
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Serving up more Musical Gumbo on the Big Easy Cruise
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StarVista is thrilled to announce the latest artist additions to their 2025 Big Easy Cruise lineup sailing Jan 5-12, 2025! Experience the incredible chemistry of renowned couple, Canadian Blues-Rocker Paul DesLauriers and acclaimed American Soul-Blues singer Annika Chambers. Grammy-nominated Sugaray Rayford will feature his undeniably fresh and inspired Blues sounds. Both will perform live with the Bender Bass Band. And welcome back Tin Men who will put their zany spin on their sousaphone, washboard, and guitar to create a truly unique NOLA musical experience. Prepare to be wowed by the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio’s acoustic blues performances that blend blues and western swing!
Lineup so far includes Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Allman Betts Band, Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, The Soul Rebels, Marcia Ball, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Louisiana’s Leroux, Bender Brass Band, Johnny Sansone, Chambers Deslauriers, Sugaray Rayford, Bonerama, John Boutté, Tin Men, Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, Minx Burlesque, Dwayne Dopsie And The Zydeco Hellraisers, John “Papa” Gros, Sierra Green, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, J’wan Boudreaux, Chef Kevin Belton, Co-Host Cole Williams, and Music Host Keith Spera.
This wouldn’t be the authentic NOLA experience without the ultimate culinary experience provided by the one and only Chef Kevin Belton! Back by popular demand, Chef Kevin will share his love for New Orleans and its colorful flavors through cooking demonstrations, recipe development, and filling up your plate. He’s recognized as a top 20 Louisiana chef and Culinary Legend by the American Culinary Federation.
Secure your cabin today! If you’ve already sailed on a StarVista LIVE cruise, you are eligible for special savings with our alumni rate. Call 855-923-7454 or email.
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• Santa Barbara Blues Society 47th Birthday Show
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 (SANTA BARBARA, CA) - Santa Barbara Blues Society presents their 47th Annual Birthday Show with the Chris Cain Band on Saturday Mar 23rd at Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, California, in the Historic Carrillo Ballroom.
Birthday cake served at intermission. Beverages available for purchase (cash preferred) and snacks (while they last).
Opening the show is the Los Angeles-based, award-winning duo of guitarist Celso Salim and harpman Darryl Carriere. Doors open 7pm and show begins 7:15pm.
This show is made possible by a grant from The Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts and by media sponsors Noozhawk and The Santa Barbara Independent.
Tickets range from $10-$45 and the show is all-ages..
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Tracy Nelson :: LIFE DON'T MISS NOBODY
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 Iconic roots singer Tracy Nelson album, Life Don’t Miss Nobody, features some of her favorite musical friends, including Willie Nelson, Charlie Musselwhite, Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Jontavious Willis, Mickey Raphael and Terry Hanck. Life Don’t Miss Nobody was produced by Roger Alan Nichols with Tracy Nelson and recorded in Nashville, as well as several other studios. The album was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Traditional Blues Album."
Life Don’t Miss Nobody is Tracy Nelson’s own Great American Songbook, featuring iconic composers like Hank Williams, Ma Rainey, Willie Dixon, Allen Toussaint, Chuck Berry, Doc Pomus, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Founding Father of American Song, Stephen Foster. Foster’s “Hard Times” in here in two settings, both featuring Tracy on 12 string, the first time she’s recorded on guitar since her 1964 debut, Deep Are The Roots.
Tracy possesses one of the most powerful voices in American music and has emerged from a lengthy recording hiatus with the album of a lifetime, a musical self-portrait spanning her entire career. Life Don’t Miss Nobody is a 13 track collection that stretches back to her start as a guitar-picking Wisconsin teen playing coffeehouses, through an unparalleled career now in its sixth decade, singing blues, country, New Orleans R&B and gospel, and performing in storied music meccas in her epic, genre- busting musical journey.
"Tracy Nelson proves that the human voice is the most expressive instrument in creation.” ...Rolling Stone Magazine/John Swenson
"Strange Things Happening Every Day"
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Just In Case... plus upcoming Holidays & Birthdays
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 • March is Women's History Month
• March is National Music in Our Schools Month
• March 31 - Easter Sunday
Birthdays: Mar 21 William Clarke (1951-1996), Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (1902-1988), Otis Spann (1930-1970), Gaye Adegbalola (1944 pictured top); Mar 22-Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner (1932-1978), Leo "Bud" Welch (1932-2017); Mar 23-Stick McGhee (1918-1961), Chaka Khan (1953 pictured bottom), Iverson "Louisiana Red" Minter (1932-2012); Mar 24 Frank "Scrap Iron" Robinson Jr. (1951-2020); Mar 25-Aretha Franklin (1942-2018 pictured ctr); Mar 26-Rufus Thomas (1917-2001), Curley Weaver aka "Slim Gordon" (1906-1962);
 Just in case: Mar 29 is "World Piano Day." So, let's give props to those bluesy artists that play piano (not necessarily keys and organ). The list is a mile long of those great artists that have come and gone but left their inedible marks.
Here's a list of a few of the more contemporary players (in no order): Marcia Ball, Mitch Woods, Leon Blue, Deanna Bogart, Jim Pugh, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Victor Wainwright, Scottie Miller, Honey Piazza, Daryl Davis, Carl "Sonny" Leyland, Rickey Nye, Sue Palmer, Dona Oxford, Wendy DeWitt, Kelley Hunt, Ken Saydak, Corky Siegel, Taryn Donath, Bob Welsh, Lady Bianca, Ben Levin, Eden Brent, Billy C. Wirtz, Chase Garrett, Rob Rio, Dave Keyes, Steve Willis, Anderson "Sonnyboy" Edwards, Barry Cuda. Okay, don't be upset if I left off any of your faves, I know there's plenty more. Let us know who they are.
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Billboard #1 Blues Albums
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Billboard & iTunes #1 Blues Album - as of Mar 21, 2024
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DION
Girl Friends
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Dirt On My Diamonds Volume 1
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Venice Blues Festival
Mar-22-2024 - Mar-23-2024
Venice, Florida, USA
Loreto International
Blues Festival
Mar-22-2024 - Mar-23-2024
Loreto, Mexico
Blues on Reid
Mar-23-2024
Port St. Joe, Florida, USA
Woodystock Blues Festival
Mar-23-2024 - Mar-24-2024
Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Mar-28-2024 – Apr-1-2024
Byron Bay, Australia
Springing The Blues
Apr-05-2024 - Apr-07-2024 Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA
Juke Joint Fest
& Related EventsApr-11-2024 - Apr-14-2024 Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
13th Coeur d'Alene Blues FestivalApr-12-2024 - Apr-14-2024 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA
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Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Apr-12-2024 - Apr-14-2024
St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Cat Head Mini Blues Fest
Apr-14-2024
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Milwaukee Blues Festival
Apr-19-2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Bob Sykes BBQ & Blues Festival
Apr-20-2024
Bessemer, Alabama, USA
Spring Fling
Apr-20-2024
Freeport, IL, Illinois, USA
Buffalo Blues & Roots Festival
Apr-20-2024
Buffalo, NY, New York, USA
SoCal Blues & Jazz Festival
Apr-20-2024 - Apr-21-2024
Murrieta, California USA
Austin Blues Festival
Apr-27-2024 - Apr-28-2024
Austin, Texas, USA
Gator By The Bay
May-09-2024 - May-12-2024
San Diego, California, USA
Clarksdale Caravan Music Festival
May-11-2024
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
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We welcome e-Guide suggestions and questions. You can reach our E-Guide editor, Michele Lundeen (pictured here) via EMAIL.
Michele is also a singer, songwriter, performer and bandleader based in the San Diego County, California area and nicknamed the "Queen of Steam" for her high energy and passionate style.
RBA Publishing, Inc. in business since 1993, is a boutique, blues-specific PR and marketing firm based on the West Coast. We help musicians, festivals, labels and music-related brands. Our digital campaigns target fans, industry and influencers. We are masterful at email marketing, social media, fan acquisition and long-term marketing plans. Our media services are supported by people who understand and love the blues genre. Publishers of the annual Blues Festival Guide magazine, our top-ranking website, and e-Guide newsletter with approx. 30,000 weekly subscribers, we have been blues industry leaders for 20 years. Please contact us at 707-630 3304 or EMAIL to find out how we can help you!
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