Buddy Guy
More blues from Youtube (your link of the week)
Posted by bluesy on 09/06 at 07:30 AM
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3rd Annual Art and Blues
3rd Annual Evening of Art & Blues
September 5th at the L&N Station in Tuscaloosa
Featuring Music by Willie King & The Liberators
Blues Women Debbie Bond & Carroline Shines
2BLU, Simple Interest, Doobie “Doghouse” Wilson
* AUCTION INCLUDES AUTOGRAPHED BLUES MEMORABILIA & ART *
Seeking Sponsors & Donors -
Ad Packages start at $100! Call (205) 752-6263
Posted by bluesy on 09/05 at 09:51 PM
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B.I.G.M.E.N.
Posted by bluesy on 09/04 at 10:35 PM
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Benefit Jam for Gip
We are going to have a jam at Gip‘s this weekend. Saturday night about 9pm. We’ll pass the hat around and everything collected will go to Mr. Gip to help with the upkeep of his Juke joint. Hope to see you there.
9:00 pm
at Gip’s Juke Joint
Posted by bluesy on 08/30 at 09:00 PM
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A sample of the Juke Joint
Posted by bluesy on 08/25 at 11:46 PM
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Gip’s Juke Joint
Here is a link to the famous Mr. Gip’s Juke Joint.
There you will find a calendar of events. We will also try to post them on our calendar, when we know about them.
Posted by bluesy on 08/25 at 11:27 PM
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Black Belt Folk Roots Festival
Eutaw Alabama
Black Belt Folk Roots Festival
Ol’ Timey Blues
Saturday August 23, 2008 10:00 am
Town Square
Eutaw, Alabama
Cost: Free
Description: The real deal...Old Time Blues on the Square in the
middle of Alabama’s Black Belt, Eutaw, Alabama
Todd Johnson and Jock Webb will be there, and lots more.
Russell Gulley, for one.
You know where Eutaw is don’t you?
(This is not a Magic City Blues Society Event, but maybe some of us are interested.)
Posted by bluesy on 08/23 at 10:00 AM
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Black Belt Folk Roots Festival
Black Belt Folk Roots Festival
August 22nd - 24th in Eutaw, Alabama
For information, Call (205) 372-0525
Posted by bluesy on 08/22 at 01:00 PM
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What’s Next?
Hey everybody, I want to thank all who came out to the last Junkyard Juke for 2008 this past weekend. We had great weather and great music. I want to thank our volunteers with special thanks to Mitchell Harrison and Andy Torbert for their efforts to help things run smoothly. We look forward JJ 2009!
Check out the Link of the Week for a story about Mr. Gip that ran in Black & White Magazine this past week.
Acoustic Open Jam
It is now time for another open jam this week. I will be hosting an Acoustic Open Jam at Dave’s Pizza in Homewood this Friday, August 22 at 7:30pm.
Dave’s is located at 1819 29th Ave South - Get directions
Come on out to play and hear Blues music that crosses the lines between the Delta, Country and Folk and Bluegrass music.
Looking ahead
September 21 – Phelan Park Music Series – Mo Blues from Argentina
October - Phelan Park Music Series finale for 2008 – Po Monkey & Soul Collision
November – Canned Jam - Benefit for the Old Firehouse Shelter for Homeless men
December 13 – Blues Ball
Posted by bluesy on 08/18 at 11:04 PM
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Junkyard Juke 2008 Finale
When: Saturday, August 16
Where: 430 41st St. South
What time: Gates open at 4pm with music starting at 5pm.
Who is playing:
Delta Highway (from Memphis)
Michael Carpenter (Battle of Blues Bands solo/duo winner)
Bluesmill – (Fourth place in the Battle of Blues Bands)
How much: $10 admission butt you get $2 off when you flash your MCBS membership card.
Coolers are welcome. There will be food to buy on the premises.
Click on read more for a map.
We can always use some help, so please let me know if you can lend a hand to make this a smooth running event.
Posted by bluesy on 08/16 at 04:00 PM
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BOBB 2008 Results
On Sunday July 20th the Magic City Blues Society held its annual Battle of the Blues Bands competition at Matthews Bar on Morris Avenue There were a record thirteen entrants: three in the solo/duo category and ten in the band category. The quality of the music was unbelievable this year. Every band was a winner for achieving such a high standard.
The entry’s can only be from the state of Alabama. The winner in each class will go to Memphis February 4-7, 2009 to represent our State and compete against other contest winners from across the USA and abroad.
The winner in the Band category was Po Monkey an amazing tight eight piece band consisting of a three piece brass section (trumpet, trombone, and saxophone) , drummer, bass guitar, keyboard player, lead guitar and harmonica playing vocalist. Who would have thought it, but the talented Bruce Andrews, the harmonica playing vocalist was last years contest winner in the duo category! Bruce was backed up by a team of truly talented musicians. To mention only a couple, lead guitarist Ross Roberts a 30 year veteran was the force behind locally known Dick’s Hat Band which played in the area from 1989 to 1996. Incidentally Ross founded Vent Records that at one time signed Topper Price. On keyboards was Clay Swafford who at 24 is the youngest of the band members. Although Clay has 19 years experience having started playing keyboards at only five, he is well respected as one of the top up and coming blues piano players today. The other talented members of the band are Lewis Ross (drums), Shelley Keeton (bass), Mike Lingo (Trombone), Jon Remley (Saxophone), and Rick White (Trumpet).
Winner of the solo/duo was Michael Carpenter, a man who is not only a talented musician, but a talented song writer and an artist with a brush. Michael wrote his own songs and presented them with attitude. Kicking over his stool and stamping his feet to the music, he certainly caught the attention of the judges and the audience and elevated him in the “entertainer” category.
You can see some pictures here.
Posted by bluesy on 08/08 at 06:07 PM
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Art Night in Northport
ART NIGHT IS BACK THURSDAY NIGHT!
MARY’S CAKES BLUES CAFE & STREET PARTY
WITH DEBBIE BOND & THE CREME BRULEES
* FREE & FAMILY FRIENDLY * CAKEWALK FOR PRIZES *
August 7th from 6 - 9pm - Downtown Historic Northport
Posted by bluesy on 08/07 at 06:00 PM
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Coming Up
The Charlie Soul Band will play at the 5th Annual National Night Out to support the men in Blue on August 5. It will be in Irondale at the Whistle Stop Café from 6:30-9:00pm. It is family friendly and FREE.
The Junkyard Juke finale for 2008 is the next scheduled event and will be on August 16. Delta Highway will headline. Michael Carpenter, our solo/duo BOBB winner will also play. The last act that has just been confirmed is Bluesmill, who came in fourth at the Battle of Blues Bands contest.
The next open jam will an Acoustic Blues Jam and will be held at Dave’s Pizza in Homewood on August 22. Lemme know if you want to come and jam with us.
Posted by bluesy on 08/04 at 09:55 PM
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Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcomb
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcomb – Gip’s Juke Joint -9pm.
Check out Gip’s MySpace or photobucket for a slide show of the photo’s I took last night. Roger
http://www.myspace.com/gipsjukejoint
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff185/rjs44a/Cedric%20burnside/?action=view¤t=IMGP3040_edited-1.jpg
Posted by bluesy on 08/03 at 09:45 PM
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John Lee Hooker on YouTube
Tupelo
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