BLUESIN'
BLAST BAND TIDBITS
Kelley
Hunt is planning to participate in the 1st
Annual West Coast Blues Summit in Reno, NV with Thom Myers
this weekend, Nov. 9. Lil'
Ed & The Blues Imperials are on a current tour of Russia.
LEGENDARY
RHYTHM & BLUES BAND TIDBITS
Alvin
Youngblood Hart has been on a lengthy tour of Europe and
is back in the states this week. Duke
Robillard has just finished up his Front Porch Blues tour
with Charlie Musselwhite, Corey Harris, Henry Butler & Deborah
Coleman and is back touring with his band on the west coast.
Taj
Mahal is closing out the year with his trio before he
embarks on the HOOCHIE
COOCHIE Feb 4.
THE
HONEY DIARIES... GIRL TALES FROM THE ROAD
Who could write about road realities like the temptation of
sex and drugs, eat chocolate shakes and fast food and still
look like a million bucks on stage but Honey Piazza (pictured
above). She talks about needing special genes to complete
our Hoochie Coochie
Cruise and this gal has got 'em. Check out the Honey Diaries,
her revealing tales from the road at http://www.themightyflyers.com/
WEST
COAST BLUES SUMMIT
Cruise veteran, Thom "Cruise" Myers, invites all
of you to his Blues SummitŠ Yeah! The 1st Annual West Coast
Blues Summit in Reno, NV on November 8-10, 2002 is fastly
approaching. We now have all the information consolidated
on a web site to make your planned participation easily accessible!
Just go to West
Coast Blues Summit and you'll have everything right at
your fingertips - The Official Invitation, Agenda, and Registration
form!
If
you haven't taken advantage of the great group rate for Summit
participants of $78/double at the Reno-Hilton, the cut-off
date was today, but the great folks at the Hilton have extended
it for a week! Call them toll-free at (800) 648-5080 and use
the Booking Code #SBL02 (Sierra Blues Society). This gala
weekend promises to be one with a great visualization for
the future of Blues!
Some
of the Panelists set for the Summit include:
- Onnie
Heany- Editor: Cruzin’ The Bluz.com; Co-Founder: Luther
Allison Endowment Fund
- Kaati
Gaffney - Renegade Productions, Reggae Festival Guide, Blues
Festival Guide
- Patrick
Ford - Blue Rock’ It Records
- Michael
Sasaki - Musician, Writer (Cold Blood, Hiroshima)
- F.D.
(Wash) Washington - Monterey Bay Blues Festival (Producer)
- James
Moore - Jasman Records
Some
of the tentative Panelists include:
- Francis
Clay - Legendary Hall of Fame Blues Drummer w/ Muddy Waters
- Dan
Bacon - Blues Express Records/TV
- Martin
Puentes - Monterey Bay Blues Festival
We
would like to reiterate that this event is for ALL aspects
of production, promotion, preservation and support for the
Blues Art Form! Media, education, musicians, festival promoter,
recording publications, venue owners, non-profits, you name
it, we want you there! If you have any questions, please,
don't hesitate to contact us.
Yours
in the Blues!
Thom
Myers
bluescon@jps.net
Nancy
Ozsvath
Nozsvath@aol.com
BLUESIN'
BLAST BLUES SOCIETY SUMMIT
Speaking of blues summits, we're featuring a Blues Society
Workshop on the Bluesin' Blast focusing on the role of foundations
in the blues community. Shirley Mae Owens from 'Big
City Blues' Magazine will be back to facilitate this workshop
featuring panelists including artist, Koko
Taylor, and other national blues foundation innovators.
We'll bring the discussion to the local level giving participants
an opportunity to share their local blues society foundation
successes. In addition, a Q&A session at the end will allow
you to get practical solutions to help your foundation efforts
flourish.
Blues
Society Summit
Topic: Foundations: Serving The Blues Community
Facilitator: Shirley Mae Owens, Big
City Blues
Panelists:
Tim Duffy, The Music
Maker Relief Foundation
Taj Mahal
Barbara Hammerman, The
Luther Allison Endowment Fund
Koko & Cookie
Taylor, Koko Taylor's Celebrity Aid Foundation
