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ISSUE 145 The Publication of The Linn County Society JULY 2006

©2006—Linn County Blues Society coming to Cocktails July 13

when Tommy encouraged Albert to just re- The Linn County Blues Society is a non-profit With the lax and play from the heart. “That was the release organization dedicated to the preservation, best advice I could have gotten,” Cummings promotion and perpetuation of Blues music in of “From says. “In time, I realized it was also the per- Eastern Iowa, as well as to provide charitable the fect name for the record.” contributions to other community organizations. Heart”, LCBS is an Affiliated Organization in The Blues In expressing his feelings about the Blues, Foundation’s international network. The the stun- Albert says, “I love the Blues because it is so ning BLUESPAPER is a monthly publication of LCBS. real, you just can’t fake it. There is some- Website: www.lcbs.org debut thing about the sound of a great Blues gui- Bluesline: 319/399-5105. from tarist that snaps my head around.” The Leaders—Officers: Massa- Andy Aledort, Senior Editor, World chutts’ President...... Dave Points Magazine, adds: “To be sure, many more Vice President...... Vacant Albert heads will be snapping to the sound of Secretary...... Michelle Points Cum- Albert Cummings, too.” Treasurer...... Susan Dergo mings, the /vocalist blasts onto the Blues/Rock scene armed with a rare Directors at Large: blend of power, authority and soul. Kansas City Blues checking Bob DeForest, Bill Meeks, Bob Dorr The 33-year-old Cummings turned a into Checker’s Tavern Chairs: youthful apprenticeship in bluegrass in Education...... Vacant the direction of gutsy, rocked-up Blues Entertainment...... Gary Gibson at the inspiration of the late guitar great Membership...... Kevin Cutsforth Merchandise...... Andy Dergo . It is here that Albert Parliamentarian...... Bill Meeks discovered his true voice as a musician. Program...... Bob DeForest “Stevie turned my life around, musically • PJ Harrington has signed Levee Town Public Relations...... Interested? speaking,” Albert enthuses. Starting on for a July 9 playdate. Levee Town hails from Webmaster...... Evan Vulich the five-string banjo at age 12, the pri- Kansas City (although all members are from other cities and states). You’ll meet Bran- The BLUESPAPER folks: marily self-taught Cummings soon found Editor...... Chris Weinbrenner himself gravitating towards the musical don Hudspeth on guitar, vocals; Jimmie Photographers...... See bylines each issue diversity of the guitar. Meade, harmonica, vocals; Jan Faircloth, Staff Writers...... See bylines each issue “When I heard Stevie, I couldn’t believe drums; and Jacque Garoutte, bass guitar. Printing...... :...... Superior Press Distribution...... Andy Dergo & Bill Meeks it. I didn’t think it was possible to play like that! I listened to him constantly, The gui- Membership: tar was an instant obsession.” To learn more about The Linn County Blues Soci- In 1987, Albert wandered into a SRV & ety or to join, see the membership form on the LCBS website. Your membership includes: DT show at Boston’s Orpheum Theater. • Discount admissions to many local Blues “That first time I saw them play, I was activities riveted. I had never experienced any- • Monthly LCBS BLUESPAPER thing that intensely powerful in my life.” • Voting rights in the LCBS Double Trouble’s and Tom- Contact Information: my Shannon would soon figure directly in • Scottyboy Daniels Blues Band, July 16, Deadline for news, band or club live entertainment Cummings’ career. “In October of 2000 I listing, or advertising: 2nd Monday of month. Send was scheduled to play in Troy, NY. I sug- brings Blues with a feeling played in the to Chris Weinbrenner, PO Box 407, Williamsburg IA gested getting Double Trouble on the bill true ensemble style exhibiting the 52361, phone/fax: 319/668-8113; and sent them my demo. After playing proper dynamics, swing, tone and taste [email protected] or web: www.lcbs.org that and another show with them, they said set forth by the Chicago and West Coast Moving? Send new address to LCBS, PO Box 2672, they wanted to produce me which was like masters...true traditional Blues is what Cedar Rapids IA 52406-2672 so you won’t miss a a dream come true!” they’ll bring to Checker’s! single issue of your BLUESPAPER. The ’s title, “From the Heart,” stems These guys love the Blues and it shows from the Austin, recording sessions in every note!

2/The BLUESPAPER/July 2006 Tinsley Ellis and Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials to play Blues on Grand, Des Moines, in July

• Rock/Blues guitarist/vocalist Tinsely Ellis will perform • Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials celebrate new CD July 21 live at Blues on Grand July 5th! Living Blues says: “Full of fire...high-octane Chicago slide gui- says of Ellis, “Feral Blues guitar...non-stop gig- tar and raucous vocals. A balls-to-the-wall celebration.” ging has sharpened his six-string to a razor’s edge...his eloquence Alligator recording artists Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials will celebrate dazzles...he achieves pyrotechnics that rival and Eric their new release “Rattlesnake” with a live performance at Clapton.” Hard-rock Blues-soaked guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Blues on Grand. From smoking runs to raw-boned Tinsley Ellis will celebrate his return to with his Chicago shuffles to the deepest Blues, Lil’ Ed and his blistering, first-ever live CD, LIVE-HIGHWAYMAN in Des Moines. The CD is road-tested band, get wild and crazy every time they pick up an Ellis fan’s dream-come-true because as great as he is in the their instruments. studio, it’s the stage where Ellis really fires it up. “Rattlesnake” features Lil’ Ed’s romping, sizzling guitar and his Ellis’ live shows feature extended fretwork filled with melodic rough-hewn vocals, his half-brother James “Pookie” Young’s and rhythmic experimentation, in the spirit of jam bands like thumping bass, Mike Garrett’s feral rhythm guitar and Kelly his friends and The Allman Brothers. Tinsley’s Littleton’s unpredictable, yet bone-crunching, drumming. The hometown paper, The Journal Constitution, calls his music Washington Post described Lil Ed’s music as “contagious wild- “a potent, amazing trip through /Rock.” ness.” From working in a car wash, he now entertains all over The show is set for 8:00 PM, $10. www.bluesongrand.com the world! It’s Des Moines Friday, July 21, 9:30 PM, $10.

The BLUESPAPER/July 2006/3 It’s time to jump & shout at BLUESMORE!

Ticket Outlets... • Brucemore • Checker’s Tavern • CDs Plus • J.M. O’Malley’s • Music Lofts • The Flamingo • All West Music • Cocktails • Chappy’s Safari • Mahoney’s • CD Warehouse • Music-Go-Round • Home Town Restyling • Bob’s , Cedar Falls

Tickets... • Headliner: • $11 in advance Roomful of Blues • $10 with a coupon • Headliner: • $13 at the gate Nora Jean Bruso Children under 10 admitted FREE • Opening: when accompanied by an adult. Ellis Kell Band Advance tickets available now at • Hometown Restyling Back outlets through August 5. Porch Blues Band with No refunds on advance tickets. Kevin “B.F.” Burt” No discounts the day of the show. • Sponsored by the Please, no pets, coolers or outside Linn County Blues Society food. No on-site parking. and Brucemore Location... • Brucemore Mansion 2160 Linden Drive SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa Information:

• Brucemore, 319-362-7375 www.brucemore.org

• Linn County Blues Society 319-399-5105, www.lcbs.org

• BLUESMORE Sponsors... Thanks to Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust (CRBT) for being sponsor of the Main Stage; Homestyle Restyling signing up for the third year as Back Porch sponsor; and great old standbys, The Gazette and KCRG, as media sponsors. We couldn’t do it without you!

4/The BLUESPAPER/July 2006 BLUESMORE 2006...Saturday, August 5

year history, along with Shemekia Copeland Alligator Records releases new About the Bands... and . Cephas & Wiggins CD “Shoulder to Shoulder” • Roomful of Blues, Headliner • The Ellis Kell Band, Opener Originally formed in 1990, The EKB has The 4th Alligator release of Cephas The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, performed in the midwest at many clubs, & Wiggins is filled with down-home, award-winning band, Roomful of Blues, concert venues and festivals. They play a acoustic Blues tour-de-force. are headliners for BLUESMORE 2006. The combination of original material and cover Because both guitarist/vocalist John great called them “the hot- tunes of Blues and Rock selections. Cephas and harmonicist/vocalist Phil test Blues band I’ve ever heard.” Down- released its first CD in 1993 with “Down to Wiggins were born in Washington, DC, beat said the band is “in a class by itself.” the Levee,” and its second CD in 2000 with they bring an urban sophistication to the Without a doubt, Roomful of Blues is all “Ellis Kell Band & Friends - 2000”. traditionally rural Blues they perform. this and more, winning many W.C. Handy The band currently features Ellis Kell on With “Shoulder to Shoulder,” the spir- Blues as well as Grammy Awards. guitar and vocals, John Burchett on bass, Rick ited and seamless mix of both original After more than 35 years of jumpin’ and Stoneking on keyboards, “Detroit” Larry Davi- and classic material sheds a bright light swingin’ through nearly 50 band members son on harmonica, and Terry Hanson on drums. on Piedmont Blues. Of the album’s 12 (including such members as In 2005, the band received the River Citiies’ songs, Cephas wrote or co-wrote six. and ), this Rhode Island collec- Reader “Best Award” for Blues Band. With the solid mix of brilliantly played tive is more like a Houseful of Blues than a music fueled by Cephas’ gently rolling Roomful. • Kevin “BF” Burt, front man for the guitar and vocals and driven by Wiggins’ With their newly released “Standing Room Hometown Restyling Back Porch Stage roller coaster harmonica. The CD is the Only” CD, a slam dunk to 2003’s Grammy For many Eastern Iowans, this band from antidote for anyone who still thinks Blues nominated, “That’s Right,” the eight-piece music is a soundtrack for sadness. The duo unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band Iowa City was originally known as the Blues Instigators, but dropped the “Blues” from the is joined by pianist Ann Rabson (Saffire— swings with ferocity and rocks with urgency The Uppity Blues Women) on six tracks, and purpose. Join other Blues lovers on the name because they were covering a lot more styles of music than just Blues. pianist Daryl Davis on one and bassist lawn of BRUCEMORE August 5th to jump Andrew Volpe on two. and shout—there’s no way you can stay in A less definable style described as a cold your seat with grooves like you’ll hear! shot Blues, add a splash of Funk, a dash of a Soul mixer, topped off with an R & B cherry. • “Demise and Rise” from Resch • Nora Jean Bruso, Headliner Front man “B.F.” sings the songs of Bill With- John Resch advises The Detroit Blues will Born in the Mississippi Delta area, the ers to Teddy Pendergrass, the sweetness of no longer be performing together. After land that produced Son House, Willie an Aaron Neville to a growly rough-edged five solid years they’ve agreed to part. Brown, Robert Johnson to name a few, vocals of a . He sings ‘em like they Guitarist Jeff Andrews and drummer Jim Nora Jean grew up in a family that em- were written for him. Van Hyfte are with Hal Reed & the Mob. braced church music but at the same Kevin will be fronting the Hometown Re- Harmonica player “Detroit” Larry Davison time ran a juke joint where legends like styling Back Porch Blues Band which will intro- plays with the Ellis Kell Band and with her hero Howlin’ Wolf appeared. duce several student musicians who are study- Ellis as a duo act. She later moved to Chicago, following ing the Blues and are hopeful future BLUES- John & Larry have joined with in the footsteps of so many others who MORE performers. Wade Braggs, Shane Johnson and drum- gave the world the Blues, where she Kevin has a strong background in Blues in mer Daniel Rangel for a band called quickly came to the attention of estab- the Schools programming and led the LCBS “The Juke Joint Sinners.” The Sinners won lished artists such as KoKo Taylor, Jimmy BITS program in many performances. the Iowa Blues Challenge in May and Dawkins, Eddie Shaw and Willie Kent. will compete in the Blues Foundation’s Born to sing the Blues, she was recently International Blues Challenge in Mem- named one of the ten great women in phis in February, 2007, and will kick off Chicago Blues by Chicago’s Museum of the MVBF on Friday, June 30 at 5:00 PM. Science and Industry. Nora Jean’s first re- Shane Johnson, Justin Beahm and John lease, “Sings the Blues,” was one of the have formed a classic rock (Hendrix, top three female sellers in Pocono’s 13 Cream) blues trio called Johnson & Resch.

The BLUESPAPER/July 2006/5 Who’s Playing Where & When

CALENDAR Every Saturday: Ernie’s Jam: Dan Johnson & guests, 4-7 Every Sunday: Checker's Tavern: BLUE SUNDAY, 8 PM (no cover) Every Sunday: Mahoney’s Irish Pub: Various artists (no cover) Every Sunday: Shack: Blues Jam w/Bryce and DJ, 6-10 Membership Every Sunday: Charlie’s, Coralville: Blues Jam, Outta da Blooz, 9-1 Every Tuesday: Rumor’s Jam: T-Bone Giblin/Dan Johnson, 8-11 Discounts Save You$$$! Every Wednesday: Fajita Factory CR: McMurrin & Johnson, 5-8 Every Wednesday: Checker’s Tavern: Kevin B.F. Burt Solo, 6-9 The following merchants have graciously offered discounts to Every Wednesday: Mahoney’s CR: D-Licious Vinyl w/Bob DeForest, 8-12 members of the Linn County Blues Society that flash their Every Thursday: J.M. O'Malley's: T-Bone Giblin Jam Fest membership cards and the coupon below. JULY 6/30-7/2 Davenport Mississippi Valley Blues Fest, LeClaire Park Sat. 1 Doozey’s The Tornadoes • Save at...Dublin City Pub Coralville Outta da Blooz at Charlie’s, 9-1 Get your discount drinks at Dublin City Pub. The Shack 4 BoxORocks, 9-1 • Save at...Tic Toc Restaurant Chappy’s Safari StarRunner, 9-1 Buy one, get one 1/2 price, on any regular breakfast Chrome Horse Sky Pilot Sun. 2 Mahoney’s Harmonica Red & New Heard, 6-10 PM entre or sandwich Iowa City Bob Dorr & Blue Band at Festival, noon • Save at...Genghis Grill Tue. 4 Independence Johnny Kilowatt Band, 4th at River Walk Park 10% off entire ticket anytime Wed. 5 Des Moines Tinsley Ellis at Blues on Grand, 8:00 PM • Save at...Papa Juan’s Chappy’s Safari Elephant Man + The Alrightees, 9-1 10% discount on meals only Thu. 6 JM O’Malley’s Flying Carp • Save at...Hamilton Mortgage Fri. 7 5th Gear 4BoxORocks, 9-1 $250 off closing costs (ask for Jessica) Chrome Horse Funk 101, 6:30 outside Sat. 8 Tuscan Moon The Tornadoes * * LCBS COUPON * * Fajita Factory McMurrin & Johnson, 9-12 Keep your card & coupon in your wallet or purse & use it. Chappy’s Safari TripleShot, 9-1 Chrome Horse Well Lit Sun. 9 Checker’s Levee Town from Kansas City Mahoney’s Daddy O’s Funky Posse, 6-10 Specializing in Wed.12 Chappy’s Safari The Wheelers + Miracles of God, 9-1 RIBS, STEAK, PRIME RIB Thu. 13 Cocktails Albert Cummings LOBSTER & CRAB JM O’Malley’s 4BoxORocks, 9-1 Featuring our award winning Fri. 14 Ernie’s McMurrin & Johnson, 6-9 BBQ pork ribs Chrome Horse Three, 6:30 outside Seafood • 30 item salad bar Sat. 15 Mt. Vernon Bruner & Johnson, Mt. Vernon Celebration, 5-8 Kids Menus • Specialty desserts Ernie’s Bruner & Johnson Trio, 9-1 90 Twixt Town Road • Marion Chappy’s Safari Gary Gibson Group, 9-1 377-6386 Chrome Horse Pretend Rock Star LCBS meeting 2nd Monday of month (July only)! Sun. 16 Checker’s *Scottyboy Daniels Blues Band from KC Mahoney’s Public Property See you at The Longbranch on July 9 , 6:30 PM, for the Wed. 19 Chappy’s Safari Surf Zombies + The Meerkats, 9-1 LCBS July Meeting. Guests are welcome! Thu. 20 JM O’Malley’s BillyLee Janey w/Dan Johnson, 9-1 Fri. 21 Des Moines Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials, at Blues on Grand Ernie’s BillyLee Janey/Dan Johnson, 6-9 Chrome Horse Large Midgets, 6:30 outside A very special THANK YOU to these businesses who have signed Sat. 22 Chappy’s Safari Bryce Janey Group w/Dan Johnson, 9-1 up to help us Keep the Blues Alive: Grinnell Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials at The Gametime ✬Chappy's Safari Lounge ✬Cedar Brewing Co. Sun. 23 Checker’s Sonny Rhodes from Texas ✬16th Avenue Music ✬Chrome Horse St. Wenceslaus 4BoxORocks, 6-9 (open to public) ✬J.M. O'Malleys ✬Mahoney’s Mahoney’s New Beat Society ✬ ✬ Wed. 26 Chappy’s Safari Vela Nova + The Spectacles, 9-1 KCCK 88.3 Fri. 28 Ernie’s McMurrin & Johnson, 6-9 ✬Longbranch ✬Checker’s Tavern Gear’s DDog & BBits, 9-1 ✬Dudley Bros. Company ✬Ron Schantz Construction Chrome Horse 3 Musicians & a Drummer, 6:30 outside ✬Ralston Foods ✬Home Town Restyling Sat. 29 Chappy’s Safari Electric Mule, 9-1 ✬Watson’s Auto Body, Inc. ✬Dublin City Pub Sun. 30 Mahoney’s 56 Hope Road ✬CRST ✬Stars Guitars * Saturday, August 5: BLUESMORE at BRUCEMORE, 4-10 PM

6/The BLUESPAPER/July 2006 Legendary “Harmonica Red” at Mahoney’s

By Ric Holmquest ence to the Harmonica Red performances. Donnie Pick pro- LCBS Staff Writer vides the guitars and vocals, with “Wild” Bill Cherry handling the bass. drummer and percussionist, Piero Mariana, Baton Rouge, LA native and joins his longtime friend and collaborator Harmonica Red on harmonica player extraordi- the “Even Trolls Love ” tour. Harmonica Red’s naire “Harmonica Red” and the fans or “Harp Heads” as they are referred to, are said to travel New Heard will perform at for miles to see the lively performances of the group. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1602 E Let your Independence Day weekend festivities include Avenue NE, Sunday, July 2, some musical fireworks with the talented Harmonica Red and 6-10 PM. International record- the New Heard at Mahoney’s! There is never a cover charge ing artist and longtime Big Al & the Heavyweights front man, Har- at Mahoney’s Irish Pub! monica Red is touring in support of his recent Paid Records release “Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll.” Johnny Kilowatt Band to play Independence Harmonica Red picked up the harp at the young age of 15 and has been constantly touring and recording worldwide since the Jon Klinkowitz reports that his Johnny Kilowatt Band will play age of 20. George Heard, a.k.a. “Harmonica Red,” first toured at the 4th of July Celebration at River Walk Park in Indepen- with David Allen Coe, then with the Clarence Edwards’ band. Har- dence, 4:15-6:30 PM before the fireworks. monica Red has shared the stage with the likes of Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Little Feat, War, The Meters, Chris Thomas King, Robert Lockwood Jr., Los Lobos, Dr. John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Musselwhite, The Neville Brothers, The Radiators, and Larry Garner, not to mention fronting the hugely popular Big Al & the Heavyweights for seven years. Harmonica Red knows his mouth organ from top to bottom, side to side. Graduating from Louisiana State University School of Music, he earned a Bachelors degree in composition and theory. The energetic harp virtuoso’s style and sound truly set him apart from his peers. He often layers three harmonicas in his grasp, moving from one to another or incorporating all three to produce just the right tone. The Nashville based New Heard brings lots of musical experi-

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The BLUESPAPER/July 2006/7 Legend Duarte in CR July 22nd

by Mike Trousdale Musician magazine recognized it three years later on “Tailspin Head-whack,” In Chris Duarte’s musical view, the jour- praising “Durate’s monstrous chops, in- ney is just as important as the destina- your-facegendary Strat sound and “Ha a subtle use tion, maybe even more so. Since emerg- of samples, lops and electronics.” “Love ing in the mid 1990’s from Austin, TX, a Is Greater than Me,” his 2000 debut Blues guitar hotbed, Duarte has forged release on Zoe/Rounder, even further new pathways for the Blues and scouted expanded Duarte’s lexicon with whiff of numerous fresh trails for creative musical grunge, jazz and funk amidst the rock- expression. Lauded for the exquisite art- ing Blues. istry and vivid tonality of his six string work, Along the way, the Chris Duarte Group over the last decade Duarte has also has whipped up thrills and chills on proven his considerable mettle as a song- countless stages, logging a good half writer, singer, and bandleader. million miles in Bluta, their reliable tour- In his early teens, growing up in San ing van, since its purchase in 1996. Now Antonio, Duarte started learning to play with new drummer Ed Miles in place on his brother’s guitar while voraciously and making his recorded debut with digging into everything from the Beatles the band on their latest album “Romp,” and to Black Sabbath Durate has his eyes and imag-ination to punk rock. By 14, he got his first elec- fixed on the future. tric guitar and locked into a devotional After all, the journey is still at hand. “I connection with the instrument. Chris Duarte & his Smokin’ Stratocaster know I have a long way to go” con- In 1979, at the age of 16, Duarte moved on his own to cludes Duarte. “It’s all about exploring more in music and Austin “and bought a ‘63 Stratocaster for $500.” He initially seeing what else is out there. That’s what eggs me on. And explored his love for the jazz of Coltrane, and making people feel good. There’s nothing like it when you John McLaughlin, but enjoyed a Blues epiphany when he get on stage and move the audience. It’s an incredible heard the then largely unknown Stevie Ray Vaughan at the feeling.” Continental Club. You can be moved by the Chris Duarte Group July 22 at “Blues was King in Austin” Duarte recalls, and he soon earned Next Door Music and Provisions, 1736 - 16th Avenue SW. a virtual PhD in Blues music. Playing with Texas favorites like The show runs from 3 PM till 9 PM outside, with entertain- Bobby Mack & Night Train and Junior Medlow & the Bad Boys, ment continued inside till 2 AM. he quickly earned a rep as a hot new gun in town with an army of guitar talents. At the same time, he dug into the Last minute Alligator Press Release work of Austin guitar legends such as , Denny Freeman and Derek O’Brien, paying special note to the rhyth- Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials in Grinnell July 22 mic foundation that’s the hallmark of the Lone Star Blues style. Duarte’s creative spirit prompted him to join forces with his Alligator recording artists Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials will longtime partner, bassist John Jordan, and step out front in celebrate their new release, “Rattlesnake,” with a live perfor- the early 1990’s. “I just wanted to get out there and play the mance in Grinnell. From smoking slide guitar runs to raw-boned ideas and voices I heard in my head,” he recalls. He won a Chicago shuffles to the deepest Blues, Lil’ Ed and his blistering, major label deal with Silvertone Records and released “Texas road-tested band, the Blues Imperials, get wild and crazy every Sugar/Strat Magik” in 1994 to considerable immediate notice. time they pick up their instruments. He was named “Best New Talent” in Guitar Player’s 1995 Living Blues writes: “Full of fire...high-0ctane Chicago slide Reader’s Poll, and finished fourth in the magazine’s “Best Blues guitar and raucous vocals. A balls-to-the-wall celebration.” Guitarist” category behind legends , Buddy Guy The band will be at The Gametime, 827 West Street, Grinnell, and B.B. King. But something more than just Blues guitar wiz- Saturday, July 22nd. The show starts at 9 PM; cover is $5. Call ardy was at work within the Chris Duarte Group. 641-236-4542 for information.

8/The BLUESPAPER/July 2006 Mississippi Valley Blues Society presents 2006 IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival P P P P June 30, July 1 & 2 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) The Cedar Rapids LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa Blues Scene Says...

A few of the PPP: • Popa Chubby • Ronnie Baker Brooks • Mavis Staples • • Dirty Dozen Brass Band • Kelley Hunt • Guitar Shorty • Delbert McClinton • Presentation of RiverRoad Lifetime Achievement Award to

‘Da Blues on KCCK: Friday: • 6-10 PM: da Friday Blues with John Heim • 10-11 PM: Backstage Blues • 11 PM to Midnight: Beale Street Caravan • Midnight Blues CD Saturday: • 6-10 PM: da Blues with Bobby D • 10-11 PM: The Crawfish Circuit See you on the Lawn at • 11 PM-Midnight: The Melting Pot • Midnight Blues CD Brucemore August 5th! www.kcck.org

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