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Deep Water Reunion Monogrammed Sunglasses, Which Combined with His Vocal Talent, Brought the House Down This Past August at the Fargo Blues Festival The Deep Water Blues Reunion Features, The Chippewa Valley Blues Society presents David” Big Pipes" Gee, singer/songwriter for Mid-West favorite, The Boilerhouse Blues Band. Their CD "Playing with Fire" is charting in Europe. David started his career at the age of 5 singing with his Uncles, who were members of the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. David spent many years developing his talent. His vocals are delivered from his soul, and his performance from his heart. A true bluesman, entertainer and musician. David entertains the fans with his "signature" of handing out Deep Water Reunion monogrammed sunglasses, which combined with his vocal talent, brought the house down this past August at the Fargo Blues Festival. He is a real showman and crowd pleaser, and has earned the respect of the many Mid-West blues musicians, and is known by his peers as a true Mid-West blues legend. Tommy "SkinTite" Swearingen, A ten year veteran of the Grammy Award winning, WC Handy nominated James Solberg Band, and WC Handy and Grammy Award winning Luther Allison Band. Spent several summers playing with multi Grammy Award winning song writer Will Jennings. Will penned such hits as Joe Cocker's, "Up Where We belong," Barry Mantilow's, "Looks Like We Made It," Doby Gray's, "Slip Sliding Away," Celine Dion's theme from the block buster movie, The Titanic. Several years with Howard "Guitar" Luedtke. Recorded with Jay Stulo and the Mighty Aces. Founding member of the Mickey Larson Band and Big Time David's Blues Show and Revue. Founding member of Robert "One Man" Johnson and the Last Fair Deal Blues Band, featuring Kenny O on the clarinet. Jerry "Fever" Henry, and his mighty guitar. A Milwaukee native Jerry has been touring the mid-West for several years with his own July 21, 2009 and Every Tuesday Rockin Texas Blues band, The Jerry Henry Band following up on their hit CD, "Rockin' The Blues" Jerry is truly one of the most creative guitarists of our time, and puts a whole new meaning to "electric guitar." Deep Water Reunion is fortunate to have Jerry on board. Featuring Deep Water Reunion Rick "Rock Solid” Clark, bass player of choice for the award winning James Solberg Band. Shared his bass style with Coco Montoya, Muddy Waters. Rick also recorded with David Gee and Boilerhouse. Recorded European chart topping CD "Playing with Fire." Rick received some musical influence sharing a recording studio with Warren Zevon, while playing with Mid-West rock favorite Tongue Band. Larry "Third Degree” Byrne and his amazing keyboard. Larry "Third Degree" is currently playing with the James Solberg Band. He has been with Jim in several bands prior to this band. They played together with Luther Allison in the 70's and 80's. Played some years with Big City Bob and His Ballroom Gliders, Little Ziggy and the Zoo Revue, and the list goes on. Ol' Lar is the heart and soul of any band. His constant feel for the flow of each tune, makes this reunion so exciting. A great asset to any band. Deep Water Reunion is excited to have this guy's craft in the mix. Bob Corbit, and the Joy of Sax. A road hardened pro who after surviving a 6 month tour with Ike and Tina Turner, focused his talent working several years with Frank Zappa's drummer Jimmie Carl Black. Bob and his talent have graced stages of the world including those of Ben Sidran, Ike and Tina Turner and W C Clark. Corbit has carved out his place as one of the most in demand session saxophonists in the Mid-West. Bob has a demanding schedule, when not entertaining audiences with Deep Water Reunion, you can find him honing his skill with his own group, The Bob Corbit Trio, with Milwaukee keyboardist Major Hamberlin and switching off between drummers Rick Flowers and the late great James Brown's drummer, Clyde Stublefield. Bob's ability to play two saxophones at the same time has earned him recognition as being one of the most entertaining and combined with his high energy will keep your toe tapping for days. We thank Bob for being a part of this Reunion. Sue Orfield has been playing the tenor saxophone for close to 30 years. She currently lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She moved to Eau Claire in 2004 from Seattle, Washington, where she was voted "best horn" by the Washington Blues Society in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. Sue has shared the stage with some musical greats over the years, a few of them being Jo Dee Messina, the Indigo Girls, Bo Diddley, Ann Wilson of Heart, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, and Bobby McFerrin. Sue's artistry, individuality, and powerful presence on stage make her one of the Midwest’s favorite saxophone players. Sue is a welcome addition to the Deep Water Reunion musician guest list. OUR FOCUS IS YOU Specializing in personal injury, RICHIE workers’ compensation and social security cases. WICKSTROM & WACHS S o u 101 Putnam St n DDMi d 839-9500 PO Box 390 Mi www.rwwlawfirm.com Eau Claire, WI 54702 About the Series The event you’re attending this evening was the brainstorm All shows begin at 6:30 of several Blues Society members during the non-stop drizzle at Coalition Blues 2008 What was originally A Little About the Blues Howard “Guitar” Luedtke & Blue Max May 26 intended to be a once a month get-together quickly James "Yank" Rachell was the primary exponent of blues mandolin, although he also played guitar, violin, harp and sang howardluedtke.com evolved to a weekly community event and will hopefully expertly well. Born on a farm outside Brownsville, Tennessee, Yank Rachell picked up the mandolin at the age of eight, mainly myspace.com/howardluedtke flourish and continue for years to come. What we hope to teaching himself; an early encounter with "Hambone" Willie Newbern helped him as well. Rachell began to work dances with June 2 Mojo Lemon accomplish throughout the summer is to give the people singer and guitarist Sleepy John Estes in the early '20s. In early 1929, he co-formed the Three J's Jug Band with Estes and pianist www.mojolemon.com of Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley somewhere to Jab Jones. The Three J's Jug Band were an instant hit and managed to work the dances during the lucrative jug-band craze in myspace.com/mojolemonbluesband Memphis and traveled often to Paducah, Kentucky. The group recorded 14 sides credited jointly to Estes and Rachell for Victor for June 9 Sue Orfield Band gather and unwind, while presenting some of the finest 1929 and 1930. www.sueorfield.com blues bands from throughout the area at no charge. So sit After the record business was flattened by the depression, the Three J's broke up. Estes and harmonica player Hammie Nixon June 16 The Blues Dogs back and enjoy the outdoors and the music with your went on to Chicago to seek their fortune in the nightclubs, but Yank Rachell decided to try his hand at farming and also worked for June 23 The Pumps family and friends. the L&N Railroad. Ironically, it was Rachell who was next to record -- during a stopover in New York Rachell teamed up with guitarist www.thepumpsband.com Dan Smith and laid down 25 titles for ARC in just three days, though only six of them were issued. myspace.com/thepumpsband This series is being made possible through the generous Yank Rachell had discovered a kid harmonica player that he believed had real talent, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson. They June 30 Young Blues Night donations of the sponsors, whose names are contained worked together at the Blue Flame Club in Jackson, Tennessee starting in 1933. In 1934 Williamson went north to Chicago. With July 7 Left Wing Bourbon within this flyer. If you like what you’re hearing and would the success of Williamson's first Bluebird dates of 1937, Rachell decided to join Sonny Boy in Chicago for sessions in March and myspace.com/leftwingbourbon like to show your appreciation, please do so by giving June of 1938. Yank Rachell also contributed four sides of his own to each session, and then 16 more in 1941 with Sonny Boy July 14 Lucy Creek them your patronage. backing him up. Some of the 1941 tracks are among his best: "It Seem Like a Dream," "Biscuit Baking Woman," and "Peach Tree www.lucycreek.net Blues" were all successes for both Rachell and Bluebird. July 21 Deep Water Reunion The Chippewa Valley is teeming with great live music no In 1938, while working in St. Louis with Peetie Wheatstraw, Yank Rachell had married and started to raise a family. During the peak www.myspace.com/dwreunion matter what your tastes are. Whether you decide to of his musical career, Rachell kept his day job and did not lead "the life," at least not the same one that claimed his friend Sonny July 28 The Love Buzzards become a member of the Blues Society, pick up one of Boy Williamson on June 1, 1948. After Williamson's murder, Rachell drifted away from music and relied solely on straight jobs to www.lovebuzzards.com the CDs offered by the bands, or just sit back and show make his living until his wife passed away in 1961, and afterward he began to resume performing. In 1962, Rachell was re-united www.myspace.com/lovebuzzardsbluesband your appreciation by applauding, your attendance at with Nixon and Estes, and the three of them began tearing up the college and coffeehouse circuit, recording for Delmark as Yank Aug 4 The Tommy Bentz Band today’s event is greatly appreciated.
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