1 A Florida Non-Profit501(c)3 Corporation E-BLUESLETTER April 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1 2 OBBS E-BLUESLETTERVolume 1, Issue 1 www.obbs.org Inside this issue: MESSAGE FROM THE President Herb Ransburg, Jr 3 Blues in School By Reno Mussatto 4-5 History of the OBBS by Ben”Bulldog” Basile 6 LADIES OF THE BLUES 7 by Jann Childers 8 THE 2010 CENTRAL FLORIDA BLUES CHALLENGE by Dominic Benecasa Spotlight 9 Mark Hummel interview by Ken Showkeir WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ 10-11 By Daryll Davis 5th ANNUAL ORLANDO BLUES & BBQ 12 by Daniel Heithausen 1ST DAYTONA BLUES FESTIVAL -2010 13 by Rick Burr SPONSORS 14 I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who contributed their time and efforts for this e-bluesletter. If you have a story to contribute please email me at
[email protected] thank you, Karen Stott-editor 3 OBBS E-BLUESLETTER Message from President Hey OBBS’ers!! Hope this greeting finds all of you doing well and making the most the new Spring!! WE are definitely getting our fair share of great Blues hear in Central Florida!! There was a time when you heard folks say, “There ain‟t enough shows coming to this area!”, “Where do I go to hear some great Blues?”, and the like. Well, I must say, anyone who utters such nonsense should be slapped good with a Blues stick!!! We got Blues at the Alley, McWell‟s, The Viking Pub, B.B King‟s, Two Blondes, Harry‟s Cigar and Brew, House of Blues, Earl‟s Hidea- way, Aces, Dizzy D‟s, Boothill, Vines, Airport Hanger Bar, The Backstage, Bank and Blues, Lou‟s Blues, and at Gator Gary‟s!! With all these places, and I may have missed a couple, you can‟t tell me there ain‟t nothing to do!! Thanks to all the venue owners, bands, and fans for supporting live music in Central Florida! It’s springtime and that means it‟s time for new things to happen.