JULY2013 Cool Issue 228 The Publication of the Linn County Blues Society - lcbs.org July 2013

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also featuring Current list of members Scott Holt of the IBHOF Big Mike Edwards James Kinds Bluesmore20! Billylee Janey Jim DeKoster Bo Ramsey Jimmy Pryor Bob DeForest Joanne Jackson Bob Dorr Joe Price Bob Pace Louis McTizic LCBS ALL STARS! Bruce McCabe Mel Harper Ron DeWitte, Eric Douglas, Craig Erick- Catfish Keith Patrick Hazell Chicago Rick Lussie Perry Welsh son, Tommy ‘T-Bone’ Giblin, BillyLee Janey, Craig Erickson Richie Hayward Bryce Janey, Dan ‘DJ’ Johnson, Denny Ke-

Darrell Leonard Rico Cicalo kcck.org telsen, Skeeter Louis and Dennis “Daddy-O” Dartanyan Brown Ron DeWitte McMurrin. Post jam at Checkers Tavern! Del Saxman Jones Ron McClain Dennis McMurrin Ronnie Brewer Eddie Haywood Rose Marie Web- Ella Ruth Piggee ster Friday Blues- In this July 2013 issue — Elvin Bishop Sam Salomone • 6-10 PM - The Big Mo Blues Show Ernie Peniston Scott Cochran Eugene Jackson Sid Wingfield • 10-11 PM - Backstage Blues Scott Holt at Bluesmore 20! Fred Walk Speck Redd • 11 PM to midnight - KCCK Jams Chris Duarte at Parlor City Pub Gary Gibson Stephen Miller • Midnight Blues CD 21st Annual Bowlful of Blues Gary Jackson Steve George Saturday Blues - George Davis Steve Hayes Dr. Phil reviews: Cash Box Kings Gilbert Davis Tom Giblin • 6-10 PM - Da Blues with Bobby D Grant Townsell Willis Dobbins • 10-11 PM - The Crawfish Circuit LCBS All Stars open Bluesmore20! Harlan Thomas • 11 PM -midnight - The Melting Pot Local LIVE music schedules Hawkeye Herman • Midnight Blues CD The LCBS Bluespaper, for your listening pleasure!

©2013 June-Linn County Blues Society The Linn County Blues Society is a way Johnson, continued from page 5 cool, non-profit organization dedicated Skeeter Dennis Duarte releases “My Soul Alone” to the preservation of Blues music in Over the years Dan has enjoyed Louis McMurrin Eastern Iowa as well as to provide Tour includes a stop at Parlor City Pub charitable contributions to other commu- playing on almost all of Bryce Janey nity organizations. LCBS is an Affiliated (Grooveyard Records) and Billy Janey’s by Ric Holmquest ~ reprinted courtesy of City Revealed Organization in the Blues Foundation’s (Rockadrome) records, and recorded on international network. The BLUESPAPER dozens of various regional productions. is a monthly publication of the LCBS. Evans on the bass Website: lcbs.org Worked extensively with Catamount guitar and Aaron Studio in Cedar Falls, Iowa, M-C Au- LCBS Officers Haggerty behind dio Atomic Cafe Waterloo, and Dream- President - Frank Wilson tracks MVP CR. Multiple appearances the drum kit. This Vice President - Andy Dergo Secretary - Stephanie West at Bluesmore since 1995, and every one version of his power Treasurer - Bill Graham of the CR, Metro area, and regional trio has a very big fests, roundups, squares, benefits, mar- sound, with Evans Directors at Large kets, parties, bashes, street dances, etc. Bill Meeks, Bob DeForest, Janet Evans and Haggerty pro- multiple times and loved every minute viding a solid base Committee Chairs of it. Dan was inducted into the Iowa to build on while Education: John ‘Big Mo’ Heim Music Association’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Entertainment - Greg West of Fame in 2007. Duarte displays his Membership - Kevin Cutsforth amazing guitar wiz- Merchandise - Phil Smith ardry. Chris Du- The Bluespaper & LCBS folks Denny arte’s prowess with Bluespaper Editor - Evan Vulich Ketelsen Skeeter Louis Photographers - see bylines the guitar is easily axophonist and vocalist, Skeeter Staff Writers - see bylines Helping people on level with other Distribution - Bill Meeks Louis, is a native of Milwaukee, notable Austin Tex- Parliamentarian - Bill Meeks Wisconsin and he has been playing make great music Web Administrator: John Shultz S as guitarists, such professionally for over 30 years. Public Relations-Open and pursue their He recorded and toured with The Es- as Eric Johnson, Ian dreams for over quires, most notable for their #1 hit, Get Moore and Stevie Membership 43 years. Ray Vaughn. To learn more about the Linn County On Up. Skeeter has shared the stage with Blues Society or to join, see the member- countless other world-renowned musicans egendary Texas blues rocker The surprise inside is the records ship form in this Bluespaper or the LCBS Helping people including Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight Chris Duarte’s new studio twelfth and final cut, Carelessness. website. Your membership includes; • Discount admissions to many local and Los Lobos. make great music recording for the Blues Bu- Duarte shifts gears completely into Blues activities. His unique style includes elements of the and pursue their L • Monthly LCBS Bluespaper. reau International division of Shrap- jazz fusion ala Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Blues, R&B and Funk. nel Records is called My Sole Alone. John MacLaughlin. Duarte’s jazz gui- • Voting rights in the LCBS elections. dreams for over • Being a part of the groove! Duarte’s current tour of the North tar melds with Mads Tolling’s incred- 43 years. Americas in support of his new re- ible soaring violin, playing together, Bluespaper Contact information lease includes a performance at Parlor trading solos and some hot licks. Toll- Send news, band or club live 4651 1st Ave SE entertainment schedules, advertising, Cedar Rapids, IA City Pub and Eatery in Cedar Rapids ing, who was born in Copenhagen, donuts, cookies, or pie to: 52402 on Sunday, August 4. Denmark is a Berklee College of music Evan Vulich at: [email protected]. 319.378.1720 My Sole Alone is Chris Duarte’s graduate Summa Cumme Laude and a Bluespaper Ad Rates guitarcenter.com eleventh record, branded with his sig- Grammy Award winning violinist and $15.00 - Business card size - 2” x 3.5” nature Texas shuffle mixed with blues, composer. $25.00 - Quarter page ad - 3.5” x 4.75” $50.00 - Half page ad - 4.75” x 7.25” rock with a taste of jazz fusion. 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Deadline for submis- salty power chords and you’ll smile the music of Miles Davis and John Col- sions is the 19th of the month. with satisfaction when you experience trane at a very young age. Moving? Send your new address to; LCBS, PO Box 2672, Cedar Rapids, IA the incredible surprise for you at the I trippedWith feelin’ kinda the merry-go-round. older, a boulder on my shoulder, 52406-2672 so you won’t miss a single end. “One good thing about music, when it hits issue of your Bluespaper. Duarte’s talented rhythm section you, you feel no pain.” ~ Bob Marley

for My Sole Alone includes Steve Don’t you think that love can last?” She said, “Love, lord above, now you’re gonna trick me in love” 2 / Linn County Blues Society ©2013 ©2013 Linn County Blues Society / 7 Sat. - Dan Johnson Blues Duo, Village Meat Market Sun. - Parlor City Rocks New Bohemia District! Local Music Sun. - Beaver Creek - Skeeter Lewis Jams 4-8PM 21st Annual Bowlful of Blues! Tues. - Parlor City Pub, various artists host jam News from “Skunkland” July Blues Calendar Wed. - Shuey’s, beer tasting w/ Kevin Burt 6:30-8:30P Wed. - Silver Star, Rock & Blues Jam, 8-11PM Craig Peterson Wed. 3 W. Des Moines Blue Band, Independence Cele 7:30-10:30PM Thur. - J.M.O’Malley’s, T-Bone Giblin Jams, 8PM

Thur. 4 J.M. O’Malley’s Gibby jams with friends, 8-12 EVERY Thur. - (1st ) Lady Lowe, Shuey’s he plans are well in hand now as we prepare to present the 21st Annual Fri. 5 Riverloop Amphi Blue Band, 5:30-9:30PM Waterloo Bowlful of Blues which will be held on Saturday August 31st at the CR Winery Bryce Janey & Dan Johnson, 6-9PM Maytag Park Bowl in Newton. We have our paypal account for ad- Leo’s Gen. Lounge Doug Ress, acoustic 8-11PM T vance ticket sales up on southskunkblues.org and we are ready to print tickets Sat. 6 The 503 Estes St. Blue Band, Dan’s Place Reunion, 9-midnight Czk Village Market Doug Ducey & Dan Johnson, 11-2PM and posters. The lineup is confirmed and we are putting all the puzzle pieces Uptown Bill’s Blue Midnight Trio, Iowa City into their place. We are busy developing funding for the event through selling CRL The Vibracats, 9PM ads for our Bowl program, our membership drive and sponsor development. Sun. 7 Dubuque Arbor Blue Band, Concert Series, 6:30PM The South Skunk Blues Society, like Central Iowa Blues Society is a volunteer Cash Box Kings Beaver Creek Skeeter Lewis jams with friends 4-8PM run non-profit organization. This being the 21st annual Bowlful of Blues just Blind Pig Records. Thur. 11 J.M. O’Malley’s Dave Bader Band, 8-12 Release Date: 2013 Java Creek Tom Bruner & Dan Johnson, 7-10PM Local favorite for family dining since 1968. Nightly we feature imagine how many volunteer hours have gone into keeping the Blues alive in Wooly’s Marcia Ball, Des Moines $20 advance the South Skunk niche these past 21 years. It sure causes me to pause and look mid western USDA choice steaks, slow cooked & tender prime Black Toppin’ Fri. 12 Scooters Mike & Rob Band, 9-1 Anamosa rib of beef (Friday & Saturday nights), award winning “falling back at and also to thank all the various board members and volunteers that Green Square Park Skeeter Louis All Stars Uptown. 5-8PM off the bone” Bar-B-Q pork ribs, Gulf shrimp, blackened red built the Skunk foundation. The Central Iowa Blues Society had a great part Black Toppin’ by Chicago bluesters, The Sat. 13 Czk Village Market Craig Erickson & Dan Johnson, 11-2PM snapper, honey mustard chicken breast, king crab legs and in building the Skunk too, again this year volunteers from CIBS will be help- Cash Box Kings will have listeners waxing Shuey’s Brook Hoover, Rockabilly many other entrees, salads and pastas to choose from. Most ing out at the gate. I would be remiss if I didn’t list our lineup and schedule so nostalgic in no time. Their sixth release Yacht Club, IC Johnny Kilowatt Band & White Tornado. 9PM meals include a trip to our deluxe salad bar, a choice of potato, continues the tradition of infusing their Screaming Eagle The Mullies! Waterloo 9-1 here it is: music with the spirit and sound of the For- Shakespeare’s, IC Ducey, Johnson Trio. 9-1 and fresh baked bread. ties and Fifties. Producer/front man, Joe Nosek on harmonica, alternates lead vo- Sun. 14 Beaver Creek Skeeter Lewis jams with friends 4-8PM 12:00–1:30 Poppa Neptune featuring Detroit Larry Davison cals with Oscar Wilson while Joel Pater- Mahoney’s Chris Berry & The Electronic Mbira, 6PM son conquers the lead guitar and Kenny Tabor Home Wine Bob & Jeff duo, Baldwin, IA 3-6PM The LCBS meets on the 1st Monday of each month! 2:00 – 3:30 Terry Quiett Band “Beedy Eyes” Smith masters the drums. Thur. 18 J.M. O’Malley’s Gibby jams with friends, 8-12 See you at the Longbranch on July 1, 6:30PM Title track, ‘Black Toppin’’ a catchy little Shuey’s Cathy & Rick for the LCBS general meeting. Guests are welcome! ditty about forbidden love and sneaking New Bo Ducey & Johnson. 5-7:45PM 90 Twixt Town Rd., Cedar Rapids • 377-6386. 4:00 – 5:30 Walter Trout around is a pleasurable treat. Written and Parlor City Pub McMurrin & Johnson. 8-11PM sung by Wilson, this one sounds steeped Yacht Club, IC Bob Log III in old school Blues. Also dunked in the old 6:00 – 7:30 Shaun Murphy Blues Band school Blues tank, is their spot-on cover Fri. 19 Central Park Blue Band, Ottumwa, Live After 5! 5-8PM of Willie Dixon’s ‘Too Late’, (originally re- River City Pub McMurrin & Johnson. 8-11PM corded by Little Walter), and the tradition- 1 Ave. Speakeasy JJ Express & Nick Knudson, 9- midnight 8:00 – 9:30 John Primer Blues Band al, ‘Walking Blues’. Both of these sung by Sat. 20 Czk Village Market Bryce Janey & Dan Johnson. 11-2PM Tomaso’s Pizza Wilson as well. He has a great voice for Shuey’s Two Bit Maniac After the Bowl ends there will be a jam at the VFW led by Terry Quiett Band. the Blues, and it delivers authenticity to Bobber’s Tornadoes, 4-7PM. North Liberty the songs. Chappy’s Safari Trailer Park Romeos & Merrill MIller, 8-12 Barrelhouse Chuck, 2013 nominee for Wild Hogs Billy Janey Trio. 9PM Walford Official Pizza * Note that Denny Garcia will place between each set as the band equipment the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year Award, makes an appearance on Sun. 21 Beaver Creek Skeeter Lewis jams with friends 4-8PM of Bluesmore! is changed out four tracks. Of those, the spotlight really Mahoney’s Johnny Kilowatt Blues Band, 6PM shines on him in ‘Money, Marbles, and Riverside Casino The Vibracats. 2-5PM 3234 Center Point Rd. Chalk’ and one quickly finds out why he Mon. 22 Farmers’ Market Drake & Johnson. 4-6PM Coralville was nominated. Bundling Barrelhouse Chuck on organ, with Nosek on harp, Wed. 24 Jazz Camp Blue Band, Independence, IA 7PM 364-4313 Bluesmore 20! gives ‘My Tinai’ a cool retry Sixties Doors Thur. 25 J.M. O’Malley’s Gibby jams with friends, 8-12 sound. Parlor City Pub McMurrin & Johnson. 8-11PM When the band gets going on songs like A very special THANK YOU to these Lou Reed’s ‘Run Run Run’, one can feel Fri. 26 Checkers Tavern McMurrin & Johnson. 8-12 businesses who have signed up to help us Sat. August 3. the energy pulsating through the speak- Sat. 27 Czk Village Market Dennis McMurrin & Dan Johnson, 11-2PM Keep the Blues Alive! ers. I might have to go out on a limb and Shuey’s Rudy York say I like this version better. The band is Farmers’ Market Tornadoes, 9-11AM. Iowa City Farm Market Tickets on sale so tight and the Paterson squeezes every Bix Festival Blue Band, Main Stage, Davenport 5-7PM • C.R. Bank & Trust • 16th Avenue Prod. note out of his guitar with precision. This • Chappy’s Safari • KCCK 88.3 is my favorite track on the album. Sun. 28 Beaver Creek Skeeter Lewis jams with friends 4-8PM

Mahoney’s Marbin, 6PM • Chrome Horse Saloon • Checkers Tavern the month of • The Longbranch • Home Town Restyling For those fans of the classic Blues, this Wed. 31 Bremer County Fair Mike & Rob, Music! 4:30-7:30PM one comes highly recommended. • Dudley Bros. Const. • Next Door

“Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no • Ron Schantz Const. • Tomaso’s Pizza July! — Phil Smith evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.” • J.M. O’Malley’s • Mahoney’s Irish Pub ~ Henry David Thoreau Don’t you think that love can last?” She said, “Love, lord above, now you’re gonna trick me in love”

6 / Linn County Blues Society ©2013 ©2013 Linn County Blues Society / 3 ryce Janey began his career at TomGiblin the age of 13 in his hometown of LCBS All Stars open Bluesmore 20! Marion, IA in a blues-rock trio This is an opener you don’t want to miss! calledB The Janey’s. With his mother on drums and his father BillyLee on guitar, The Janey’s played regionally and nation- ally from Chicago to Los Angeles. They Editor’s note: To really appreciate these West Music in Marion for the last 14 years. shared the stage with over 50 national musicians’ career accomplishments, you His band performed at the annual Blues- CraigErickson acts, including Buddy Guy, Delbert Mc- need to visit their online bios. These bios more Festival in Cedar Rapids, along with Clinton, Blues Traveler, Johnny Winter, are far too extensive to include in the Elvin Bishop and the late great “Queen W.C. Clark. he son of two local schoolteach- LCBS Bluespaper. All of these area musi- of the blues” Koko Taylor!! While still in cians are listed in alphbetical order. ers/musicians, Craig was exposed to classical,jazz,blues,etc. growing The Janey’s, Bryce began a solo career T and released his first CD, Practice What up while listening to his father Arnie teach a Ron Eric large number of guitar students,including Pe- You Preach in 1995. Since then, he has DeWitte Douglas ter Harris(guitarist for Bruce Hornsby,Chuck released 7 more CDs. These early CD’s Mangione,etc.) After hearing Jimi Hendrix,, have gained national attention, five stars Craig’s life long ambition and love of music from Blues Access magazine and great was firmly set. Playing in a variety of local reviews from Blues Revue and Living bands and writing hundreds of songs through Tom “the Great One” Giblin BillyLee Janey Blues, among others. “Blues In My Soul” school and his 20s prepared him for the next phase. He was signed to a 4 album deal with om “T-Bone” Giblin (or just “Gib- band for Bo Diddley shows in 2000. Today, and “Game Of Life” is Bryce Janey’s fin- major guitar label Shrapnel Records at 33. by”) has 30 years experience as Billylee continues to test the waters with est hour and stands tall in the supreme Ta professional musician. Playing his solo career and his While he is stay- blues/rock guitar world. In 2007 Bryce everything from Rock, to R&B, to Blues. ing busy these days with performances, re- was Inducted into the Iowa Rock-n-Roll He’s been a solid organ and piano sideman cordings and many a late night writing and Hall of Fame with the BlueBand, and was to Elvin Bishop, Albert Collins, Jimmy Rog- the Iowa Blues Challenge Winner 2011. ers, Luther Allison, Big Joe Turner, The composing, Billylee hasn’t forgotten what Dynatones, A.C. Reed, Bryan Lee, Kenny this is all about for him. “I want to share And in 2012 was an IBC Semi-Finalist Neal, Andrew “B.B.” Odom, Jimmy John- with people what I feel in my heart, con- in Memphis,TN. Bryce has performed son, Lonnie Brooks (13+ years), Bo Diddley, tinue to give something new to the people at many Major Festivals including Kan- Otis Rush, Junior Wells, Mary Wells, Koko who support live music and challenge my- sas City Jazz & blues festival and most Taylor, Fenton Robinson, Mighty Joe Young, self.” Still plays as The Janeys Father/Son recently at the Mississippi Valley Blues Carey Bell, Abb Locke, and Big Time Sarah. band. Festival in Davenport, IA 2012. Earlier this year, he became a member of Ron DeWitte Eric Douglas the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of The Linn County Band. Obviously, 2004 BryceJaney Dan Linn County Blues Society All Stars! is a big year for T-Bone Giblin and all in all, Johnson uitarist Ron DeWitte’s first he has a very impressive career resumé, to band was called The Tremolos Don’t miss the say the least. when he was about 13 years G Bluesmore 20 post Craig Erickson old. They performed at the Iowa State Fair. Ron was later a part of the band, That led to various projects such as a CD with BillyLee The Legends, which has been inducted jam at Checkers rock legend Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple,etc) Janey into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. in LA. uitarist, Songwriter, Perform- Ron joined The Linn County Band, Tavern & Eatery! He has played with and appeared on CDs er. Billylee has been compared which had been put back together by key- with Rick Derringer, Pat Travers, Rob Was- to such greats as Clapton, serman, Chris Duarte, Leslie West. G boardist (and IBHOF member) Stephen Beck, and Hendrix. Even though these After last years 13th solo release”Galactic Miller after Steve moved back to Iowa Roadhouse” on Shrapnel,he has 3 CDs he has guitar heros have been an inspiration to following his tenure with Elvin Bishop. been involved with set for release this year him, Billylee’s own soulful and passion- After Miller left again, Ron kept the on several labels,and a 4th in the works.En- ate love for music clearly and creative- band going, along with Miller’s replace- dorsed by various music equipments com- ly sets him apart, giving him his own ment, Tom “T-Bone” Giblin, who later panies and written up in magazines such as unique style and personality. Billylee went on to play with Lonnie Brooks for Guitar World,Classic Rock, Blues Review, picked up his first guitar, a German Fra- many years. Relix,etc. with worldwide radio airplay and mus, at an early age. it was during the Meanwhile, DeWitte would join up heavy rotation on XM Satellite,Sirius,FM,R “British Invasion” that he was taking his hapsody,etc. with Bobby’s Blue Band for six exciting first steps in another direction; a direc- “For those of you in the cheap seats I’d He teaches guitar,bass,vocals and song- Dan Johnson years. Of course, this band is now called writing at the Music Loft, produces vari- tion that would lead him down paths into Bob Dorr & the Blue Band. like ya to clap your hands to this one; the the music that would shape his future - ever-punched-a-timeclock- rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!” ous artists, and plays locally with The Funk Ron has continued to perform with full time self employed bass ~ John Lennon Daddies, Planet Pluto, Skeeter Louis, and the blues, jazz and rock. a full Recently, various lineups, in addition to working at The Craig Erickson Expedition. Janey received nominations bbacking Bryce Janey Nplayer singer songwriter. 4 / Linn County Blues Society ©2012 ©2012 Linn County Blues Society / 5