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BURNSIDE EXPLORATION (Mississippi) THE NOUVEAUX HONKIES (Florida) The legacy of Hill Country giant R.L. Burnside Innovative & entertaining roots music band modernized by his offspring MICHAEL PICKETT (Canada)  DEB CALLAHAN (Philadelphia) Critically applauded, distinctive acoustic blues Acclaimed singer & ace band do great originals & classics JOHNNY RAWLS (Mississippi) THE DELTA SWAGGER (South Carolina) Guitarist/singer/producer traffics LOWCOUNTRY Columbia-based roots rock & back-porch blues quartet in stylish Southern soul & impeccably danceable blues DR. PICKUP (France) DRINK SMALL (South Carolina) Feisty trio of Paris-based bluesmen make Stateside landfall S.C.’s blues patriarch, “The Blues Doctor,” in biz since 1956 ELLIOTT & THE UNTOUCHABLES (South Carolina) LIL’ DAVE THOMPSON (Mississippi) Swinging Midlands veterans cook up danceable jump blues Juke joint blues from deep in the Delta.... one great show! BLUES TINSLEY ELLIS () MAURICE JOHN VAUGHN-BJ EMERY BAND (Chicago) ® Blues-rock guitarist a Lowcountry favorite for 30 years Veteran quartet mixes classic Windy City blues, soul, & a dose of South Side funk PAUL GEREMIA (Rhode Island) Legendary acoustic guitarist/singer has been plying BEVERLY WATKINS (Atlanta) BASH his trade since the 1960s Turning 70 this year...superb rockin’ blues lady worked with Piano Red (Dr. Feelgood) in the ’60s HITMAN (Savannah) Blues/rock trio (Jimi/SRV) with arresting stage show SHARRIE WILLIAMS & THE WISE GUYS (Detroit) “The Princess of the Rockin’ Gospel Blues”...dynamite DONALD RAY JOHNSON (Canada) show, international artist Award-winning singing drummer blends R&B & urban blues WANDA JOHNSON (South Carolina) Home-grown Blues – Chucktown’s Finest! Presented by ERWIN MUSIC & the LOWCOUNTRY BLUES SOCIETY “The new voice of South Carolina soul & blues” WHITT ALGAR & JOHN PICARD is earning an international reputation One of the Shrimp City’s top blues & roots rhythm sections LIL’ DAVE THOMPSON ANDREW “JR. BOY” JONES (Texas) DREW BALDWIN th Lone Star guitarslinger studied under Freddy King Jovial master of harp guitar & vocals holds an acoustic jam 19 ANNUAL & led Charlie Musselwhite’s band DAVIS COEN JUKE JOINT DUO (Mississippi) Well-traveled acoustic bluesman gets great press worldwide Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm STONE COLD SARAH COLE & their trance-inducing Northern Mississippi grooves Teen guitarist earned her following at local weekly jams BLUES FESTIVAL KING TYRONE & THE GRAVEYARD RAMBLERS COTTON BLUE (South Carolina) Ð Jim Quick (of the Coastline Band) Gator Rob & Detroit Debbie... swampy blues & rock has this side project all about the blues JUKE JOINT JOHNNY FEB. 6-16, 2009 KOLA WASHINGTON (France) A top exponent of wailing blues harmonica and gritty vocals Power blues guitar... first Bash appearance in six years! NATURE BOY NIK JEFF LIBERTY & ELECTRIC MUD (South Carolina) Acoustic blues guitar & vocal from local mainstay CHARLESTON, SC Bold blues guitar, passionate vocals, great songs, fine trio PETE LEDBETTER ROBERT LIGHTHOUSE (Sweden) Stories, songs, & acoustic folk blues. Perennial favorite... brilliant one-man band 44 Acts channels Dr. Ross, Robert Johnson, Muddy ED PORKCHOP MEYER Piano-pounding & a far-reaching repertoire... for everyone! DADDY MACK BLUES BAND (Memphis) Raw ghetto blues in the time-honored style ROBERT PAIGE & THE HOLY CITY SINNERS 11 Days of Albert King and Howlin’ Wolf Guitar, popping horns, & thundering blues rhythm section LIZ MANDEVILLE (Chicago) SKYE PAIGE & THE ORIGINAL RECIPE Saucy singer/guitarist & band whip a crowd into a frenzy Memphis Minnie, rockabilly, & surf music influences 19 Venues BIG BILL MORGANFIELD (Atlanta) HUGH PRICE ’ son knows Dad’s music inside & out Dynamic singer/guitarist digs deep into blues roots of rock Visit us online at WWW.BLUESBASH.COM • email: [email protected] MOTHERLESS CHILLIN’ (South Carolina) SHRIMP CITY SLIM Blues tag team (harmonica & guitar) shakes the rafters Charleston’s top blues export, this pianist & his band POB 13525 Charleston, SC 29422 • 843.762.9125 specialize in “Lowcountry blues” MY BUDDY TODD (South Carolina) Fresh & energetic acoustic blues duo makes Bash debut STEVE & THE STILETTOS Blues & soul from Pittsburgh-raised Steve Hardy & combo JEFF NORWOOD (South Carolina) Blues bard travels far & wide with his guitar and stompbox TOMMY THUNDERFOOT Great blues-rock guitar, intense vocals, & energy to burn SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE – All shows pay-as-you-go; BASH SCHEDULEcover charges $3-$15 – more than half are free. All times p.m. BLUES HIGHLIGHTS

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11 Andrew ‘Jr. Boy’ Jones (Texas) Charleston County Library, noon-1: Donald Ray Johnson Charleston County Library, 12-1: Paul Geremia www.myspace.com/andrewjrboyjones & Maurice John Vaughn-B.J. Emery Band Charleston County Library, 2-3: Nature Boy Nik Charleston County Library, 2-3: Beverly Guitar Watkins Mad River, 4-7: Paul Geremia A product of the Lone Star blues experience, this guitar-slinger/ Mad River, 4-7: Johnson & Vaughn-Emery Band A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Robert Lighthouse vocalist started off as a teenager in the band of the legendary Freddy Mills House, 7-9: Robert Paige & the Holy City Sinners The Mill, 8: Davis Coen Duo King. Talk about an apprenticeship! Other great affiliations followed: Sticky Fingers, 7-10: Juke Joint Johnny Band Blind Tiger, 9: Ed Porkchop Meyer work with Bobby Patterson, Katie “Swamp Boogie Queen” Webster, Aromas, 7:30-10:30: Cotton Blue Band Hometeam BBQ, 9: Drew Baldwin Invitational eight years with harmonica wizard Charlie Musselwhite, etc., before Blind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Drink Small Acoustic Blues Jam launching his own illustrious career. If you love intense, roadhouse A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones The Mill, 9-12 am: Hitman THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 blues with that inimitable Texas twist, you will be thrilled with the Hometeam BBQ, 10:30: Lil’ Dave Thompson Charleston County Library, 12-1: The Nouveaux Honkies groundbreaking brilliance of Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones. Charleston County Library, 2-3: Pete Ledbetter His Charleston debut! SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7 Mad River, 4-7: Paul Geremia Mills House, 5-7: Robert Paige & the Holy City Sinners Three Lions Pub, 6-10: The Nouveaux Honkies Beverly Guitar Watkins (Atlanta) Isle of Palms Rec Center, 5-8:30 (in order): Drink Small, Mills House, 7-9: Dr. Pickup avec Kola Hitman, Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones Morgan Creek Grill, 7-11: Robert Lighthouse www.wikopedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Watkins Sticky Fingers, 7-10: Beverly Guitar Watkins A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Johnny Rawls Everybody’s favorite rockin’ blues mama, Beverly Guitar Watkins turns 70 Aromas, 7:30-10:30 pm: Cotton Blue Band Blind Tiger, 9-12: Motherless Chillin’ this year and shows no sign of slowing down. As an original member of Dr. A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Johnson & Vaughn-Emery Band Hometeam BBQ, 9: Davis Coen Duo Feelgood & The Interns (Piano Red’s infamous band in the early 1960s), The Mill, 9: Liz Mandeville Pour House, 8: Juke Joint Duo Beverly (the band dressed in hospital garb; she was the nurse) learned Pour House, 9: Tinsley Ellis early in her career the value of hard work and show(wo)manship. She plays Wet Willies, 10: Elliott & the Untouchables FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 a mean guitar, sometimes duckwalking or playing with her teeth, sings with Hometeam BBQ, 10:30: Big Bill Morganfield Charleston County Library, 12-1: Michael Pickett great spirit, and plays from a fat songbook of both originals and classic Mills House, 1-4: Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City Slim blues and soul. Welcome back this American original. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8 Mills House, 5-7: Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City Slim Hometeam BBQ, 2-9: All-Star Blues Jam & Oyster Roast Mad River, 3-6: Dr. Pickup with Drink Small, Jeff Norwood, Tommy Thunderfoot, Morgan Creek Grill, 7-11: Motherless Chillin’ Donald Ray Johnson with Maurice John Vaughn / B.J. Emery Band (Canada & Chicago) Skye Paige, Stone Cold Sarah Cole, Whitt Algar Sticky Fingers, 7-10: Steve & the Stilettos www.donaldrayjohnson.com • www.myspace.com/mauricejohnvaughnrevue & John Picard, more. Aromas, 7:30-10:30: Cotton Blue Band An explosive package! This Grammy-award-winning Isle of Palms Rec Center, 2-5:30 (in order): Blind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Robert Lighthouse VAUGHN singer/drummer Donald Ray Johnson (a founding Liz Mandeville, Beverly Guitar Watkins, A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Deb Callahan Johnson & Vaughn-Emery Band The Mill, 9: My Buddy Todd member of the chart-topping band Taste of Honey) joins Circular Church, 6: Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones Hometeam BBQ, 9: Robert Paige forces with one of the grittiest bands in Chicago today, A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Jeff Liberty & Electric Mud & the Holy City Sinners that of multi-instrumentalist Maurice John Vaughn J.B. Pivots Beach Club, 8: Johnny Rawls (guitar/sax/keys) and trombonist B.J. Emery. These MONDAY FEBRUARY 9 talented artists play an infectious blend of vintage soul, JOHNSON Charleston County Library, 12-1: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14 classic Windy City blues, and playful funk. This is a Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones Mills House, 1-5: Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City Slim party band that no one can resist. Get your blues on! Charleston County Library, 2-3: Liz Mandeville Mad River, 3-6: Dr. Pickup Mad River, 3-6: Dr. Pickup avec Kola Blind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Michael Pickett Blind Tiger, 7:30-10:30: Hugh Price Aromas, 7:30-10:30: Cotton Blue Band A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Liz Mandeville A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Daddy Mack Blues Band VENUES All phone numbers area code 843 Hometeam BBQ, 9: Shrimp City Slim Hometeam BBQ, 9: Burnside Exploration DOWNTOWN & Juke Joint Johnny Wet Willies, 10: The Delta Swagger Three Lions Pub Ð Charleston County Library Ð 68 Calhoun St., 805-6930 at Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island, 971-4625 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15 Mills House Hotel Ð 115 Meeting St., 577-2400 A Dough Re Mi Pizza Ð Charleston County Library, 12-1: Cotton Blue Band Creative Spark 3-5: Sharrie Williams & the Wise Guys Circular Church Ð 150 Meeting St., 577-6400 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, 881-6989 Charleston County Library, 2-3: Jeff Norwood J.B. Pivots Beach Club, 5-8: King Tyrone Sticky Fingers Ð 235 Meeting St., 853-7427 NORTH CHARLESTON The Mill, 8-11: Shrimp City Slim avec Kola & the Graveyard Ramblers Mad River Bar & Grill Ð 32 N. Market St., 723-0032 The Mill Ð 1026 E. Montague, 225-2650 A Dough Re Mi Pizza, 8: Lowcountry Blues Club Jam Blind Tiger, 7-10: Dr. Pickup (“Firefly Vodka Blues Stage”) Hometeam BBQ, 9: Dr. Pickup Aromas Ð 50 N. Market St., 723-9588 WEST ASHLEY/JAMES ISLAND/FOLLY BEACH The Griffon, 9:30: Davis Coen Duo MONDAY FEBRUARY 16 The Blind Tiger Ð 38 Broad St., 577-0088 Fiery Ron’s Hometeam BBQ Ð Lowcountry Senior Center, 6-8: Sharrie Williams Wet Willie’s Ð 209 East Bay St., 577-3414 1205 Ashley River Rd., W. Ashley, 225-7427 Other blues events you will enjoy! & the Wise Guys The Griffon Ð 18 Vendue Range, 723-1700 J.B. Pivots Beach Club Ð Lowcountry Cajun Festival, April 5, James Island County Park Need lodging? Stay where the artists stay: EAST COOPER 1662 Savannah Hwy., W. Ashley, 571-3668 www.ccprc.com / 843-795-4FUN Lowcountry Senior Center Ð The Inn at River Crossing, foot of Ravenel Isle of Palms Rec. Center Ð 24 28th Ave., IOP, 886-8294 Blues by the Sea, May 9, Mingo Point, Kiawah Island Bridge, Mt. Pleasant. Mention Blues Bash 865 Riverland Dr., James Island, 762-9555 www.bluesbash.com/kiawah / 843-762-9125 Morgan Creek Grill Ð 80 41st St., IOP, 886-8980 and get a special $57/night rate. The Pour House Ð Piccolo Spoleto Blues Series, May 22-June 6, Charleston Creative Spark Ð 1977 Maybank Hwy., James Island, 571-4343 843-884-5853 / www.theinnatrivercrossing.com www.piccolospoleto.com / 843-762-9125 757 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, 881-3780