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5º Festival Internacional “BLUES at MOONLIGHT” 25-26-27 Noviembre 2011 Hotel Sunset Beach Club – Benalmádena NOTA DE PRENSA: 2011 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 25-26-27 Noviembre 2011 Hotel Sunset Beach Club – Benalmádena www.bluesatmoonlight.com Del 25 al 27 de Noviembre tendrá lugar en Benalmádena Costa la 5ª edición del Festival “Blues At Moonlight” de Benalmádena organizado por Active Sound Productions y la inestimable colaboración del Hotel Sunset Beach Club. El Festival crece cada año y para el 2011 contará con un programa de 15 actuaciones de máximo nivel: 7 grupos son de fuera de España (3 son de Estados Unidos –Andre Williams de Detroit, The Goldstars de Chicago y Little Victor de Memphis, dos de Holanda – Miss Mary Ann y The Ragtime Wranglers, una de Inglaterra – Knocksville, y un0 de Francia – Crown Electric Combo) y 3 de la península (Blas Picon & The Junk Express de Barcelona, Help Me Devil de Madrid y Mississippi Martínez y Los Bastardos de Granada). Además el festival cuenta también con la actuación de cinco de los mejores disc jockeys de la escena “vintage” (DJ The Mojo Man de Estados Unidos, DJ Crackzorla Barcelona, DJ Paula Punkita de Cádiz, DJ Hamlet Bop de Málaga y DJ Tall Mike de Marbella). Cada artista nos obsequiará con su interpretación de los diferentes estilos del Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Rock and Roll, Rock-a-billy, Punk Blues, Soul, Garage Rock, Surf y Hot Swing más auténtico y genuino. 1 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 25-26-27 Noviembre 2011 Hotel Sunset Beach Club – Benalmádena www.bluesatmoonlight.com NOTA DE PRENSA: 2011 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” Destacar en especial, por primera vez en Andalucía, la presencia de Andre Williams, toda una una leyenda en activo del género y su banda al completo que estará presentando su nuevo disco en directo para todos los asistentes al festival. ACTUACIONES Andre Williams (EE.UU.) Andre Williams (nacido en Bessemer, Alabama, el 1 de Noviembre de 1936) es un músico americano de Rhythm & Blues y punk blues que empezó su carrera en el sello Fortune Records de Detroit. Williams vivió con su madre hasta que murió cuando el tenía sólo seis años. Sus tías le cuidaron hasta que tuvo 16, edad en la que se mudó a Detroit, Michigan, y donde hizo amistad con Jack y Devora Brown, propietarios de Fortune Records, situado al fondo de una barbería. Williams se hizo colega de estrellas del sello como Nolan Strong y Nathaniel Mayer. En 1955 pasó a ser el cantante principal de The 5 Dollars, que ya tenían contrato con Fortune Records. Aunque la mayoría de las canciones se publicaron como „Andre Williams & The Don Juans‟ (en Epic en 1956 como „Andre Williams & his New Group‟) , en “Bacon Fat” y “Jail Bait” cantaba como solista. “Bacon Fat” llegó al puesto 9 de las listas R&B de Billboard en 1957. “Bacon Fat” (escrita por Williams) fue tal éxito que Fortune Records vendió la canción a Epic Records, que contaba con mucha mayor distribución (publicándola como single Epic 5-9196 “Bacon Fat / Just Beacuse Of A Kiss”). “Bacon Fat” y “Jail Bait” fueron grandes éxitos, y Williams descubrió que “hablar en vez de cantar” era mejor idea para él, ya que no tenía tan buena voz como otros cantantes de los años 1950s. Resultado: hoy la cultura hip hop le considera uno de los padres del rap. 2 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 25-26-27 Noviembre 2011 Hotel Sunset Beach Club – Benalmádena www.bluesatmoonlight.com NOTA DE PRENSA: 2011 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” En 1960 Fortune publicó un LP completo, con todos sus singles con The Don Juans, que se tituló Jail Bait (re-editado en 1986). Este fue el comienzo de la fama a nivel nacional de Williams. En 1960 graba para el sello de la Motown, Miracle Records con el tema “Rosa Lee”. A principios de los 1960s, Williams co-escribe la primera canción de Stevie Wonder llamada “Thank You for Loving Me”. La canción de Williams “Shake a Tail Feather” fue también un éxito en 1963 para The Five Du-Tones y después para Ike y Tina Turner. Alvin Cash “The Crawlers” también consiguieron un éxito con la canción de Williams “Twine Time”. Además de crear estos éxitos, Williams también supervisó la creación de dos álbumes o más de The Contours. Por si no fuera poco, en los 60s, Williams fue el manager y road manager del cantante de soul Edwin Starr. En 1966 Williams sacó dos discos en el sello Avin Record Label, dos discos en el sello de Detroit Wingate: “Loose Juice” y “Do it”, y en 1967 el sello Ric Tic publica su “You Got It and I Want It”. En 1968, Williams fue fichado por Chess Records para Checker, el sello discográfico de blues más importante de Chicago. Era su regreso… vistiendo elegantes trajes de terciopelo y tocando en los mejores clubes. Chess consiguió varios éxitos para Williams, "Humpin' Bumpin' and Thumpin'" y "Cadillac Jack" en particular. Además trabajó con varios sellos de color desconocidos y publica canciones como "Sweet Little Pussy Cat" y "Rib Tips, Pts. 1 & 2." En 1968, Williams colaboró con The Natural Bridge Bunch y salió “Pig Snoots”. En los 1970s, Williams escribió algunas canciones para la banda Parliament y Funkadelic, dos famosos grupos de música funk. (El humorista Redd Foxx denominó entonces a Andre Williams con su más famoso apodo, “Mr. Rhythm” – Señor Ritmo). Y de nuevo, Williams produjo algunas canciones para Ike Turner. Durante los años 1980s, Andre Williams cayó en la pobreza debido a su adicción a las drogas. Vivió en Chicago, Illinois; donde llegó incluso a vivir en la calle y pedir dinero debajo de un puente... En 1996, Andre Williams sacó Mr. Rhythym, el cual incluye nuevas grabaciones de sus viejos temas desde la época de “Jail Bait”. Canciones como “The Greasy Chicken”, “Mean Jean” y “Pass the Biscuits Please”. Suponía el regreso definitivo de Williams, pero la mayoría del público ya no se acordaba de él, y demandaba música de nuevos estilos. En 1998 Williams da un cambio a su estilo con Silky. Considerado como “el álbum más sórdido jamás grabado”, Silky supuso una revolución del estilo punky, y fue denominado como rock Sórdido (sleaze rock). Pese a que los amantes de este género idolatrarán a Williams, la mayoría de los críticos preferían su estilo original. En 1999, comenzó su relación con Bloodshot Records grabando un disco de country con The Sadies y titulado Red Dirt. 3 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 25-26-27 Noviembre 2011 Hotel Sunset Beach Club – Benalmádena www.bluesatmoonlight.com NOTA DE PRENSA: 2011 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” En el año 2000, Andre Williams saca a la luz The Black Godfather, retornando a su sonido eléctrico y ruidoso, y con la participación de The Dirtbombs en dos de sus canciones. Por esa época Andre Williams había vuelto a los escenarios convirtiéndose “The Black Godfather” (“El Padrino Negro”) en su nuevo apodo junto al ya de otra época „Mr. Rhytyhm‟. En 2001 se habló de su reciente conversión al judaísmo y la circuncisión. En 2002-2003 realizó una gira con los holandeses de sleaze rock Green Hornet. En el 2006 experimentó una vuelta al estilo de la música soul con su álbum Aphrodisiac. Mark Deming describió este album como "El resultado es un estilo más relajado y más funky groove que soul, pero potente al mismo tiempo, con la la fusión de sonidos blaxploitation de los 1970s, el estilo de jazz de Jimmy Smith, y la influencia Rhythm & Blues de Booker T. en un paquete sólido". Williams continúa sus conciertos en los Estados Unidos, y realiza una gira en Europa en el 2001 (junto al grupo holandés Green Hornet), 2005 y 2006 (con The Marshall Brothers). De Agosto a Noviembre de 2006, realiza una corta gira por Europa, que finaliza en Suiza. También a principios de 2008 giró por Europa de nuevo, esta vez con The Flash Express. En el 2007, Andre terminó la grabación de su disco con el grupo de New Orleans, Morning 40 Federation. El disco se tituló Can You Deal With It, publicado por Bloodshot Records en 2008 con el nombre de Andre Williams & the New Orleans Hellhounds (un seudónimo para Morning 40 Federation). En 2010 Williams contribuye con una versión de "The Way You Dog Me Around" para el album recopilatorio Daddy Rocking Strong: A tribute to Nolan Strong & The Diablos. El álbum es un tributo al fallecido Nolan Strong, una sensacional estrella de Fortune Records durante los 1950s y primeros 1960s. Williams ha sido también conocido con los alias de “Rubibaker” o “Rutabaga” (nabo sueco) donde adquiere diferentes personalidades y habla con voz muy grave. Discografía Seleccionada: 1960: Jail Bait 1986: Bacon Fat 1990: Directly from the Streets 1994: Mr. Rhythm Is Back 1996: Mr. Rhythm 1996: Greasy 1998: Silky 4 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 25-26-27 Noviembre 2011 Hotel Sunset Beach Club – Benalmádena www.bluesatmoonlight.com NOTA DE PRENSA: 2011 5º Festival Internacional “BLUES AT MOONLIGHT” 1999: Red Dirt 2000: The Black Godfather 2001: Bait & Switch 2003: Holland Shuffle (En Directo) 2006: Aphrodisiac (con The Diplomats of Solid Sound) 2008: Can You Deal with It? (con The New Orleans Hellhounds) 2010: That's All I Need Andre Williams ha grabado un nuevo disco con su banda de Chicago The Goldstars, y para su lanzamiento nos brinda su visita por primera vez a Andalucía y, en exclusiva para la 5ª edición del festival Blues At Moonlight de Benalmádena (Málaga). Es todo un lujo para nuestro festival poder contar con una leyenda viva cómo Andre Williams en nuestro escenario para todos vosotros.
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