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uncensored, underground, blues news Issue 155 The Publication of the Linn County Blues Society- lcbs.org June 2007 Signed, Sealed... Bluesmore 2007! Chicago Gave Us da Bears, da Bulls, da Blues and Now... da Bands! EDDIE SHAW & the Wolf Gang with special guest, THE KINSEY REPORT In this issue— Mary Lane! Bluesmore Preview Carey Bell Dies MVBF Lineup! We are excited once again to BMA Announced! have Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Big Mo’s CD Review as our main festival sponsor Local Entertainment this year! A HUGE Bluesmore Still No Karaoke thank you to CRB&T! Cedar Rapids’ Craig is one of Iowa’s four 2007 Craig Erickson IABHOF inductees! ©2007-Linn County Blues Society Sunday July 1st The Linn County Blues Society is a way cool, non-profit organization dedicated to MVBF Dona Oxford, Tom Principato, Ruby the preservation of Blues music in Eastern Wilson, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Iowa as well as to provide charitable contri- Check Out The Lineup! Drink Small “The Blues Doctor”, Dave butions to other community organizations. MacKenzie, Bruce Katz, Henry Gray LCBS is an Affiliated Organization in the Blues Foundation’s international network. mvbs.org & the Cats. The BLUESPAPER is a monthly publication of the LCBS. Website: lcbs.org Friday June 29th Daniel Arthur’s Bluesline: 319.399.5105 LCBS Officers Damon Fowler Group, Albert Cum- Blues in June President - Andy Dergo mings, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Vice President - Evan Vulich Kevin B.F. Burt, Fri. June 1, 8 -11 Secretary - Steve Springer Swamp Band, Robert Randolph & Treasurer - Sue Dergo the Family Band, Robert Belfour, Terry McCauley, Sat. June 2, 8 -11 Paul Oscher, Big Bill Morganfield, Matt Maybanks, Tues. June 5, 8 -10 Directors at Large- Nappy Brown, Bob Margolin, Willie Josh Misner, Wed. June 6, 8 -10 Bob DeForest, Bill Meeks, Bob Dorr “Big Eyes” Smith, Mookie Brill. Sara Cram, Thurs. June 7, 8 -10 Dennis Mcmurrin, Fri. June 8, 8 -11 Chairs Education - Open Nassor Cooper, Sat. June 9, 8 -11 Entertainment - Gary Gibson Saturday June 30th Adam Beck , Tues. June 12, 8 -11 Membership - Kevin Cutsforth Nick Sticka, Wed. June 13, 8 -10 Merchandise - David Andrews Kelly Richey Jason Ricci and New Tracy Beck, Thurs. June 14, 8 -10 Parliamentarian - Bill Meeks Program - Bob DeForest Blood, Big James & the Chicago Bryce Janey , Fri. June 15, 8 -11 Public Relations - Open Playboys, The Jackie Payne and Jason Brown, Sat. June 16, 8 -11 Web Administrator - Evan Vulich Steve Edmonson Band, Blues harp Matt Maybanks, Tues. June 19, 8 -11 blowout featuring Mark Hummel, Nassor Cooper, Wed. June 20, 8 -10 The Bluespaper folks Editor - Evan Vulich James Harman, Paul Oscher, Bad Kevin B.F. Burt, Thurs. June 21, 8 -11 Photographers - See bylines each issue Luck City featuring Matt Woods and Adam Beck, Fri. June 22, 8 -11 Staff Writers - See bylines each issue Michael Swanger, Jimmy “Duck” Kevin B.F. Burt, Sat. June 23, 8 -11 Distribution - Andy Dergo, Bill Meeks Holmes, Alberta Adams & RJ’s Nick Sticka , Tues. June 26, 8 -10 Membership Rhythm Rockers with CeeCee Col- Adam Beck , Wed. June 27, 8 -10 To learn more about the Linn County Blues lins, Ari Brown Quartet, Watermel- Kevin B.F. Burt, Thurs. June 28, 8 -11 Society or to join, see the membership form on Slim, Trudy Lynn with The Chi- Billylee Janey, Fri. June 29, 8 -11 in this Bluespaper or the LCBS website. Bryce Janey, Sat. June 30, 8 -11 Your membership includes; cago Rhythm & Blues Kings. • Discount admissions to many local Blues activities. • Monthly LCBS Bluespaper. • Voting rights in the LCBS elections. ‘six- feet under’ • Simply being way cool. Bluespaper Contact information Send news, band or club live entertainment DDAA’’S LLOUNGE listing or advertising to: Evan Vulich, 1116 Daniels St. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 or rd 821 3 Avenue SE preferrably e-mail at: [email protected]. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 Bluespaper Ad Rates $15.00 - Business card size - 2” x 3.5” . 362-9340 . $25.00 - Quarter page ad - 3.5” x 4.75” $50.00 - Half page ad - 4.75” x 7.25” NEW OUTDOOR PATIO! $100.00 - Full page - 7.5” x 10” A casual, fine dining experience Open Monday through Saturday Submission Requirements- All ads, photos or scanned images, either color Open 5pm-close or black/white, need to be 300ppi. Native Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, JPG, TIFF, EPS, PDF, BMP accepted. Deadline for . www.danielarthurs.net . submissions is the 23rd of the month. FEATURING LIVE MUSIC 5 NIGHTS A WEEK! Moving? Send your new address to; LCBS, OPEN MIC-MARTINI MONDAYS! PO Box 2672, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2672 so you won’t miss a single issue of your DRINK SPECIAL MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY! Bluespaper. 2 / Linn County Blues Society ©2007 Carey Bell 1936-2007 Chicago Blues Harmonica Legend Dies Alligator News lues harmonica master Carey Bell lighted in showing the youngster some of died on May 6, 2007 of heart fail- his tricks. Carey went on to meet and learn Bure in his hometown of Chicago, from Sonny Boy Williamson II, but it was IL. He was 70. Bell – the 1998 winner of Big Walter Horton who really inspired him the Blues Music Award for Traditional and became his mentor. Carey learned his Male Artist Of The Year – was a veteran lessons well but by the late 1950s and early of both Muddy Waters’ and Willie Dix- 1960s the gigs were drying up for harp play- on’s bands ers as the electric guitar began to take over as well as an as the predominant instrument of Chicago Harper – Day By Day award-win- blues. Bell decided to increase his worth ning solo by becoming a bass player (learning the Blind Pig artist, and a ropes from Hound Dog Taylor). He quickly Release Date – May 7, 2007 guest artist mastered the instrument and began getting on count- gigs as a bassist with Honeyboy Edwards, Didgeri-Boo less blues Johnny Young, Eddie Taylor, Earl Hooker and Big Walter. While playing bass in Big recordings. Harper’s promo material Bell’s clas- Walter’s band, Bell studied every harp trick sic, funky in the book first-hand from one of the all- says, “...blurs the line be- and deeply time great harmonica players. Bell, back tween rock, blues, soul and s o u l f u l on harp full-time, recorded behind Earl world music”. Actually, he blues place him firmly on the short list Hooker in 1968 for Arhoolie. By 1969 Bell sounds like a frustrated Aus- was fronting his own band. of blues harmonica superstars. Bell was tralian rocker. Now don’t get one of the very few harmonica players who didn’t learn his craft by listening to “Raucous and exuberant in the great me wrong. Harper is a dan- old records, but by studying directly un- Chicago tradition ... tender introspection, dy John Popper style harp der his teachers Big Walter Horton, Little emotional complexity, sensitivity and tonal player and the didgeridoo fits Walter Jacobs and Sonny Boy William- control.” most of the time. The usual --LIVING BLUES son II. It didn’t take long for Bell to de- things like production, pack- velop his signature “chopped” harmonica phrasing and deep-blues style. Carey Bell Bell spent 1971 traveling and recording aging and promo are all first Harrington was born in Macon, Missis- with Muddy Waters. Willie Dixon chose rate. But he’s way too seri- sippi on November 14, 1936. A fan of Bell for the featured role in his Chicago ous and the songs make my Louis Jordan, Bell originally wanted a Blues All-Stars, with whom Bell worked lame alarm go off. It won’t regularly throughout the 1970s, both tour- saxophone, but economic realities forced make you smile much and it his grandfather to buy him a harmonica ing and recording. By the 1980s Bell had instead. He taught himself to play by the established himself worldwide as a giant doesn’t swing. Harper tries time he was eight, and began playing among blues harmonica players. He re- to blur the lines but winds up professionally with his godfather, pianist corded albums as a leader and as a sideman rocking. I give it 2 wallabies Lovie Lee, when he was 13. for a variety of labels both in the United and a koala, mate. States and Europe, and was constantly “A blues harp master, Carey Bell has playing live. In 1990 Bell, along with fel- —John Heim (A.K.A. “Big Mo”) jaw-dropping technique…stunning inten- low harpslingers Junior Wells, James Cot- sity, elegantly lowdown.” ton and Billy Branch, got together and --CHICAGO TRIBUNE recorded the Blues Music Award-winning Alligator album, HARP ATTACK!. Bell In 1956, Lee convinced Carey that fathered 15 children and is survived by 10. Chicago was the place to be for aspir- ing bluesmen, and on September 12, Membership Discounts 1956 they arrived. Almost immediately, SAVE you! Bell went to see Little Walter perform at the Club Zanzibar at 14th and Ashland. The two became friends and Walter de- $$$ ©2007 Linn County Blues Society / Bluesmore 2007 Preview! #14 is Creeping Up FAST! “We’re excited to be back on Alligator,” says Kenneth. “I’m glad they’ve opened their arms to us,” agrees Donald, “because the blues is really where our hearts are at.” They’ll hit the road in support of the al- bum with a national tour kicking off in Chicago. With their crowd-pleasing mix of fiery guitar, funky, telepathic rhythms, streetwise lyrics and seemingly bound- less energy, The Kinsey Report will reach from the smoke and steel of Gary, Indiana to every funky, blues-rocking corner of the world.
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