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Friday & Saturday AUGUST 21-22 WWW.GRAFTONBLUES.ORG • WWW.GRAFTONBLUES.ORG WWW.GRAFTONBLUES.ORG To Cheyenne Ave Country 2009 PARAMOUNT Inn Leeson & Suites* GRAFTON Shuttle Bus BLUES FESTIVAL Stop Friday, Aug. 21 Hwy 60 N 5:30 p.m. Michael Ammons Baymont Beech Street Inn* & The Water Street Hot Shots Shuttle Bus 7:00 p.m. Hounds Tooth e Stop Av 8:30 p.m. Perry Weber & The DeVilles Former site of Wisconsin With Special Guest Jimmy Voegeli Port Washington Rd Chair Co. Factory Hampton Wisconsin Inn Falls Rd Saturday, Aug. 22 I-43 Fa lls Rd 12 Noon Fruteland Jackson 1:15 p.m. Honeyboy Edwards 2:30 p.m. Alex Wilson Band Festival Site 4:00 p.m. Diunna Greenleaf *Check Out These Lime Kiln Hotels for 5:45 p.m. Greg Koch & Nation Sack Park Green Bay Rd Special Discount Featuring Malford Milligan Festival Room Rates 7:30 p.m. Zac Harmon To Milwaukee and Chicago 9:15 p.m. Bernard Allison Shuttle buses sponsored by Cedarburg-Grafton Rotary Club (Artists and Times Subject to Change) Are you ready for a blues weekend in Grafton? Welcome to the fourth annual Paramount Blues Festival! wonderful time you’re having! Whether this is your first time in Grafton or you’ve been here be- Membership in the Grafton Blues Association is growing! We have great fore, you will notice changes throughout the area. Be sure to visit the supporters, including individuals, bands, venues and corporate members. Paramount Plaza and see the fountain and Walk of Fame. It’s a great The association’s mission is to encourage community involvement by place to take a moment to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or sponsoring and hosting events, including a diverse realm food from one of the local businesses. of blues performers, educators and historians. By promot- Among them is the Paramount Grille & Bakehouse, ing Blues in the Schools programs, we hope to nurture an which has an assortment of music memorabilia. Just appreciation and understanding of blues music, its histori- around the corner, you will find the Milwaukee Ale House cal influence and importance as a watershed of American with interesting stories and beers dedicated to Grafton and popular music and its relevance to the history of Paramount Paramount music history. recordings made in Grafton. Be sure to pick up a Paramount Walking Tour booklet Did you know we also host other events and programs? in our merchandise area and step back in time as you stroll Our senior blues program is very successful, and the Grafton through Grafton. Blues Challenge — held this year for the second time — This year, we are trying out the month of August for will be sending Michael Ammons and the Water Street Hot the festival. Those of you who live in the area know Shots to Memphis in January 2010. Join us — it’s a fun September is questionable when it comes to the weather, time! and our inaugural festival was a prime example. We tried this date adjust- Want more information? Visit the festival merchandise booth or e-mail ment to hopefully keep us all dry and warm. us at www.graftonblues.org. In 2010, we will celebrate our five-year anniversary, and we’re still de- We hope you enjoy the festival and the changes made this year. We want ciding when the festival will be held. Whenever it occurs, we know you to hear from you. Send us your thoughts, compliments, suggestions and, will have a great time. yes, criticism. We host the festival for YOU, so we need to know what I personally want to take a moment to thank the festival team. Peter, you’d like to see, hear …. and eat! PK, Bradley, Bev, Cheryl and Jeff work all year to put this weekend Have a wonderful weekend! together, as well as all the other events we host. Without them, you would Kris Raymond not be reading this. When you see them, stop them and tell them what a President, Grafton Blues Association BunnySlipperServices.com
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12 Noon Saturday 4:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 p.m. Saturday Friday Performances Sponsored by 5:30 p.m. Friday Fruteland Jackson Diunna Greenleaf Zac Harmon Mississippi native Fruteland throughout the country. He Sponsored by Foundations Bank Sponsored by Kasen Realty Valuation Michael Ammons & The Water Street Hot Shots Jackson is a three-time Blues created the award-winning Music Award nominee as well “All About The Blues Series” The leader of Blue Mercy, Diunna Greenleaf Zac Harmon is returning to his roots after Winners of the 2009 has a background steeped in gospel music. Grafton Blues Challenge, the as an accomplished storyteller for Blues in the Schools pro- several decades of expressing an unbiased love for and oral historian. grams and has earned wide- Influenced by the likes of Koko Taylor, Aretha music. Sheboygan-based Water Franklin, Rosetta Thorpe, Sam Cooke, Charles Street Hot Shots are a tradi- Fruteland specializes in per- spread praise for his research, Born and raised in Jackson, Miss., Harmon is forming acoustic blues — from curriculum and presentation. Brown and her parents, she combines jazz, gos- a disciple of the Farish Street blues sound. His tional blues string band that pel and soul to take blues lovers on an emotional draws from acoustic musical contemporary to traditional, As a performer, Fruteland early years included stints as guitarist for Z.Z roller-coaster ride. styles of the 1920s and ’30s. from early field-holler songs is a consistent crowd pleaser Hill, Dorothy Moore, McKinley Mitchell and Sam Diunna and her band have performed Their repertoire includes and work songs to Delta and whose music and humor puts Myers. After moving to Los Angeles in 1980, throughout the United States and internationally. old-time blues, ragtime, nov- Piedmont tunes — and is also a audiences at ease. Harmon worked as a studio musician and began She has opened for artists such as Bob elty and “hokum” party music. respected composer. He is one He was nominated for two to make a name for himself as a writer/producer, Photo by Gary Collver Margolin, Keb Mo, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Listeners can expect to of a select group of musicians Blues Music Awards in 2008: crafting songs for Karyn White, Freddie Jackson, hear slide guitar in the style of dedicated to preserving and sage at hundreds of venues. Best Acoustic Artist and Best Sumlin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, James Cotton, Evelyn “Champagne” King, the O’Jays and others. masters such as Son House performing acoustic blues in all Fruteland imparts his knowl- Acoustic Album for “Tell Me Carrie Bell, Big Bill Morganfield, Smoking Joe Later, Harmon decided to pursue his longtime and Tampa Red, jug band forms and has shared his mes- edge of the blues to students What You Say.” Kubek, Odetta and many others. dream of recording his first blues project. The tunes and string band blues. Minneapolis Jug Band Battle. of early blues styles.” She was the first woman to serve as president result, “Live at Babe & Ricky’s Inn” (2002), was The group has opened for Leo Other favorites for the band Blues researcher, author 1:15 p.m. Saturday of the Houston Blues Society, produced the an electrifying testimonial to the blues. Kottke, Pinetop Perkins, include Fred’s Annual Corn and musician David Evans Willie Mae Thornton Blues Festival and has Harmon and the Mid South Blues Revue won Hubert Sumlin, Bob Stroger Roast and, of course, the Water noted the group has “a great Honeyboy Edwards supported Blues In Schools Program throughout the Blues Foundation’s 2004 International Blues and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith Street Pub in Sheboygan. repertoire. They sound like a Texas. Challenge as Best Unsigned Blues Band. and performed at the Henry David Freeland of Blues real band, not just a collection David “Honeyboy” Edwards is one of the last original acoustic Diunna was nominated for Traditional Blues Since then, there’s been no looking back, with Townsend Benefit Concert, Review Magazine called of individual talents, though Delta blues players. Female Artist of the Year at the 2009 Blues the release of the CD “The Blues According to 2007 Paramount Blues Ammons “an appealing per- there’s plenty of the latter to Born June 28, 1915, in Shaw, Miss., he has been a part of many Music Awards and received the honor for Best Zacariah,” appearances at U.S. festivals and inter- Festival and 24th annual former with a keen awareness appreciate as well.” New Artist Debut in 2008. of the seminal moments in American music history. His life has national tours. Photo by Dick Waterman 7:00 p.m. Friday been intertwined with almost every blues legend, including Robert 5:45 p.m. Saturday Johnson, Charley Patton, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson, 9:15 p.m. Saturday Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and scores of others. Hounds Tooth After Alan Lomax recorded Honeyboy for the Library of Greg Koch & Nation Sack Showcasing the soulful Congress in 1942, he didn’t record again commercially until 1951. Bernard Allison Moving to Chicago in the early ’50s, he played small clubs and voice of Miss Jamie Brace, Featuring Malford Milligan Bernard Allison totes the same Hounds Tooth has stormed on street corners In 1972, Honeyboy met Michael Frank, and the two soon became fast friends. They have performed as members of the Sponsored by D&G Transportation smokin’ six-string shooter that his to the regional scene with late father Luther Allison used to their high-energy show of Honeyboy Edwards Blues Band and as a duo. Start with the deep-rooted soulfulness of assault the blues, and he is blessed soul-rockin’ blues. Honeyboy has written several hits, including “Long Tall Woman Austin, Texas, R&B vocalist Malford Jamie’s dynamic stage Blues” and “Just Like Jesse James.” He received a Grammy Award Milligan, add an equally large portion of with his father’s soulful voice, spiri- presence is complemented by for his work on the album “Last of the Great Mississippi Delta internaional guitar radical Greg Koch and let tual devotion and musical freedom. the rest of the band, including Bluesmen: Live in Dallas!,” a collaboration with Pinetop Perkins, the flavors simmer and mingle. Bernard made his first appear- 19-year-old guitar phenom Photo by Brian Sheridan Robert Lockwood Jr. and Henry Townsend. The resulting concoction is a mix of blues, ance on record at age 13, when he Jared James Nichols. soulful R&B and American roots music — played on a live album his father The band’s repertoire is 2:30 p.m. Saturday the band Nation Sack. recorded in Peoria, Ill. He joined rich in jump blues, original Deeply informed by blues, blues rock, material, classic soul and his father on stage at the 1983 jazz, funk, country and even classical idioms, blues-rock numbers and Alex Wilson Band Chicago Blues Festival, and one You will find Hounds the Slippery Noodle Inn and Nation Sack stretches the boundaries of tradi- appeals to a wide range of week later got a call from Koko Tooth wowing crowds at other top local and regional Sponsored by LaBudde Group tional blues orthodoxy. Fans of blues will audiences. Taylor asking him to be her lead blues festivals, Summerfest, venues. find them a delight. Front men Koch and Alex Wilson picked the guitar at 5 years old and has never put it guitar player. During the 1980s, he down. Born into a music-loving family, he formed his own garage Milligan are joined by veterans Tom Good 8:30 p.m. Friday performed with Johnny Winter and band at 13 and began playing professionally at 17. (bass) and Del Bennett (drums). A WAMI award-winning guitarist, he acquired his love of the Koch is moving beyond local hero status Stevie Ray Vaughan and moved to Perry Weber & The DeVilles blues from his father Tom Wilson, a multifaceted musician who has in the upper Midwest and becoming an inter- Europe to play and record with his accompanied scores of blues performers in the Midwest. nationally renowned guitarist, session ace, father. With Special Guest Jimmy Voegeli A versatile artist, Alex plays everything from Beale Street blues top-selling guitar instructional book and Bernard released his first solo During the past two to West Coast swing. Immersed in the Milwaukee blues scene, he DVD star, magazine columnist, radio person- album, “The Next Generation,” in decades, Perry Weber has was influenced by local luminaries such as Stokes, Lee Gates and ality, comedian and in-demand worldwide 1990 and followed that with a series backed up some of the biggest Jim Liban. In 2007, he played a series of blues shows in China with guitar clinician for Fender Musical of critically acclaimed and popular Instruments and Hal Leonard Publishing. names in blues, including harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite. albums. Koch studied jazz guitar at the University Hubert Sumlin, Willie “Big The band includes his uncle Marc Wilson on drums and brother The Allison torch has been Matthew Wilson on bass. of Wisconsin, and his Milwaukee-based band Eyes” Smith and The passed, and it’s clear that Bernard Marc Wilson has 30 years in the music business, including became one of the region’s most popular acts. Legendary Blues Band, but he takes his role as its bearer seriously. is best known for his stellar international tours with Anson and the Rockets and Mike Morgan In addition to the newly issued “Nation Instead of playing 12-bar blues gui- work with harmonica legend and the Crawl and performances with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Big Sack,” he has five internationally released Jim Liban. Aside from being a Walter Horton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Boz Skaggs and many others. and acclaimed CDs. tar over and over, his repertoire flamethrower on the guitar, includes soul, funk, R&B and even Perry is a dynamic singer and rock. That musicianship is no clear- accomplished songwriter. er than on his current CD, “Chills The DeVilles feature Ben JOIN US NEXT YEAR! And Thrills.” Rickun on harmonica and gui- and Pinetop Perkins. nated for a 2008 WAMI award Even so, “the blues is my roots,” tar, Tony Menzer on bass and Musically, the group jumps for Best Blues Band. th Bernard said. “Regardless of how where my influences come from and respecting the people Victor Span on drums. These effortlessly through all blues The group’s special guest is far outside of the blues I reach for who got me to this point.” three also have impressive styles and even performs an keyboard ace Jimmy Voegeli, FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY tones, I can’t ever leave the blues. Members of the Bernard Allison Group include acclaimed resumés, having worked with occational honky-tonk tune. an award-winning blues musi- Whenever I play, all those guitar musicians Michael Goldschmidt (backing guitar), Jose James greats such as James Cotton, Their debut CD “Savage cian who gained fame with 5 parts are Luther Allison coming (saxophone, percussion), Erick Ballard (drums), Bruce Buddy Guy, Bryan Lee, Sam Beauty” received glowing Westside Andy and the Mel 2010 PARAMOUNT BLUES FESTIVAL through me. I’m just showing McCabe (keyboards) and Jassen Wilber (bass). Lay, Kenny Wayne Shepherd reviews, and they were nomi- Ford Band and The Jimmys. Welcome to Grafton, where Paramount rocked the blues cradle From 1929 to 1932, Grafton’s Paramount Records studio was located in the form at the inaugural Paramount Blues Festival in 2006. Wisconsin Chair Co. factory, two blocks north of the festival grounds. Legendary He died tragically before appearing at the event and was posthumously induct- blues artists such as Skip James, Charley Patton, Son House, Blind Blake, Big ed the same weekend into the downtown Paramount Walk of Fame, which honors Bill Broonzy, Louise Johnson and Henry Townsend recorded here. artists whose legacies have become enduring parts of the community’s musical As the lasting living blues musician to record in Grafton, the 96-year-old heritage. Townsend returned to the village for the first time in more than 70 years to per- The festival stage is named in Townsend’s memory. Festival again provides special events for young blues lovers Blues music isn’t just for grown-ups. Children of all ages are invited to learn about the genre and try out in- struments such as kazoos, washboards and harmonicas by participating in the Kohler Credit Union BlueSKool at the Paramount Blues Festival. Four free family-style workshops will be held in the BlueSKool tent Kohler CRedit union Saturday, Aug. 22: Noon — Michael Ammons & The BlueSKool Water Street Hot Shots. BunnySlipperServices.com 1:30 p.m. — Fruteland Jackson. 2:45 p.m. — Joe Filisko, harmon- ica. Each child will receive a commemo- 4 p.m. —Michael Ammons and Joe rative T-shirt and harmonica while CHILDREN OF ALL AGES will have the chance to play kazoos, washboards and other instru- Filisko, steel guitar and harmonica. supplies last. ments as they learn about the blues in the Kohler Credit Union BlueSKool.
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