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Music Maker Relief Foundation strives to help the true Board of Directors Advisory Board Sue Foley Music Maker Programs pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain Timothy Duffy - President B.B. King Colonel Bruce Hampton Musician Sustenance - grants to meet basic recognition and meet their day to day needs.We support Denise Duffy Bonnie Raitt Pura Fé life needs and emergency relief. Levon Helm Ken Shepherd Musical Development - grants and services the health and well being of these legendary musicians. Taj Mahal Ryan Costello Dickey Betts Kenny Wayne Shepherd for recipient artist professional development and Our organization provides the ways and means to expand Jimmy Herring Jerry Harrison career advancement. their professional careers and share their unique musical Daniel “Mudcat” Dudeck Derek Trucks Pete Townshend Cultural Access - supports the preservation Bill Puckett gifts with the world. Music Maker does this for the better- Susan Tedeschi Lightnin’ Wells and proliferation of American musical traditions. Henry Slyker ment of their lives and for the preservation of our culture. Carey Williams John Price New Orleans Musician’s Fund - assis- Blaine Wright Tom Rankin David Thurber, Jr. MD tance to musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. ANNUAL REPORT Winter 2006 REPORT ANNUAL ol. 11, No. 4 V THE MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION Musicians explain

By DAVID MENCONI Raleigh News & Observer, 07-DEC-05 what it means to miss New Orleans Burly balladeer Aaron Neville never made it Katrina hit, requests are still coming in from peo- back home before Hurricane Katrina hit New ple on the Gulf Coast who need help moving, Orleans in late August. Out on tour, he experi- rebuilding or paying rent because they can't enced the devastation from a distance, watching work. on television as the flood ravaged his hometown. Now, he wonders whether he'll ever again call "We've taken on 85 people in the last two the city home. weeks," says Music Maker head Tim Duffy. "It got to where we finally had to cap it because we "It's going to be a long, long time before New weren't raising enough money to help everybody. Orleans will be livable again," Neville says, speak- We raised $150,000, but it still wasn't enough. ing by phone from his current residence in We're still getting four or five calls a day, and Nashville. "My house was under water, and now they're all legit. It's really disheartening.A lot of it's full of mold and mildew....I have asthma, and people are still in shock; they're not well psycho- the doctor told me I couldn't go down there. So logically. It's just rough. So we do our little part. I'll stick around here for a while. How long, I We've helped a dozen or so people really well. don't know." The others, we do what we can.

More than any other American city, New "You would not believe," Duffy adds, "how grate- Orleans is defined by music. Memphis and ful some of these people are to get a $200 check Nashville have equally illustrious histories, but and a T-shirt.They say that's the only aid they've you have to go looking for music. In New received." Orleans, music finds you. Dixieland jazz and R&B, Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.shns.com blues and funk, Zydeco and Cajun, second-line street bands and sit-down jazz orchestras _ it's New Orleans Musician’s impossible to imagine the city without all its dif- ferent kinds of music. Fund Recipients Stafford Agee Robert Julian New Orleans Artists Alabama Slim and Little Freddie King,Atlanta, GA ©Duffy Louis Armstrong helped invent jazz in New Steve Allen Antoinette K-Doe Orleans, a torch that the Marsalis family and Humanity's fund for low-income families dis- called 'Yats,' because they're always asking each Keith Anderson Misha Kachkachishvili Harry Connick Jr. picked up. Irma Thomas, Dr. placed by Katrina.The show plays Durham's other, 'Where y'at, man?' But now, the standard Mark Anderson William Kennedy Anthony Anderson Doreen Ketchens John and other Big Easy legends still bring a Carolina Theatre on Wednesday. greeting you hear all the time is, 'How's ya Te r rance Andrews Ryan Klauber house?' It's still pretty devastated down there, touch of New Orleans wherever they sing and John Autin Joe Krown play the blues.And it wouldn't be Fat Tuesday in Branford Marsalis has likewise played a slew of the entire Gulf Coast area. It's still just gone, and Raphel Bas Freddie Lonzo New Orleans without the Neville Brothers' hurricane-relief shows, and his Marsalis Music it's not coming back.The need is still great." Otis Bazoon Bobby Love "Mardi Gras Mambo." label recently released the benefit compilation "A Cary B. Baksaeng Mano Celebration of New Orleans Music." Also just The state of everyone's house in New Orleans Gregory Bennett Zaza Marjanishvili But three months after Katrina flooded New out is "Our New Orleans:A Benefit Album for is largely a function of where they live in relation Sherrie Bias Jim Markway Orleans, the Crescent City's musical community the Gulf Coast" (Nonesuch Recordings), with to sea level.Those on higher ground came Eddie Bo Alonzo McAlpine Isaac Bolden Jim McCormick is still scattered across the country.The diaspora tracks by Allen Toussaint,Buckwheat Zydeco, Dr. through the storm in decent shape. Pianist Ellis Mark Braud Brice Miller John and others. Marsalis, patriarch of the acclaimed jazz family, of displaced musicians includes an army of lesser- David Brouillette Crazy Arms Mitchell known journeymen as well as the city's first fami- has already gone home.Trombonist Delfeayo Russ Brousard Brian Murray ly of funk, the Neville Brothers. Dr. John has made a charity album of his own. Marsalis' house sustained minimal damage, since Earle Brown Lesley Muscutt "Sippiana Hericane" (Blue Note Records) he lives on the third floor of a building in the Michael Bruce Warren Nabonne Like Aaron,Art Neville is living in Nashville and includes a classic New Orleans-style piano work- uptown part of the city. Drummer Jason Marsalis' Mark Brunello Jason Neville hasn't decided whether he'll go back. Cyril, who out called "Sweet Home New Orleans." Despite house was damaged but not destroyed; he's living Steve & Nancy Burtchaell Eric Nicholas Henry Butler Keith Nuccio performed in a T-shirt reading "Ethnic Cleansing the title and jaunty piano rhythms, "Sweet Home in an apartment while his house is restored. New Orleans" is as angry as it is mournful: Norman Caesar Walter “Fat Daddy” Payton in New Orleans" at a hurricane-relief benefit Ricky Caesar Bennie Pete "Politicians talking, each and every day /Promising "We all live uptown, so we were lucky," says show in New York, has settled in Austin,Texas, Rickie Castrillo Devin Phillips and says it's for good. Charles moved to help is comin' right away (yeah, you're right)." Delfeayo Marsalis. "Even so, the city is definitely Chuck Chaplin Big Mike Pierce Massachusetts years ago. not back to normal. It's really like anyone who's Thais Clark John Reeks Even angrier is a bootleg going around the ever suffered a major injury _ broken leg, broken Harry “Swamp Thang” Cook Steve Rohbock "New Orleans as we know it no longer exists Internet, "George Bush Doesn't Care About arm, anything.The city is still just in a state of Bert Cotton Brent Rose right now," Aaron Neville says. "It's a memory. Black People," which combines Kanye West's hit constant repair.And the majority of musicians Sullivan Dabney Jim “Roz” Rosnack Jonne Dendinger Steve Rudolph New Orleans has been gutted like you'd gut a single "Gold Digger" with the rapper's infamous here do not live uptown." televised statement about President Bush's Bobby DiTuillo Dewey Sampson chicken and take the heart and soul, more or Ernest Elly Jamil Sharif less, remove it and scatter it all around the coun- response to the disaster. Clubs and restaurants in the French Quarter are Lionel Ferbos Dinerral Shavers try.There's a lot of people who won't be able to open again, and the www.frenchquarter.com Web Louis Ford Tara Slessman go back because they can't afford to.They lost Blues harmonica player Roy "Mel" Melton calls site has an optimistic message: "We're all still Jereau Fournett Slewfoot everything, so they've got to stay where they North Carolina home, but he has plenty of con- here and more eager than ever to show you Keith Frazier Alabama Slim wound up and try to make ends meet as best nections to Louisiana. He used to live there, play- what joie de vivre really means in New Orleans." Smoky Greenwell Henri Smith they can." ing behind the propulsive rhythms of the late But the lower-lying neighborhoods such as the Clarence “Frogman” Henry Earl Smith, Jr. great "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, and Lower Ninth Ward _ where housing was cheap- Corey Henry Derrick “Big Sexy” Tabb Jim & Martha Hession Stephanie Thompson nowadays he records for Louisiana Red Hot er, and most of the musicians who gave New If ever New Orleans needed a funeral parade, Alverez Huntley Earle Turbington it's now.And though the city itself is still largely Records. Melton says Hurricane Katrina has Orleans its distinctive character lived _ were so Gerard Ingram Louis W. Romanos silent, that funeral-parade spirit has spread in altered at least one item of classic New Orleans devastated that recovery will take years. Richwell Ison Bernadine Walls benefit concerts all over America. vernacular. Calvin Johnson Adrian Watkins The Music Maker Relief Foundation, which Rashid Johnson Raymond “Dr. Neville's latest tour, billed as "Christmas with "I heard from the guy who owns my label down assists musicians in need, has set up a New Jerome Jones Rackle” Williams Aaron Neville and his Quintet featuring Charles there about the change in an old New Orleans Orleans Musicians Fund and can scarcely keep up Porgy Jones Percy Williams saying," Melton says. "People down there are with demand. More than three months after Kirk Joseph Wacko Wade Wright Neville," will send its proceeds to Habitat for Alan Jouet Music Maker Rag 1 Alabama Slim is a cousin of Little Freddie King Longtime Music Maker supporter Te rry Anderson is Dear Friends, and they have been close friends for over 35 years. working with us to redesign the website. Since they evacuated from New Orleans together and On a recent day at our offices…. moved to Dallas they live next door to each other,they Thank you to everyone who gifted with Music Maker have been working on a duo act that is just stunning. this holiday season.You can gift with Music Maker all An intern from Duke was bringing an artist back to the airport.William Maxwell is a new recipi- year long! ent.We had flown him up from Miami to meet for the first time and he stayed with us for three We have been overwhelmed with the praise we've days. Max had never recorded before but now would appear in a documentary. He is recovering received for the Music Maker Treasure box.Here Fred Tamalonis was instrumental in developing our from surgery for colon cancer and had the time of his life playing with Capt Luke and Macavine are a few comments.We still have a limited supply avail- fund raising practices and we are overjoyed that Fred Hayes. Anthony, the intern, is a photographer and loved the opportunity to shoot Max.When he able. So go ahead and get your complete package while has recently retired and is spending time helping us with gets back from the airport he will work on his project to input all of our digital images into a we have them still in stock! our future development plans. database archive and start scanning the negatives into the hard drive. "I ordered one Treasure Box as a gift for my wife ... we Thank you to John Laird who has volunteered his Amy, our Programs Coordinator has spent a good part of the day on the phone with Duke are so pleased with it and your excellent efforts, that time to help Music Maker develop our Strategic Plan. we are ordering two more copies to Medical School. Carl Rutherford, a guitarist and songwriter from West Virginia is back in the hos- The $10 CD sale is still going on! We have had such a pital. He's not sure if he'll make it back out this time and he wants to donate his body to sci- share with our friends." - Eugene Knapik from Toronto, Canada great response that we have extended it on into the ence. Amy's getting the paperwork set up and is helping Carl with a will. The rest of her day is winter.Each CD is $10, and shipping is $5 per address. dedicated to drafting a proposal for a Women's Blues Festival at Meredith College next fall. "I received the Treasure Box today. It is an amazing col- Be sure to stock up! lection and has great packaging. I can't wait to give it as Development Assistant, Joanna Johnson is processing donations and filling orders for CDs . In a gift in a few days. Perfect. Good luck with everything Grants are being made daily to help with heating, between she fields calls from Gulf musicians requesting aid.We have already taken on over 90 and have a very happy holiday season.Will look forward medicine and other day to day needs.We started new recipients, so there are many she must deny. Tomorrow, she and Amy will supervise 13 sec- to future releases and happenings." - Jay Martin, Portland, working with Angel Food Ministries to buy groceries ondary students from the Carolina Friends School for a Volunteer Day of assembling CDs and OR for one month at $25 per person, for artists preparing mailings. Adolphus Bell, John Dee Holman, Capt. Luke, Lee Gates’ new album "Black Lucy's Deuce" will be Whistlin Britches and Macavine Hayes. Back in the guesthouse, Executive Director Tim Duffy has a film crew from Los Angeles inter- the March Record Club selection.This is a great album! viewing Slewfoot and Cary B.They hope to get enough footage from each artist they shoot to We sent Christmas gift checks to all our artists, make a feature length film on the foundation for PBS and 20 minute pieces on each artist.The Advisory Board member and Music Maker supporter, including established Music Maker artists and New resulting DVDs will be great promotional tools for artists and a fundraising vehicle for the foun- Bonnie Raitt,recently Orleans Musicians Fund recipients. dation. came through Chapel Hill on tour and Tim and We wish to thank the Denise Duffy,Administrative Director is meeting with volunteer development consultant Fred Denise were happy to Melbourne Blues Appreciation Tamalonis and Board member Ryan Costello,They are reviewing the foundation's progress over catch up with her and let Society for helping us raise a the past five years and working on a strategic plan for the upcoming three years. her know what’s new with tremendous amount of money for Music Maker. the New Orleans Musicians Fund. A substantial grant was given to We like to think of this creative chaos as social entrepreneurship at work. At its best MMRF For the last couple years brings together artists, donors, volunteers, interns and professionals in an effort to raise the bar their beloved New Orleans artist we have been issuing a lim- Eddie Bo. for the treatment of musicians in society and improve the quality and quantity of their work, ited number of CDs into preserve our culture and enrich the community. It has taken us eleven years to bring this model mass distribution.We wish from theory to practice at a level that is sustaining and has meaningful impact on the lives of Anthony Cross, Kris Handel, to thank Barnes & and Jen McKenzie were all such over 200 artists and more than 6000 donors. Our vision for the future is to develop an institu- Nobles for tremendous tion that can keep this creative, nurturing process alive and growing. a great help to us over the past help in keeping our titles in months as interns.We'd also like their stores. If you have a to thank Russ Comer,Jim We wish to thank everyone that donated to our mission last year and we urge everyone else to favorite record store, urge renew their membership to the Music Maker Relief Foundation. Walton, and all the students from them to stock: Jerry Denise Duffy and Bonnie Raitt, Chapel Hill ©Duffy the Carolina Friends School for "Boogie" McCain: Boogie is volunteering with musicmaker. With warm regards, My Name, Pink Anderson: Please email [email protected] Carolina Bluesman, Etta if you are interested in volunteer Baker and Cora Phillips: opportunities. Carolina Breakdown, Cool John Ferguson: Cool Yule, We help artists with everyday Timothy & Denise Duffy Guitar Gabriel: Deep in expenses. For example in recent the South, Macavine Hayes: months we were able to assist in coordinating such an exciting event, Alice Sharpe Drinkhouse, Etta Baker the funeral expenses of Sanford from the City of Durham and Pepsi for sponsoring our with Taj Mahal, Beverly blues artist Henry Byrd,house- Music Maker News float.We were the float before Santa, and Cool John "Guitar" Watkins:The hold bills for John Lee Zeiglar, Congratulations to Don Engel and Misty Tarbell Ferguson played the guitar while Whistlin' Britches, Feelings of Beverly "Guitar" Capt. Luke's medicine and car who won the fishin' raffle this year.They won 2 spots Macavine, Captain Luke, John Dee Holeman, the Watkins, Pura Fé: Follow repairs and assistance to Pink at the 4th Annual Taj Mahal Fishin' Blues Tournament. Music Maker Staff, volunteers and supporters Your Hearts Desire, Cool Thank you for every- Anderson,Adolphus Bell, waved to the crowds. John Ferguson: Guitar Skeeter Brandon, Carl one who participated Heaven, Music Makers in the raffle this year! Rutherford, Beverly Watkins, Carl Rutherford is in the hos- with Taj Mahal, Precious Eddie Tigner,Drink Small, The drawing was held pital again, and is showing signs of Bryant: My Name is at the Music Maker Precious Bryant and Elder improvement. He is still very sick, Precious, Neal Pattman: James Goins. New Year's Party at but he is still playing music. He Prison Blues, Lightnin' Amy with the Interns Hillsborough, NC ©Duffy midnight on December often asks for his guitar and plays 31st at Music Maker Wells, Ragged but Right, We have been very fortunate to receive donations of for the doctors and nurses. Etta Baker: Railroad Bill, Cootie Stark: Sugar Man, and headquarters.These Etta Baker is out of the hospi- instruments: a12 string guitar from Rev Denis lucky winners were George Higgs:Tarboro Blues. In April Sweet Betty: Live Meacham given to Slewfoot,Amp from David tal and feeling better.She is at and Let Live,Adolphus Bell: One Man Band, and Lee given their raffle ticket home relaxing, and is not able to Decca given to Jerome Ballero.Clarinet from Steven as a present from JP's walk around her garden any- Gates: Black Lucy's Deuce will be released. Cartwright to Earle Brown.Trombone fromTina Shellfish in Kittery, more. Cora Mae Bryant is Joyner to Lucien Barbarin.Tenor sax from Joel Maine. recovering from a recent stroke. Music Maker supporter Sean Sullivan invited John Siegel to Earle Brown.Upright bass from Nick Jan 22nd there will be a benefit Price and Tim Duffy to attend the Rock and Roll Lloyd at Katrina Basses.org to Cary We had such a great at the Northside Tavern, with a Hall of Fame tribute to Sam Cooke.Aretha Beckelheimer.Alto sax from Tim Nutley to Brent time at our New Years fish fry and great music. Check Franklin, Lou Rawls and many other legends per- Rose.G&L F-100 Series II electric guitar and party this year. out the event calendar for more formed. Tom Sullivan,a board member of the Rock Slewfoot and Cary Steinberger GP2S guitar from David Ziegele to Little information. Beverly "Guitar" an dRoll Hall of Fame introduced Tim to the C.E.O., Freddie King and Alabama Slim. Guitar from B.,John Dee Watkins has a clean bill of Te r r y Steward and was invited to a pre show dinner. Holeman, Macavine Thomas Dallman to Warren Nabonne.Trumpet health. She is taking it easy, but Taj Mahal,who was on the bill as well and Tim had the from Dennis Hoffman to Adrian Watkins.Plus six Hayes, Captain ready to hit the road. She is feel- chance to visit with Morgan Freeman. Luke,Whistlin' ing better than ever! very fine suits and three pairs of Italian leather shoes from Rusty Zinn to Wacko Wade, Little Freddie Britches,Alabama Pink Anderson is having some We would like to thank Henderson Bromstead Art Slim, Little Freddie rough times. He is performing King and Earle Brown. King and Abe Reid Co. for all of their hard work.They are designing the around South Carolina, and artwork for the new Abe Reid CD. and the Spike wants to travel. He is an amazing Back in the early 90s Guitar Gabriel and I busked our Drivers rocked us into Lucy Duffy playing the washtub at the New Years Party ©Duffy performer.Please consider him way up to Pittsburgh, PA where he introduced me to the new year! A special for any upcoming shows. his old guitar player from the 70s, thanks to all our volun- Ernie Hawkins.Gabe told me teers, donors, artists Don’t let the tax man get you he was the best white man that and street teamers down! If file your taxes though could fingerpick the guitar.Indeed who came out. any H&R Block office in this was true as Ernie spent much We'd like to thank all America AND bring in the time with the old blues masters. 40 of our Street handy little form we can send Over the last years Ernie has been Team members.We you -You will save $10 on the recording and touring a great deal. now have people all cost of your return AND MMRF Check out his new CD “Rags & over helping us pass gets $20 for the cause. This offer Bones” and learn about him at our newsletters out 4 is for people who didn’t use www.erniehawkins.com times a year.If you are H&R Block last year.Call or interested in helping email [email protected] and Our compilation CD on the spread the Music request the form today!! Offer Dixie Frog label in France won Maker word, please expires April 17th, 2006 the Jazz Academy Award in the email info@musicmak- Captain Luke, Macavine hayes, John Dee Holeman, Sweet L and Blues category.This CD has also er.org.We will mail you Cool John wave at the Durham Holiday Parade ©Duffy Dave McGrew and Larry been voted Blues Album of the 100 newsletters each Shores were traveling away year by the magazine Jazzman.We quarter to pass out in your community. from their cold home in Washington State en route to have a limited amount of copies of visit us in North Carolina when their transmission went this beautifully packaged disc for We had such a fun time in the Durham Christmas out in their vehicle. Hopefully they found somewhere $30 per disc.You can order this Parade.We would like to thank Alison Fiori for warm to stay. Taj Mahal and Morgan Freeman, Cleveland, Ohio ©Duffy on our order form. musicmaker.org 2 We have been working with the Jazz Foundation, Society of Singers, Musicares, EVENTS Wilkins Management, Scott Messersmith of Boulder,CO who is helping artists relocate and find housing and jobs, Musicians Charity, Jan Northside Tavern Atlanta GA Cora Mae Bryant Benefit Katrina's Piano Fund, and Healthcare for Howell Mill Rd Atlanta GA Musicians. wwwnorthsidetaverncom The Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale,MS is a great Jan Feb th Annual Taj Mahal Fishin' Blues Zancudo Costa Rica event.Last year MM sponsored: James "Super This will be the ultimate cure for your wintertime blues After days Chikan" Johnson,Wesley “Junebug" Jefferson, of fishin' enjoy the concert Thurs Feb with Taj Mahal and the Terry "Big T" Williams,Josh "Razorblade" Music Makers Stewart andTerry “Harmonica" Bean.They all put on excellent shows and the event proved extremely Feb Ed Boudreaux's Bayou BBQ Asheville NC Abe Reid popular.If you wish to sponsor this festival,get in touch Will be in Asheville as a part of a conference with Roger Stolle. Feb Athens State University Athens AL Sweet Betty Adolphus Bell,Eddie Tigner,Albert White,Cool McCandless Hall pm Call for tickets and more info John Ferguson,Ardie Dean,Sol and I were very honored to be invited to the Nancy Jazz Pulsations Feb Caroline County Library Denton MD Pink Anderson Festival in Nancy,France last October.Many thanks to on the nd Floor at pm Call for more information Wacko Wade and Little Freddie King for intro- ducing us to this extraordinary event. All of our musi- March Le Blues autour du zinc Beauvais France cians were loved and received a standing ovation. Albert White George Higgs Tim Duffy Sol Ardie Dean Beverly "Guitar" Watkins Adolphus Bell Eddie Tigner Pura Fé April Byron Bay Blues Festival Byron Bay Australia Cool John Ferguson Macavine Hayes Adolphus Bell Sol Ardie Dean and Tim Duffy May Meridian Hotel Paris France Pura Fé Albert White Eddie Tigner George Higgs Adolphus Bell Ardie Dean Sol and Tim Duffy May Columbia Green Community College Hudson NY Sweet Betty Albert White and Slewfoot & Cary B May Historic downtown Spartanburg SC Pink Anderson Festival that is a day of fun for family June Roots and Blues Festival Parma Italy Macavine Hayes Eddie Tigner and Tim Duffy Adolphus Bell in Nancy. France © controlled The crowd for the MM show in France ©Duffy For more information visit musicmakerorg and click on Events link

Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Larry and Linda Garrett ©Duffy

Essie Mae Brooks, Perry, GA ©Duffy Eddie Tigner,Atlanta, GA ©Duffy

Tim recently spent 5 weeks with Chris Johnstone and Anna Ferrarie filming many MM Artists.They filmed artists at the MM headquarters, and at their homes. Many thanks to Linda and Larry Garrett who offered their home for them to film our Atlanta artists.

Mother Pauline and Elder James Goins, Ridgeway, SC ©Duffy Bishop Dready Manning, Roanoke Rapids, NC ©Duffy

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Preston weaves stories of New Release Mudcat • I’ll Be Young Once Too a tremendous Piedmont-tinged variety of American roots Etta Baker •Railroad Bill “One of the signature his life through both secular and sacred slide guitarist, and most of all a god-gifted enter- music for 35 years. His vibrant, good-natured chords of my guitar vocabulary comes from her songs. tainer. I have witnessed him light up packed hous- vocals and melody-rich guitar playing recall version of Railroad Bill. Enjoy this beautiful Lee Gates and the Alabama Cotton Kings One es at the Great American Music Hall in San the sounds of 1930's and '40's string bands album of guitar instrumentals.” -Taj Mahal must rejoice in the "happening" of this CD, Francisco, at the Irving Plaza in New York, to open and barrelhouse bluesmen. Producer Tim especially the glorious tone of Lee’s guitar. air concerts in front of 10,000 folks in Lugano, Duffy, Cool John Ferguson and Taj Mahal and Etta Baker with Taj Mahal A set of timeless After performing for 52 years I have a feeling Switzerland, to sitting on a curb in San Jose, Costa Ardie Dean sit in on a few tracks. beauty, spanning almost half a century, from that Lee is just beginning his recording career. Rica entertaining dozens of young kids. Mud is a great lady of American vernacular music. Guitar Gabriel • Volume One "Guitar Gabriel born to make people smile A Living Past This was the first album in the Etta Bker is credited with helping spark the ventures well beyond drink houses into his own and enjoy life Music Maker series and has been heralded as folk music revival in the 60s- no small feat private Birdland, an improvisational crossroads a classic recording by reviewers throughout for someone who didn't become a profession- where the starkly pre-modern meets the star- Mudcat • Kickin’ Chicken Guaranteed to make the world. This album is a superb sampler of al musician until she was in her 60s. This set tlingly postmodern and the Devil's "got his you want to get up and dance! the traditional blues scene in North Carolina. includes duets with Taj Mahal plus all of her hair tied up in a ponytail/ to keep all the classic 1956 recordings. drunks confused." -Cree McCree New Release Mudcat • The Mess is On The new release from Blues Came to Georgia Music Maker's Tim Mudcat. Featuring new band member Little Jo, Duffy has assembled this collection of 15 Etta Baker & Cora Phillips •Carolina Guitar Gabriel • Deep in the South Mudcat tears it up! songs to illustrate the continuing vitality of Breakdown This set was recorded in the late Guitar Gabriel boogies and cries heart-felt grassroots blues in Georgia at the turn of 80s when Etta Baker was in her prime. Her country blues in this set. He knew Blind Boy Neal Pattman • Prison Blues Featuring the century. older sister Cora Phillips backs her up on gui- Fuller in his youth, traveled with medicine Taj Mahal & Lee Konitz Neals harp tar while Etta plays the banjo. Etta sings two shows. playing ad vocals have that classic sound that Came So Far This CD presents eighteen selec- songs on the release! can only come from someone who has been tions by twelve astonishing blues and gospel Guitar Gabriel • Toot Blues steeped in the blues all of his life. He plays joy- artists. This album was made in the field, in New Release Adolphus Bell • One Man Band House Rockin’ “This CD is not for the faint of heart. It is raw, ous, animated harp that recalls the whoopin' old trailers, kitchens, living rooms and nurs- Foot Stompin’ authentic Alabama One Man unembellished, and drenched with feeling-liable sound of Sonny Terry and an equal amount of ing homes. Band! This high energy release is guranteed to elicit whoops, hollers, and spontaneous bang- country thrown in for good measure. to give you a good time! ing on whatever furniture is handy.” -David Expressin' the Blues This collection features 21 Nelson Carl Rutherford • Turn Off the Fear songs by 21 of the most talented and unsung Sweet Betty: Live and Let Live. Betty grew up Here is grandfatherly Carl Rutherford’s devastat- heroes of the blues. Here is a collection of singing gospel, blues and popular songs of the Macavine Hayes • Drinkhouse ing take on “The Old Rugged Cross” and other some of the most emotional, gut-level music day. In the mid 1380’s, she met saxophonist, A powerful, raw release after 50 years of play- jewels that showcase his unique blend of Buck available on disc, the feelings intensified by Grady “Fats” Jackson. Jackson was so ing the blues. 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Slewfoot is a great poet, both this CD presents 21 songs by 21 artists, the and her own songs, accompanied by expert album of 2001 by Living Blues. are wonderful singers and musicians, a must majority of which are otherwise unreleased Georgia blues guitarist Joshua Jacobson, make have. recordings. this a very entertaining set. Algia Mae Hinton • Honey Babe “Algia Mae is a great example of what is called in and Sol • volume blue While many young, white New Release Cora Mae Bryant •Born in Newton County "is a throughout the African Diaspora, "Original musicians attempt to replicate the blues mas- Collector’s Item • Dixiefrog Presents Music stunning record featuring exceptional guitar play- Joe." This is an innovative character that sur- ters' art, sol steers clear of imitation in favor Maker We have a limited supply of this ing that owes a strong debt to her father but vives and creates anew under all circum- of excavation and transport. 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The recording quality is absolute- Mahal & Lee Konitz Sugar Man does- on a soulful ride you’ll never forget. Includes a 23-track CD and a for- ly stellar, among the finest audiophile recording Clyde Langford • High Steppin’ Momma Everyone n’t merely proclaim "Cootie Stark was here." ward by B.B. King.208 pages, 11" x quality one will ever stumble across. needs an dose of his East Texas Blues! It is evidence that Stark was, and is, an idio- 8", 160 b&w photographs, hardcov- syncratic, tremendously talented musician. It’s er. Mr. Frank Edwards • Chicken Raid A career Capt. 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