California’s James Harman will be passing through Vancouver on his way to the Labatt Festival in Edmonton, allowing for his returns to The Yale for a gig with Steve Kozak & the West Coast Allstars on th Oops Summer is half gone as we Thurs Aug 19 . With over four decades of enjoy the last of the BC Day long touring some 18 plus countries, Harman has weekend & plenty of new Blues gigs to tell you learned a key secret and that is for one to about, but first let’s review what we already know develop one’s own approach & identity in order about. Guy Davis, a great storytelling to be successful. He’s a full service Bluesman Bluesman, is at Alley on Tues Aug 3rd & with some 29 to his credit, dating back to Weds Aug 4th. Blues diva Maria Muldaur & her the sixties. Bluesiana Band play The Yale on Thurs Aug uper Harp, & 5th. ’s T Model Ford stops by the S Tractor Tavern in Seattle on Fri Aug 6th. The the James Cotton Blues Rock Fish Grill in Anacortes welcomes Dikki Band are booked out at th the Clarke Foundation Du & the Krewe on Sat Aug 7 . The rd Band is a long way from Theatre in Mission on Fri Sept 3 . Steve Woodstock playing The Centre in Vancouver on Kozak & his band open. Cotton, who is known th th for having one of the best bands in the business Tues Aug 10 . On Fri Aug 13 the th Trio is at the Royal Theatre in Victoria,& Joan just recently celebrated his 75 birthday, is now Armatrading plays The Moore Theatre in in his sixty sixth year of touring as a professional Seattle. Then it’s on to the 11th Annual musician. Recently signed to Alligator Records, Burnaby Blues Festival at Deer Lake Park on James has come a long way since he first filled Sat Aug 14th with the Taj Mahal Trio, Kenny Little Walter’s shoes as the harmonica player in Wayne Shepherd, Colin Linden, Little Miss the Blues Band back in 1954. Higgins, Serena Ryder, plus Lukas Nelson & heir hit “Orange the Promise of The Real. Salmon Arm Roots T & Blues Festival is on Fri Aug 13th to Sun Aug Blossoms” has been 15th with a line-up featuring Joan Armatrading, receiving a lot of radio Shemekia Copeland, Little Ed & the Blues airplay & Imperials, John Nemeth, and Watermelon seems to tour almost Slim & the Workers. Tues Aug 17th Buddy non-stop. The kinetic Guy & Robert Cray are both at the Tulalip JJ Grey & MOFRO Amphitheatre. Lastly, Shemekia Copeland is return to the Pacific Northwest with a brand new at Jazz Alley, Thurs Aug 19th to Sun Aug 22nd. show at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle on that infamous date of Sept 11th, which is a Saturday. Please don’t confuse this venue with The he following T Showbox by Pike Place Market. It’s an entirely weekend, on th th different venue! This lateest tour is in support of Fri Aug 6 & Sat Aug 7 expect some sizzling their upcoming Aug 24th release “Georgia hot Blues, R&B, and Soul at The Yale with the Warhorse” a brand new on Alligator Red Hot Blues Sisters featuring Suze Sims & Reords that will be their fifth studio release Teri Wilson. Since their 2004 debut in Seattle, featuring more of the Blues, swamp funk, rock the Red Hots have taken festival & club stages and soul sound that brings the crowds out. like a heat wave rolling across the desert sands of Death Valley, winning new fans and plenty of accolades along the way. 1 Not only is he an in We just got wind that demand session player Mark Hummel & the who has played alongside Blues Survivors have familiar names like Elvin booked some dates on Bishop, Tracy Nelson, Mark both sides of the Hummel, Lloyd Jones, border. On Thurs Oct Alice Stuart, & Little 28th they will be in Smokey Smothers, he’s Anacortes at The Rock Fish Grill. Then on Fri also a singer, , Oct 29th and Sat Oct 30th Mark & the boys will and bandleader. Tracy have harmonica Blues lovers harp-o-ventilating Nelson likens him to the at The Yale in Vancouver. Mark is on the road bastard son of Jr. Walker. supporting his latest Electro-Fi CD called “Retro- In addition to tearing up the West Coast with a Active” The CD features guests Charlie th number of dates, including his Fri Sept 24 and Musselwhite, Steve Freund, and Rusty Zinn. Sat Sept 25th dates at The Yale, sax man Terry Hanck is hard at work on a yet to be titled new Also on Thurs Oct 28th, CD. This CD will feature some signature Hanck Charlie Musselwhite & originals like "Here It Comes" and "Appreciate his band will grace The What You Got," plus gems by some of Hanck's Triple Door stage in heroes -- like Louie Jordan's "Just Like A Seattle for one evening Woman," Chuck Willis' stroll, "Keep A Drivin' & and one evening only. ’s "Sidetrack." Terry says "the CD Charlie has a new CD has that big roomy retro sound, real live with coming out this Aug 24th that promises to be a some hand-clappin' West Coast jump feel.' return to the foot-stomping Blues of his heyday. Titled “The Well”, the new CD will contain 13 They attracted Musselwhite originals complete with his fiery- quite a crowd at the driven harmonica work. Mavis Staples guests.. Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland Sadly, the Blues world recently lost this past July. The another Legend. Phillip Walker, Twisters had the originally from Welsh , crowd swingin’ to passed away from heart failure at that West Coast the young age of 73 this past July Jump Blues they do 22nd in Palm Springs. Hs career so well. Dave Hoerl, Brandon Isaak, Keith Picot, spanned over 50 years, backing and Chip Hart will be at The Yale on Fri Oct 1st stars like Etta James, Lowell Fulson, Little and Sat Oct 2nd. Expect some fun, feel good, Richard, & Zydeco Legend . Over Blues culled from their 5 CD’s, “Fulla Hot Air”, the years Walker recorded several albums, “Long Hard Road”, “Live at Harvest Fest”, “After earning a reputation as one of the genre’s top the Storm” & their recent, “Come Out Swingin’”. guitarists. Phillip toured regularly, & last played played The Yale in Oct 2002. I caught some of Soul Legend, the Reverend Al that show, then was fortunate to see him perform Green will be appearing at The alongside guitarists Sherman Robertson & Emerald Queen Casino just off Andrew Jr. Boy Jones at the 2008 Waterfront I-5 in Tacoma to the south of Blues Festival in Portland Oregon. If you haven’t Seattle. He’s there on Sat Oct heard it, I recommend you get a copy of Phillip th 16 . Arguably one of the great Walker & the Big Band “Live” at Biscuits & Blues. Soul singers of the seventies, Green has consistently returned to his first love of Gospel, Your next Blues Update soon. yet finds time to tour performing the secular music that catapulted him to fame. www.canadianpacificblues.com 2