JULY2013 Cool Issue 228 The Publication of the Linn County Blues Society - lcbs.org July 2013 scan for LCBS web info 52406-2672 Cedar Rapids, IA Rapids, Cedar PO Box 2672 Box PO Linn County Blues Society Blues County Linn also featuring Current list of members Scott Holt of the IBHOF Big Mike Edwards James Kinds Bluesmore20! Billylee Janey Jim DeKoster Bo Ramsey Jimmy Pryor Bob DeForest Joanne Jackson Bob Dorr Joe Price Bob Pace Louis McTizic LCBS ALL STARS! Bruce McCabe Mel Harper Ron DeWitte, Eric Douglas, Craig Erick- Catfish Keith Patrick Hazell Chicago Rick Lussie Perry Welsh son, Tommy ‘T-Bone’ Giblin, BillyLee Janey, Craig Erickson Richie Hayward Bryce Janey, Dan ‘DJ’ Johnson, Denny Ke- Darrell Leonard Rico Cicalo kcck.org telsen, Skeeter Louis and Dennis “Daddy-O” Dartanyan Brown Ron DeWitte McMurrin. Post jam at Checkers Tavern! Del Saxman Jones Ron McClain Dennis McMurrin Ronnie Brewer Eddie Haywood Rose Marie Web- Ella Ruth Piggee ster Friday Blues- In this July 2013 issue — Elvin Bishop Sam Salomone • 6-10 PM - The Big Mo Blues Show Ernie Peniston Scott Cochran Eugene Jackson Sid Wingfield • 10-11 PM - Backstage Blues Scott Holt at Bluesmore 20! Fred Walk Speck Redd • 11 PM to midnight - KCCK Jams Chris Duarte at Parlor City Pub Gary Gibson Stephen Miller • Midnight Blues CD 21st Annual Bowlful of Blues Gary Jackson Steve George Saturday Blues - George Davis Steve Hayes Dr. Phil reviews: Cash Box Kings Gilbert Davis Tom Giblin • 6-10 PM - Da Blues with Bobby D Grant Townsell Willis Dobbins • 10-11 PM - The Crawfish Circuit LCBS All Stars open Bluesmore20! Harlan Thomas • 11 PM -midnight - The Melting Pot Local LIVE music schedules Hawkeye Herman • Midnight Blues CD The LCBS Bluespaper, for your listening pleasure! ©2013 June-Linn County Blues Society The Linn County Blues Society is a way Johnson, continued from page 5 cool, non-profit organization dedicated Skeeter Dennis Duarte releases “My Soul Alone” to the preservation of Blues music in Over the years Dan has enjoyed Louis McMurrin Eastern Iowa as well as to provide Tour includes a stop at Parlor City Pub charitable contributions to other commu- playing on almost all of Bryce Janey nity organizations. LCBS is an Affiliated (Grooveyard Records) and Billy Janey’s by Ric Holmquest ~ reprinted courtesy of City Revealed Organization in the Blues Foundation’s (Rockadrome) records, and recorded on international network. The BLUESPAPER dozens of various regional productions. is a monthly publication of the LCBS. Evans on the bass Website: lcbs.org Worked extensively with Catamount guitar and Aaron Studio in Cedar Falls, Iowa, M-C Au- LCBS Officers Haggerty behind dio Atomic Cafe Waterloo, and Dream- President - Frank Wilson tracks MVP CR. Multiple appearances the drum kit. This Vice President - Andy Dergo Secretary - Stephanie West at Bluesmore since 1995, and every one version of his power Treasurer - Bill Graham of the CR, Metro area, and regional trio has a very big fests, roundups, squares, benefits, mar- sound, with Evans Directors at Large kets, parties, bashes, street dances, etc. Bill Meeks, Bob DeForest, Janet Evans and Haggerty pro- multiple times and loved every minute viding a solid base Committee Chairs of it. Dan was inducted into the Iowa to build on while Education: John ‘Big Mo’ Heim Music Association’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Entertainment - Greg West of Fame in 2007. Duarte displays his Membership - Kevin Cutsforth amazing guitar wiz- Merchandise - Phil Smith ardry. Chris Du- The Bluespaper & LCBS folks Denny arte’s prowess with Bluespaper Editor - Evan Vulich Ketelsen Skeeter Louis Photographers - see bylines the guitar is easily axophonist and vocalist, Skeeter Staff Writers - see bylines Helping people on level with other Distribution - Bill Meeks Louis, is a native of Milwaukee, notable Austin Tex- Parliamentarian - Bill Meeks Wisconsin and he has been playing make great music Web Administrator: John Shultz S as guitarists, such professionally for over 30 years. Public Relations-Open and pursue their He recorded and toured with The Es- as Eric Johnson, Ian dreams for over quires, most notable for their #1 hit, Get Moore and Stevie Membership 43 years. Ray Vaughn. To learn more about the Linn County On Up. Skeeter has shared the stage with Blues Society or to join, see the member- countless other world-renowned musicans egendary Texas blues rocker The surprise inside is the records ship form in this Bluespaper or the LCBS Helping people including Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight Chris Duarte’s new studio twelfth and final cut, Carelessness. website. Your membership includes; • Discount admissions to many local and Los Lobos. make great music recording for the Blues Bu- Duarte shifts gears completely into Blues activities. His unique style includes elements of the and pursue their L • Monthly LCBS Bluespaper. reau International division of Shrap- jazz fusion ala Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Blues, R&B and Funk. nel Records is called My Sole Alone. John MacLaughlin. Duarte’s jazz gui- • Voting rights in the LCBS elections. dreams for over • Being a part of the groove! Duarte’s current tour of the North tar melds with Mads Tolling’s incred- 43 years. Americas in support of his new re- ible soaring violin, playing together, Bluespaper Contact information lease includes a performance at Parlor trading solos and some hot licks. Toll- Send news, band or club live 4651 1st Ave SE entertainment schedules, advertising, Cedar Rapids, IA City Pub and Eatery in Cedar Rapids ing, who was born in Copenhagen, donuts, cookies, or pie to: 52402 on Sunday, August 4. Denmark is a Berklee College of music Evan Vulich at: [email protected]. 319.378.1720 My Sole Alone is Chris Duarte’s graduate Summa Cumme Laude and a Bluespaper Ad Rates guitarcenter.com eleventh record, branded with his sig- Grammy Award winning violinist and $15.00 - Business card size - 2” x 3.5” nature Texas shuffle mixed with blues, composer. $25.00 - Quarter page ad - 3.5” x 4.75” $50.00 - Half page ad - 4.75” x 7.25” rock with a taste of jazz fusion. The Steve Evans throws down some thick $100.00 - Full page - 7.5” x 10” 4651 1st Ave SE new disc is very enjoyable, upbeat and and heavy bass lines on Carelessness, Cedar Rapids, IA Submission Requirements- All ads, tasty, much like a box of your favorite while Aaron Hagerty shines and is photos or scanned images, either color 52402 Cracker Jacks. You feel the anticipa- amazingly tight. The quartet lets all or black/white, need to be 300ppi. Native 319.378.1720 tion when you open the box, knowing the line out on this one and then ever so Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, JPG, TIFF, guitarcenter.com EPS, PDF, BMP accepted. Ads created in it’s going to be good. You enjoy the carefully reels it back in. Duarte has al- Word may cause dimentia, severe cramp- super sweet guitar licks, savoring the ways appreciated jazz, having explored ing and diarrhea. Deadline for submis- salty power chords and you’ll smile the music of Miles Davis and John Col- sions is the 19th of the month. with satisfaction when you experience trane at a very young age. Moving? Send your new address to; LCBS, PO Box 2672, Cedar Rapids, IA the incredible surprise for you at the I trippedWith feelin’ kinda the merry-go-round. older, a boulder on my shoulder, 52406-2672 so you won’t miss a single end. “One good thing about music, when it hits issue of your Bluespaper. Duarte’s talented rhythm section you, you feel no pain.” ~ Bob Marley for My Sole Alone includes Steve Don’t you think that love can last?” She said, “Love, lord above, now you’re gonna trick me in love” 2 / Linn County Blues Society ©2013 ©2013 Linn County Blues Society / 7 Sat. - Dan Johnson Blues Duo, Village Meat Market Sun. - Parlor City Rocks New Bohemia District! Local Music Sun. - Beaver Creek - Skeeter Lewis Jams 4-8PM 21st Annual Bowlful of Blues! Tues. - Parlor City Pub, various artists host jam News from “Skunkland” July Blues Calendar Wed. - Shuey’s, beer tasting w/ Kevin Burt 6:30-8:30P Wed. - Silver Star, Rock & Blues Jam, 8-11PM Craig Peterson Wed. 3 W. Des Moines Blue Band, Independence Cele 7:30-10:30PM Thur. - J.M.O’Malley’s, T-Bone Giblin Jams, 8PM Thur. 4 J.M. O’Malley’s Gibby jams with friends, 8-12 EVERY Thur. - (1st ) Lady Lowe, Shuey’s he plans are well in hand now as we prepare to present the 21st Annual Fri. 5 Riverloop Amphi Blue Band, 5:30-9:30PM Waterloo Bowlful of Blues which will be held on Saturday August 31st at the CR Winery Bryce Janey & Dan Johnson, 6-9PM Maytag Park Bowl in Newton. We have our paypal account for ad- Leo’s Gen. Lounge Doug Ress, acoustic 8-11PM T vance ticket sales up on southskunkblues.org and we are ready to print tickets Sat. 6 The 503 Estes St. Blue Band, Dan’s Place Reunion, 9-midnight Czk Village Market Doug Ducey & Dan Johnson, 11-2PM and posters. The lineup is confirmed and we are putting all the puzzle pieces Uptown Bill’s Blue Midnight Trio, Iowa City into their place. We are busy developing funding for the event through selling CRL The Vibracats, 9PM ads for our Bowl program, our membership drive and sponsor development. Sun. 7 Dubuque Arbor Blue Band, Concert Series, 6:30PM The South Skunk Blues Society, like Central Iowa Blues Society is a volunteer Cash Box Kings Beaver Creek Skeeter Lewis jams with friends 4-8PM run non-profit organization. This being the 21st annual Bowlful of Blues just Blind Pig Records.