AAAppprrriiilll In this Bluesletter: Update on Live Shows in Charlotte Marty Gunther "Red Hot & Blues Reviews" Blues Festival info from the President A P R I L 2 0 2 1 Musings survey The Charlotte Blues Society is interested in hearing your thoughts on resuming normal operations. To understand the comfort level of our members, we ask that you participate in this brief survey. Please go to our website online to participate. Or, copy and paste the questions and send your response and comments via email to : [email protected] Please click here to reach the online survey: It is located on the home page of our website. If the link does not work, please copy and paste the following in your browser (and don't forget to "refresh" the page) https://charlottebluessociety.org/ This is your organization, we look forward to hearing from you These are the questions we ask you to respond to at this time: 1. It’s too soon, I am not ready to attend a live event no matter how crowded or what precautions are made 2. I will attend as long as current public mandated policy is adhered to. 3. I will attend only if events are held outside 4. I will attend regardless of what policy is in place 5. I'm not sure I will ever want to go to a live event again ~Mary London Szpara President w w w . C h a r l o t t e B l u e s S o c i e t y . o r g click on the button for up- coming concerts and events. Updated as soon as we are notified. EEEvvveeennntttsss LLLiiivvveee MMMuuusssiiiccc iiisss rrreeetttuuurrrnnniiinnnggg with He's back! Every Sunday night from 8-10pm, Rick Ballew brings you two hours of great blues and blues rock on WYTX A "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award winning show Rick has some great things in the works for his show - stay tuned for more information and updates. You can find his weekly playlist on our Facebook Group page every Thursday. Keep Your Beer Cold W I T H A C B S K O O Z I E Keep Your $ 2 Head Warm W I T H A C B S C A P $ 2 0 C L I C K O N T H E I M A G E S T O P U R C H A S E Keep the Blues Alive W I T H Y O U R T A X D E D U C T I B L E D O N A T I O N T h e 4 2 n d B M A s w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d a s a v i r t u a l e v e n t o n S u n d a y , J u n e 6 , 2 0 2 1 s t a r t i n g a t 4 p . m . C T . T h e w o r l d i s i n v i t e d t o w a t c h t h e c e l e b r a t i o n , w h i c h w i l l b e s t r e a m e d o n o u r B l u e s F o u n d a t i o n F a c e b o o k a n d Y o u T u b e c h a n n e l . A N D T H E N O M I N E E S A R E . B . B . 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Song of the Year “All My Dues Are Paid”, written by Kathy Murray, Rick Estrin, Frank Bey, Kid Andersen (performed by Frank Bey) “All Out of Tears”, written by Walter Trout, Marie Trout, and Teeny Tucker (performed by Walter Trout) “Blues Comin' On”, written by Dion DiMucci and Mike Aquilina (performed by Dion Feat. Joe Bonamassa) “Is It Over”, written by Don Bryant and Scott Bomar (performed by Don Bryant) “Uncivil War”, written by John Hahn and Will Kimbrough (performed by Shemekia Copeland) Best Emerging Artist Album Hard Workin' Man, Andrew Alli Harlem, King Solomon Hicks Here I Come, Jose Ramirez High Risk Low Reward, Ryan Perry Peace In Pieces, Betty Fox Band Acoustic Blues Album Dustin Arbuckle & Matt Woods, Dustin Arbuckle & Matt Woods Prove It On Me, Rory Block Rawer Than Raw, Bobby Rush Three Pints of Gin, Richard Ray Farrell Traveling Man – Live, Watermelon Slim Blues Rock Album Ain't Done Yet, Savoy Brown Ice Cream In Hell, Tinsley Ellis Mike Zito and Friends - Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry, Mike Zito Mississippi Suitcase, Peter Parcek Ordinary Madness, Walter Trout Contemporary Blues Album Cry Out, Kat Riggins My Blues Pathway, Kirk Fletcher Self-Made Man, Larkin Poe Stronger Than Strong, John Németh Uncivil War, Shemekia Copeland S o u l B l u e s A l b u m A l l M y D u e s A r e P a i d , F r a n k B e y F o u n d ! 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