VOLUME THIRTEEN, NUMBER TEN • OCTOBER 2009 BSO MEETING AT THE LIFT LOUNGE (98th & M St.) 1:30pm-3:30pm Sunday, November 15, 2009 Followed by CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at Murphy’s Lounge Meeting attendees will be able to enter Pete Watters’ Murphy’s at 3:45pm, prior to the doors TH being open to 50 BIRTHDAY! the public at 4pm. THE BARKIN’ IRONS October, 18 at 6:00 PM (Admission is The Zoo Bar $17.50 in advance, WITH LAST SHOW FOR Stone River Boys and and $20 day special guest Son of ’76 and of show.) CHARLIE Randy Sabien 2009! The Watchmen MUSSELWHITE Friday, October 23, 2009 Saturday 8:00 PM Kiewit Concert Hall October 3rd Holland Performing Downtown Blues Arts Center 1512 Howard Street OMAHA BLUES SOCIETY VP RIC COWGER WILL CO-HOST 10/22................................................... 112 N. Duck BLUES IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MIKE JACOBS ON MONDAY 10/3............................................... Sweetfire Band OCTOBER 5TH AT 1:00 ON 91.5 KIOS FM. IT WILL MARK THE 10/9........................................Burgundy and Gray 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOW AND THE STATION WILL 10/10........................................ Rhythm Collective BE HOLDING ITS FALL PLEDGE DRIVE DURING THAT WEEK. 10/16...................................................Levi William 10/23.................................... The Blues Orchestra 10/24..................................................Davis Hurley 10/30.................................... George Walker Band 10/31.........................................Tom Collins Band $1 off Admission and $1 off first Drink for BSO Members (not valid on drink specials) 112 N. DUCK MARCIA BALL TH 10/1 5:30pm ................................................ Zac Harmon TH 10/1 9:30pm ................................. The Jerry Pranksters TH 10/8 5:00pm.................................Ronnie Baker Brooks TH 10/15 5:30pm ........................................Stacy Mitchhart SWEETFIRE BAND TH 10/15 9:30pm ............................... The Jerry Pranksters SUN 10/18 5:00pm .............................................Marcia Ball TH 10/22 5:30pm .................................................. WC Clark TH 10/22 9:30pm .......................................The Scissormen SAT 10/24 7:00pm .........................Billy Bacon’s Porkestra SUN 10/25 5:00pm .........................................Dallas Wayne TUE 10/27 5:30pm ................................................ Mike Zito ST. ELVIS ST. ELVIS TH 10/29 5:30pm ............................................. The Bel Airs BLUES KAZU TH 11/5 5:30pm ................................................ Tinsley Ellis LEVIWILLIAM ORCHESTRA GEORGE WALKER PAGE 2 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA Don E. ‘TrEy’ LangsTON FOUNDATION Established 10-01-08 Trey Langston was an avid supporter of what he said “is some of the purest music that reaches into your soul”, and the Omaha Blues Society. On November 21, 2007 Trey passed away, and a group of dedicated family and friends decided to form a foundation in his name that will award vocational scholarships in Iowa and Nebraska as a tribute to a good friend, a loving partner, and a free spirit. The foundation account has been set up at, and is listed as: The Don E. ‘Trey’ Langston Foundation Centris Federal Credit Union 1299 Farnam Street Omaha Ne. 68102 We are accepting donations, and inquiries can be emailed to A.C.’Toni’ Jones, email address of [email protected] I would like to thank the dedicated Foundation Members, the Omaha Blues Soci- ety for their hard work, and his friends for their continued support. “Don’t look back on your dust tracks”, Trey would say, “and keep the party going” ~~~ A.C.’Toni’ Jones [email protected] ~~~ Every Monday afternoon join Mike Jacobs for Blues in the Afternoon on KIOS Radio 91.5 FM, from 1-3 p.m. On Sunday mornings tune in Pacific Street Blues at 89.7 FM from 9-Noon. Rick Galusha will be playing the best of the blues and some other good stuff as well. We would like to thank these fine programs for their support of the Omaha Blues Society in their shows. BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 BSO VOLUNTEERS Summer Season Ends! What a great summertime of music and volunteerism we Playing with Fire Concert Series and have not received your had! Soaring Wings, Indigenous Jam, Playing with Fire, Boat invite, please contact Vanessa @ [email protected] Cruises, BluesED performances and many other local summer or 402-618-7734. blues events were supported by the Blues Society funding BSO Volunteer Master List helps in any BSO volunteer appre- and volunteerism. Now, the cooler days are upon us, remind- ciation activities, if you ing us we’re quickly moving indoors for our musical events volunteered for a BSO and thanking our summertime volunteers for their tremen- sponsored event and dous support. want to assure making If you volunteered work hours, donations, financial support, the 2009 BSO Volun- etc. for any BSO supported summer event: teer Master List, please Thank You from the Blues Society of Omaha! let me know the event you volunteered along Many BSO members volunteer countless hours of work doing with contact informa- a ‘labor of love’ to keep the Blues Society of Omaha an active tion. and vibrant community. The back cover of BluesNotes lists a host of volunteers who continuously work in keeping the On a final note, if blues alive for all of us. The next time you see these volun- you are currently not teers, let them know how much you appreciate what they do receiving BSO volun- for you. teer requests, you need to send your requests Playing with Fire is showing their appreciation to its spon- to get on the lists to: sors, volunteers, friends and fans with ‘PwF-One Last After- volunteers-subscribe@ Burn.” On Sunday, October 4, 2009, from 2-5PM , PwF and lists.omahablues.com. AfterBurn Jam host site, Farrells (9th and Dodge) is bringing back Levi William and special guests from the 2009 PwF local All the best for a spec- bands to join the festivities. The Omaha Food Bank will be tacular fall! accepting two (2) cans of food or a five dollar ($5) donation --Vanessa B. at the door. 2009 PwF volunteers will receive a wristband for BSO Volunteer free beer and pop beverages. An invitation to all PwF volun- Coordinator teers has been sent, if you volunteered for any of the 2009 BSO CORPORATE SPONsoRS BLUE CLUB Bob & Becky Swift SPECIAL Doug & Jackie Newman Toni Jones Dan Van Houten Matthew Barges Teresa A Renken Terry O’Halloran Richard Wolken Geoff Clark & Jo Dee Barratt Jim Rouse Bar Fly 7 Oaks Investments Corporation Jerome Cyza Sid Sidner Larry Ferguson Studio Barry O’s Jim Davis Pamela Tanous Murphy’s Lounge Cackin’s Repair & New Rob & Teresa Dilts Jonas Thomas The Elbow Room Connection Specialties Inc Betty Dudzik Travis Wagner Corner Bar Alan Green Paul Waldmann CORPORATE James F Pietro DDS Mike & Sally Hansen Jr. Stephens Blues Project Mitch Bolte KZUM FM Donald Hunter Sunbridges Jim Bradford Jr Omaha Concrete Sawing Inc Royce M Kreitman Greg & Sandi Bowen Conrad Good Premiere Media Patrick McManus Todd Higgins Michael J & Paula McCarville South Loup River Blues Fest Michael T Moylan David Vanlandingham Jack Sobotka CPA West Point Rack PAGE 44 BLUESBLUES NEWS NEWS • OMAHA• OMAHA BLUES BLUES SOCIETY SOCIETY The final Playing with Fire Concert of the year was another spectacular night of music featuring headliner Bettye Lavette. Special thanks to all the BSO volunteers who made it happen all year. Photos by Brittany Bowman BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 5 BILLY BACON AND HIS PORKESTRA Live Review by L. Kent Wolgamott • Visit www.journalstar.com for more Catch Billy live this month • 10/16 and 10/17 The Zoo Bar • 10/24 at Murphy’s Lounge It’s been years since Doug Sahm the show even more impressive left his earthly groove. So it is the Porkestra was assembled really gives me a charge to hear this week and had only played a Sir Doug’s songs done live these single warmup gig at the Zoo. They days. Billy Bacon and his Porkes- sounded like they’d been together tra provided that electricity a few for years, playing a soulful mixture minutes ago when they cranked of American music from country to up a medley of “Mendocino” and pop. The saxophones of Josh Hoyer “Dynamite Woman” early in their and Dave Boye gave the Porkestra Zoofest-ending set. The Porkes- a cool edge, echoing back through tra nailed the cosmic Tex-Mex the years to when the horn was Sir Douglas Quintet sound and the primary solo instrument in rock Bacon got the spirit of the songs and R&B combos. Bacon suffers better than some of the bands on from arthritis and and is essentially the Sahm tribute record earlier this year. That might not retired from performing. Invited to return to Lincoln, once be the highlight of Zoofest for anyone but me. But Doug his second home, Bacon said yes. “It’s the best medicine I was my friend and the coolest guy I ever knew. Bacon could have.” He is in fine voice, Fuzzy Blazek’s harmonies and company did the same thing with the West Side San connect perfectly with Billy and the band is locked in. Antonio R&B of Sahm’s Texas Tornados partner Freddy Given Bacon’s longtime association with the Zoo, he was Fender’s “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.” What makes the perfect choice to cap Zoofest and is this set good. BSO Ticket Discounts! Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues plays The Hol- land Performing Arts Center on October 23rd. If you’re a fan of Beethoven, B.B. King, or just great music, you’ll love Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues. It’s an irresistible new sound grounded in virtuosity - smart, subtle, seamless, and a blast. Exhilarating! The deadline to get the BSO 15% DISCOUNT is October 13th. Log-on to www.eventusher.com using the password: omahablues (McKenna’s will host a CORKEY SIEGAL’S CHAMBER BLUES AFTER CONCERT PARTY with The Blues Orchestra, no cover with ticket stub) Tickets are now on-sale for the biggest two names in the Blues genre, BB King and Buddy Guy at the Mid-America Center on Monday, February 22nd.