Volume SeVenteen, number eleVen • noVember 2012 The Blues socieTy of omaha holiday ParTy and Toy drive Featuring THE LOOSE BROTHERS, 112 NORTH DUCK, and Grammy Award Winner CHUBBY CARRIER AND THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND! Sunday, December 2nd • Bands start at 3:00pm • The 21st Saloon • 4727 S. 96th Plaza Admission is $10 • New, unwrapped toys are appreciated! — Bring potluck items to share — The Toy Drive for Pine Ridge is back! Since 2003, Omaha rockabilly musician Larry Dunn has organized a toy drive for the children of the Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. THE LOOSE BROTHERS 112 NORTH DUCK CHUBBY CARRIER EDDY “THE CHIEF” CLEARWATER TO PERFORM IN LINCOLN AND OMAHA! Tuesday Bluesday The Hive Lounge • 1951 St. Marys Ave. “Joyous rave-ups...he testifies with stunning soul fervor Open Blues Jam featuring a killer house band and powerful guitar. One of the blues’ finest songwriters.” with Craig Balderson, Gunner Guenette, Elwin --Blues Revue Moseman, and Devon Fulton hosted by the one West Side Chicago blues legend Eddy “The Chief” Clear- and only Brad Cordle. Bring your instruments or water will appear at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln on Wednes- just your ears to the hottest jam in town! Show day, November 14 and at The 21st Saloon in Omaha starts around 7:00pm. on Thursday, November 15, 2012. Clearwater will be performing songs from his Alligator debut, WEST SIDE STRUT. Clearwater is an intense, flamboyant, blues-rocking show- THURSDAY BLUES SERIES man. He’s equally comfortable playing the deepest, most heartfelt 4727 S 96th Plaza blues or rocking, good-time party music. DownBeat said, “Left-hander All Shows 5:30pm Eddy Clearwater is a forceful six-stringer...He lays down some gritty West Side shuffles and belly-grinding slow blues that highlight his November 1st ...........................................Mississippi Heat ($12) raw chops, soulful vocals, and earthy, humorous lyrics.” November 8th ................................................Dustin Pittsley ($6) November 15th ..................... Eddy “The Chief Clearwater ($15) Wednesday, November 14, 2012 • 6:00pm Nov. 21st (Wednesday) .......Rick Estrin and the Nightcats ($10) THE ZOO BAR November 29th .............. “Braille Blues Daddy” Bryan Lee ($10) 136 North 14th Street • Lincoln, NE • 402-435-8754 December 6th ......................Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat ($10) Thursday, November 15, 2012 • 5:30pm December 11th (Tuesday) ....Coco Montoya ($15adv. $20DOS) THE 21ST SALOON December 13th ...............................The Scottie Miller Band ($8) 4727 South 96th Street • Omaha, NE • 402-339-7170 December 20th ............................................ Samantha Fish ($8) December 27th .......................... Biscuit Miller and the Mix ($10) COCO MONTOYA January 3rd ............................................ Scott Keeton Band ($8) st th January 10th ...........................Davina and the Vagabonds ($10) The 21 Saloon • Tuesday, Dec. 11 • 5:30pm January 17th ............................ The Hadden Sayers Band ($10) The Zoo Bar • Wednesday, Dec. 12th • 6:00pm January 24th ......................................................The Bel Airs ($8) PAGE 2 BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA THE ZOO BAR Wednesday, November 7th, 6pm THE 21ST SALOON Thursday, November 8th, 5:30pm Please consider switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. Contact Nancy at [email protected] to switch to e-mail newsletter delivery and get the scoop days before snail mail members! BLUES ON THE RADIO: Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 “Blues in the Afternoon” with Mike Jacobs You can listen to the live stream at www.kios.org Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast: http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00 Lincoln’s KZUM Radio - Nebraska’s only community radio, and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org. Monday – 3:00-6:00pm “World Gone Wrong Blues” Tuesday – 10am-Noon “The X” • 3:00-6:00pm “Group W Blues” Wednesday – 3:00-6:00pm “My Deja Blues” Thursday – 3:00-6:00pm “Every Kind of Blue” Friday – 1:00-3:00pm “Women’s Blues & Boogie” • 3:00-4:30pm “Hudson Blues” Friday – 4:30-6:00pm “A Blues Oasis” Saturday – 6:00-8:30am “Blues at Sunrise” BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA PAGE 3 “Braille Blues Daddy” Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band The 21st Saloon • Thursday, Nov. 29th, 5:30pm Eric Clapton once said, “Bryan Lee is Albert King, who has influenced many one of the best Blues Men I have ever of todays and past blues greats. The heard.” Born on March 16, 1943 in late 1970’s had Bryan fall in love with Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Bryan Lee lost Music of New Orleans and eventually his eye sight and was legally blind by moved to the Crescent City in the early the age of eight. Bryan Lee had an avid 1982. Bryan Lee has been a fixture of interest in early Rock and Roll Music the French Quarter Music scene ever and Blues Music, which was fostered since his arrival. His guitar brings the through the 1950’s late night listen- Chicago styled blues of Luther Allison, ing sessions from the Nashville Music as well as Albert King and Albert Col- radio stations such as WLAC-AM. This lins, down to the Crescent City. is where Lee was first introduced to The Jean Laffite Old Absinthe House the sounds of Elmore James, T-Bone Bar – is where Bryan Lee made his Walker and many other influential New Orleans Music name for over 14 bluesmen. The man now known as The Braille Blues Daddy years. Live from the corner of Rue Bourbon and Rue Bien- started out playing for Midwest crowds at an early age. In the ville Streets. The likes of Jimmy Page and Slowhand have late 1950’s, Bryan Lee opened for Bill Haley & The Comets been known to stop in for a listen. His “Friday Night LIVE” at fifteen with his band The Glaciers which played the cover album was recorded from there and includes special guest music of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. By jams with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, James Cotton and Frank the early 1960’s and throughout the 1970’s, Bryan Lee’s Marino. History of the Old Absinthe House has a legacy fol- Music interest turned to the sound of Chicago Blues Music lowing its every heartbeat; this historic building was built and performed touring throughout the Midwest, heavily in in 1807. Originally the building was used as an importing Chicago, the Windy City. He was heavily influenced by Chi- firm, and then converted to a corner grocery of food, tobacco cago Bluesman Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Hubert Sumlin and fine Spanish liquor, which is a very specific flavor of the and Freddie King, says good friend Duke Robillard, record French Quarter History. producer on some his more recent blues albums. While touring together in 1980, to quote Bryan, “Muddy Waters In 2010, Bryan was nominated for a Grammy Award and in told me…Bryan, stay with this. One day you will be a living 2011 received a BMA for Best Rock Blues Album with his legend.” - I went home and I cried” says Lee. Although his contribution to “KWS Band Live! From Chicago” album along acceptance in the Chicago Blues Scene didn’t come until with Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eye” Smith, Hubert Sumlin later in his career, Bryan Lee is now great friends with and Buddy Flett. Buddy Guy and packs the Legend’s house every time up. In 2012 Bryan played his 257h New Orleans Jazz & Heritage He has also played and toured with another local, Lonnie Festival and along The Blues Power Band, has jammed at Brooks. This period also had him on tour with the late great the Jazz Fest Blues tent to likes of a full house. Check out B.J. Huchtemann’s column Hoodoo Blues each week in the Omaha READER for info on upcoming shows and other news in the roots-blues music scene. Find the new column online each Thursday at http://www.thereader.com/music/C12/ BSO CORPORATE SPONSORS BLUE CLUB Steve and Lisa Krueger SPECIAL Sue & Tim Miller Las Vegas Blues Vacation Mike Nash Matthew Barges John Pollack and Karen Berry 21st Saloon Roger and Sheri Slosson Glenn Bauer Teresa A. Renken Havana Garage Dan Van Houten Seth and Lindsey Carlson Sid Sidner Mama’s Pizza West Richard Wolken Jerry Cyza Ernest Sutherlin Shucks Fish House 7 Oaks Investment Corporation John Irvine Bob and Becky Swift Barry O’s Old Market Sindie and Jerry Katskee Pamela Tanous CORPORATE Cackin’s Repair and New Kit and Pam Kelley James and Karen Tikalsky Frank Besch Christy Rossiter & 112 North Duck Royce M. 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