IBC acts

[Kate Wallis]

Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin

The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Those acts competing are:

Bands
Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit
Asociacion Civil Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina
Atlanta Blues Society, Tommy Brown
Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble
Baton Rouge Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band
Billtown Blues Association, Black~n~Blues
Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band
Blue Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies
Blues Blowtorch Society, Kim Massie Band
Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel
Blues in Britain, Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom
Blues Lovers United of San Diego, Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson Project
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio
Blues Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S.
Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe McLerran & The Big Three Trio
Blues Society of Western New York, Blueshounds
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and Blues Attack
Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France
Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band
Boise Blues Society, Hoochie Coochie Men
Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group
Canal Bank Shuffle, Fathead - Canada
Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues Band
Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down
Cascade Blues Association, Franco and the Stingers
Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt Woods and The Thunderbolts
Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB
Cincy Blues Society, Jon Justice
Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin
Connecticut Blues Society, The Mike Crandall Band
Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's Blues & His Funky All-Stars
Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi, John Horton
Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band
DC Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings
Detroit Blues Society, Front Street Blues Band
Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, Cadillac Kolstad
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett Mason & The Vibrations
Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the Real Deal
Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul Sensations
James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The Bulletproof Blues
Band
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the Roadmasters
Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot
Kentuckiana Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band
Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender Benders
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band
Long Island Blues Society, JP Blues Band
Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original Downtown Players
Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo Child
Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix
Maine Blues Society, Matt & the Barnburners
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia
Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes Band
Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney
MO Blues Association, Doghouse Daddies
Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues
North Texas Blues Society, James Hinkle
Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru
Orange Blossom Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas, Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti
Paris Blues Soceity, The Triptones
Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road
River City Blues Society (IL), rylo
Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires
San Angelo Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band
San Luis Obispo Blues Society, Pryor Baird and The Deacons
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band
Sierra Blues Soceity, Leah Tysse
Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots
South Sound Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck
Southern California Blues Society, Andy Walo Band
Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren
Space Coast Blues Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules
St. Louis Blues Society, Marquise Knox
Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat
Toronto Blues Society, Shakura S'Aida - Canada
Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson
Washington Blues Society, Hudson Blues Band
West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads Blues Band
West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the Regulators
Wichita Blues Society, RKO
Yesterday & Today's Rhythm & Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58

Solo/Duo
Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al
Atlanta Blues Society, Nathan Nelson
Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John
Black Swamp Blues Society, Pat Lewandowski
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Memphis Annie
Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts
Blues Society of Western New York, Cale Hawkins
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jeff Kelley
Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery
Blues Sur Seine, Mountain Men-France
Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart
Central Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith
Charlotte Blues Society, Tony Rogers
Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye
Colorado Blues Society, Lionel Young
Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens
Creekside Blues Society, Woody Pines
Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak
Downstate NY Blues Association, Jon Short
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J. White
Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread"
Harris
Houston Blues Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta
Flyers
Illinois Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo
Kansas City Blues Society, Rich Berry
Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin
Klamath Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Howell and Eis
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson
Magic City Blues Society, 2blu
Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson
Maine Blues Society, Pat Pepin
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss Suzannah Espie & Big Boy
Lemonade-Australia
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, L.C.
Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy
Natchel Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters
North Texas Blues Society, KM Williams
Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak
Paris Blues Soceity, Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately
Rowan Blues and Jazz Society, Blazin Blues Bob
Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow
South African Blues Society, Clark and Steel - Africa
Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown
Suncoast Blues Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel
Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks
Triangle Blues Society, Andy Coats
Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon
West Virginia Blues Society, Izz

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[E. Willett]

That's YESTERDAY's (Monday's) list..and Joe asked that it not be published yet...I know it's not your doing, Kate, I'm just sayin'...
George
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From: Kate Wallis<mailto:***@cox.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:26 PM
Subject: IBC acts


Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin

The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Those acts competing are:

Bands
Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit
Asociacion Civil Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina
Atlanta Blues Society, Tommy Brown
Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble
Baton Rouge Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band
Billtown Blues Association, Black~n~Blues
Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band
Blue Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies
Blues Blowtorch Society, Kim Massie Band
Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel
Blues in Britain, Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom
Blues Lovers United of San Diego, Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson Project
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio
Blues Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S.
Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe McLerran & The Big Three Trio
Blues Society of Western New York, Blueshounds
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and Blues Attack
Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France
Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band
Boise Blues Society, Hoochie Coochie Men
Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group
Canal Bank Shuffle, Fathead - Canada
Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues Band
Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down
Cascade Blues Association, Franco and the Stingers
Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt Woods and The Thunderbolts
Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB
Cincy Blues Society, Jon Justice
Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin
Connecticut Blues Society, The Mike Crandall Band
Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's Blues & His Funky All-Stars
Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi, John Horton
Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band
DC Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings
Detroit Blues Society, Front Street Blues Band
Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, Cadillac Kolstad
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett Mason & The Vibrations
Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the Real Deal
Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul Sensations
James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The Bulletproof Blues
Band
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the Roadmasters
Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot
Kentuckiana Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band
Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender Benders
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band
Long Island Blues Society, JP Blues Band
Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original Downtown Players
Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo Child
Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix
Maine Blues Society, Matt & the Barnburners
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia
Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes Band
Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney
MO Blues Association, Doghouse Daddies
Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues
North Texas Blues Society, James Hinkle
Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru
Orange Blossom Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas, Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti
Paris Blues Soceity, The Triptones
Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road
River City Blues Society (IL), rylo
Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires
San Angelo Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band
San Luis Obispo Blues Society, Pryor Baird and The Deacons
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band
Sierra Blues Soceity, Leah Tysse
Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots
South Sound Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck
Southern California Blues Society, Andy Walo Band
Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren
Space Coast Blues Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules
St. Louis Blues Society, Marquise Knox
Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat
Toronto Blues Society, Shakura S'Aida - Canada
Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson
Washington Blues Society, Hudson Blues Band
West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads Blues Band
West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the Regulators
Wichita Blues Society, RKO
Yesterday & Today's Rhythm & Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58

Solo/Duo
Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al
Atlanta Blues Society, Nathan Nelson
Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John
Black Swamp Blues Society, Pat Lewandowski
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Memphis Annie
Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts
Blues Society of Western New York, Cale Hawkins
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jeff Kelley
Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery
Blues Sur Seine, Mountain Men-France
Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart
Central Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith
Charlotte Blues Society, Tony Rogers
Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye
Colorado Blues Society, Lionel Young
Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens
Creekside Blues Society, Woody Pines
Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak
Downstate NY Blues Association, Jon Short
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J. White
Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread"
Harris
Houston Blues Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta
Flyers
Illinois Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo
Kansas City Blues Society, Rich Berry
Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin
Klamath Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Howell and Eis
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson
Magic City Blues Society, 2blu
Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson
Maine Blues Society, Pat Pepin
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss Suzannah Espie & Big Boy
Lemonade-Australia
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, L.C.
Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy
Natchel Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters
North Texas Blues Society, KM Williams
Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak
Paris Blues Soceity, Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately
Rowan Blues and Jazz Society, Blazin Blues Bob
Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow
South African Blues Society, Clark and Steel - Africa
Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown
Suncoast Blues Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel
Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks
Triangle Blues Society, Andy Coats
Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon
West Virginia Blues Society, Izz

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[Kate Wallis]

He can duke it out with Detroit.
----- Original Message -----
From: E. Willett
To: Kate Wallis ; BLUES-***@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: IBC acts


That's YESTERDAY's (Monday's) list..and Joe asked that it not be published yet...I know it's not your doing, Kate, I'm just sayin'...
George
----- Original Message -----
From: Kate Wallis
To: BLUES-***@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:26 PM
Subject: IBC acts


Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin

The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Those acts competing are:

Bands
Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit
Asociacion Civil Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina
Atlanta Blues Society, Tommy Brown
Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble
Baton Rouge Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band
Billtown Blues Association, Black~n~Blues
Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band
Blue Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies
Blues Blowtorch Society, Kim Massie Band
Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel
Blues in Britain, Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom
Blues Lovers United of San Diego, Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson Project
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio
Blues Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S.
Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe McLerran & The Big Three Trio
Blues Society of Western New York, Blueshounds
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and Blues Attack
Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France
Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band
Boise Blues Society, Hoochie Coochie Men
Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group
Canal Bank Shuffle, Fathead - Canada
Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues Band
Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down
Cascade Blues Association, Franco and the Stingers
Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt Woods and The Thunderbolts
Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB
Cincy Blues Society, Jon Justice
Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin
Connecticut Blues Society, The Mike Crandall Band
Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's Blues & His Funky All-Stars
Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi, John Horton
Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band
DC Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings
Detroit Blues Society, Front Street Blues Band
Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, Cadillac Kolstad
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett Mason & The Vibrations
Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the Real Deal
Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul Sensations
James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The Bulletproof Blues
Band
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the Roadmasters
Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot
Kentuckiana Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band
Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender Benders
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band
Long Island Blues Society, JP Blues Band
Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original Downtown Players
Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo Child
Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix
Maine Blues Society, Matt & the Barnburners
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia
Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes Band
Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney
MO Blues Association, Doghouse Daddies
Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues
North Texas Blues Society, James Hinkle
Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru
Orange Blossom Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas, Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti
Paris Blues Soceity, The Triptones
Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road
River City Blues Society (IL), rylo
Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires
San Angelo Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band
San Luis Obispo Blues Society, Pryor Baird and The Deacons
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band
Sierra Blues Soceity, Leah Tysse
Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots
South Sound Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck
Southern California Blues Society, Andy Walo Band
Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren
Space Coast Blues Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules
St. Louis Blues Society, Marquise Knox
Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat
Toronto Blues Society, Shakura S'Aida - Canada
Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson
Washington Blues Society, Hudson Blues Band
West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads Blues Band
West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the Regulators
Wichita Blues Society, RKO
Yesterday & Today's Rhythm & Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58

Solo/Duo
Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al
Atlanta Blues Society, Nathan Nelson
Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John
Black Swamp Blues Society, Pat Lewandowski
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Memphis Annie
Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts
Blues Society of Western New York, Cale Hawkins
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jeff Kelley
Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery
Blues Sur Seine, Mountain Men-France
Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart
Central Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith
Charlotte Blues Society, Tony Rogers
Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye
Colorado Blues Society, Lionel Young
Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens
Creekside Blues Society, Woody Pines
Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak
Downstate NY Blues Association, Jon Short
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J. White
Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread"
Harris
Houston Blues Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta
Flyers
Illinois Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo
Kansas City Blues Society, Rich Berry
Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin
Klamath Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Howell and Eis
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson
Magic City Blues Society, 2blu
Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson
Maine Blues Society, Pat Pepin
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss Suzannah Espie & Big Boy
Lemonade-Australia
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, L.C.
Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy
Natchel Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters
North Texas Blues Society, KM Williams
Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak
Paris Blues Soceity, Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately
Rowan Blues and Jazz Society, Blazin Blues Bob
Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow
South African Blues Society, Clark and Steel - Africa
Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown
Suncoast Blues Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel
Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks
Triangle Blues Society, Andy Coats
Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon
West Virginia Blues Society, Izz

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[Ricky Stevens]

I see several familiar names.

A definite "don't miss" is Big John Horton from Greeneville, Mississippi. Another is Lil Ray Neal who I saw at the Baton Rouge Blues Society's competition.

A couple of other very good groups are in the mix as well. Jill West from Pittsburgh made the finals two years ago. Mike Crandall from Connecticut had the misfortune to be in the same IBC semifinals as Delta Moon the year they won. Eric Hughes (Memphis) has been one of my favorite players ever since I met him. Very good player, even better writer, and all around good guy. Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz is a pretty good band also.

Looks like another very good year for the IBC.

Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi

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[Sandor Gulyas]

Post by Ricky Stevens
I see several familiar names.
A definite "don't miss" is Big John Horton from Greeneville, Mississippi. Another is Lil Ray Neal who I saw at the Baton Rouge Blues Society's competition.
Looks like another very good year for the IBC.
Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi

After all the hellaballo over contestants from last year, the only
names I reconginize on that list are from Louisiana State and Ohio
State, errr, I mean Lil' Ray Neal (who actually has ties to Southern
Univ., not LSU), Scott Albert Johnson, Patrick McLaughlin, Willie
Phoenix (whom I believe only had seen once during my ten year with the
Columbus Blues Alliance), and Big Red & The Soul Benders (who played
in Baton Rouge on Thanksgiving weekend).

This mean I'm either really out of touch with the blues scene or the
various blues societies are doing something right in sending alot of
bands that we've haven't heard from.
--
Sandor Gulyas
Alumni of that state school in Columbus, Ohio since 2002
Graduate Student - Louisiana State University
Dept of Geography & Anthropology (with a degree coming in 2008, come
hook or by crook)
Vice President - Baton Rouge Blues Society

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[Jeff Konkel]

In the solo/duo department, LC Ulmer is amazing . . . 80 year old country
blues guitarist from near Laurel, Miss . . .

KM Williams out of Texas is no slouch either.

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[Terry Odor]

Mo' Blues from Argentina played at Vancouver, WA's MicroBlues
Festival in June. They were really a lot of fun. Definately in the
Blues/Rock genre.

We all know Mike Miller of Blue Stew from here on
Blues-L but have you heard them play? I haven't
heard them live, but I think I have all or most of their
CD's as well as Mike's "Homeward". All are excellent!!!

These are two I would recommend you check out if you are
going to the IBC's (As well as Franco & the Stingers and Alice
Stuart representing the Cascade Blues Association in Portland,

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Regarding the Announcement of the Blues Society's Bands, can we go ahead and
post the bands on myspace? I work the Baton Rouge Blues Society's Myspace
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Are these bands correct?

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[E. Willett]

Actually, the TUESDAY release has all of them...Due to a Sonic Bids "glitch" The Suncoast Blues entry was not on the Monday listing....but it's been fixed..(Whew!)
George

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[Deb Lubin]

I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it must be so. Check out his band.

Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.

And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I was supposed to remember his name.

Deb


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Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin

The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Those acts competing are:

Bands
Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit
Asociacion Civil Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina
Atlanta Blues Society, Tommy Brown
Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble
Baton Rouge Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band
Billtown Blues Association, Black~n~Blues
Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band
Blue Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies
Blues Blowtorch Society, Kim Massie Band
Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel
Blues in Britain, Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom
Blues Lovers United of San Diego, Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson Project
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio
Blues Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S.
Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe McLerran & The Big Three Trio
Blues Society of Western New York, Blueshounds
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and Blues Attack
Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France
Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band
Boise Blues Society, Hoochie Coochie Men
Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group
Canal Bank Shuffle, Fathead - Canada
Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues Band
Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down
Cascade Blues Association, Franco and the Stingers
Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt Woods and The Thunderbolts
Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB
Cincy Blues Society, Jon Justice
Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin
Connecticut Blues Society, The Mike Crandall Band
Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's Blues & His Funky All-Stars
Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi, John Horton
Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band
DC Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings
Detroit Blues Society, Front Street Blues Band
Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, Cadillac Kolstad
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett Mason & The Vibrations
Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the Real Deal
Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul Sensations
James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues Man" Turner
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The Bulletproof Blues
Band
Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the Roadmasters
Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot
Kentuckiana Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band
Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender Benders
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band
Long Island Blues Society, JP Blues Band
Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original Downtown Players
Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo Child
Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix
Maine Blues Society, Matt & the Barnburners
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia
Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes Band
Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney
MO Blues Association, Doghouse Daddies
Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues
North Texas Blues Society, James Hinkle
Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru
Orange Blossom Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes
Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas, Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti
Paris Blues Soceity, The Triptones
Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road
River City Blues Society (IL), rylo
Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires
San Angelo Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band
San Luis Obispo Blues Society, Pryor Baird and The Deacons
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band
Sierra Blues Soceity, Leah Tysse
Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots
South Sound Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters
Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck
Southern California Blues Society, Andy Walo Band
Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren
Space Coast Blues Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules
St. Louis Blues Society, Marquise Knox
Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat
Toronto Blues Society, Shakura S'Aida - Canada
Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson
Washington Blues Society, Hudson Blues Band
West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads Blues Band
West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the Regulators
Wichita Blues Society, RKO
Yesterday & Today's Rhythm & Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58

Solo/Duo
Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al
Atlanta Blues Society, Nathan Nelson
Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John
Black Swamp Blues Society, Pat Lewandowski
Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band
Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin
Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Memphis Annie
Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts
Blues Society of Western New York, Cale Hawkins
Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jeff Kelley
Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery
Blues Sur Seine, Mountain Men-France
Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart
Central Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith
Charlotte Blues Society, Tony Rogers
Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye
Colorado Blues Society, Lionel Young
Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens
Creekside Blues Society, Woody Pines
Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak
Downstate NY Blues Association, Jon Short
Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J. White
Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread"
Harris
Houston Blues Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta
Flyers
Illinois Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo
Kansas City Blues Society, Rich Berry
Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin
Klamath Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Howell and Eis
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson
Magic City Blues Society, 2blu
Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson
Maine Blues Society, Pat Pepin
Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss Suzannah Espie & Big Boy
Lemonade-Australia
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, L.C.
Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy
Natchel Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters
North Texas Blues Society, KM Williams
Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak
Paris Blues Soceity, Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately
Rowan Blues and Jazz Society, Blazin Blues Bob
Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow
South African Blues Society, Clark and Steel - Africa
Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown
Suncoast Blues Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel
Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks
Triangle Blues Society, Andy Coats
Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon
West Virginia Blues Society, Izz

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[Ricky Stevens]

Ben Prestage was in the finals last year and has gotten a good bit of XM airplay. Several of us at the finals thought he should have won.Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi
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[Steve Ahola]

Deb:

I saw no entry for the Bay Area Blues Society, although some of our
local favorites have been entered from other Societies throughout
Northern California- a big hand for Volker Strifler, Leah Tysse and the
Delta Wires.

Steve Ahola

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Bands Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit Asociacion Civil
Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina Atlanta Blues Society,
Tommy Brown Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble Baton Rouge
Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Billtown Blues Association,
Black~n~Blues Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band Blue
Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills Blues Alliance
of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies Blues Blowtorch Society,
Kim Massie Band Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel Blues in Britain,
Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom Blues Lovers United of San Diego,
Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson
Project Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio Blues
Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S. Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe
McLerran & The Big Three Trio Blues Society of Western New York,
Blueshounds Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and
Blues Attack Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France Blues, Jazz and Folk
Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band Boise Blues Society, Hoochie
Coochie Men Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group Canal Bank
Shuffle, Fathead - Canada Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues
Band Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down Cascade Blues
Association, Franco and the Stingers Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt
Woods and The Thunderbolts Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB Cincy Blues
Society, Jon Justice Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin Connecticut Blues
Society, The Mike Crandall Band Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's
Blues & His Funky All-Stars Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi,
John Horton Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band DC
Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings Detroit Blues Society,
Front Street Blues Band Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board Friends of Rentiesville
Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott Greater Twin Cities Blues Music
Society, Cadillac Kolstad Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett
Mason & The Vibrations Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the
Real Deal Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul
Sensations James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues
Man" Turner Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The
Bulletproof Blues Band Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the
Roadmasters Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot Kentuckiana
Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender
Benders Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band Long Island Blues
Society, JP Blues Band Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original
Downtown Players Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo
Child Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix Maine Blues
Society, Matt & the Barnburners Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society,
Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes
Band Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney MO Blues Association,
Doghouse Daddies Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues North Texas Blues
Society, James Hinkle Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru Orange Blossom
Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas,
Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti Paris Blues Soceity, The
Triptones Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road River City Blues
Society (IL), rylo Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires San Angelo
Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band San Luis Obispo Blues Society,
Pryor Baird and The Deacons Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band Sierra Blues Soceity,
Leah Tysse Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots South Sound
Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters Southern Arizona Blues
Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck Southern California Blues Society,
Andy Walo Band Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren Space Coast Blues
Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules St. Louis Blues Society,
Marquise Knox Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat Toronto Blues Society, Shakura
S'Aida - Canada Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson Washington Blues
Society, Hudson Blues Band West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads
Blues Band West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the
Regulators Wichita Blues Society, RKO Yesterday & Today's Rhythm &
Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al Atlanta Blues
Society, Nathan Nelson Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John Black Swamp Blues Society,
Pat Lewandowski Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band Blues Society of Central
Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin Blues Society of Northwest
Florida, Memphis Annie Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts Blues Society of
Western New York, Cale Hawkins Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania,
Jeff Kelley Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery Blues Sur Seine,
Mountain Men-France Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart Central
Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith Charlotte Blues Society,
Tony Rogers Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye Colorado Blues Society,
Lionel Young Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens Creekside Blues Society, Woody
Pines Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak Downstate NY
Blues Association, Jon Short Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J.
White Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason Greater Twin Cities
Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Houston Blues
Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta Flyers Illinois
Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues
Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo Kansas City Blues Society, Rich
Berry Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin Klamath
Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society, Howell and Eis Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson Magic City Blues Society,
2blu Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson Maine Blues
Society, Pat Pepin Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss
Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade-Australia Mississippi Delta Blues
Society of Indianola, L.C. Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy Natchel
Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters North Texas Blues Society, KM
Williams Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak Paris Blues Soceity,
Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately Rowan Blues and Jazz Society,
Blazin Blues Bob Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik Santa
Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow South African Blues Society, Clark
and Steel - Africa Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown Suncoast Blues
Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks Triangle Blues Society, Andy
Coats Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon West Virginia Blues
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[Scott]

Post by Ricky Stevens
Ben Prestage was in the finals last year and has gotten a good bit of XM

airplay. Several of us at the finals thought he should have won.Ricky
Stevens

Post by Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi

By "last year", do you mean the "last IBC" early in 2007, or two IBCs ago
in 2006? If he was at the last IBC I didn't see him, but I did see him in
the finals in 2006, and I absolutely agree - he should have won.
Definitely the most impressive 'one-man band' I've seen, and the heaviest,
bluesiest act in the acoustic finals IMO.

Scott

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[Leonard Watkins]

Ben P was at the IBC in Feb 2007

Mo Blues has played a bunch of our events, fun guys but like someone said
leans toward rock

Todd Simpson & Mojo Child. I am sure I mentioned Todd on Blues-l about 10
years ago. I heard about a local 7 or 8 year old that had lukemia that
played harmoinca. I looked up the number told his parents he could sit in
with me anytime. So he would show up blow harp and amazingly sing like
Robert Johnson. Now he is 18-19 years old, been in out of the hospital all
his life and plays wild guitar. He is a legitimate prodigy - amazing but
way, way too over the top in his playing for my taste. Regardless of his
over the topness his talent is amazing for someone that has not played very
long.

2BLU is the duo from the local blues (Magic City Blues Society) and they
have been to the IBC before. I think they are fabulous

LW




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Post by Ricky Stevens

Post by Ricky Stevens
Ben Prestage was in the finals last year and has gotten a good bit of XM

airplay. Several of us at the finals thought he should have won.Ricky
Stevens

Post by Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi

By "last year", do you mean the "last IBC" early in 2007, or two IBCs ago
in 2006? If he was at the last IBC I didn't see him, but I did see him in
the finals in 2006, and I absolutely agree - he should have won.
Definitely the most impressive 'one-man band' I've seen, and the heaviest,
bluesiest act in the acoustic finals IMO.
Scott
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[Ricky Stevens]

Ben Prestage played in both the 2006 and 2007 finals. In 2006 he placed behind winner Eden Brent (who will be in Memphis Wednesday January 30 at the New Daisy). In 2007 he placed behind Nathan James and Ben Hernandez.Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi
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[Deb Lubin]

I just renewed my Blues Foundation membership and did not see the Bay Area Blues Society on the list of affiliated societies, which are the only societies that can send an entrant to IBC. I have no more information that that.

Deb

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Deb:

I saw no entry for the Bay Area Blues Society, although some of our
local favorites have been entered from other Societies throughout
Northern California- a big hand for Volker Strifler, Leah Tysse and the
Delta Wires.

Steve Ahola

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Bands Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit Asociacion Civil
Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina Atlanta Blues Society,
Tommy Brown Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble Baton Rouge
Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Billtown Blues Association,
Black~n~Blues Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band Blue
Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills Blues Alliance
of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies Blues Blowtorch Society,
Kim Massie Band Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel Blues in Britain,
Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom Blues Lovers United of San Diego,
Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson
Project Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio Blues
Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S. Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe
McLerran & The Big Three Trio Blues Society of Western New York,
Blueshounds Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and
Blues Attack Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France Blues, Jazz and Folk
Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band Boise Blues Society, Hoochie
Coochie Men Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group Canal Bank
Shuffle, Fathead - Canada Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues
Band Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down Cascade Blues
Association, Franco and the Stingers Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt
Woods and The Thunderbolts Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB Cincy Blues
Society, Jon Justice Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin Connecticut Blues
Society, The Mike Crandall Band Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's
Blues & His Funky All-Stars Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi,
John Horton Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band DC
Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings Detroit Blues Society,
Front Street Blues Band Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board Friends of Rentiesville
Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott Greater Twin Cities Blues Music
Society, Cadillac Kolstad Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett
Mason & The Vibrations Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the
Real Deal Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul
Sensations James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues
Man" Turner Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The
Bulletproof Blues Band Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the
Roadmasters Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot Kentuckiana
Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender
Benders Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band Long Island Blues
Society, JP Blues Band Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original
Downtown Players Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo
Child Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix Maine Blues
Society, Matt & the Barnburners Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society,
Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes
Band Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney MO Blues Association,
Doghouse Daddies Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues North Texas Blues
Society, James Hinkle Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru Orange Blossom
Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas,
Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti Paris Blues Soceity, The
Triptones Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road River City Blues
Society (IL), rylo Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires San Angelo
Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band San Luis Obispo Blues Society,
Pryor Baird and The Deacons Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band Sierra Blues Soceity,
Leah Tysse Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots South Sound
Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters Southern Arizona Blues
Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck Southern California Blues Society,
Andy Walo Band Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren Space Coast Blues
Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules St. Louis Blues Society,
Marquise Knox Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat Toronto Blues Society, Shakura
S'Aida - Canada Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson Washington Blues
Society, Hudson Blues Band West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads
Blues Band West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the
Regulators Wichita Blues Society, RKO Yesterday & Today's Rhythm &
Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al Atlanta Blues
Society, Nathan Nelson Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John Black Swamp Blues Society,
Pat Lewandowski Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band Blues Society of Central
Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin Blues Society of Northwest
Florida, Memphis Annie Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts Blues Society of
Western New York, Cale Hawkins Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania,
Jeff Kelley Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery Blues Sur Seine,
Mountain Men-France Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart Central
Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith Charlotte Blues Society,
Tony Rogers Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye Colorado Blues Society,
Lionel Young Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens Creekside Blues Society, Woody
Pines Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak Downstate NY
Blues Association, Jon Short Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J.
White Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason Greater Twin Cities
Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Houston Blues
Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta Flyers Illinois
Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues
Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo Kansas City Blues Society, Rich
Berry Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin Klamath
Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society, Howell and Eis Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson Magic City Blues Society,
2blu Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson Maine Blues
Society, Pat Pepin Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss
Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade-Australia Mississippi Delta Blues
Society of Indianola, L.C. Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy Natchel
Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters North Texas Blues Society, KM
Williams Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak Paris Blues Soceity,
Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately Rowan Blues and Jazz Society,
Blazin Blues Bob Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik Santa
Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow South African Blues Society, Clark
and Steel - Africa Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown Suncoast Blues
Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks Triangle Blues Society, Andy
Coats Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon West Virginia Blues
Society, Izz
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[Blue Stew]

Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC that
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They are
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike
I'll even bet that SRV (God rest his soul) would even agree!

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Bands Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit Asociacion Civil
Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina Atlanta Blues Society,
Tommy Brown Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble Baton Rouge
Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Billtown Blues Association,
Black~n~Blues Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band Blue
Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills Blues Alliance
of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies Blues Blowtorch Society,
Kim Massie Band Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel Blues in Britain,
Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom Blues Lovers United of San Diego,
Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson
Project Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio Blues
Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S. Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe
McLerran & The Big Three Trio Blues Society of Western New York,
Blueshounds Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and
Blues Attack Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France Blues, Jazz and Folk
Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band Boise Blues Society, Hoochie
Coochie Men Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group Canal Bank
Shuffle, Fathead - Canada Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues
Band Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down Cascade Blues
Association, Franco and the Stingers Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt
Woods and The Thunderbolts Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB Cincy Blues
Society, Jon Justice Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin Connecticut Blues
Society, The Mike Crandall Band Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's
Blues & His Funky All-Stars Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi,
John Horton Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band DC
Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings Detroit Blues Society,
Front Street Blues Band Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board Friends of Rentiesville
Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott Greater Twin Cities Blues Music
Society, Cadillac Kolstad Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett
Mason & The Vibrations Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the
Real Deal Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul
Sensations James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues
Man" Turner Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The
Bulletproof Blues Band Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the
Roadmasters Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot Kentuckiana
Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender
Benders Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band Long Island Blues
Society, JP Blues Band Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original
Downtown Players Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo
Child Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix Maine Blues
Society, Matt & the Barnburners Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society,
Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes
Band Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney MO Blues Association,
Doghouse Daddies Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues North Texas Blues
Society, James Hinkle Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru Orange Blossom
Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas,
Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti Paris Blues Soceity, The
Triptones Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road River City Blues
Society (IL), rylo Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires San Angelo
Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band San Luis Obispo Blues Society,
Pryor Baird and The Deacons Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band Sierra Blues Soceity,
Leah Tysse Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots South Sound
Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters Southern Arizona Blues
Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck Southern California Blues Society,
Andy Walo Band Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren Space Coast Blues
Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules St. Louis Blues Society,
Marquise Knox Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat Toronto Blues Society, Shakura
S'Aida - Canada Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson Washington Blues
Society, Hudson Blues Band West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads
Blues Band West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the
Regulators Wichita Blues Society, RKO Yesterday & Today's Rhythm &
Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al Atlanta Blues
Society, Nathan Nelson Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John Black Swamp Blues Society,
Pat Lewandowski Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band Blues Society of Central
Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin Blues Society of Northwest
Florida, Memphis Annie Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts Blues Society of
Western New York, Cale Hawkins Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania,
Jeff Kelley Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery Blues Sur Seine,
Mountain Men-France Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart Central
Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith Charlotte Blues Society,
Tony Rogers Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye Colorado Blues Society,
Lionel Young Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens Creekside Blues Society, Woody
Pines Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak Downstate NY
Blues Association, Jon Short Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J.
White Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason Greater Twin Cities
Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Houston Blues
Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta Flyers Illinois
Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues
Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo Kansas City Blues Society, Rich
Berry Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin Klamath
Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society, Howell and Eis Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson Magic City Blues Society,
2blu Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson Maine Blues
Society, Pat Pepin Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss
Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade-Australia Mississippi Delta Blues
Society of Indianola, L.C. Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy Natchel
Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters North Texas Blues Society, KM
Williams Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak Paris Blues Soceity,
Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately Rowan Blues and Jazz Society,
Blazin Blues Bob Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik Santa
Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow South African Blues Society, Clark
and Steel - Africa Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown Suncoast Blues
Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks Triangle Blues Society, Andy
Coats Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon West Virginia Blues
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[c. n.]

It isn't the "TX string slingers" that's the problem, it's just that so many people try to emulate them. Those that don't are usually filled with so much envy that they're bitter about their success. There was at least one zeller on this list that seemed incredulous when I reported that Denny Freeman had been hired as a member of Bob Dylan's band a couple of years ago (and replaced another TX sting slinger, at that). Demanded to know how the hell he got that gig....like, wtf. I have no idea what went through his mind when about a year later Dylan himself said that this was best band he's ever had.

Relax. California has had some great blues guitar players too. Hell, T-Bone, Pee Wee Crayton, Roy Gaines. Albert Collins. Johnny and Oscar Moore. Oh shit, I just realized they were all from Texas too. (put that blade up bro, i'm just funnin' with ya....i know Hollywood Fats and Jr Watson aren't from here!).
chuck

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:37:28 -0800
Subject: Re: IBC acts
Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC that
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They are
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike

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[E. Willett]

Gee...Where is "Junior Boy" Jones from....
George
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It isn't the "TX string slingers" that's the problem, it's just that so many people try to emulate them. Those that don't are usually filled with so much envy that they're bitter about their success. There was at least one zeller on this list that seemed incredulous when I reported that Denny Freeman had been hired as a member of Bob Dylan's band a couple of years ago (and replaced another TX sting slinger, at that). Demanded to know how the hell he got that gig....like, wtf. I have no idea what went through his mind when about a year later Dylan himself said that this was best band he's ever had.

Relax. California has had some great blues guitar players too. Hell, T-Bone, Pee Wee Crayton, Roy Gaines. Albert Collins. Johnny and Oscar Moore. Oh shit, I just realized they were all from Texas too. (put that blade up bro, i'm just funnin' with ya....i know Hollywood Fats and Jr Watson aren't from here!).
chuck

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:37:28 -0800
Subject: Re: IBC acts
Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC that
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They are
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike

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[Deb Lubin]

Well Mike, Zack believes that Blues is all about the vocals, so my assumption is that Andy Walo is good all around. I've never seen or heard him personally, but I, for one, have had quality experiences with musicians that Zack has recommended, so... He's closer to your neighborhood than mine---have you heard him?
Deb

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Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC that
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They are
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike
I'll even bet that SRV (God rest his soul) would even agree!

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Bands Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit Asociacion Civil
Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina Atlanta Blues Society,
Tommy Brown Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble Baton Rouge
Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Billtown Blues Association,
Black~n~Blues Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band Blue
Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills Blues Alliance
of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies Blues Blowtorch Society,
Kim Massie Band Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel Blues in Britain,
Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom Blues Lovers United of San Diego,
Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson
Project Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio Blues
Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S. Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe
McLerran & The Big Three Trio Blues Society of Western New York,
Blueshounds Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and
Blues Attack Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France Blues, Jazz and Folk
Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band Boise Blues Society, Hoochie
Coochie Men Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group Canal Bank
Shuffle, Fathead - Canada Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues
Band Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down Cascade Blues
Association, Franco and the Stingers Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt
Woods and The Thunderbolts Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB Cincy Blues
Society, Jon Justice Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin Connecticut Blues
Society, The Mike Crandall Band Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's
Blues & His Funky All-Stars Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi,
John Horton Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band DC
Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings Detroit Blues Society,
Front Street Blues Band Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board Friends of Rentiesville
Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott Greater Twin Cities Blues Music
Society, Cadillac Kolstad Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett
Mason & The Vibrations Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the
Real Deal Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul
Sensations James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues
Man" Turner Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The
Bulletproof Blues Band Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the
Roadmasters Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot Kentuckiana
Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender
Benders Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band Long Island Blues
Society, JP Blues Band Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original
Downtown Players Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo
Child Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix Maine Blues
Society, Matt & the Barnburners Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society,
Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes
Band Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney MO Blues Association,
Doghouse Daddies Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues North Texas Blues
Society, James Hinkle Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru Orange Blossom
Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas,
Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti Paris Blues Soceity, The
Triptones Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road River City Blues
Society (IL), rylo Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires San Angelo
Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band San Luis Obispo Blues Society,
Pryor Baird and The Deacons Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band Sierra Blues Soceity,
Leah Tysse Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots South Sound
Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters Southern Arizona Blues
Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck Southern California Blues Society,
Andy Walo Band Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren Space Coast Blues
Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules St. Louis Blues Society,
Marquise Knox Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat Toronto Blues Society, Shakura
S'Aida - Canada Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson Washington Blues
Society, Hudson Blues Band West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads
Blues Band West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the
Regulators Wichita Blues Society, RKO Yesterday & Today's Rhythm &
Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al Atlanta Blues
Society, Nathan Nelson Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John Black Swamp Blues Society,
Pat Lewandowski Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band Blues Society of Central
Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin Blues Society of Northwest
Florida, Memphis Annie Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts Blues Society of
Western New York, Cale Hawkins Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania,
Jeff Kelley Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery Blues Sur Seine,
Mountain Men-France Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart Central
Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith Charlotte Blues Society,
Tony Rogers Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye Colorado Blues Society,
Lionel Young Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens Creekside Blues Society, Woody
Pines Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak Downstate NY
Blues Association, Jon Short Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J.
White Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason Greater Twin Cities
Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Houston Blues
Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta Flyers Illinois
Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues
Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo Kansas City Blues Society, Rich
Berry Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin Klamath
Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society, Howell and Eis Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson Magic City Blues Society,
2blu Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson Maine Blues
Society, Pat Pepin Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss
Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade-Australia Mississippi Delta Blues
Society of Indianola, L.C. Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy Natchel
Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters North Texas Blues Society, KM
Williams Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak Paris Blues Soceity,
Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately Rowan Blues and Jazz Society,
Blazin Blues Bob Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik Santa
Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow South African Blues Society, Clark
and Steel - Africa Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown Suncoast Blues
Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks Triangle Blues Society, Andy
Coats Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon West Virginia Blues
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[Blue Stew]

Yes indeed DebilLu, I've heard Andy. He is another one of those cats I'm
talking about. He is very good (and sings well too) but it's a case of
that ol' Generic, Out-of-the Box LED ZEP/SRV/REO Speedwagon, Mega Death,
Rock/Blues (emphasis on the Rock) worshipers. Personally I think Zack is
light years ahead of Andy when Blues playing is involved. But, as you
know mileage varies around here so here are a coupla clips for youz...
mike ps, Fred, if you are reading this, don't bother. This guy will give
you a headache that might NEVER go away!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/walo

Post by Deb Lubin
Well Mike, Zack believes that Blues is all about the vocals, so my assumption is that Andy Walo is good all around. I've never seen or heard him personally, but I, for one, have had quality experiences with musicians that Zack has recommended, so... He's closer to your neighborhood than mine---have you heard him?
Deb
----- Original Message ----
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:37:28 AM
Subject: Re: IBC acts
Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC that
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They are
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike
I'll even bet that SRV (God rest his soul) would even agree!

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Bands Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit Asociacion Civil
Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina Atlanta Blues Society,
Tommy Brown Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble Baton Rouge
Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Billtown Blues Association,
Black~n~Blues Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band Blue
Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills Blues Alliance
of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies Blues Blowtorch Society,
Kim Massie Band Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel Blues in Britain,
Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom Blues Lovers United of San Diego,
Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson
Project Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio Blues
Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S. Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe
McLerran & The Big Three Trio Blues Society of Western New York,
Blueshounds Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and
Blues Attack Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France Blues, Jazz and Folk
Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band Boise Blues Society, Hoochie
Coochie Men Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group Canal Bank
Shuffle, Fathead - Canada Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues
Band Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down Cascade Blues
Association, Franco and the Stingers Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt
Woods and The Thunderbolts Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB Cincy Blues
Society, Jon Justice Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin Connecticut Blues
Society, The Mike Crandall Band Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's
Blues & His Funky All-Stars Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi,
John Horton Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band DC
Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings Detroit Blues Society,
Front Street Blues Band Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board Friends of Rentiesville
Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott Greater Twin Cities Blues Music
Society, Cadillac Kolstad Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett
Mason & The Vibrations Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the
Real Deal Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul
Sensations James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues
Man" Turner Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The
Bulletproof Blues Band Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the
Roadmasters Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot Kentuckiana
Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender
Benders Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band Long Island Blues
Society, JP Blues Band Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original
Downtown Players Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo
Child Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix Maine Blues
Society, Matt & the Barnburners Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society,
Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes
Band Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney MO Blues Association,
Doghouse Daddies Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues North Texas Blues
Society, James Hinkle Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru Orange Blossom
Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas,
Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti Paris Blues Soceity, The
Triptones Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road River City Blues
Society (IL), rylo Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires San Angelo
Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band San Luis Obispo Blues Society,
Pryor Baird and The Deacons Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band Sierra Blues Soceity,
Leah Tysse Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots South Sound
Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters Southern Arizona Blues
Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck Southern California Blues Society,
Andy Walo Band Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren Space Coast Blues
Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules St. Louis Blues Society,
Marquise Knox Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat Toronto Blues Society, Shakura
S'Aida - Canada Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson Washington Blues
Society, Hudson Blues Band West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads
Blues Band West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the
Regulators Wichita Blues Society, RKO Yesterday & Today's Rhythm &
Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al Atlanta Blues
Society, Nathan Nelson Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John Black Swamp Blues Society,
Pat Lewandowski Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band Blues Society of Central
Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin Blues Society of Northwest
Florida, Memphis Annie Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts Blues Society of
Western New York, Cale Hawkins Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania,
Jeff Kelley Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery Blues Sur Seine,
Mountain Men-France Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart Central
Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith Charlotte Blues Society,
Tony Rogers Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye Colorado Blues Society,
Lionel Young Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens Creekside Blues Society, Woody
Pines Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak Downstate NY
Blues Association, Jon Short Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J.
White Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason Greater Twin Cities
Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Houston Blues
Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta Flyers Illinois
Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues
Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo Kansas City Blues Society, Rich
Berry Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin Klamath
Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society, Howell and Eis Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson Magic City Blues Society,
2blu Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson Maine Blues
Society, Pat Pepin Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss
Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade-Australia Mississippi Delta Blues
Society of Indianola, L.C. Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy Natchel
Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters North Texas Blues Society, KM
Williams Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak Paris Blues Soceity,
Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately Rowan Blues and Jazz Society,
Blazin Blues Bob Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik Santa
Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow South African Blues Society, Clark
and Steel - Africa Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown Suncoast Blues
Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks Triangle Blues Society, Andy
Coats Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon West Virginia Blues
Society, Izz

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[Stan Erhart]

I watched the youtube clip and failed to find the LED ZEP/REO Speedwagon,
Mega Death similarity. Not even similar except he's using a Gibson. A
touch of Texas guitar tone, and of course some blues rock (the song has a
back beat), but the description below had me all set to hear a shredder.
He's a pretty reserved riffer and is more about rhythm than shredding.
Maybe he needs a resonator guitar to increase his blues cred.

-Stan

Post by Blue Stew
Yes indeed DebilLu, I've heard Andy. He is another one of those cats I'm
talking about. He is very good (and sings well too) but it's a case of
that ol' Generic, Out-of-the Box LED ZEP/SRV/REO Speedwagon, Mega Death,
Rock/Blues (emphasis on the Rock) worshipers. Personally I think Zack is
light years ahead of Andy when Blues playing is involved. But, as you
know mileage varies around here so here are a coupla clips for youz...
mike ps, Fred, if you are reading this, don't bother. This guy will give
you a headache that might NEVER go away!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/walo
http://youtu.be/ngzXYSaMcAw

Post by Deb Lubin
Well Mike, Zack believes that Blues is all about the vocals, so my

assumption is that Andy Walo is good all around. I've never seen or
heard him personally, but I, for one, have had quality experiences
with musicians that Zack has recommended, so... He's closer to
your neighborhood than mine---have you heard him?

Post by Deb Lubin
Deb
----- Original Message ----
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:37:28 AM
Subject: Re: IBC acts
Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC that
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They are
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike
I'll even bet that SRV (God rest his soul) would even agree!

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.

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[Steve Ahola]

Mike:

Yes, I could definitely hear the subtle influence of Lonnie Johnson and
Eddie Lang in those clips... NOT! <g>

Not that there is anything wrong with blues/ROCK. Heck that stuff used
to sound great when I used to do drugs back in the last millennium...

Steve Ahola

Post by Blue Stew
Yes indeed DebilLu, I've heard Andy. He is another one of those cats I'm
talking about. He is very good (and sings well too) but it's a case of
that ol' Generic, Out-of-the Box LED ZEP/SRV/REO Speedwagon, Mega Death,
Rock/Blues (emphasis on the Rock) worshipers. Personally I think Zack is
light years ahead of Andy when Blues playing is involved. But, as you
know mileage varies around here so here are a coupla clips for youz...
mike ps, Fred, if you are reading this, don't bother. This guy will give
you a headache that might NEVER go away!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/walo
http://youtu.be/ngzXYSaMcAw

Post by Deb Lubin
Well Mike, Zack believes that Blues is all about the vocals, so my
assumption is that Andy Walo is good all around. I've never seen or
heard him personally, but I, for one, have had quality experiences
with musicians that Zack has recommended, so... He's closer to your
neighborhood than mine---have you heard him?
Deb
----- Original Message ----
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:37:28 AM
Subject: Re: IBC acts
Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC
that I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They
are all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike
I'll even bet that SRV (God rest his soul) would even agree!

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is a
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February 2nd.
Bands Arkansas River Blues Society, Cosmic Biscuit Asociacion Civil
Amigos Jazz Ensamble, MO' BLUES - Argentina Atlanta Blues Society,
Tommy Brown Baltimore Blues Society, Nothin' But Trouble Baton Rouge
Blues Society, 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Billtown Blues Association,
Black~n~Blues Black Swamp Blues Society, Chris Shutters Band Blue
Ridge Blues Society, Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills Blues Alliance
of the Treasure Coast, The Nouveaux Honkies Blues Blowtorch Society,
Kim Massie Band Blues for Peace, Roy Young-Israel Blues in Britain,
Oli Brown Band - Untited Kingdom Blues Lovers United of San Diego,
Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania, Don Johnson
Project Blues Society of Northwest Florida, Darren J Trio Blues
Society of the Ozarks, A.B.S. Blues Society of Tulsa, Little Joe
McLerran & The Big Three Trio Blues Society of Western New York,
Blueshounds Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania, Jill West and
Blues Attack Blues Sur Seine, Awek - France Blues, Jazz and Folk
Music Society, The Jimi Vincent Band Boise Blues Society, Hoochie
Coochie Men Boston Blues Society, Bruce Marshal Group Canal Bank
Shuffle, Fathead - Canada Cape Fear Blues Society, Chickenhead Blues
Band Capital Area Blues Society, 6 Hands Down Cascade Blues
Association, Franco and the Stingers Central Iowa Blues Society, Matt
Woods and The Thunderbolts Charlotte Blues Society, WSNB Cincy Blues
Society, Jon Justice Colorado Blues Society, Erica Brown Band
Columbus Blues Alliance, Patrick McLaughlin Connecticut Blues
Society, The Mike Crandall Band Creekside Blues Society, Big Gil's
Blues & His Funky All-Stars Crossroads Blues Soceity of Mississippi,
John Horton Crossroads Blues Society (IN), The Paxton Norris Band DC
Blues Society, Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings Detroit Blues Society,
Front Street Blues Band Diamond State Blues Society, Lower Case Blues
Frederick Blues Society, Blues on Board Friends of Rentiesville
Blues Inc., Jennifer Marriott Greater Twin Cities Blues Music
Society, Cadillac Kolstad Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Garrett
Mason & The Vibrations Houston Blues Society, Thrill Hill and the
Real Deal Illinois Central Blues Club, Darrein Safron and the Soul
Sensations James River Blues Society of Sedalia, Clarence "The Blues
Man" Turner Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Moose & The
Bulletproof Blues Band Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, TC & the
Roadmasters Kansas City Blues Society, Trampled Underfoot Kentuckiana
Blues Society, Velveeta Jones Band Kentucky Blues Society, The Fender
Benders Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society, Johnny G and The All Stars
Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Sarah Ayers Band Long Island Blues
Society, JP Blues Band Madison Blues Society, Bobby and The Original
Downtown Players Magic City Blues Society, Todd Simpson and Mojo
Child Mahoning River Blues Society, Willie Phoenix Maine Blues
Society, Matt & the Barnburners Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society,
Jaimi Faulkner Band - Australia Memphis Blues Society, Eric Hughes
Band Mid North Michigan Blues Society, Big Daddy Fox & The Krewe
Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola, Mickey Rogers and the
Soul Master Band Featuring Barbara Looney MO Blues Association,
Doghouse Daddies Monterey Blues Festival, Volker Strifler - Canada
Natchel Blues Network, The Michael Clark Band featuring Tracy Clark
North Central Florida Blues Society, Used Blues North Texas Blues
Society, James Hinkle Northeast Blues Society, Tas Cru Orange Blossom
Blues Society, Smokin' Torpedoes Ozark Blues Society of NW Arkansas,
Drawing Back Featuring Daniel Conti Paris Blues Soceity, The
Triptones Phoenix Blues Society, Big Daddy D and The Dynamites
Piedmont Blues Preservation Society, Big Road River City Blues
Society (IL), rylo Sacramento Blues Society, Delta Wires San Angelo
Blues Society, The Jeff Strahan Band San Luis Obispo Blues Society,
Pryor Baird and The Deacons Santa Barbara Blues Society, Blue Stew
Santa Clarita Blues Society, Laurie Morvan Band Sierra Blues Soceity,
Leah Tysse Sonny Boy Blues Soceity, Big Red and The Soul Benders
South Florida Blues Society, J.P. Soars & The Red Hots South Sound
Blues Association, Red Hot Blues Sisters Southern Arizona Blues
Heritage Foundation, Train Wreck Southern California Blues Society,
Andy Walo Band Spa City Blues Society, The Brethren Space Coast Blues
Society, Josh Miller and the Bad Mules St. Louis Blues Society,
Marquise Knox Sydney Blues Society, Ray Beadle Band - Australia
Texarkana Blues Society, Diddley Squat Toronto Blues Society, Shakura
S'Aida - Canada Triangle Blues Society, Contagious Blues Band
Vicksburg Blues Society, Scott Albert Johnson Washington Blues
Society, Hudson Blues Band West Michigan Blues Society, Crossroads
Blues Band West Virginia Blues Society, Billy the Kid & the
Regulators Wichita Blues Society, RKO Yesterday & Today's Rhythm &
Blues Society, CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
Solo/Duo Arkansas River Blues Society, Dan and Al Atlanta Blues
Society, Nathan Nelson Baltic Blues of Eutin, Ian Parker-Germany
Billtown Blues Association, Brennon John Black Swamp Blues Society,
Pat Lewandowski Blues Alliance of the Treasure Coast, Ben Prestage
Blues Blowtorch Society, Barb Hamilton Band Blues Society of Central
Pennsylvania, Matt Wigler & Mike Aubin Blues Society of Northwest
Florida, Memphis Annie Blues Society of the Ozarks, The Cotton Boys
Blues Society of Tulsa, Perry Thomas/James Watts Blues Society of
Western New York, Cale Hawkins Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania,
Jeff Kelley Blues Society on Taiwan, Kory Montgomery Blues Sur Seine,
Mountain Men-France Cascade Blues Association, Alice Stuart Central
Iowa Blues Society, Willie Mac & Alan Smith Charlotte Blues Society,
Tony Rogers Cincy Blues Society, Ricky Nye Colorado Blues Society,
Lionel Young Columbus Blues Alliance, Walter Tore's Spontobeat
Connecticut Blues Society, Dan Stevens Creekside Blues Society, Woody
Pines Detroit Blues Society, Mike Espy & Yakity Yak Downstate NY
Blues Association, Jon Short Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc., D.J.
White Grand County Blues Society, John-Alex Mason Greater Twin Cities
Blues Music Society, James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Houston Blues
Society, Stevie DuPree and Jack Saunders, The Delta Flyers Illinois
Central Blues Club, Robert Sampson Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues
Foundation, The Dalton/Feiles Duo Kansas City Blues Society, Rich
Berry Kentucky Blues Society, Michael Gough and John Martin Klamath
Blues Society, Doctor Mongo & Harry Harpoon Lake of the Ozarks Blues
Society, Howell and Eis Lehigh Valley Blues Network, Donovan Roberts
Long Island Blues Society, Steve Robinson Magic City Blues Society,
2blu Mahoning River Blues Society, Kristine Jackson Maine Blues
Society, Pat Pepin Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Miss
Suzannah Espie & Big Boy Lemonade-Australia Mississippi Delta Blues
Society of Indianola, L.C. Mojo Station, Rude Blues - Italy Natchel
Blues Network, Bobby "BlackHat" Walters North Texas Blues Society, KM
Williams Ozarks Blues Society, Adam Posnak Paris Blues Soceity,
Diamond Jack and Johnny C. Lately Rowan Blues and Jazz Society,
Blazin Blues Bob Sacramento Blues Society, Ron Cook & Pinkie Varner
Santa Barbara Blues Society, Karen Tyler with Bruce Krupnik Santa
Clarita Blues Society, Cody LePow South African Blues Society, Clark
and Steel - Africa Spa City Blues Society, Jelly Brown Suncoast Blues
Society, AL "Coffee" McDaniel Texarkana Blues Society, Mark Searcy
Toronto Blues Society, Danny Brooks Triangle Blues Society, Andy
Coats Vicksburg Blues Society, Sherman Lee Dillon West Virginia Blues
Society, Izz

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[Deb Lubin]

The Gibson comments are pretty funny. Personally, if I see that the guitar player in any band has a Gibson, I'm happy! I know tone has more to do with the guitarist than the guitar, BUT I've heard the best tones ever coming out of Gibsons, held in several different hands.
Deb

----- Original Message ----
From: Stan Erhart <***@pcworld.com>
To: BLUES-***@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:52:56 PM
Subject: Re: IBC acts

I watched the youtube clip and failed to find the LED ZEP/REO Speedwagon,
Mega Death similarity. Not even similar except he's using a Gibson. A
touch of Texas guitar tone, and of course some blues rock (the song has a
back beat), but the description below had me all set to hear a shredder.
He's a pretty reserved riffer and is more about rhythm than shredding.
Maybe he needs a resonator guitar to increase his blues cred.

-Stan

Post by Blue Stew
Yes indeed DebilLu, I've heard Andy. He is another one of those cats I'm
talking about. He is very good (and sings well too) but it's a case of
that ol' Generic, Out-of-the Box LED ZEP/SRV/REO Speedwagon, Mega Death,
Rock/Blues (emphasis on the Rock) worshipers. Personally I think Zack is
light years ahead of Andy when Blues playing is involved. But, as you
know mileage varies around here so here are a coupla clips for youz...
mike ps, Fred, if you are reading this, don't bother. This guy will give
you a headache that might NEVER go away!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/walo
http://youtu.be/ngzXYSaMcAw

Post by Deb Lubin
Well Mike, Zack believes that Blues is all about the vocals, so my

assumption is that Andy Walo is good all around. I've never seen or
heard him personally, but I, for one, have had quality experiences
with musicians that Zack has recommended, so... He's closer to
your neighborhood than mine---have you heard him?

Post by Deb Lubin
Deb
----- Original Message ----
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 12:37:28 AM
Subject: Re: IBC acts
Not another "helluva guitar"!? That is the one thing about the IBC

that

Post by Blue Stew

Post by Deb Lubin
I'm sick to death of, "Smokin',Killer, the Legendary, <insert fav
adj>Guitar Players"! It's not so much a Blues comp as it is a shred
fest. 99% of the bands there feature the guitar over voice, piano,
harmonica, songwriting (whatever happened to that?)...anything. They

are

Post by Blue Stew

Post by Deb Lubin
all starting to sound alike to me.
I would love to hear just one act feature the "song" for a change, and
give all the TX string slingers the day off.
mike
I'll even bet that SRV (God rest his soul) would even agree!

Post by Deb Lubin
I have it on good authority (i.e., Cadillac Zack) that Andy Walo is

a

Post by Blue Stew

Post by Deb Lubin

Post by Deb Lubin
helluva guitar player. Compliments don't come easy to some, so it
must be so. Check out his band.
Also check out John-Alex Mason in the solo-duo category. He played
at the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival this year.
And Ben Prestage is familiar, but I don't know why. I just know I
was supposed to remember his name.
Deb

PM

Post by Blue Stew

Post by Deb Lubin

Post by Deb Lubin
Subject: IBC acts
Detroit Blues Society posted as a MySpace bulletin
The prelims are over and the registrations are done in Memphis. For
2008, there are 157 from around the globe gathering for the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis on January 31- February

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[Leonard Watkins]

we got Mikey Jr and Stone Cold Blues Band in town this weekend for the
Annual Blues Ball. We got a great response from having Mikey Jr at the blues
fest so we booked him for the ball also. Should be a fun night.

Instead of having it at a club this year we are having it in a hotel
ballroom so if people do not want to drive home or whatever they can get a
room

2nd place Battle Of The Bands, Dan Turner & The Dusters open

LW

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[Jimmy Jacobs]

Amen, sister!!

The Gibson comments are pretty funny. Personally, if I see that the guitar player in any band has a Gibson, I'm happy! I know tone has more to do with the guitarist than the guitar, BUT I've heard the best tones ever coming out of Gibsons, held in several different hands.
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[Greg Nagy]

I've heard the best tones coming from all sort of guitars. Guitar-brand
bigotry in general cracks me up.
Let's hear context and musical ideas above all else.

No offense to anyone here...just my two cents. :)

Post by Jimmy Jacobs
Amen, sister!!

The Gibson comments are pretty funny. Personally, if I see that the

guitar player in any band has a Gibson, I'm happy! I know tone has more to
do with the guitarist than the guitar, BUT I've heard the best tones ever
coming out of Gibsons, held in several different hands.

Deb

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[Leonard Watkins]

You mean Gibson as in T-Bone, BB, Freddie & Albert tone :-)

LW

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Post by Greg Nagy
I've heard the best tones coming from all sort of guitars. Guitar-brand
bigotry in general cracks me up.
Let's hear context and musical ideas above all else.
No offense to anyone here...just my two cents. :)

Post by Jimmy Jacobs
Amen, sister!!

The Gibson comments are pretty funny. Personally, if I see that the

guitar player in any band has a Gibson, I'm happy! I know tone has more to
do with the guitarist than the guitar, BUT I've heard the best tones ever
coming out of Gibsons, held in several different hands.

Deb

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[Stan Erhart]

I know a couple of the players Deb is probably referring to, and they tend
to use straight ahead Gibson tones, Les Paul with humbuckers or P-90's
straight into a non master volume amp with reverb. It's almost impossible
to get that tone out of a Strat or Tele unless it's been heavily modified,
and even then it's not the same. OTOH, tones typically associated with
Strats and Teles or Silvertones or Gretches are all good tones, too, and
preferred by many others. Look at the EC, SRV, Hendrix, Prince, Danny
Gatton, Jim Campilongo crowd for examples. But Peter Green got that cool
Black Magic Woman tone from a Les Paul with the pickups out of phase,
probably because it was wired wrong at the factory. Now everybody does it
on purpose, but it tends to work best on a Gibson.

I think it's totally legit for people to notice which guitars produce the
tones they prefer. We Gear Heads notice. I love the sound of a Les Paul,
but I don't like its weight - and it has too many !*#$!! knobs.

Stan

I've heard the best tones coming from all sort of guitars. Guitar-brand
bigotry in general cracks me up.
Let's hear context and musical ideas above all else.
No offense to anyone here...just my two cents. :)

Post by Jimmy Jacobs
Amen, sister!!

The Gibson comments are pretty funny. Personally, if I see that the

guitar player in any band has a Gibson, I'm happy! I know tone has more to
do with the guitarist than the guitar, BUT I've heard the best tones ever
coming out of Gibsons, held in several different hands.

Deb

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[Steve Ahola]

Post by Stan Erhart
I know a couple of the players Deb is probably referring to, and they tend
to use straight ahead Gibson tones, Les Paul with humbuckers or P-90's
straight into a non master volume amp with reverb. It's almost impossible
to get that tone out of a Strat or Tele unless it's been heavily modified,
and even then it's not the same. OTOH, tones typically associated with
Strats and Teles or Silvertones or Gretches are all good tones, too, and
preferred by many others. Look at the EC, SRV, Hendrix, Prince, Danny
Gatton, Jim Campilongo crowd for examples. But Peter Green got that cool
Black Magic Woman tone from a Les Paul with the pickups out of phase,
probably because it was wired wrong at the factory. Now everybody does it
on purpose, but it tends to work best on a Gibson.

Stan:

There was a discussion of Peter Green's guitar on a pickup winders forum
recently. It seems that the neck pickup had been rewound, which resulted
in it being out of phase. I saved the thread to a PDF file:

http://www.blueguitar.org/new/schem/_gtr/AMPAGE_discussion-Peter_Green_Neck_Pickup.pdf

FWIW according to Spence, Peter Green says he made all of his Fleetwood
Mac studio recordings using a Gibson ES-345. (For the benefit of the
non-techie folk out there, the ES-345 is like the famous ES-335 thinline
semi-hollow body guitar, but with the Varitone circuitry associated with
B.B. King among others.) After reading that thread I definitely want to
add the Varitone circuit to one of my guitars!

As for the various comments about Gibson, the old Gibson factory in
Kalamazoo was bought by Heritage Guitars, who hired many of the
old-timers who had been working there for Gibson. So it could be argued
that Heritage makes the most authentic versions of the classic Gibson
guitars these days.

I have been very impressed with the PRS SE line of guitars made in Korea
and sell new for $350 to $425. I picked up one of their Soapbar II
guitars and it was twice as good as my Gibson Les Paul Junior Special
(Special Junior? I get those names mixed up! LOL) and at half the price.
The necks are particularly nice, with a shaped out heel that is very
comfortable to play. The stock P-90 pickups were a bit harsh to my ears
so I replaced the Alnico 5 magnets with Alnico 2 ones, and they now
sound as good to me as boutique pickups which would have set me back at
least $100 apiece.

Post by Stan Erhart
I think it's totally legit for people to notice which guitars produce the
tones they prefer. We Gear Heads notice. I love the sound of a Les Paul,
but I don't like its weight - and it has too many !*#$!! knobs.

That's something nice about the new Korean-made PRS SE Singlecut
guitars- they are much thinner and lighter than a Les Paul, and with
only two knobs. Once again they have a neck to die for, and once again
the humbucker pickups sounded a bit harsh to me so I replaced them with
two Gibson BurstBucker pickups I had around. These guitars have a
beautiful veneer on the carved top and look like something selling for
$3500 (not $411.58). The Korean factory is using computer-aided
manufacturing techniques and I think that PRS has been fine-tuning the
software over the years so that their guitars are coming out damned near
perfect these days (I wasn't that impressed by the original SE Santana
guitars.)

The Epiphone guitars coming out of Korea are also very impressive, but
you might have to try out several before you find one that you like.
They make so many different models and in such high quantities that they
don't have the control that PRS has over their SE line.

Of course if you can afford a vintage Gibson from the 50's you can't do
any better than that! <g>

Steve Ahola

Post by Stan Erhart

I've heard the best tones coming from all sort of guitars. Guitar-brand
bigotry in general cracks me up.
Let's hear context and musical ideas above all else.
No offense to anyone here...just my two cents. :)

Post by Jimmy Jacobs
Amen, sister!!

The Gibson comments are pretty funny. Personally, if I see that the

guitar player in any band has a Gibson, I'm happy! I know tone has

more to

Post by Jimmy Jacobs
do with the guitarist than the guitar, BUT I've heard the best tones

ever

Post by Jimmy Jacobs
coming out of Gibsons, held in several different hands.

Deb

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[Joe Grandwilliams]

The Long Island Blues Society's two entries, are going to be quite exciting.
JP Blues is a trio. They have recently added Pat Adkins, a veteran R&B and
jazz player as well as a deeply grooving drummer. I met Pat over a decade
ago when he was playing in a trio called The Deep. The Deep were Mike Frost,
currently touring with Estaban and Chuck Alder of legendary Long Island Band
the Illusion. Chuck and Mike both played six string basses. Pat's absolute
joy in playing drums made me want to write again. JP is just about old
enough to drive, yet he has sat in with just about every blues band on Long Island
soaking up music like a sponge. A natural player, he has been mentored by
Sam Taylor and Kerry Kearney. Bassist John Young is another youngster with
abilities far beyond what his age would dictate. He is as solid as they come
making up the foundation of one formidable blues machine.
Steve Robinson who is our solo representative is a veteran player and
storyteller. Be ready for a fine time with a man who brings elegance while
remaining authentic.
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[Walter Potter]

I've seen Sean Carney get a hollow-body tone out of a Strat.
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I'm definitely not a gear head, but I have noticed that the majority of the
guitar tones I prefer are produced by hollow-body electrics of one kind or
another.Ricky Stevens
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[Ricky Stevens]

Tommy Carter got better tone out of an off-the-rack strat than most people could ever get from a million dollar custom job. Blues-l lurker Sean Carney is one of those special players that can do a lot of different things well. The fact that he can get hollow-body tone from a strat is just more evidence that tone is more dependent on the player than the instrument.

Again, I'm not a gear head nor am I one of those people that believe you have to play a certain type of instrument. I've heard good music come out of everything from custom Gibsons and Martins to Wal-Mart originals. Sound has a lot more to do with who is making it than what is making it.
Ricky Stevens
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[Blue Stew]

who wudda' thunk the Who and the man in Black had so much in common?!
This is just too cool!
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[Walter Potter]

Post by Ricky Stevens
Tommy Carter got better tone out of an off-the-rack strat than most
people could ever get from a million dollar custom job. Blues-l
lurker Sean Carney is one of those special players that can do a lot
of different things well. The fact that he can get hollow-body tone
from a strat is just more evidence that tone is more dependent on the
player than the instrument.

There's a picture of Sean playing said Strat at:
http://www.myspace.com/bradfordvilleblues

More in the pictures section of that site.

[Michael Huggins]

TONE, IMO, is in the fingers. Amps, pickups and brands of guitars just
amplify the acoustic sound of an acoustic, semi-, or full hollow body
or a solid body like a strat, tele , or LP/SG style guitars. :) Henry
Qualls is a shining example. I've seen him play Maybelline (Montgomery
Wards catalog store, AIRLINE brand cheap guitar) and HBs fancy or
vintage gear. He always sounded like Henry. HB sounds like himself on
any guitar he plays, too. So do most Skilled players.
michael

Post by Ricky Stevens
Tommy Carter got better tone out of an off-the-rack strat than most
people could ever get from a million dollar custom job. Blues-l
lurker Sean Carney is one of those special players that can do a lot
of different things well. The fact that he can get hollow-body tone
from a strat is just more evidence that tone is more dependent on the
player than the instrument.
Again, I'm not a gear head nor am I one of those people that believe
you have to play a certain type of instrument. I've heard good music
come out of everything from custom Gibsons and Martins to Wal-Mart
originals. Sound has a lot more to do with who is making it than
what is making it.
Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi

tone out of a Strat.> --> Walter> >

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[Greg Nagy]

"TONE, IMO, is in the fingers. "

I practice electric without an amp and have for years. Doing so has
allowed
me to alter the nuance of sound much better than guys who compress the
living
daylights out of their sound with boutique amps and fancy pedals. Don't get
me
wrong, there a million roads to developing ones sound and many can be quite
good...but for me...I do agree...

most tone is indeed in the hands and fingers.

g

Post by Michael Huggins
TONE, IMO, is in the fingers. Amps, pickups and brands of guitars just
amplify the acoustic sound of an acoustic, semi-, or full hollow body
or a solid body like a strat, tele , or LP/SG style guitars. :) Henry
Qualls is a shining example. I've seen him play Maybelline (Montgomery
Wards catalog store, AIRLINE brand cheap guitar) and HBs fancy or
vintage gear. He always sounded like Henry. HB sounds like himself on
any guitar he plays, too. So do most Skilled players.
michael

Post by Ricky Stevens
Tommy Carter got better tone out of an off-the-rack strat than most
people could ever get from a million dollar custom job. Blues-l
lurker Sean Carney is one of those special players that can do a lot
of different things well. The fact that he can get hollow-body tone
from a strat is just more evidence that tone is more dependent on the
player than the instrument.
Again, I'm not a gear head nor am I one of those people that believe
you have to play a certain type of instrument. I've heard good music
come out of everything from custom Gibsons and Martins to Wal-Mart
originals. Sound has a lot more to do with who is making it than
what is making it.
Ricky Stevens
Arkabutla, Mississippi

tone out of a Strat.> --> Walter> >

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[Fred Dabney]

Post by Michael Huggins
TONE, IMO, is in the fingers. Amps, pickups and brands of guitars just
amplify the acoustic sound of an acoustic, semi-, or full hollow body
or a solid body like a strat, tele , or LP/SG style guitars. :) Henry
Qualls is a shining example. I've seen him play Maybelline (Montgomery
Wards catalog store, AIRLINE brand cheap guitar) and HBs fancy or
vintage gear. He always sounded like Henry. HB sounds like himself on
any guitar he plays, too. So do most Skilled players.
michael

Goes well beyond that. Django showed up for a recording session
without his guitar. The folk at the studio dug around and found a
battered guitar and he recorded on it. It was missing half its
back but he sounded like Django.

Not just guitars either. There was a big jazz concert- "Jazz
at the Phil" I thiink with about six great tenor sax players
all lined up, side by side. During the procedings, one of
them stopped blowng and passed his horn to the next one
to him and he took a chorus and so it went until the music
wound up at the other end of the line. According to those
who were there, you could tell which one was playing that
single sax with your eyes closed. Horn players have done
it the other way around as well of course- several players
playing so you can't tell which is playing.

Top rate musicians are the masters of their instruments,
not the other way around...

Fred D

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