James Cotton and His Chicago Blues Band Fri. Dec. 10 Picton Regent Theatre
Grammy Award Winner, Blues Icon James Cotton plays the Regent Theatre Picton, Ontario Canada Friday December 10th, 8pm. Tickets $39.50 (includes HST and Building Improvement Fund). Box office (613) 476-8416 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (613) 476-8416 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (613) 476-8416 end_of_the_skype_highlighting An evening with a true living legend. Presented by Zapp! Productions. http://www.zapp-productions.com JAMES COTTON The musical pedigree of Grammy Award winner James “Superharp” Cotton consists of a veritable who’s who in the world of the Blues.
Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006, the Smithsonian Institute in 1991, and winner of countless W.C. Handy Blues Awards, he has shared the stage with B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, the Allman Brothers, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, The Grateful Dead among many others.
An orphan at the age of nine, he was raised in Mississippi by his mentor, Sonny Boy Williamson, who remains famous for his many unique songs and innovative Delta Blues harmonica style. As a young teenager Cotton befriended Howlin’ Wolf and joined forces with him playing Mississippi and Arkansas juke joints for two years. During that time Cotton hosted his own afternoon radio show in West Memphis, and also recorded “Cotton Crop Blues” and three other songs on Sun Records in Memphis.
In 1954 when Muddy Waters needed a harmonica player, he found Cotton playing a club in Arkansas and took him to Chicago. Cotton remained with Waters for 12 years not only playing shows but also recording with him on Chess Records. One of the highlights of that period came when Cotton arranged the ever-popular anthem for the blues, “Got My Mojo Workin’, “ which was played for the first time by the Muddy Waters Band at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1961.
In 1966 Cotton formed his James Cotton Blues Band which continues to showcase his immense talent and keeps him one of the most sought-after, hard-driving, seminal blues musicians touring the world today. Cotton passionately explains, ”My audience always tells me how I’m doing. If I look out there and don’t like what I see, I work harder.” His audiences are still on their feet, they enjoy themselves as much as he does, and there continue to be standing ovations night after night.
You will have a memorable evening with an international treasure and a true Living Legend of the Blues. The year 2010 is Cotton’s 66th year in the entertainment business. What an amazing adventure “Superharp” is experiencing with his little harmonica.
I just heard about this one and since they are not visiting Ottawa I gotta tell you about it. One of my favorite bands is coming in for two Canadian shows.
If you love Texas Blues or just ONE FINE BLUES BAND! You can't miss these guys. Trust me go see'em, you'll thank me! DON'T MISS THIS SHOW!!!
Smokin' Joe Kubek Band & Bnois King "Raucous, high-energy Texas roadhouse blues-rock. Blistering guitar solos, irresistible shuffles and subtle ballads." -Living Blues
The red-hot rockin' Texas blues band Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King will celebrate the release of their new CD, Have Blues, Will Travel with a live performance at El Mocambo in Toronto on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Kubek's raucous roadhouse fretwork is expertly complimented by the equally fiery guitar and soulful vocals of Bnois King. Together, the two create a one-two punch of raw, tough, Lone Star blues-rock.
Date: Thursday, December 2 Venue: El Mocambo Address: 464 Spadina Ave. City: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Showtime: 6:30pm Ticket price: $20 advance / $25 day of show Website: http://www.elmocambo.ca
Their website says they will also be playing
Dec 03, 2010 - The Sutton Park Inn - Kincardine, Ontario, CANADA
I bumped this to request that if you take me up on seeing this show please let me know what you thought. I envy you being able to see this show.
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:25 am
Blues Grammy nominations announced
Best Traditional Blues Album - Vocal or Instrumental
1. GIANT - James Cotton [Alligator]
2. MEMPHIS BLUES - Cyndi Lauper [Mercer Street Records]
3. THE WELL - Charlie Musselwhite [Alligator]
4. JOINED AT THE HIP - Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith [Telarc]
2. TRIBAL - Dr. John And The Lower 911 [429 Records]
3. LIVING PROOF - Buddy Guy [Silvertone/Jive]
4. INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK - Bettye LaVette [ANTI-]
5. LIVE! IN CHICAGO - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett [Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records]
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Thanks for the heads-up on Smokin' Joe Kubek. Just checked out a couple of their YouTube vids and they kick some serious butt.
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:27 pm
Ottawa's Monkey Junk the big winner again at the Maple Blues Awards Monday, 17 January 2011 21:09 The Canadian Press
TORONTO - For the second year in a row, Monkey Junk were the big winners at the Maple Blues Awards.
The Ottawa group took three trophies at Monday night's gala, winning for electric act of the year, harmonica player of the year (Steve Marriner) and drummer of the year (Matt Sobb).
A year ago, Monkey Junk won five awards including entertainer of the year.
This year, that honour went to New Brunswick blues man Matt Andersen, who also won for acoustic act of the year.
Meanwhile, Nova Scotia native Garrett Mason won guitar player of the year, Toronto's Shakura S'Aida won female vocalist of the year, Georgia-raised Fathead singer John Mays won male vocalist of the year, Montreal native Mike (Shrimp Daddy) Reid won for new artist of the year and Toronto's Downchild took recording of the year.
Hamilton's Rita Chiarelli won the Blues With a Feeling Award for lifetime achievement, while fellow Hamilton native Richard Newell” a.k.a. King Biscuit Boy” was recognized post-humously with a special lifetime achievement award as well. Newell died in 2003.
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The full list of winners
14th Annual Maple Blues Awards 2011 2011 Maple Blues Awards Winners...
Entertainer of the Year •Matt Andersen
Electric Act of the Year •Monkey Junk
Acoustic Act of the Year •Matt Andersen
Male Vocalist of the Year •John Mays (Fathead)
Female Vocalist of the Year •Shakura S'Aida
New Artist of Group of the Year •Mike “Shrimp Daddy" Reid
Recording of the Year •Downchild - I Need A Hat
B.B. King International Artist of the Year •Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band
Guitar Player of the Year •Garrett Mason
Harmonica Player of the Year •Steve Marriner
Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year •Julian Fauth
Horn Player of the Year •Chris Whiteley
Drummer of the Year •Matt Sobb
Bassist of the Year •Keith Picot
Songwriter of the Year •Paul Reddick & Colin Linden
Blues Booster of the Year - Gord MacAulay
Special Lifetime Achievement Award - Richard Newell
Blues With A Feeling (Lifetime Achievement) Award - Rita Chiarelli
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:27 am
27th IBC Results!!! The winners of the band competition for 27th IBC are:
1st Place: The Lionel Young Band (Colorado Blues Society) 2nd Place: The Mary Bridget Davies Group (Kansas City Blues Society) 3rd Place: Rob Blaine's Big Otis Blues (Windy City Blues Society)
Rob won the Best Guitarist Award which is a custome Gibson 335 and a Category 5 amp.
Stephane Bertolino won the first ever Best Harmonica Player Award presented by Lee Oskar. Stephane is in the French band AWEK, sponsored by Blues Sur Seine.
The Solo/Duo results are:
1st Place: George Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder, from Germany, sponsored by Baltic Blues.
2nd Place: Harrison Kennedy, representing Canal Bank Shuffle in Ontario, Canada.
BLUES FOUNDATION AWARDS GERMANY’S GEORG SCHROETER & MARC BREITFELDER AND COLORADO’S LIONEL YOUNG BAND WITH TOP HONORS AT 27TH INTERNTIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE [Memphis, Tenn.] The Blues Foundation's 27th International Blues Challenge ended on Saturday February 5th, 2011 with two packed shows at the Orpheum Theatre. Out of 220 acts from 40 states and 13 countries that competed for top honors throughout the weekend only two can be called winner in the solo/duo and band competition.
For the second consecutive year a non-American act won the solo/duo category thus solidifying the global scope of the event. The solo/duo winner was Germany’s Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder, sponsored by the Baltic Blues Society in Eutin, Germany. The second place honors went to Canadian Harrison Kennedy from the Canal Bank Shuffle in Thorold, Ontario, Canada.
For the first time in event history, the top prize in the band competition goes to a former solo/duo category winner. 2008 IBC solo/duo winner Lionel Young returned with The Lionel Young Band to win on behalf of the Colorado Blues Society. Second place honors were earned by Mary Bridget Davies of the Kansas City Blues Society, and the third spot went to Rob Blaine’s Big Otis Blues hailing from the Windy City Blues Society.
Another event first was the bestowing of IBC’s Best Harmonica Player. Yet another international participant, Stephane Bertolino from the French band AWEK, won for Blues Sur Seine.
The Best Guitarist Award was given to Rob Blaine of Rob Blaine’s Big Otis Blues. He walks away with beautiful blue custom Gibson guitar featuring The Blues Foundation's logo and a Category 5 amp.
In the Best Self-Produced CD contest, the judges crowned ‘Get Inside This House’ by Joe McMurrian of the Cascade Blues Association in Portland, OR.
The finalists in the solo/duo category were: Back Porch Stomp –(Washington Blues Society, WA), Izzy & Chris (West Virginia Blues Society), The Juke Joint Devils (Massachusetts Blues Society), The Mighty Orq (Houston Blues Society, TX), Big Jim Adam & John Stilwagen (Colorado Blues Society) and JT Blues (Billtown Blues Association, PA).
The finalists in the band competition were: Randy Oxford Band (South Sound Blues Association, WA), Stevie J & the Blues Eruption (Central Mississippi Blues Society, MS), Grand Marquis (Topeka Blues Society, KS), Alex Wilson (Grafton Blues Association, WI), The Sugar Prophets (Illinois Central Blues Club),
Blues societies all over the world will soon be starting all over again as they begin their own competitions to determine who they will send to the 28th International Blues Challenge, the finals of which will be staged January 31-February 4, 2012.
Joined At The Hip [Telarc] Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Giant [Alligator] James Cotton
Memphis Blues [Mercer Street Records] Cyndi Lauper
The Well [Alligator] Charlie Musselwhite
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites [Shout! Factory] Jimmie Vaughan
Best Contemporary Blues Album Winner
Living Proof [Silvertone/Jive] Buddy Guy
Nothing's Impossible [E1 Music] Solomon Burke
Tribal [429 Records] Dr. John And The Lower 911
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook [ANTI-] Bettye LaVette
Live! In Chicago [Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records] Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett
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2011 Juno Blues Nominees
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Electro-Fi*Outside FATHEAD Where’s The Blues Taking Me
Fathead may be the best blues and roots band to come out of Canada since Ronnie Hawkins hired the future-band to become his backup group, The Hawks, in the mid-1950s. An ultra-tight ensemble, Fathead brings together some of the country’s most respected musicians to create an energetic blend of funk, soul and rockin’ blues. Real Blues magazine referred to the group’s harp and guitar-dominated sound as “one of those rare, much sought after, but seldom achieved, chemical/spiritual reactions that happens when all the right ingredients come together: talent, personality, humour, united vision and a little bit of hoodoo/voodoo.” The Toronto Star praised “If the blues were a sports league, Fathead would be the equivalent of an all-star team,” FATHEAD’s latest CD WHERE’S THE BLUES TAKING ME is the crown jewel in the band’s seven CD catalogue thus far and creates a fresh sound that is immediately recognizable as their own. This show-stopping group has previously been awarded two JUNO Awards. They have a ball wherever they play and it shows!
Dog My Cat*SRI Harry Manx Bread And Buddha
Harry Manx has been dubbed an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He forged this distinctive style under a rigorous five-year tutelage with Vishwa Mohan Bhatt in India. Bhatt is the inventor of the 20-stringed Mohan Veena, which has become Harry’s signature instrument. Manx’s Indo-blues hybrid is a direct byproduct of the nomadic life he has led. Born on the Isle of Man, Manx spent his childhood in Canada and left in his teens to live in Europe, Japan, India and Brazil. He is a prolific artist, releasing 10 albums in a 10-year span. Manx has received six Maple Blues Awards, five JUNO Award nominations, the Canadian Folk Music Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist and won CBC Radio’s Great Canadian Blues Award for 2007. Blend Indian folk melodies with slide guitar blues, add a sprinkle of gospel and some compelling grooves and you’ll get Manx’s unique “mysticssippi” flavour. It’s one that is hard to resist, easy to digest and keeps audiences coming back for more.
Black Hen*Fontana North Jim Byrnes Everywhere West
Jim Byrnes’ fourth album for Black Hen Music, finds Jim collaborating once again with producer Steve Dawson. Jim and Steve have worked together on all of his award-winning albums in the last decade. Jim’s bluesiest album in years Everywhere West includes raw and stripped-down takes on classic material and some originals by Jim himself. While he has been focussing on gospel-oriented blues for his last two albums (the JUNO Award-winning House of Refuge and 2008’s My Walking Stick), Everywhere West brings him back to the music of his youth, with some of the greatest performances of his career on songs by Jimmy Reed, Lowell Folsom, The Mississippi Sheiks, Tampa Red and many more. Jim and Steve’s collaborations have resulted in three JUNO Award nominations, a JUNO Award win, as well as many awards at the Western Canadian Music Awards, The Canadian Indie Awards, The Maple Blues Awards, and the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Pour Soul*Independent The Johnny Max Band It’s A Long Road
To listen to Johnny Max tell it, and to watch Johnny Max present it, you understand very quickly that there’s more to creating great music than simply performing a first-rate piece of music well. It’s much more all encompassing than that. Johnny’s take includes engaging the audience, making his show accessible. He wants to more than simply feed off the audience, he looks to make them part of the experience. And he does so with his good natured wit. Johnny’s music doesn’t always follow conventional Blues lines. Rather than be confined to the traditional 12 bar influenced forms, this veteran of the musical wars favours substance rather than convention. Reasoning that “it’s all Blues”, Max opts for the feeling in what he characterizes as “music to move your groove by”.
Black Hen*Fontana North The Sojourners The Sojourners
The Sojourners return with their second album in two years. Produced once again by JUNO Award-winning producer Steve Dawson, their new self-titled album The Sojourners packs more energy and excitement into their recordings than ever before.
[Info from 2011 Juno website]
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:08 am
BLUES NEWS Some sad news this past week as one of the true greats of the Blues has passed. The Great Joseph William “Pinetop” Perkins, born Mississippi July 7, 1913 died Austin Texas March 21 at age 97.
One of the last pre-World War II Bluesmen. Boogie-Woogie pianist Pinetop Perkins backed many in the blues, including Sonny Boy Williamson and was a long time member of the Muddy Waters Band. With a style that has influenced three generations of piano players.
As always in the Blues, we may lose some of the greats but the music endures forever.
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR "Everywhere West" Jim Byrnes [Black Hen*Fontana North]
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:35 pm
Downchild Blues Band
Grand Theatre, 218 Princess Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, April 16 @ 8 pm; $40.00 + applicable extras
Forty years and sixteen albums on, the legendary Downchild Blues Band is a thread of gold in the fabric of Canadian music history. Led by founding member Donnie ‘Mr Downchild’ Walsh, they remain our premiere purveyors of jump and Chicago-style blues, the dues-payers for everyone who has followed them since they came together in Toronto in 1969.
on 101.9 DAWG FM "OBS DAWG'On Blues" This week's theme - "Earth Day Blues" this Sunday night - 8:00 to 8:40 pm
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NEWS RELEASE
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest announces 2011 line-up (Please refer to http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca for ongoing up-to-date info)
For immediate release
Ottawa, April 26, 2011 – Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest organizers today announced the line-up for the 2011 edition of the festival. Here’s a snapshot of what has been confirmed so far: A Perfect Circle, Ben Harper, Billy Talent, The Black Keys, Buck 65, Blue Rodeo, Bootsy Collins, Caravan Palace, Death From Above 1979, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Erykah Badu, The Flaming Lips, Infected Mushroom, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Satriani, John Butler Trio, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, The Roots, Soundgarden, Steve Miller Band, The Tragically Hip . . . and more than 200 others, including Andrew Jr. Boy Jones, Arkells, Bedouin Soundclash, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Blue King Brown, Bluestone, Braids, Brothers Chaffey, Buck 65, Buddy Guy, Cage the Elephant, Callers, Cavaliers, Chali 2na, Cheap Trick, Courtyard Hounds, Danny Michel Band, David Clayton-Thomas, Dawes, Dennis Coffey, Diamond Rings, The Dirtbombs, Folklore Urbano Orchestra, Funky Meters, Galactic, Girl Talk, Girls with Guitars, Greenhornes, Harper, Huey Lewis and the News, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Jesse Greene, Jim Suhler, Jimmy Bowskill, John Primer, Josh Ritter, Justin Nozuka, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, La-33, Leon Russell, Library Voices, Luyas, M. Ward, Manny Makris, Mark Kozelek of Red House Painter & Sun Kil Moon, Michael Powers, Mother Mother, My Morning Jacket, Nicole Atkins, Oli Brown, Paul Thorn, PS I Love You, Ra Ra Riot, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Rise Against, Rosie Ledet, Sheep Dogs, Sierra Maestra, Skrillex, Smokin Joe Kubek Band featuring Bnois King, Spam Allstars, Tegan & Sara, The Beauties, The Sheepdogs, Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace, Trampled by Turtles, Wanda Jackson, and Yukon Blonde, among others. Visit http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca in the days ahead for more . . .
This year, the festival will span 13 days with 12 days of programming starting Tuesday, July 5 through Sunday, July 10—Monday will be an off-day for fans, volunteers and staff to re-charge their batteries—and re-commencing Tuesday, July 12 through Sunday, July 17. Festival organizers are expecting another year of great attendance while offering a dynamic festival experience, for what Billboard Magazine has ranked as one of the top-10 music festivals in North America.
Once again, Canada’s capital city will become a music Mecca during this two-week music extravaganza—drawing fans from far and wide. The festival site at LeBreton Flats Park offers a variety of food and merchandise concessions and is fully licensed. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30.
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