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1 BLUES NEWS January 2016
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY “...PRESERVING, PROMOTING AND PERPETUATING THE BLUES.”
Louisville, Kentucky Incorporated 1989
January 2016
I T I Letter From The Prez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Historic New Robert Johnson Photo- - - - - - - - - - - - 4-5
Walnut Street Deja Vu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
New Music Reviews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7-8
Kentuckiana Blues Calendar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Please Patronize Our Sponsors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Photos courtesy of Alonzo Pennington and Michael Gough and Fistful of Bacon.
The 32nd Annual International Blues Challenge (IBC) takes place January 26-30 in Memphis, TN. The Kentuckiana Blues Society will be represented by Alonzo Pennington and Michael Gough (photo left) in the solo/duo division and by Fistful of Bacon (photo right) in the band division. All the participants have competed in previous IBCs. Pennington is from Princeton, KY while Gough hails from South Union, KY. They also perform together in a band called ZoGo, an abbreviation of their two names. Fistful of Bacon comes from Nashville, IN. They've just released their second CD called Back to Memphis in time for the trip to Tennessee. More information on the IBC can be found on the Blues Foundation's website at http://www.blues.org/.
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Rocky Adcock Emeritus
Roger Wolford Emeritus
Bob Brown Elaine Hertweck
Natalie Carter Les Reynolds
Keith Clements Gary Sampson
Joe DeBow David Scoggin
Matt Floyd Mark Sneed
Nelson Grube Debbie Wilson
Danny Henderson
Chris Grube Steve Walls
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Natalie Carter
C Bob Brown
Keith Clements Matt Marshall David Scoggin Les Reynolds
Gary Sampson Mark Sneed
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Blues News The monthly newsletter of the
Kentuckiana Blues Society
©2011 Kentuckiana Blues Society Louisville, Kentucky
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We appreciate your support and welcome your input. If you have any comments, suggestions, ideas, etc., contact us at this ad-dress:
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Louisville, KY 40201-0755 [email protected]
As usual, please check your mailing label to see if your member-ship will expire soon. Our single membership is a bargain at only $20.00 US per year. Double membership (two members at the same address, two membership cards, one newsletter) is only $25.00 US per year, and we now offer a special band rate of $30 per year, which includes one newsletter plus a membership card for each band member. If you see a notice on your mailing label, that means that it’s time to renew!
KBS LEADERSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2016: Mark Sneed – president
Debbie Wilson – vice-president Elaine Hertweck – secretary
Chris Grube – treasurer
KBS MONTHLY MEETING
If you are interested in reviewing new blues music, come on out to the KBS monthly board meeting (held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at The Pizza Place in Hikes Point) and take your pick! We receive promo releases from the major blues labels as well as regional and local bands. If you review a CD, it’s yours to keep!
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Letter From The Prez
Happy New Year. This is a first for me as the President of the Blues Society. I’d like to give our former president, Gary Sampson a big Thank You for 10 years of service. I had no idea Gary had been president that long, until I started going to the board meetings. He did the job efficiently and was skilled at running the blues society board meetings and organizing our events. I have some big shoes to fill and I think it will take a while to get comfortable being the new president. In addi-tion, I would also like to thank two other Board members, Ray and Mindy Current, who served on the board for two years and have decided to step down from the board. Ray and Mindy’s presence will be missed at future board meetings, but they still will be there to help at some future events. I became a member of the blues society in 2002, and started attending the board meetings in 2012, with the intent to volunteer my services. The members welcomed me and I felt like I was a part of the meeting and not an outsider. I continued to come back every month and started volunteering to help when help was needed. I still see a need for peo-ple in our society to get involved. There are currently some open positions at the
board level and help at some of the festivals is always welcomed. We would also like to create a new T shirt design, so if you like to draw or you’re an artist and have some great ideas, please send them to me. One of our common bonds is the love for blues music. I was listening to blues music long before I’d heard of the Kentuckiana Blues Society. In my twenties I started really checking out the blues and would spend a lot of time in Circuit City, Best Buy and ear X-tacy looking over the CD’s and walking away with some in my hand. Currently, two of those stores are closed, and the remaining store mainly carries blues music on line. The internet is available to research blues albums, but I still like to buy the CD’s with the case, liner notes and all the other information that comes with it. F Some of the things I like about the KBS and why I think it’s a great organization, is I get informed on all the blues events coming to our surrounding area. I can read reviews on albums I probably wouldn’t hear about any other way, and I am supporting the music I’ve grown to love. Speaking of that, the IBC is sched-uled to take place in January in Memphis, TN. I have-n’t gone to the IBC, but a lot of the board members have and they talk about the great time they had and all the bands they got to see and hear. It’s definitely the place to be in January if you love Blues music. The IBC is scheduled from January 26th to January 30th with the quarter-finals on Wed. and Thurs. night. However, if you would like to read more please visit www.blues.org. to see a list of events, hotels in the area and any other information you might need. The Beat Daddys will be at Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar on January 8th and Greg Allman will also be in Danville KY on January 8th at the Norton Center. I have the Greg Allman Live- Back to Macon, GA. CD and the CD and his band are excellent. We also have Leon Russell and Justin Paul Lewis at Headliners on Janu-ary 21st. If you don’t mind traveling to Ohio, they have the Cincy Winter Blues fest on February 5 and 6. Hope you get a chance to check out some great live shows this month.
Mark
KBS President Mark Sneed
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New Robert Johnson Photo, Found in Desk, Forensically Verified
By Matt Marshall, reprinted from americanbluesscene.com with permission
A newly-analyzed photo found in a Florida desk drawer is believed by some to be an image of blues legend Robert Johnson.
The identification comes from award-winning forensic artist Lois Gibson, who famously positively identified a different Johnson photo in 2008, which is still widely contested in blues and forensic circles, but was accepted by the Johnson estate as authentic.
The new photograph turned up in an antique Winthrop desk in Pensacola, Florida. A retired professor bought the desk at auction in 2013, and quickly noticed the photo among a drawer full of junk.
“I guess it was because of the hat,” said Donald Roark who found the photo, recalling his first glimpse of the picture, and his memory of the cover of the Robert Johnson album he owns. “I chuckled and thought that guy kind of looks like Rob-ert Johnson.”
The three-by-five inch photo shows four people seated at a public table, Johnson supposedly on the left sipping a drink.
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After years of suspicion, he reached out to Gibson, who says she gets around five requests for, apparently, John-son verification every month. “Ninety-nine percent of them I look at and well, I don’t laugh in their face, but I shrug it off,” she said. But Guinness World Record for most successful forensic artist took immediate pause at this photo, even-tually analyzing and verifying the subject.
Advocates point to some further evidence found in the image. The picture purportedly uniquely depicts three other peo-ple who were Johnson associates: Calletta Craft, Johnson’s wife in 1931, who bears a distinct eye condition; Estella Coleman, who housed Johnson since 1933; and her son, Robert Lockwood Jr., who would become a well known blues-man in his own rite.
Johnson mysteriously died in 1938 at the age of 27, leaving few hard details of his life or even death — there are no less than three graves supposedly marking his final resting place in Greenwood, Mississippi. However he recorded 29 songs that would become some of the most influential music of the 20th century, giving inspiration to more contempo-rary stars such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, The White Stripes, Fleetwood Mac, and many, many more who’ve often and loudly declared Johnson as one of their greatest influences.
Two pictures of Johnson have never been contested: a famed photo booth image of his head and torso, his hand fret-ting a guitar and a cigarette haplessly dangling from his lips, and publicity photo of the bluesman sitting on a stool with a Gibson L-1 Flat Top, taken on Memphis’ Beale Street. A more recent supposed third photo, also verified by Ms. Gibson, has been hotly refuted since it’s emergence.
In chronicling the fine details of Robert Johnson’s life, much of which has been swept away with the passing of the last 77 years, one thing is for certain: there will be much debate.
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Walnut Street Deja Vu
The Midnight Rambles were variety shows held at the Lyric Theater on Walnut Street during the 1940's and 1950's. When urban renewal removed the buildings in that area in the 1960's, this vibrant African-American urban com-munity was gone. To celebrate the history of the Walnut Street entertainment scene, Ken Clay, author and promoter of African-American history, initiated the Midnight Ramble series at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in 1985, which continued into the 1990's. On Saturday January 30 at 7:30 pm, there will be a performance recreating this legacy of black entertainment at the Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage located at 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd. Through Legacies Unlimited Inc., Clay has booked an exciting stage show called the Walnut Street Review. It is reminis-cent of the music that took place during the golden era of Walnut Street. The evening will open with the Jerry Tolson Ensemble, including guitarist Billy Clements, followed by vocalists Karen Chavis and Robin Shaw. The first set will close with a tribute to Mary Ann Fisher which will include a brief video about her, with Margie Marshall singing one of Mary Ann's songs. Following an intermission, the second set will feature two nationally known singers. Baltimore based soul singer Vic Frierson and Toni Green, who captures the Memphis sound that evolved from R&B, soul, jazz and blues, will be the headliners. In addition to the celebration show, there will be an extensive photo exhibit of Louisville's African-American entertainers and musicians over the past seventy years, which will be on display until February 29, 2016. During the morning two workshops will be held, presenting Louisville's black heritage and documenting the Underground Railroad and the Little Africa/Black Hill neighborhoods. The exhibits and workshops are free but the tickets for the show are $30 and will be available at Better Days Records or at the Heritage Center on the day of the show. So, come dressed to impress and party.
Keith Clements
Vic Frierson (L) and Toni Green, photos courtesy of Legacies Unlimited
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New Music Reviews Micah Kesselring Cabin Fever Blues Micah Kesselring
Whether he’s got cabin fever or not is irrelevant. This IS blues music. No question. Without reservation. No guesswork. Acoustic, country, delta, piedmont, ragtime – it runs the gamut as played by a young Ohio-based Micah Kesselring. Oh, don’t forget the homemade crate stompbox, two-string cigar box guitar, and a vintage-style National resophonic triolian guitar. (Those elements in the last sentence were culled from seeing Kesselring at a live show. How-ever, you can certainly hear them in this CD – or at least imagine them. It’s a safe guess, though, they were likely utilized on this recording.)
But, it doesn’t stop there. Kesselring, whose new CD of 11 songs includes seven written by him, plays guitar with an intensity that matches his haunted, throaty vocals, conveying the anguish that is known as “the blues”. He also seems to enjoy playing a lot of slide on his self-produced-at-home album.
As noted, this CD has mostly originals, and includes covers from artists such as Furry Lewis, Tommy Johnson, Big Joe Williams and Alvin Youngblood Hart. And while the melodies seem very familiar on even his originals, this seems to be a case of true “channeling” by the young man. At times, listening to this will make your hair stand on end. Overall, this is an excellent recording. Simplistic, a little raw, stripped down and basic. A man, his guitar, and his music. Blues music.
Les Reynolds
MICAH KESSELRING
Albert Cummings Someone Like You Blind Pig Records
12 songs 52 minutes, all original, produced by legendary grammy award winning producer David Z. and Blind Pig Records.
“Albert Cummings sings with righteous authority, writes evocative songs that express honest everyday emotion, and wails with the best of them on that Stratocaster”- Hittin’ The Note.
This is his fourth release since 2003. Dang Prolific I’d say. Albert has become a favorite of fans who love soulful explosive rockin’ blues. Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Band, Double Trouble was so impressed with him that they volunteered to play on AND produce his debut recording, “True To Yourself.”
Now, to the heart of the matter, do I like him? Short answer...heck yeah!! Like I’ve stated before, I choose music for different reasons and this guy struck me like a BFAM*, and danged if I don’t think he is. Cousin Albert’s got that “Larry the Cable Guy” look. Real down to earthy. I’ll let y’all figure out the rest of that one, but trust me, it’s all good.
This album is worthy of anyone’s blues library. A few of my favorites are ”I Found You”, “Finally in Love”, “Little Bird”, “Meatlocker”, “Old Dog”, and “Stay Away From My Sister”... et al.
*Brother From Another Mother
Support the Kentuckiana Blues Society by inviting someone to join. You can do that by Playin’ Em Da Muzik, & supporting our local Musicians. See Ya on up the road.
David R. Scoggin
John Ginty No Filter American Showplace Music
John Ginty is an organist (not a “keyboardist” but a B3 player, the real deal) from New Jer-sey. He takes the organ from the background and sets it up front in the foreground of the recording from the first track. The second cut, “Ball of Fire” includes a guitar that sounds like Carlos Santana, whom, incidentally, he has played with in the past. Ginty was one of the founding members of the Robert Randolph and the Family Band, has played for Los Lonely Boys, Albert Castiglia, Dixie Chicks and others.
I am always thirsty for the sound of a B3 and this CD has quenched my thirst (for a while).
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Andy T and Nick Nixon Numbers Man Blind Pig Records
The newest release from these two kindred spirits is yet another fine release of blues infused with soul, R&B and even a little Zydeco. They are joined on the CD by Anson Funderburgh (who also produced the CD), Kim Wilson, and Christian Dozzler (who was at Garvin gate per-forming with Anson in 2014-who incidentally has some of his own fine releases). Most of the cuts are originals by Andy and Nick, with a few exceptional exceptions. Covers include songs by Little Milton, T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown and Eugene Church, all done very well and are easily identifiable.
Andy T plays guitar on the songs whilst Nixon provides throaty vocals, joined by 14 other musicians. The lyrics are deliv-ered with feeling that sometimes belies the message. For example, the first song, “Shut the Front Door” tells of his woman leaving, but the upbeat song makes one wonder if it is that big a deal, or maybe the norm in his life. “Devil’s Wife” tells the story that would normally evoke a more bluesy tune, but is pretty upbeat here also. “Tall Drink of Water” is an accordion drenched zydeco-blues tune well done by the group. The first song to slow down is “Numbers Man” which features a Ham-mond B3 solo. The B3 is heard on all but 2 of the songs, and the horns are on most songs. Slowing down to an even bluesier speed is “Blue Monday” which is a well done song both in vocals and musicianship. The song “Hightailin’” is an instrumental original with solos by Andy T and Larry van Loon on the B3.
This CD is a great modern blues CD. Even the covers by older artists have a “today” sound while staying true to the origi-nal artists. The CD will join the other two by this duo on my shelf. Find out more at www.andytband.com/.
Bob Brown
One of the other standout things about this CD to me was the vocals on “Battlegrounds”, and “No Filter”, both by Cara Kelly. Her outstanding vocals add something to the songs that is hard to describe.
The songs on this CD are original, creative, filled with organ and some pretty cool guitar work including lap steel on “No Filter”. The only one that I don’t play after the first listen is the closer which is a hip hop song (“A groundbreaking appear-ance by Hip Hop legend Redman”) which is not my cup of tea. The CD is not really blues although it is supposed to be blues influenced. All in all, not a bad CD especially for those who like the sound of the B3 in the foreground.
Bob Brown
The Stella Vees Don’t Tell Me Your Name The Stella Vees Kentuckiana Blues Society’s IBC selec on as Best Self‐produced CD for 2015.
Disclaimer: There will be no discussion of songs on this CD during the writing of this article. This highly anticipated, long awaited compilation needs no revue. All it needs is to be played and listened to OVER AND OVER again. Needless to say, I will be very biased during this par-ticular revue, which I am honored to do. I honestly listened to it at least a dozen times and gave a few hours of thought before I began writing.
10 songs, 40 minutes, eight of ‘em original. Written by Jason Lockwood guitar & vocals, ac-companied by a rhythm section of, Tim Dennison on the Fender Bass and Steve Parrish on Percussion, featuring Paul McQuade-Blues Harp, Rob (King Bees) Brown – B3/Piano, and Mr. Mark ”Guitar” Stein sittin’ in.
All of these local, well known, and highly respected musicians I truly count as friends. I’ve jammed with them around town and on Beale Street for pete’s sake. Blowin’ my harps through Paul’s Fender Bassman amp and Green Bullitt mic at the Rum Boogie Café last January was a “bucket list” thrill for me. Stella Vees also hung an autographed guitar from the ceil-ing there last year (an earned honor by invitation only).
The Stella Vees (named after Jason’s grandmother) have been playing together for quite a while. This is their second re-lease; the first was “Come Round Baby”. They’ve played virtually every venue regionally and many beyond. They are seasoned and very tight. To know Jason Lockwood personally and then watch him perform is an amazing transformation. I call it “The Trance”. All creative musicians “go there” one way or another. Some fight it, some embrace it, and some just relax and wait for something to happen. Jason Lockwood absorbs it like honey bee larva relishing in Royal Jelly. Also, he adds a unique thing my friend Anne calls “The Jason Shuffle”. The way he interacts with that Fender Stratocaster, while he skips about in place is like watching a love scene in a movie and just like the movies, when it’s over, you feel really RE-ALLY warm inside.
One more thing, and forgive me Diane, did I mention that he’s REEEAL easy “on the eyes” and just a super nice guy ta boot?
David R. Scoggin
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Photo by Fran Sohl John Murrow (center), owner of Check's Cafe and Gary Sampson (right), president of the Kentuck-iana Blues Society, present a check for $2,000 to District 10 Metro Councilman Steve Magre (left) for the MUSCL Senior Wellness Center at Schnitzelburg. The check, a portion of the proceeds from this year's Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival, was donated to the center renamed in honor of Jim King on October 16. King was a four time Metro Council president and the councilman for District 10 until his passing on January 14. More information on the senior center is available on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/musclseniorcenter.
Need more blues news? Check out www.kbsblues.org and our Face-book page at www.facebook.com/KBSBlues. Also don’t forget the KBS monthly feature, “I’ve Got a Mind To Ramble”, online at www.louisvillemusicnews.net. And for your listening pleasure, check out the Kentuckiana Blues Radio Show with your host Gary Sampson Fridays at 8:00 PM on Crescent Hill Radio at WCHR 100.9 FM or online at www.crescenthillradio.com, and Blues Highway with host Mike Suttles at www.ARTxFM.com (and soon to hit the airwaves at WXOX 97.1 FM) from 8:00 AM -10:00 AM Sundays.
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Lin
da'
s L
og
Cab
in(V
erno
n IN
)M
ajid
's –
Tan
ita G
aine
s 7:
00M
ajid
's –
Tan
ita G
aine
s 7:
00C
hat
eau
Th
om
as W
iner
y (N
ashv
ille
IN)
– G
ary
Piz
za P
lace
– O
pen
Jam
7:0
0Ja
zz C
lub
(Le
ton)
Ho
use
(Le
ton)
Ope
n Ja
m 7
:00
Mic
k's
Lo
un
ge
(Jef
fers
onvi
lle IN
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Iris
h P
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– S
oul C
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App
lega
te 7
:00
Sh
amro
ck B
&G
(Le
ton)
- O
pen
Jam
Tee
Dee
You
ng B
and
Nor
thsi
de S
heik
sP
otb
elly
's (
Dow
ntow
n) –
O
pen
Mic
8:0
0S
tevi
e R
ay's
– N
obod
y'z
Biz
znes
s 9:
00M
OM
's M
usi
c (
Mel
lwoo
d A
ve)
– O
pen
Jam
2:0
0W
illie
's L
oca
lly K
no
wn
(Lex
ingt
on)
& F
riend
sO
ff B
road
way
Tap
Big
Pop
pa S
tam
pley
11:
30 a
mP
otb
elly
's (
Pad
dock
Mal
l) –
Th
e G
arag
e (C
olum
bus
IN)
– F
istfu
l of B
acon
Ste
vie
Ray
's –
One
Sho
t Joh
nny
/ D M
an &
Alle
y Le
e C
arro
ll's
Hom
e C
ooki
ng S
oul
Ho
use
(M
adis
on)
Ste
vie
Ray
's –
Jen
ny &
the
Jets
Big
Pop
pa S
tam
pley
Noo
nJa
zz T
rio 1
1:00
am
Ope
n Ja
m 8
:00
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
e B
artle
tt D
uo 7
:00
VF
W P
ost
(M
adis
on IN
) –
Ope
n Ja
mS
tevi
e R
ay's
-
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
e B
artle
tt D
uo 7
:00
Blu
es J
am 9
:00
1718
1920
2122
23N
ew V
inta
ge
– O
pen
Mic
& J
am 7
:00
Tee
Dee
's B
lues
&H
enry
Cla
y's
Lin
da'
s L
og
Cab
in(V
erno
n IN
)H
ead
lner
s –
Leo
n R
usse
ll an
d Ju
stin
Bis
tro
42
(Pro
spec
t)–
Sou
l Circ
us 9
:00
Go
ose
Cre
ek D
iner
– B
ig P
oppa
Sta
mpl
ey 5
:30
Piz
za P
lace
– O
pen
Jam
7:0
0Ja
zz C
lub
(Le
ton)
Ho
use
(Le
ton)
Ope
n Ja
m 7
:00
Pau
l Lew
is 8
:00
Jeff
Ru
by'
s –
Rob
bie
Bar
tlett
9:00
Jeff
Ru
by'
s –
Rob
bie
Bar
tlett
9:00
Sh
amro
ck B
&G
(Le
ton)
- O
pen
Jam
Tee
Dee
You
ng B
and
Nor
thsi
de S
heik
sP
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elly
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Dow
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H
idea
way
Sal
oo
n –
John
ny M
onst
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ajid
's –
Tan
ita G
aine
s 7:
00S
tevi
e R
ay's
– T
ravl
in M
ojos
/ S
oul C
ircus
Will
ie's
Lo
cally
Kn
ow
n (L
exin
gton
)&
Frie
nds
Off
Bro
adw
ay T
apB
ig P
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Sta
mpl
ey 1
1:30
am
Maj
id's
– T
anita
Gai
nes
7:00
Ste
vie
Ray
's –
The
Sai
nts
9:00
Lee
Car
roll'
s H
ome
Coo
king
Sou
lH
ou
se (
Mad
ison
)S
tevi
e R
ay's
– L
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ville
Fat
s &
Mic
k's
Lo
un
ge
(Jef
fers
onvi
lle IN
)Ja
zz T
rio 1
1:00
am
Ope
n Ja
m 8
:00
The
Rhy
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pen
Mic
8:0
0S
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ay's
-
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
e B
artle
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uo 7
:00
Po
tbel
ly's
(P
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all)
– B
lues
Jam
9:0
0B
ig P
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Sta
mpl
ey N
oon
Ste
vie
Ray
's –
TN
T O
pen
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9:0
0V
FW
Po
st (
Mad
ison
IN)
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pen
Jam
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
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artle
tt D
uo 7
:00
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inta
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pen
Mic
& J
am 7
:00
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lues
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Intl
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phis
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tl B
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emph
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Intl
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hal
len
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phis
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fric
an A
mer
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Her
itag
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use
um
- P
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Pla
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Ope
n Ja
m 7
:00
Jazz
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b (
Lexi
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se (
Lexi
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ind
a's
Lo
g C
abin
(Ver
non
IN)
Maj
id's
– T
anita
Gai
nes
7:00
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id's
– T
anita
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7:00
Wal
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n Ja
mT
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She
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Ope
n Ja
m 7
:00
Mic
k's
Lo
un
ge
(Jef
fers
onvi
lle IN
)S
tevi
e R
ay's
– L
aurie
Jan
e &
45'
s / R
adio
tron
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's T
aver
n (
Lane
svill
e IN
) –
The
Boo
gie
Men
9:0
0W
illie
's L
oca
lly K
no
wn
(Lex
ingt
on)
& F
riend
sO
ff B
road
way
Tap
Po
tbel
ly's
(D
ownt
own)
–
Ope
n M
ic 8
:00
Intl
Blu
es C
hal
len
ge
(Mem
phis
)Le
e C
arro
ll's
Hom
e C
ooki
ng S
oul
Ho
use
(M
adis
on)
Big
Pop
pa S
tam
pley
11:
30 a
mP
otb
elly
's (
Pad
dock
Mal
l) –
Ger
stle
's P
lace
– V
-Gro
ove
9:00
Jazz
Trio
11:
00 a
mO
pen
Jam
8:0
0S
tevi
e R
ay's
– B
lues
Drif
ters
8:3
0B
ig P
oppa
Sta
mpl
ey N
oon
Go
ose
Cre
ek D
iner
– B
ig P
oppa
Sta
mpl
ey 5
:30
Ste
vie
Ray
's -
V
ola
re –
Rob
bie
Bar
tlett
Duo
7:0
0V
FW
Po
st (
Mad
ison
IN)
– O
pen
Jam
Ste
vie
Ray
's –
Jen
ny &
Jet
s / K
ilbor
n A
lley
Blu
es B
and
Blu
es J
am 9
:00
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
e B
artle
tt D
uo 7
:00
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23
45
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Th
eatr
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exin
gton
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Lexi
ngto
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ee D
ee's
Blu
es &
Hen
ry C
lay'
sL
ind
a's
Lo
g C
abin
(Ver
non
IN)
Clif
ton
Cen
ter
– E
ric B
ibb
and
Cor
eyC
incy
Win
ter
Blu
es F
est
(Cin
cin
nat
i, O
H)
Cin
cy W
inte
r B
lues
Fes
t (C
inci
nn
ati,
OH
)M
usic
Aw
ards
Jazz
Clu
b (
Lexi
ngto
n)H
ou
se (
Lexi
ngto
n)O
pen
Jam
7:0
0H
arris
7:3
0H
idea
way
Sal
oo
n –
Fat
Box
Dia
mo
nd
Pu
b (S
t Mat
thew
s) –
Sou
l Circ
usN
ew V
inta
ge
– O
pen
Mic
& J
am 7
:00
Tee
Dee
You
ng B
and
Nor
thsi
de S
heik
sP
izza
Pla
ce –
KB
S B
oard
Mee
ting
Maj
id's
– T
anita
Gai
nes
7:00
Jeff
Ru
by'
s –
Rob
bie
Bar
tlett
9:00
Gilb
ert'
s B
ar &
Gri
ll –
Laur
ie J
ane
& th
e 45
's 1
0:00
Piz
za P
lace
– O
pen
Jam
7:0
0&
Frie
nds
Off
Bro
adw
ay T
apP
otb
elly
's (
Dow
ntow
n) –
M
ick'
s L
ou
ng
e (J
effe
rson
ville
IN)
Maj
id's
– T
anita
Gai
nes
7:00
Gu
stav
o's
(La
Gra
nge)
– D
Man
Duo
Sh
amro
ck B
&G
(Le
ton)
- O
pen
Jam
Ho
use
(M
adis
on)
Big
Pop
pa S
tam
pley
11:
30 a
mO
pen
Mic
8:0
0N
ort
on
Cen
ter
for
the
Art
s (D
anvi
lle)
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ff R
ub
y's
– R
obbi
e B
artle
tt 9:
00W
illie
's L
oca
ll y K
no
wn
(Lex
ingt
on)
Ope
n Ja
m 8
:00
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vie
Ray
's –
Blu
es &
Gre
ys 8
:30
Po
tbel
ly's
(P
addo
ck M
all)
– E
ric B
ibb
and
Cor
ey H
arris
8:0
0S
tevi
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ay's
– T
BA
Lee
Car
roll'
s H
ome
Coo
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Sou
lS
tevi
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-
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
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artle
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:00
Big
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pa S
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Noo
nS
tevi
e R
ay's
– T
BA
St
Jam
es B
lack
& W
hit
e K
nig
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Ben
efit
Jazz
Trio
11:
00 a
mB
lues
Jam
9:0
0V
FW
Po
st (
Mad
ison
IN)
– O
pen
Jam
(Eliz
abet
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n) –
Big
Bla
ck C
adill
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oon
Vo
lare
– R
obbi
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:00
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