BEB 101 | The 20 Worst Bands
06/27/13 • 82 min
Playlist:
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble- Country Girl, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble- Blue Jeans, Lisa Mann- Gamblin’ Virgin Mary, Diane Blue-Don’t Stop, Sugar Ray & the Blue Tones, Jr. Krauss & the Shakes- Box of Letters, Alan James- You Da Loudest Thang, Mystic Horns- Bloodshot Eyes, Danny Draher- Big Fun Tonight, Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones- Bella’s Boogie, Dennis Gruenling- Saturday Night Fish Fry, Kal David & the Real DEal- I Idolize You, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.
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Black-Eyed News:
The first story this week was the passing of the great singer Bobby “Blue” Bland at his home in Memphis due to complications from an ongoing illness. Bland was born in 1930 in Rosemark, Tennessee, outside Memphis. He began his career singing with a gospel group before joining the blues group the Beale Streeters, which included such future stars as B.B. King, Junior Parker and others.
Bland was drafted into the Army in 1952. After his release from the service in 1954, he resumed his musical career as a solo act and established a long-term professional relationship with Duke Records. Soon he had hits racing up the R&B charts, including "I Pity the Fool" and "That's the Way Love Is."
Bland often toured with his former bandmate King, and King was on hand to help induct the singer into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Bobby Bland was 83.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/bobby-blue-bland-dead-blues-singer-obituary_n_3488362.html
The next story of the night is our friend singer/ songwriter/guitarist Chris Bergson is recording his first live album tonight and tomorrow June 25 & 26 at the Jazz Standard in NYC.The band will have a full horn section led by Jay Collins of the Gregg Allman Band.
Chris Bergson Band
with special guest Ellis Hooks
Jazz Standard
Tuesday, June 25
Wednesday, June 26
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM
$20 cover, no minimum
Next up two great interviews the first is with Guitarist Junior Watson who talks about recording his latest cd and the 45 rpm that changed his life you can find the link to the interview in tomorrow’s write up:
http://thebluesblast.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2013/BluesBlast6_20_13.htm
The second interview is with pedal steel player Robert Randolph from Robert Randolph & the Family Band’s new album and going back to the things that he likes to write songs about. It’s a short interview but still worth the read and the link will also be in tomorrow’s write up:
http://theinterrobang.com/2013/06/robert-randolph-is-revived-reborn-and-feeling-good-again/
Bronze Radio Return’s New cd Up on & Over was released today look for it on itunes!
The last piece of the week is from an article I was sent from a friend about the 20 worst bands of all times. You’ve heard me say before I love lists as they are great for discussions like this so Let’s discuss. 1)They have to be known
most of this list is not. 2) They have to have released more than 1 cd.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/top_20_worst_bands_ever_complete_list.php?print=true
6/27 THURSDAY
SONNY LANDRETH / DELTA GENERATORS - THE NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS (8PM) - FALL RIVER, MA
DAN STEVENS - THE LEIF NILSSON SPRING ST. STUDIO (8PM) - CHESTER, CT
OTIS & THE HURRICANES - THE BAYOU NORTH (9PM) - RIDGEFIELD, CT
6/28 FRIDAY
MYSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL - VARIOUS VENUES 6/28-6/30, SEE BELOW - MYSTIC, CT
WITH: SHIPYARD VENUE:
JAMES COTTON
RUFUS "BABY GRAND" DAVI
DEBBIE DAVIES
THE ZINGERZ
MYSTICK ART CINEMAS VENUE:
JIM WEIDER & PROJECT PERCOLATOR
DAN STEVENS
THE KNICKERBOCKER CAFE
MATT MURPHY & JERRY PORTNOY W/RICK RUSSELL & THE CADILLAC HORNS
RYAN HARTT & THE BLUE HEARTS
HIGH TIMES
MS. MARCI & THE LOVESICK HOUNDS
INFO: WWW.MYSTICBLUESFESTIVAL.COM
KAL DAVID - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
CHRIS SMITHER - THE KATHERINE HEPBURN CENTER FOR THE ARTS (8PM) - OLD SAYBROOK, CT
JOHNNY NICHOLAS - CAFE NINE - NEW HAVEN, CT
JOE MOSS - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
JEFF PITCHELL - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
THE MOJOMATICS - THE FEZ - STAMFORD, CT
THE TOM SANDERS BAND - MATTY'S NEXT DOOR SPORTS BAR (8PM) - MIDDLETOWN, CT
SHAKA & THE SOULSHAKERS - JUNE'S OUTBACK (8PM) - KILLINGWORTH, CT
BRANDT TAYLOR - THE AMERICAN EAGLE SALOON (5PM) - WILLINGTON, CT
CHRIS D'AMATO - THE TAUTUG TAVERN (9PM) - BRIDGEPORT, CT
6/29 SATURDAY
MYSTIC BLUES FESTIV...
Playlist:
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble- Country Girl, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble- Blue Jeans, Lisa Mann- Gamblin’ Virgin Mary, Diane Blue-Don’t Stop, Sugar Ray & the Blue Tones, Jr. Krauss & the Shakes- Box of Letters, Alan James- You Da Loudest Thang, Mystic Horns- Bloodshot Eyes, Danny Draher- Big Fun Tonight, Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones- Bella’s Boogie, Dennis Gruenling- Saturday Night Fish Fry, Kal David & the Real DEal- I Idolize You, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.
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Black-Eyed News:
The first story this week was the passing of the great singer Bobby “Blue” Bland at his home in Memphis due to complications from an ongoing illness. Bland was born in 1930 in Rosemark, Tennessee, outside Memphis. He began his career singing with a gospel group before joining the blues group the Beale Streeters, which included such future stars as B.B. King, Junior Parker and others.
Bland was drafted into the Army in 1952. After his release from the service in 1954, he resumed his musical career as a solo act and established a long-term professional relationship with Duke Records. Soon he had hits racing up the R&B charts, including "I Pity the Fool" and "That's the Way Love Is."
Bland often toured with his former bandmate King, and King was on hand to help induct the singer into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Bobby Bland was 83.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/bobby-blue-bland-dead-blues-singer-obituary_n_3488362.html
The next story of the night is our friend singer/ songwriter/guitarist Chris Bergson is recording his first live album tonight and tomorrow June 25 & 26 at the Jazz Standard in NYC.The band will have a full horn section led by Jay Collins of the Gregg Allman Band.
Chris Bergson Band
with special guest Ellis Hooks
Jazz Standard
Tuesday, June 25
Wednesday, June 26
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM
$20 cover, no minimum
Next up two great interviews the first is with Guitarist Junior Watson who talks about recording his latest cd and the 45 rpm that changed his life you can find the link to the interview in tomorrow’s write up:
http://thebluesblast.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2013/BluesBlast6_20_13.htm
The second interview is with pedal steel player Robert Randolph from Robert Randolph & the Family Band’s new album and going back to the things that he likes to write songs about. It’s a short interview but still worth the read and the link will also be in tomorrow’s write up:
http://theinterrobang.com/2013/06/robert-randolph-is-revived-reborn-and-feeling-good-again/
Bronze Radio Return’s New cd Up on & Over was released today look for it on itunes!
The last piece of the week is from an article I was sent from a friend about the 20 worst bands of all times. You’ve heard me say before I love lists as they are great for discussions like this so Let’s discuss. 1)They have to be known
most of this list is not. 2) They have to have released more than 1 cd.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/top_20_worst_bands_ever_complete_list.php?print=true
6/27 THURSDAY
SONNY LANDRETH / DELTA GENERATORS - THE NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS (8PM) - FALL RIVER, MA
DAN STEVENS - THE LEIF NILSSON SPRING ST. STUDIO (8PM) - CHESTER, CT
OTIS & THE HURRICANES - THE BAYOU NORTH (9PM) - RIDGEFIELD, CT
6/28 FRIDAY
MYSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL - VARIOUS VENUES 6/28-6/30, SEE BELOW - MYSTIC, CT
WITH: SHIPYARD VENUE:
JAMES COTTON
RUFUS "BABY GRAND" DAVI
DEBBIE DAVIES
THE ZINGERZ
MYSTICK ART CINEMAS VENUE:
JIM WEIDER & PROJECT PERCOLATOR
DAN STEVENS
THE KNICKERBOCKER CAFE
MATT MURPHY & JERRY PORTNOY W/RICK RUSSELL & THE CADILLAC HORNS
RYAN HARTT & THE BLUE HEARTS
HIGH TIMES
MS. MARCI & THE LOVESICK HOUNDS
INFO: WWW.MYSTICBLUESFESTIVAL.COM
KAL DAVID - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
CHRIS SMITHER - THE KATHERINE HEPBURN CENTER FOR THE ARTS (8PM) - OLD SAYBROOK, CT
JOHNNY NICHOLAS - CAFE NINE - NEW HAVEN, CT
JOE MOSS - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
JEFF PITCHELL - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
THE MOJOMATICS - THE FEZ - STAMFORD, CT
THE TOM SANDERS BAND - MATTY'S NEXT DOOR SPORTS BAR (8PM) - MIDDLETOWN, CT
SHAKA & THE SOULSHAKERS - JUNE'S OUTBACK (8PM) - KILLINGWORTH, CT
BRANDT TAYLOR - THE AMERICAN EAGLE SALOON (5PM) - WILLINGTON, CT
CHRIS D'AMATO - THE TAUTUG TAVERN (9PM) - BRIDGEPORT, CT
6/29 SATURDAY
MYSTIC BLUES FESTIV...
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Playlist:
Bronze Radio Return- Mister, Mister, Chris Massey Band- Bona Fide Countrified, Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood ( featuring Jay Geils)- Prisoner of Love, Kal David & the Real Deal- Nothing New, Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots- Big Dog’s Running This Town, Albert Castiglia- Hurricane Blues, The Hoolios- Crazy, Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra- Bon Temps Roulez, Johnny Sansone- The Lord is Waiting & the Devil Is Too, Shaka & the Soul Shakers- Mr. Levy’s Grave, Diane Blue- I Will Fly, Lisa Mann- Til the Wheels Come Off, Sugar Ray & the Blue Tones- Evening, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.
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Black-Eyed News:
Last Thursday was the 30th Anniversary of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Texas Flood.Released on June 13th, 1983, the album almost immediately made a monumental impact on music, going double platinum in the United States and winning widespread, mainstream radio airplay. Named after a cover of a 1958 blues track by bluesman Larry Davis, Vaughan’s album helped propel widespread exposure of the blues to vast new audiences. To read more about it follow the link
http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/06/30th-anniversary-of-stevie-ray-vaughans-texas-flood/
The second story was about Paul McCartney’s performance at Bonnaroo last weekend. I didn’t so much take it for the content as I did the writing. Check out this short bit:
“As a festival, Bonnaroo has come to be defined by its diversity. the main-stage headliner always plays unopposed, the idea being that entire Bonnaroo community can coalesce around a single artist. Across cultural, generational and aesthetic lines, whose catalogue could possibly be more universal than McCartney's? The answer: Nobody's.
And that made this the single greatest Bonnaroo headlining performance in the festival's 12-year history, as it was moment after awesome moment of fever-pitched collective transcendence. "Paperback Writer," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Band on the Run," "Blackbird," "Something" (played in tribute to George Harrison), "Eleanor Rigby," "We Can Work It Out," "Hey Jude" – to have not gotten swept up in and invigorated by the life-affirming celebration would be an outright rejection of joy.”
That is great writing to catch the whole article go to the link:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-reigns-at-bonnaroo-20130615#ixzz2WUkaRPi9
The last story was about Paulie’s NOLA Jazz & Blues Fest in Worcester Mass. This year marks the 6th annual for Paulie’s. The date of the Festival are June 21,22 and 23 at the Keystone Plaza Urban Fairground in Worcester. The lineup is great and includes Anders Osborne, Johnny Sansone, One of the final shows of Papa Grows Funk and the amazing Miss Irma Thomas. To check out the whole lineup or to purchase tickets follow the link:
http://baevents.com/pauliesnolabluesandjazzfestival/
Blues in the Area:
6/20 THURSDAY
CHRIS DUARTE - THE HUNGRY TIGER (9PM) - MANCHESTER, CT
CURLEY TAYLOR & ZYDECO TROUBLE - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (8PM) - HARTFORD
DAN STEVENS - THE POND HOUSE GRILLE (8PM) - GLASTONBURY, CT
CHRIS D'AMATO - SMOKIN' WITH CHRIS (6PM) - SOUTHINGTON, CT
6/21 FRIDAY
JOSH WHITE JR. - THE KATHERINE HEPBURN CENTER FOR THE ARTS (8PM) - OLD SAYBROOK, CT
SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
JEFF PITCHELL - THE HUNGRY TIGER - MANCHESTER, CT
DIANE BLUE W/SPECIAL GUEST LISA MANN - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
EIGHT TO THE BAR - THE KNICKERBOCKER CAFE (8PM) - WESTERLY, RI
EASY BABY - THE CAMBRIDGE BREW HOUSE - GRANBY, CT
THE MOJO DUO - COALHOUSE PIZZA (9PM) - STAMFORD, CT
THE ARTHUR JAMES BAND - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
DAN STEVENS - PERKS & CORKS (9PM) - WESTERLY, RI
THE STEVE POLEZONIS TRIO - C.J. SPARROW'S (8PM) - CHESHIRE, CT
BRANDT TAYLOR - SWEET TOMATO (8PM) - PASCOAG, RI
CHRIS D'AMATO - CAFE A VIN (8:30PM) - NEW HAVEN, CT
6/22 SATURDAY
CT BLUES SOCIETY'S 2013 BLUES CHALLENGE FINALS - HANNON-HATCH VFW POST (2PM, 83 SOUTH ST.) - WEST HARTFORD, CT
WITH:
MIKE LAW & THE PLAYBOYS - WK 1 WINNER
THE SUIT, TY & THURSSTY - WK 2 WINNER
JR. KRAUSS & THE SHAKES - WK 3 WINNER
THE MYSTIC HORNS - WK 4 WINNER
EASYBABY - WILDCARD ENTRANT
THE DANNY DRAHER BAND - WILDCARD ENTRANT
SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
JAMES MONTGOMERY - CHAN'S (8 & 10PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
THE DANNY DRAHER BAND - THE BANK STREET CAFE - NEW LONDON, CT
THE WALTER LEWIS BLUES TRIO - TERRA SOLE RISTORANTE (...
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Playlist:
Paco & Co- Lotto, Kal David & the Real Deal- Live It Out To The End, Candye Kane- Coming Out Swingin’, Candye Kane- Marijuana Boogie, Chris O’Leary Band- Give It, Delta Generators- Hard River To Row, Ryan Hartt & the Blue Hearts-Call My Name, Paul Gabriel- What’s the Chance, Dennis Gruenling- The Rev, Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones- I Want You To Be My Baby, Anni Piper- Chasin’ Tail, Kate Callahan- Swing Low, Jennifer Hill & Co.- I Decay, Forward Motion- I’ll Understand, Brandt Taylor- Out On A Ledge, Walter Lewis Trio- Let Me Love You, Jim Carpenter & The Hoolios- Sweet Mystery, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.
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Black-Eyed News:
Janis Joplin is coming to Broadway! A musical based on the life of the late singer will begin previews this fall at the Lyceum Theater in New York City. Titled An Evening With Janis Joplin, the musical has been touring the country since it debuted in Portland in 2011. Mary Bridget Davies, who played Janis in the touring musical, will reprise the role for the Great White Way.
The life story of the late, great George Jones is coming to the big screen. An as-of-yet-untitled biopic of the country music legend is currently in the beginning stages of production with a target release date in the next two years. The film had been licensed by Jones himself in 2011; according to his wife Nancy, Jones had hoped to see the film before his death in April of this year. Of the script, which was penned by Dennis Baxter, Nancy Jones said that her husband’s story “would be told the way [George] wanted it told.”
The ezine that I read weekly has their 2013 Best of nominees list out and the voting begins on July 15th.
http://www.thebluesblast.com/2013bbmanominees.htm
Also Ctnow.com has their Best of Music Awards nominees out as well get out and vote. You have heard almost all of the nominees on this show. The link to all of these stories will be on tomorrows writeup.
http://ct-survey.wehaaserver.com/survey-16-the_2013_connecticut_music_awards.html
Last up this week On Sunday, August 18th the ashes of music legend Richie Havens will be scattered across Max Yasgur's farm - the field where the Woodstock festival took place in 1969, and today the site of The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
This day of song and remembrance honoring Richie Havens is open to the public, and all are welcome. A ticket will be required for admission and will be made available for free.
http://www.richiehavens.com/official_site/news.html
Blues In The Area:
7/5 FRIDAY
THE HOLMES BROTHERS - CLUB HELSINKI - GREAT BARRINGTON, MA
ELI COOK - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
JEFF PITCHELL - OCEAN BEACH RIVERFEST - NEW LONDON, CT
RICH BADOWSKI W/MARK NOMAD - THE MATTABESETT CANOE CLUB - MIDDLETOWN, CT
RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO HOGS - MINERAL SPRINGS FAMILY CAMPGROUND (8PM) - STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT
ANNUAL FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC FESTIVAL
INFO: 860-684-2993
THE WALTER LEWIS BLUES TRIO - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
DAN STEVENS W/CHRIS D'AMATO - THE PRIAM VINYARDS (6PM) - COLCHESTER, CT
PETEY HOP - DINOSAUR BBQ - STAMFORD, CT
7/6 SATURDAY
KAL DAVID W/THE MOHEGAN SUN ALLSTARS - MANCHESTER COMM. COLLEGE BANDSHELL (7PM) - MANCHESTER, CT
FIREWORKS FOLLOW CONCERT
POPA CHUBBY - BRIDGE STREET LIVE - COLLINSVILLE, CT
THE PETER NOVELLI BAND - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
ELI COOK - THE OUTER SPACE (3-5PM) - HAMDEN, CT
A TON OF BLUES - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
BASICALLY BLUES - THE NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT & BAR - WESTBROOK, CT
7/7 SUNDAY
THE HOLMES BROTHERS - THE KATHERINE HEPBURN CENTER FOR THE ARTS (7PM) - OLD SAYBROOK, CT
RIVER CITY SLIM & THE ZYDECO HOGS - CAPTAIN'S COVE SEAPORT (3PM) - BRIDGEPORT, CT
FRANKIE & THE KNOW-IT-ALLS - THE WINCHESTER CAFE (4-8PM) - PORTLAND, CT
7/8 MONDAY
ROOMFUL OF BLUES - THE GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE - EAST HADDAM, CT
SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES - MYSTIC RIVER PARK (6PM) - MYSTIC, CT
ROCKY LAWRENCE - ANNA LIFFEY'S - NEW HAVEN, CT
BLUES JAM W/TOMMY WHALEN - THE HUNGRY TIGER (9PM) - MANCHESTER, CT
Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown:
Friday July 5 Walter Lewis Trio
Saturday July 6 The Hoolios
Monday July 8 Monday Night Jazz along with Jazz in Bushnell Park we have the Haneef Nelson Sextet at Sally’s 8pm. Bushnell park has:
July 8
6 pm
RAHSTET - a sextet led by saxophonist Richard McGhee III with vocalist Margaux Hayes
7:30 pm
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