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Date Saturday 28th November

Venue:  – Clitheroe Grand Theatre

Artist: The Stumble  Website www.thestumble.com

Venue Postcode BB72DL    Website www.thegrandvenue.co.uk

Phone:  01200421599

A brand new William Clarke clip today.  Backing a soap star on US TV in 1989.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsRtWiWgY94

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXi0o5RiZg8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvo1oxVpuic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRC9Ti3PYe4

Here’s a short article and the radio piece of a new CD release on Little Walter.

A Treasure Trove From A Harmonica Master

via A Treasure Trove From A Harmonica Master : NPR.

Here’s a version of the classic Stormy Monday by legend Isacc Hayes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTZ0MejozHY

Isaac Hayes of course is one of the most sampled acts.  His grooves were perfect for hip hop and trip hop.  As many of you know, I view the sampling of Ike’s Rap Part II by Portishead back in the 90s as a classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF-GvT8Clnk

… and here’s the copper bottomed classic Walk On By

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uayW-8qppQ

Hayes’ version of Walk On By slays me every time I hear it – the killer groove, the big build into the guitar motif.  Incredible!

Another one for this week.

Ian Siegal is performing at the Burtonwood Blues Club club this Friday November 20th. Doors open 8.00pm £10 admission.
Should be another excellent night!

0783 517 6528

Bettye LaVette: American Idol Singers Don’t Deserve Overnight Fame:

Michael Hogan | Vanity Fair http://bit.ly/3X1Yu6

Posted on Blue-L by Dick Waterman.

One of the finest bands in the country will be playing the beautiful Academy venue in Buckley this Friday night.

The Cadillac Kings are acknowledged as one of the top bands in the country and the current line-up is the best that they have ever had.

• Mike Thomas – lead vocals, guitar & things you can shake
• Gary Potts – big fat harmonica, vocals & packed lunches
• Roy Webber – drums, vocals & Essex tourist information
• Mal Barclay – guitar, vocals & five o’clock shadow
• Henri Herbert – red-hot piano & the occasional cider
• Paul Cuff – double bass & good advice

Instrumentally the band cannot be beaten and in band leader Mike Thomas the band have one of the finest blues songwriters that the UK has ever produced.

With their intoxicating brand of R&B The Cadillac Kings are masters at entertaining audiences, from clubs to theatres, from dance-halls to festivals, the length and breadth of Europe. If you like your harmonica fat-toned & your guitar T- boned, this is the band for you.   You’d be crazy to miss it.

Only £8 on the door.

http://www.cadillackings.co.uk

http://www.myspace.com/thecadillackings

http://www.dance-hall.info/

Levenshulme to stage its Annual Jazz & Blues Festival

Friday, November 27, 2009

7pm -  11:45pm

Manchester’s Annual Jazz & Blues Festival

Venue:  M19 Bar, 847 Stockport Rd, Levenshulme, Manchester

Levenshulme m19 Bar will once again be hosting its annual Jazz & Blues Festival on Friday 27 November.  The annual event which was started in 2007 has attracted acts from all over Europe and was one of the first venues to discover X-Factor’s Laura White.  The intimate venue in the heart of Levenshulme village has its own specially designed first floor acoustic room which has attracted acts from as far way as Australia.

This year the festival is focusing on its home grown talent in the Northwest and features James Kelly and Natalie Blooms from Chorlton, Lee Bailey from Levenshulme, 2:19 Blues Band from Bury, Jaca from Stockport, Charlie White from Salford, John Ridd from Warrington, Mickey Van Gelder from Cheadle and Stephan Metclafe from Manchester.

Promoter James Hennigan said “It is a great line up, that’s a little bit of everything in the festival from smooth Sexy Jazz acts to full on Delta Blues Bands.  This year we have decided to squeeze it all into one night instead of spreading it over a full weekend.”

Doors open at 7pm, with the first act scheduled to go on stage at 7.20pm, tickets are £3 advance or £5 on the door.  Advance tickets are available from m19 bar or the Union Bar next door or online at www.m19bar.com

0161 224 8135

The annual Jazz & Blues festival regularly attracts acts from all over the UK and beyond and was famous for discovering one of the star’s of ITV’s X Factor – the Jazz singer Laura White before she found fame.   This years festival features sets a touch of beautiful Jazz Divas with full on Blues acts who hope to transport the audience at M19 somewhere between New Orleans and Missippi.  The festival features sets from 219 Blues Band, John Ridyard, Mickey Van Gelder, Natalie Blooms, Julie Armstrong, Stephan Metcalfe, Chris Melia, Charlie White, James Kelly.

Admission: £3 Adavance, £5 doors

www.m19bar.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-5KoP4o4Xc

The high-end guitar maker is weathering the rough economic times in Corona. ‘California is hewn into Fender’s DNA,’ says an official with the company, whose fans keep the passion alive…..

By Michael Hiltzik – Los Angeles Times – November 12, 2009

read the full article

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik12-2009nov12,0,7630875.column

Mel Brown-Chicken Fat

I play his 60s stuff a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cocR2f-MjSQ

http://bluesland.net/OTD-11-16.mp3

Here’s Joanne Shaw Taylor playing live on Dave’s houseboat doing her session for Raven’n'Blues.

Raven’n'Blues – Joanne Shaw Taylor.

True Blues

Earlestown Conservative Club

17/19, Earle St, Newton le Willows

WA12 9LW

Two blues lovers Graham Woodhouse and Steve O’Donnell in Newton le Willows have started a brand new blues club.  Grahame writes…..

My colleague Steve and I love to see “Live Blues” and have travelled to various venues in the North West (work loads permitting) where we have seen, in our opinion, some brilliant, some good and some not so good live bands and artists (each to their own taste)!

We have spent many alcohol fueled evenings discussing what the future might hold and from these late night debates the idea to form the “True Blues Club” was born. Whereby, if due to our differing work commitments we couldn’t get to see the “Blues”, then we would bring the “Blues” to us!

To this end, the Committee at Earlestown Conservative Club have very kindly given us the use of their Function Room.

With the help of our Light & Sound maestro Paul, who has installed a PA & Lighting system which is second to none, we are now almost ready to go.

As we are non-profit making and are making this investment in equipment etc. from our own pockets, we need to ensure as many people attend as possible so the ticket sales cover the cost of the bands.

Our opening night is on Saturday 28th November when our Resident Band, Crossfire Blues Band, will be supporting the “Cliff Stocker & the Legendary Slack Alice”.

Live music will begin at 8.00pm on all gigs and ticket price will be £10.

We will be holding one gig per month next year – see below for the gig list.

It is our intention that the “True Blues Club” will become one of the premier “Live Blues” venues in the North West.

http://www.truebluesclub.co.uk/

Graham 07917 268 648

Steve 07739 399 555

[email protected]

[email protected]

http://bluesland.net/OTD-11-15.mp3