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Stony Plain Records guitarist, producer, songwriter and bandleader Duke Robillard has earned his second Grammy nomination — this for his 16th Stony Plain album, Stomp! The Blues Tonight. The nomination is in the Best Traditional Blues album category.
Signed to a world-wide recording deal with the Edmonton, Alberta-based Canadian label, Robillard was previously nominated in 2007 for his Guitar Groove-a-Rama album.
Stomp! The Blues Tonight is a home-coming of sorts to the blues style that most people first heard from Robillard when he began his career in 1967 as a founding member of the seminal band, Roomful of Blues. As if to emphasize that aspect, the album features a horn section on many tracks that includes Doug James on baritone and tenor sax, Rich Lataille on tenor and alto sax and Al Basile on cornet – all former Roomful alumni.
The 16 tracks on Stomp! The Blues Tonight combine songs associated with the great blues and R&B shouters of the ‘40s and ‘50s, such as Wynonie Harris, Roy Milton and Big Joe Turner, along with originals that keep the groove going. The album also showcases Duke’s recent singing discovery, Sunny Crownover, who debuted on her critically-acclaimed 2009 Stony Plain release, Introducing … Sunny and Her Joy Boys, which featured a small acoustic-oriented band helmed by Robillard. On Duke’s album, Crownover channels the Helen Humes classic, “Million Dollar Secret” and “Hands Off,” a tune co-written by Kansas City legend Jay McShann, among the half-dozen tracks she contributes vocals to on the disc.
In addition to a long series of varied releases, Duke Robillard has also produced (and played on) albums for the label by more than a dozen artists, including Joe Louis Walker, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy Witherspoon, Herb Ellis, Jay McShann, Rosco Gordon and many others.
Besides his busy life in the studio, the Rhode Island-based Robillard is a road warrior who plays more than 200 dates a year in the U.S., Canada and Europe. His other credits include recording with Bob Dylan and touring as a member of Tom Waits’ band.
Stony Plain’s president, Holger Petersen, praised Robillard for his contribution to the label’s success. “Ever since we met (at the Winnipeg Folk Festival) in 1993, Duke has produced a constant stream of high quality recordings, each different from the one preceding it,” said Petersen.
“He exemplifies everything that’s fine about the blues idiom; he is deeply committed to the music, and his approach to the blues combines passion, technique and the non-stop ability to swing.”
For more information on Duke, visit www.stonyplainrecords.com or his own site at www.dukerobillard.com.
VANCOUVER, BC – A host of major blues and roots music artists will gather to perform two nights of special tribute concerts saluting the music of the seminal American band, The Mississippi Sheiks, on March 13 and 14 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Presented by the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad in partnership with Capilano University, the two nights will include already-confirmed performances by Grammy-nominee John Hammond, Van Dyke Parks, Geoff Muldaur, Danny Barnes, Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson, Robin Holcomb, Oh Susanna and The Sojourners. Additional artists are expected to be announced. The all-star band backing up these artists for the shows will be Matt Chamberlain – drums; Keith Lowe – bass; Wayne Horvitz – keyboards; Steve Dawson – guitars; and Daniel Lapp – fiddle.
The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Concerts will be the last event for the Cultural Olympiad, the arts festival that takes place in conjunction with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Vancouver on February 12-28, and followed by the Paralympic Winter Games on March 12-21.
Black Hen Music president/producer/musician Steve Dawson is leading the charge to reintroduce the music of The Mississippi Sheiks to contemporary audiences. In October, the Juno Award-winning producer released Things About Comin’ My Way, the critically-acclaimed tribute album with recordings by 17 world-renowned artists, many of whom will play live at these world premiere events. Things About Comin’ My Way was just nominated for a Blues Music Award as “Acoustic Album of the Year” by the Blues Foundation in Memphis.
The Mississippi Sheiks, a country and blues string band, has been called the Radiohead of its era, recording over 60 hugely influential songs between 1930 and 1935. Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon formed the core of the band, with Sam’s two brothers, Lonnie and Armenter “Bo Carter” Chatmon, dropping in when they were in town. The group had a blockbuster hit with “Sittin’ On Top of the World,” which has since been covered by Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Cream, The Grateful Dead and dozens of others.
The Sheiks practically invented the string band concept in blues and roots music, but when the group disbanded, the Chatmon brothers returned to farming. Bo Carter, for one, died blind and destitute in 1964. At the peak of their popularity, however, they were enormously popular and even received a personal invitation to perform for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
For more information on Black Hen Music and the Mississippi Sheiks tribute album, go
to http://www.blackhenmusic.com/artist/mississippi-sheiks-tribute-project
For information on the tribute shows venue, visit:
http://www.capilanou.ca/news-events/performing-arts/season-performances/folk.html
Live at Sesc Pompeia – Sao Paulo/March 2008
International Harmonica Fest.
Igor Prado Band:
Igor Prado: guitar
Yuri Prado: drums
Rodrigo Mantovani: Acoustic Bass
www.myspace.com/igorprado
Email: august@novo.net
Url: http://www.chicagobluesalivinghistory.com
Chicago, IL – December 9, 2009. Raisin’ Music is proud to announce that Chicago Blues: A Living History has been nominated as “Best Traditional Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental)” for eligible recordings released October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009.
In an unprecedented collaboration, the legendary Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch and Lurrie Bell–inheritors of the Chicago Blues tradition—joined forces early in the year to celebrate and pay tribute to the evolution of Chicago Blues. In April of 2009, this super-group released Chicago Blues: A Living History (on the indie label Raisin’ Music) to overwhelmingly positive reviews. During the following summer, the group toured Europe, playing to packed crowds at fifteen major music festivals in seven countries.
Produced by Raisin’ Music’s Larry Skoller and recorded by Blaise Barton at Chicago’s JoyRide Studios, Chicago Blues: A Living History features Arnold, Primer, Branch and Bell leading a crack band on songs made famous by the forefathers of Chicago Blues, including Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James, Willie Dixon and Buddy Guy.
The 2-disc, 21-track double CD pays tribute to the genre’s creators, its rich history and current practitioners and is accompanied by a 36-page booklet with extensive liner notes, photos by Marc PoKempner and a handsome 8-panel Digipak designed by Larry Kazal.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC, will air on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. For more information on Chicago Blues: A Living History, please check out the following links:
http://www.chicagobluesalivinghistory.com
http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx
http://www.larrykazal.com
“…21 tracks of gorgeous blues; will undoubtedly challenge for blues recording honors this year. [Chicago Blues: A Living History] is a tremendous project that ought to be a finalist in a few awards categories. [It] is just a joy to listen to (and to look at), and it is without a doubt a recording that you will return to — even if you have all the originals… Sonically superb and carefully conceived”. -Living Blues Magazine
This morning Saturday, December 12, I received an email from Nicole Hart. In it she expresses her deep grief at the passing of her beloved Lance Ong.
It was back before August 8, 2008, I publicized this blessed union. Preparing a press release describing the setting of where their nuptials would take place, and the significance of this day 08/08/08, I distributed this press release far and wide over the internet and elsewhere. I never imagined how short this marriage would be, nor how it would end.
My heart cries for Nicole, and my condolences to all. Lance will surely be missed.
Dear Friends and Fans: It is with deepest sorrow that I must inform you that Monday, December 7th at 9:48PM, my beloved husband, Lance, lost his battle with cancer. While I cannot at this moment envision life without him, I am comforted to know that he is out of pain and suffering, and his spirit is free to fly wherever he chooses. Thanks to you with all my heart for your loyalty throughout the years, and for sharing with us Lance’s amazing talent. He was absolutely brilliant, and one of the sweetest and most talented people I have ever had the pleasure to know. In fact, he was my best friend ever, and my favorite person on this earth.
Because of the unusual way Lance’s cancer metastasized, researchers at Hackensack University Medical Center asked him to contribute blood samples to be frozen for future research. In this way, and through the music he created, Lance will live on in hope of helping others. In lieu of flowers, we ask instead that donations be made in Lance’s name to the John Theurer Cancer Center, c/o Dr. Robert Alter, Hackensack University Medical Center, 60 Second Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, 201-996-5081.
Please find below an announcement released by our management of a final Tribute Concert taking place this upcoming Tuesday, December 15th, at Mexicali Live in Teaneck, NJ, a beautiful venue. We are honored so many wonderful musicians have chosen to perform in Lance’s honor (see below.) I would be very grateful if you would attend; It will be great to have you all there.
With sincere thanks and love,
Nicole Hart
On Monday 12/7/09 The Music Industry lost an amazing Musician, Producer, Arranger & Friend. Lance Ong lost his battle with cancer. Lance’s care was expensive and without having any insurance the medical bills have piled up on Lance’s wife Nicole Hart. We are having a Tribute for Lance on 12/15/09 @ Mexicali Live in Teaneck NJ. Doors open at 6pm and the music starts at 7pm. 10.00 donation going to Nicole to help offset the medical bills.
The line-up is Steve Johnson, Dave Keyes, Johnny Fedz and Da Bluez Boyz, Gil Parris, Rob Paparozzi as well as the Great Hubert Sumlin and others will be dropping in to jam with the various bands. Nicole Hart, Lance’s wife, will be headlining the event. This is sure to be a powerful evening of music. We hope you can come to the show and help us celebrate Lance’s life. This is the way he would want it.
If you can’t make it and would like to donate you can do so at www.myspace.com/friendsoflanceong or www.thenrgband.com/donate.asp.
We hope you can make it.
Mark Meding
FM Management Int, LLC
Cell-917.797.8462
E-mail m.meding@att.net
Mexicali Blues Cafe
www.mexicalilive.com
1409 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666-3517
(201) 833-0011
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It’s always exciting for us to introduce a musician who is just breaking from Detroit. Missy Anderson is someone you should keep an eye on. She is going places.
2009 San Diego Music Awards “Best Blues Album” Nominee
#16 July 2009 Living Blues Chart
#2 September/October 2009 Real Blues Top 100 Albums
Born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Queens, New York, Missy Andersen has been singing since her mother entered her in a child talent contest at age six. She practiced everyday with her mother, but for some reason the contest was canceled. The afternoon practice sessions stopped, but Missy was hooked from then on. “Singing would always be my friend and I would turn to it whenever I needed to express something I couldn’t find the words to say,” says Missy.
Her parents had an extensive music collection that included lots of soul, R&B, blues, jazz, and gospel. Her favorite songs were always the ones that told a story. It wasn’t always the most popular song on the album, but she would play them over and over. She listened to Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, The Staple Singers, Teddy Pendergrass and a host of others. And like many before her, Missy mimicked other singers until she found her own voice. Later she would discover Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, and Billie Holiday and that eventually lead her to O.V. Wright, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, James Carr, Ray Charles, Ann Peebles, and Irma Thomas.
Missy began fronting bands in her early teens, playing local venues and eventually doing studio sessions as a background vocalist. She continued honing her skills and moved to San Diego, California where she met local blues man, Earl Thomas in the late 90’s. It was then that she became one of the original Juke Joint Jezebelles, a gospel, blues, and soul quartet, who provided backup vocals for Earl’s stage show. She played and toured with Earl for several years hitting festivals and venues in the U.S. and Europe. Earl Thomas and the Jezebelles shared the stage with Ray Charles, B.B. King, Robert Cray, John Hammond, Keb’ Mo’, Kenny Neal, and The Meters.
After fronting San Diego-based band, Tell Mama, Missy felt it was time to strike out on her own. Her self-titled debut album, Missy Andersen, released on Main Squeeze Records, is an organic mix of soul and blues that has a classic approach with a contemporary feel. She displays her talents on 8 tunes, including two originals – ‘New Feet’ (track 2) and ‘Stand Up and Dance’ (track 8). Missy Andersen (vocals) is joined by her husband and bandleader Heine Andersen (guitar), Asmus Jensen (drums), Jeppe Juul (organ) and Søren Bøjgaard (bass). Additional musicians include Nathan James playing Dobro slide guitar on track 8.
What the critics are saying about Missy Andersen:
“Andersen has a real feel for the blues and soul and richly resonant, at times throaty contralto tones that she uses to caress and bite down on the material at hand…. An impressive debut disc.”
Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues
“One of the truly great voices of our time.” Peter Merrett, PBS Australia
“Memories of Atlantic, Stax, Hi, and possibly Goldwax abound, but they are only memories, for this is music that is only inspired by that which was and builds upon those foundations and takes the music to another level. Missy does not dwell in the past recreating perfect copies of the old; she is forming new types and styles even if they are very familiar.” Brian Harman, BluesArt Studio
“Singer Missy Andersen’s self-titled debut dials a magical classic soul sound. Andersen is a sultry vocalist with range and power, and the musicians have absolute grasp of the idiom.” Blues Revue
“Soulful vocals is what you will find in abundance on Missy Andersen’s self titled debut album. Missy Andersen proves beyond a doubt that she’s the real deal.” Malcolm Kennedy, Washington Blues Society
“…Here’s one that deserves to be heard. Finally, a voice that runs the spectrum without breaking a sweat and has the ability to cruise through songs where others fear to even take the chance because they know they’d only look foolish.” Tim Richards, BluesSource.com
Experience Hendrix, the fourth edition of the biennial concert tour that features an all-star line-up of music greats paying homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix, gets underway in early March of next year with special performances across the country.
Featured artists who will be performing music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix include some of the best known and most respected artists in contemporary rock and blues, including Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford (of Aerosmith), Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Double Trouble’s Chris Layton, along with bassist Billy Cox. Cox, who first befriended Hendrix when the two were in the 101st Airborne Division of U.S. Army, played in both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys and performed with Hendrix at such landmark festivals as Woodstock and the Isle of Wight. Cox commented, “It’s a thrill for me to play Jimi’s music for audiences now as it was in the 1960s. The Experience Hendrix tours have shown how timeless this music really is.” Joe Satriani remarked, “I finally get to pay tribute to my hero the right way, on stage with an amazing, once in a lifetime, line up of musicians!” Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos are also performing on selected Experience Tour dates.
Various combinations of these music greats will be performing Jimi’s signature songs including “Purple Haze,” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return), “The Wind Cries Mary,” “Little Wing” and “Red House.” As has been the case with previous Experience Hendrix tour incarnations, special guests are expected to sit in at many of the dates making the concerts all that much more memorable for both new and veteran Hendrix fans. Past special guests have included Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, a veteran of several Experience Hendrix tours, remarked, “Jimi Hendrix’s music has really inspired to push the limits of my own music. He didn’t observe any boundaries musically. He was an amazing player and a tremendous showman so I incorporated some of his showmanship in what I do.” As far as having been part of the Experience Hendrix touring phenomenon, Shepherd noted, “It touches you on the inside and gets you fired up.”
The Experience Hendrix Tour is presented by Experience Hendrix, LLC, the Hendrix family-owned company founded by James A. “Al” Hendrix, Jimi’s father, entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix. Earlier this year, Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Division and Experience Hendrix entered into a worldwide catalog licensing venture to make all of Jimi’s extraordinary music, including classic albums, never before heard archive recordings, and filmed concerts available through all forms of media.
Launching on the west coast, the month-long tour will bring the troupe of players, each a headliner in his or her own right, to concert venues in major U.S. markets including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Atlanta.
Notes Experience Hendrix Tour producer John McDermott, “The line-up for this tour reflects the breadth of Jimi’s ongoing influence that reaches down through the generations. The guests that have been attracted to participate are enthusiastic about the proposition of performing with their counterparts. That mindset underscores the fact that the Experience Hendrix tour is all about musical camaraderie and the recognition that Jimi Hendrix, undeniably, casts the longest shadow in the realm of great music and great musicians.“
Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix noted, “Everyday, we see how Jimi’s musical legacy continues to transcend generational and cultural boundaries. This tour is our way to give a live concert experience that reflects the genius of his unifying spirit. Part of our mission is to share Jimi’s music with audiences of all ages and these tours continue to play a key role in fulfilling that vision. As my brother said, ‘We want our sound to go into the soul of the audience, and see if it can awaken some little thing in their minds…’cause there are so many sleeping people…’ “
Experience Hendrix Tour 2010 dates:
(Tickets now on sale)
March
4 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theater (1)
5 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheater (1)
6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint @ Hard Rock (1)
7 – Mesa, AZ – Ikeda Theater (1)
9 – Fresno, CA – Table Mountain (1)
10 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theater (1, 2)
12 – Reno, NV – Silver Legacy (1, 2)
14 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre (1, 2, 3)
16 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater (1, 2, 3)
17 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theater (1, 2, 3)
18 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater (1, 2, 3)
20 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre (2, 3)
21 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater (2, 3)
23 – Akron, OH – Civic Theatre(2)
24 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre (2)
25 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theater (2)
27- Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre (2)
1 = David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas appearing
2 = Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph appearing
3 = Susan Tedeschi appearing
For more information, visit jimihendrix.com.
