grooveless touque Wrote:The only music festival I ever went to was the Ottawa Bluesfest (3 times). It's hard to get to good music festivals this far north and east. I can't wait to get down to Memphis, or New Orleans, or even Chicago for one of the HUGE jazz or blues fests. Good topic! :thumbsup:
The Blues had a baby and they called it Rock-n-Roll. That is an old song that tells the truth...Rock-n-Roll came out of the Blues.
Coming to Ontario this month are some of the GREATEST Blues musicians that ever lived and, some would argue, the ORIGINAL progenitors of Rock music. Elvis was nothing but a White Boy playing these guys music.
This is the real deal folks. It's called "The BLUES On Tour".
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Robert Jr. Lockwood
Ike Turner
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Lil’ Ed (Williams)
Walter Wolfman Washington
Little Milton
Howard Tate
Pinetop Perkins
Duke Robillard
Jerry Portnoy
Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Artists include Robert Jr. Lockwood, who is one of only two artists still alive who performed with Robert Johnson; Ike Turner, half of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue who discovered Howlin’ Wolf and produced and played on "Rocket 88", often described as the first rock and roll record; Alvin Youngblood Hart is one of the best young blues artists who have built fresh careers by reaching back into the music’s storied past; Lil’ Ed (Williams), a loud, raucous and powerful Chicago slide guitar player who builds on the legacy of the late Hound Dog Taylor; Walter Wolfman Washington, who leads a powerful band that has toured relentlessly through the U.S., Canada and Europe for well over 30 years; "chitlin’ circuit" favorite Little Milton, 1960s soul legend Howard Tate, who was recently rediscovered after 30 years away from music; Pinetop Perkins, widely recognized as the world's best blues piano player and one of the last great Mississippi bluesmen; and Duke Robillard, the charismatic guitarist who’ll front a band made up of veteran players from Muddy Waters’ group including Jerry Portnoy (Harmonica), Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin (guitar), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (bass) and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (drums)."
04/21/2004 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee WI
04/22/2004 The Family Arena, St. Charles MO
04/23/2004 Taft Theatre, Cincinnati OH
04/24/2004 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor MI
04/25/2004 Tower City Amphitheater, Cleveland OH
04/28/2004 John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario CND
04/29/2004 Hummingbird Centre, Toronto, Ontario CND
04/30/2004 Tower Theatre, Upper Darby PA
05/01/2004 Beacon Theatre, New York NY
05/02/2004 The 930 Club, Washington DC
05/03/2004 Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA