Bion's Bluesbeat

I'd like to meet:

I've meet Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Little Milton and other great bluesmen. Now I'd like to meet Jimi Hendrix. But I'm in no hurry. You dig?

San Diego Blues Fest 2004

Music:

BLUESBEAT FEATURES - THE MOANIN' BLACKSNAKES

Disclaimer: Bion's Bluesbeat is not a band's website. Its purpose is for internationally networking blues musicians/bands and fans. Since all global blues has to start locally, Bluesbeat emphasizes my home city of Las Vegas. The start up music you hear, then, is a "featured" local band. I will try to change this every month. Comments are still welcomed but it would be nice to mention the featured band's name. Better yet would be to message the band directly. This month's Vegas Blues VIP is Scott Rhiner & the Moanin' Blacksnakes at myspace.com/bradcordleband Keep on bluesin' ~ R.J. Bianchino
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Scott Rhiner & the Moanin' Blacksnakes
at the Sand Dollar Blues Lounge

:: Bluesbeat News ::

Rock 'n' Roll Legend Bo Diddley dies

MIAMI (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday, June 2, at the age of 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, his management agency, Talent Consultants International, said in a statement.
"One of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll has left the building he helped construct," the statement said.
Diddley suffered a stroke during a concert in Iowa in May 2007 and was hospitalized in Omaha, Nebraska. In August 2007 he had a heart attack in Florida.
In a career spanning more than five decades, Diddley composed a substantial body of rock classics, including "Who Do You Love," "Bo Diddley," "Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger," "Before You Accuse Me," "Mona," "I'm a Man" and "Pretty Thing."
He cranked them out on a signature rectangular guitar, setting many of them to rumba-like rhythm of his "Bo Diddley beat" that gave rock 'n' roll a powerful rhythmic foundation.
Along with such contemporaries as Chuck Berry and Little Richard, he was among a pioneering group of black recording artists who crossed the American racial divide with music that appealed to white audiences and was emulated by white performers. Bo Diddley 1928-2008 Godfather of Blues Rock!

With a career that began at age 16, Kenny Wayne Shepherd has a storied decade in music's big-leagues. His first three albums mixed blues and blues-rock; his 1995 debut "Ledbetter Heights" has sold over a million copies, making it a platinum record. "Trouble Is" was released in 1998 selling over a million copies and Grammy nominated. "Live On" followed a year later, and also got the Grammy nod. (The latter two were produced by Jerry Harrison, who returned to produce "Ten Days Out"). On his most recent record, 2004's "The Place You're In" Shepherd took most of the album’s lead vocals for the first time. “I cut my teeth as a blues artist,” says Kenny Wayne Shepherd. “My first three records mixed my styles, and the last one, The Place You’re In, was a pretty heavy dose of rock and roll. So this became a perfect time to present a solid dose of the blues.”
With the 2007 release of the CD/DVD "Ten Days Out: Blues From The Backroads", Shepherd embarked on a ten-day trek into the heart of America. Traveling highways and byways with a roving documentary film crew, a portable recording studio, portable house band—the esteemed Double Trouble, and producer Jerry Harrison, Shepherd visited blues veterans in their homes, backyards and local clubs, creating asintimate and intense a blues film as has been seen in many a year. The resulting film allows music lovers to join in the exploration and witness the artistic creation of both the film and the accompanying live CD.

Derek Trucks is the nephew of long-time Allman Brothers' drummer Butch Trucks. Derek's musical career began at the age of nine, when he picked up a five dollar acoustic guitar at a yard sale. "It was nothing special," he claims, “It was just the only thing that looked interesting." But that seemingly inconsequential purchase changed his life. After learning what he could from his father and a family friend, Derek began playing with other musicians around town. "It happened pretty quick," Derek remembers. Within the span of a single year, he had purchased an instrument, learned how to play, and began touring - with his father acting as road manager/chaperone. What had begun as a weekend activity quickly became a life’s pursuit, and would eventually result in Derek being the youngest player to make Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list.
Derek got his first paying gig at age 11 and formed his first band at age 12. Todd Smallie, who played with many jazz and blues musicians in the Atlanta area, entered the picture in 1994, when Derek was 15 years old. "We have so many stories and so much in common," says Derek, "It's been an amazing experience with him."

Blues Prodigy: A 12-year-old Derek Trucks wows the audience at the Marco Island Blues Festival in 1992. Photo Credit: Guitar Player Online Edition, March 2006.

Boulder Blues Presents Debbie Davies
Boulder Station Casino
Thursday June 19, 2008
8:00pm-11:00pm FREE
at the

What others have to say about Debbie Davies

"She pulls out all the stops. She can play it all: seductive, soulful material, down-home delta blues, or humorous tales of life on the road." - Blues Review Magazine

"Debbie is one of the direct links to the originators of this music. She knows what the blues is all about and you can hear it in the passion of her playing." - Coco Montoya

"Debbie is an incredible guitarist who plays with great taste and can cook like mad. Debbie plays from the heart and her heart has a lot to say. She inspires me. Besides being a fine musician she's also an outstanding person that I am very glad to call a friend of mine." - Charlie Musselwhite

"I don't often give endorsements or references, but once in a rare while I hear a musician of such talent that I want people to know. I believe my reputation backs up my ability to recognize exceptional blues guitarists. Such a one is Debbie Davies. Hear her now." - John Mayall

This Saturday, June 21 at
Scoundrels Pub
4360 S Decatur Blvd
10:00pm - 2:00am

Movies:

Blues Videographers Richard Pelletier of Juke Joint Video, Paul Hubbard and Philip Palombo of Providence, RI.

Duke Robillard's "Blue Coat Man." Videographer: Paul Hubbard

Television:

Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Heroes, The 4400, Battleship Galactica, Doctor Who, American Idle

Heroes:

All the great bluesmen and women.

:: MySpace Friends CD Releases ::
Barrelhouse Chuck - "Got My Eyes On You"