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Guitar Great Hubert Sumlin’ – RIP

Friday, December 9th: C’est Bon @ Abilene, Water Street Music Hall’s 2-Day 20th Anniversary Celebration featuring: The Campbell Brothers, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, The John Payton Project, Public Market Band, and The Prickers @ Water Street Music Hall, Violet Mary @ Dino BBQ, The Coupe De’ Villes will be performing at Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint

Saturday: Dec. 10th: Tarbox Ramblers @ Sportsmen’s Tavern, Water Street Music Hall’s 2-Day 20th Anniversary Celebration featuring: The Manhattan Project, SKANNTRON and Papi Chulo, AudioInFlux, The Deep Blue Dream, Bottle Train @ Water Street Music Hall, Soul on Tap @ Johnny’s Irish Pub / 8:00 PM, John Cole Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, Ernie Lawrence @ Black Eyed Susans

Dec. 11th: (Sunday) C’est Bon at the Harmony House

MONDAY: John Ackers @ Dino BBQ,

Tues: STRING THEORY (BLUEGRASS JAM) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward @ Beale St, Marbin @ Dino BBQ, The David Mayfield Parade @ Sportsmen’s Tavern

Wed: Steve West/Acoustic Open Mic @ Muddy Waters in Geneseo from 7-10 PM, Count Blastula @ Dino BBQ

Thurs: Pale Green Stars @ Dino BBQ, Delbert McClinton @ the German House, Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O @ Lovin’ Cup, Gordon Munding and Java @ Beale St. (South Ave).

Friday:, Soul on Tap @ Dinosaur BBQ / 9:30 PM

SATURDAY : Dec. 17th: Donna the Buffalo @ Castaways (Ithaca), Groupo Pagan @ Dino BBQ

Dec. 28th: Johnny Rawls @ Dino BBQ

Dec. 31st: New Years Eve: Joe Beard and Steve Grills @ Dino BBQ

January 12, 2012; Little Feat @ Water Street Music Hall

January 21st – Red Stick Ramblers morphed into “The Revelers” will be playing for RCZN @ Harmony House (Webster)

Jan. 27th: Soul on Tap @ Johnny’s Irish Pub / 9:00 PM

Jan. 29th: Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools @ the German House

Feb. 11th, 2012: The Houston Person Quartet  @ Lutheran Church of the   Reformation

Feb. 17th: David Vest Band @ Sportsmen’s Tavern

Saturday, February 18, 2012 CAJUN & ZYDECO MARDI GRAS BALL: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Pine Leaf Boys, Preston Frank, Ed Poullard & Big Daddy Zydeco B and  Hot Tamale Brass Band 5:00 pm to Midnight Rhodes on the Pawtuxet ~ 60 Rhodes Place ~ Cranston,  RI

Feb. 19th: Commander Cody @ Sportsmen’s Tavern

Feb. 22nd: Big Leg Emma @ Sportsmen’s Tavern

Feb. 25th: Curly Taylor at the Harmony House

Mar 3rd: Buckwheat Zydeco @ Niagara Falls NY Bear’s Den

March 5th: Hot Tuna @ the German House

March 15th: Joe Louis Walker @ the Sportsmen’s Tavern

March 18th – CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band will be playing for RCZN @ Harmony House (Webster)

March 24th: Soul on Tap @ Johnny’s Irish Pub / 8:00 PM

April 29th: Donald Harrison @ Buffalo NY Albright-Knox Museum

July 27th,28th & 29th 2012: Pennsylvania Blues Festival: with Joe Louis Walker, Michael Burks and more – 3 days of Blues: Blue Mountain Ski Area, Palmerton. PA www.skibluemt.com
MANY OTHER ROCHESTER MUSICAL EVENTS: CHECK OUT: http://www.bopshop.com/bopEventsList.php

National Happenings and Festivals: http://www.bluesfestivalguide.com/

Support Blues Men & Women in need http://www.musicmaker.org

Grammy Time: Best Blues Album:

Low Country Blues — Gregg Allman

Roadside Attractions — Marcia Ball

Man In Motion — Warren Haynes

The Reflection — Keb’ Mo’

Revelator — Tedeschi Trucks Band
Disclaimer: This music calendar is for informational purposes only and is a volunteer, non-profit effort of a local music fan. Please double check with all venues prior to going. Support the music and more will come.

7pm Hour – Little Walter/Juke/Best of /Chess Records

Pete Anderson/Stop Me /Even Things Up/Vizztone **Pete will be at Abilene on Friday, August 19th & at the Sportsmen’s Tavern in Buffalo on Aug. 22.

Ana Popovic/Business As Usual/Unconditional/Eclectogrove **NEW Ana will be at the Chenango Blues Festival on August 20th and at the Sportsmen’s Tavern on Aug. 21st.

Joe Louis Walker/Mile High Club/The Best of Mustique Blues/Wolf Records  **NEW compilation of artist performing at the Mustique Blues Festival – Island of Mustique in the West Indies.  www.wolfrec.com

Leon Russell/A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall/Forest Gump Soundtrack  **catch Leon with Bob Dylan this Tuesday at CMAC

Ironing Board Sam/Self Rising Flour/Going Up/MusicMaker   *NEW from New Orleans legend www.musicmaker.org supports aging blues musicians.  You can help them by helping MusicMaker.org

Kenny Neal/Voodoo Mama/Hooked On Your Love/Blind Pig Records   *Kenny will be a the Ramada Inn in Geneva on Wednesday, August 17th.

Johnny Rawls/Blues Woman/Memphis Still Got Soul/Catfood Records    *Johnny Rawls returns to the Dino BBQ on Wed. Aug. 17th.

Rockin’ Robin Blues Band/Steal Away/Rockin’ Robin and A Bucket of Blues/Independent   * catch Rockin’ Robin at the Clarissa Street Reunion – August 20th, downtown Rochester at Clarissa and McRee Way.

Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers/Ain’t Gonna Do It (Dave Bartholomew)/Feel The Heat/Independent    * Jimmy will be at the Sportsmen’s Tavern on Saturday, August 13th.

Yvonne Schmidt/Daddy Is A Rocker/FoolProof/Independent  **NEW

Linsey Alexander/If You Ain’t Got It/If You Ain’t Got It/www.lindseyalexander.com  *NEW

Grand Canyon Rescue Episode/Abilene/Dirt Road Highway/Independent *NEW local release

Chris Thile & Michael Daves/Loneliness and Desperation/Sleep With One Eye Open/Nonesuch Records **NEW (bluegrass)

Mikey Jr/Pocket Full of Money/It Ain’t Hard To Tell/8th Train *NEW

Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark/One More Mile To Go/Raw/Independent  www.anthonyswampdogclark.com *NEW

Mighty Sam McClain/You Don’t Know Nothing About Love/One Drop Is Plenty/Independent *NEW

David GoGo/I Found A Love (Falcons/Wilson Pickett cover)/Soul-Bender/Cordova Bay *NEW

Ana Popovic/Slideshow (Instrumental with Sonny Landreth)/Unconditional/Eclecto Groove *New

Mike Zito/Motel Blues/Greyhound/Eclecto Groove *NEW

Bill Bourne & the Free Radio Band/Forever Truly Bound/Bluesland/Linus   *NEW from Canada

Detroit Frank DuMont & the Drivin’ Wheels/The Stumble (Instrumental – Freddie King)/Live Blues/Independent *NEW

Thank you for listening to Doc’s Juke Joint – Next Week we will be featuring our Chenango Blues Festival Special.

7pm Hour – Doc’s Juke Joint

Little Walter/Juke/Best of /Chess

Pinetop Perkins/Anna Lee/Back On Top/Telarc (2000) w/ Corey Harris & Sugar Ray Norcia.   RIP, 97 Yr. Old Blues Legend who passed away this week.

Henry Gray/Mojo Boogie/Lucky Man/Blind Pig **Reissue – 1990

Kaye Bohler/Got A Good Man/Like A Flower/Independent

Midnight Shift/Georgia Slop/Rhythm Rockin’ Boogie/Cabernet Records

Kelley Hunt/I’m Ready/Gravity Loves You/88 Records

Roomful of Blues/It/Hook Line and Sinker/Alligator

Gregg Allman/I Believe I’ll Go Back Home/Low Country Blues/Rounder

Johnny and the Motones/Baby Don’t Jump/Nothin’ To Lose/Independent

Solomon Burke & De Dijk/Good For Nothing/Hold On Tight/Verve  **NEW

Charles Bradley & Menehan Street Band/The World (Is Going Up In Flames)/No Time For Dreaming/Dunham Records** New release from 63 year old soul singer from Brooklyn.

The Homemade Jamz Blues Band/Telling Lies/The Game/Independent

Lucky Peterson/Statesboro Blues/You Can Always Turn Around/Dreyfus Jazz *catch Lucky at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival this year.

John Mayall/All Your Love/70th Birthday Concert/Eagle Records     * catch John at the German House in Rochester on April 3rd.

Marcia Ball/That’s How It Goes/Roadside Attractions/Alligator **NEW

Tracy Nelson/Shoot My Baby/Victim of the Blues/Delta Groove  **NEW

Buddy Guy and Junior Wells/Give Me My Coat and Shoes/Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection/Alligator

**catch Buddy Guy at University of Buffalo on April 4th.

Johnny Rawls/Blind Crippled and Crazy/Memphis Still Got Soul/Catfood Records **NEW

Eric Hanke/Mr. Slim’s Blues/Factory Man/Ten Foot Texan  **NEW w/ Cindy Cashdollar on Pedal Steel

Travis Haddix/A Little Snack/Shots of Blues Volume 1 (Various Artists)/Benevolent Blues

Rory Block/The Breadline/Shake Em On Down a tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell/Stony Plain

Bobby Rush/She Ain’t Lovin’ Me Like She Oughta/Look At What You Gettin’/Deep Rush Records ***catch Bobby Rush at the Ramada Inn in Geneva, NY on Sunday, May 22.

Howlin Wolf/Moanin’ At Midnight/Chess Blues Disc 1 – Boxset/Chess

Doc’s Juke Joint- 7pm Hour

Artist/Title/Album/Label

Little Walter/Juke/Best of /Chess

Johnny Taylor/I Don’t Wanna Lose You/Chronicle:The 20 Greatest Hits/Stax

The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker/Can’t Have Enough/Burn It Down/OuttaSight Records

Johnny Rawls/I’m A Bluesman/Ace of Spades/Catfood Records ***Catch Johnny Tuesday night in Geneva at Sunset Lanes or Wed. night at the Dino BBQ in Rochester.

Shaun Murphy/Mississippi Water/Trouble With Lovin’/Serenity Hill  ***NEW from Little Feat singer, new solo cd.

Retro Deluxe/Too Much Drama/Watermelon Tea/Rinkled Rooster  ***NEW produced by Jimbo Mathus

The Rolling Stones/Good Times, Bad Times/Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)/Abkco Records

Curly Bridges/Rock Me Baby/Blues Piano-Rama compilation/Electro-Glide Records

Charles Brown/Bringing In A Brand New Year/Cool Christmas Blues

Eric Lindell/Bodega/Between Motion and Rest/Sparco Records (feat. Ivan Neville: Organ, Electric Piano, Clavinet on this new self-produced cd from Eric Lindell.

Matt Schofield/All You Need/Live From The Archive/Nugene Records

Deb Callahan/Old Ways/Tell It Like It Is/Blue Pearl Records

Smokey Hogg/New Year’s Eve Blues/Blues, Blues Christmas Vol 1 (1925-1955) Disc 2/Document

Lil Son Jackson/New Year’s Resolution/Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 (1926-1958) Disc 1/Document

Otis Redding/I Can’t Turn You Loose/Live On the Sunset Strip/Stax  **Two Disc Set Reissue of the full performances from the Whiskey A Go Go West Hollywood Apr. 9 & 10 1966.

The Homemade Jamz Blues Band/Washing Clothes/The Game/Independent

Hosea Hargrove/Nine Pounds of Steel/Tex Golden Nugget/Dialtone Records

Steve Grills/Cuban Getaway (Ike Turner)/After Hours/Toogaloo Blues

Leyla Fences/Upside Blues/Lias Cheats & Fools/Independent

Rockin’Jason D. Williams/Daddy’s Little Pumpkin/Killer Instincts/Rockabilly Records

Claude Hay/Two Zero Seven/Deep Fried Satisfied/Independent

Charles “Big Daddy” Stallings/James/Blues Party/Independent

Eli Paperboy Reed/Help Me/Come and Get It/EMI

Marc Benno and the Nightcrawlers/Love In Turnin Green/Crawlin’/Blue Skunk

Los Straitjackets/Soul’D Lang Syne/Yuletide Beat/Yep Roc

Happy New Years from Doc’s Juke Joint – Next Week the Best of 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Juke Joint 7pm Hour

Artist/Title/Album/Label

Little Walter/Juke/Best of /Chess

Otis Redding & His Orchestra/Security/Live On the Sunset Strip/Stax **NEW April 9&10 1966 recording live at the Whiskey A Go Go

Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings/Headin’ Down To Maxwell Street/That’s The Way You do/Delmark  **NEW

Los Straitjackets/Christmas In Las Vegas/Tis the Season

Cyndi Lauper/Early In the Morning (feat. Allen Toussaint & B.B. King)/Memphis Blues/Mercer Street Records **NEW

Jeff Healey/Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me

Johnny Rawls/Live For Today/Ace of Spades/Cat Food Records ** at the Sunset Bowl in Geneva NY on Dec. 28th

Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy/Let It Roll/Onward and Upward/Merless Records (in Memory of James Luther Dickinson) ***NEW

The Voices/Santa Claus Boogie/Blues,Blues Christmas Vol. 2 (1926-1958) Disc 1 Document Records, notes by Big Road Blues – Jeff Harris

Grand Marquis/St. James Infirmary Blues/Hold On To Me/Independent  **NEW

Charles Brown/Merry Christmas Baby/Cool Christmas Blues

Table Top Three/Let Me Go Home, Whiskey/Acoustic blues & More  **local blues featuring: Sweet Curtis Brown, Steve West and Ross Bracco

Chip Dawson/Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town/Stridin’ Through Christmas/Independent

Ingrid Lucia/Zat You, Santa Claus?/New Orleans Christmas/Putumayo

Robert Cray/Smoking Gun/Cookin’ In Mobile/Nozzle Records  *latest Live CD/DVD Set

Jimmy Butler/Trim Your Tree/Savoy Christmas Blues/Savoy

Ms. Jody/It’s Christmas Baby/It’s Christmas Baby/Ecko

Little Freddie King/Can’t Do Nothing Babe/Lousiana Swamp Stomp/Honeybee Entertainment

The Marshall Brothers/Mr. Santa’s Boogie/Savoy Christmas Blues/Savoy

Sonny Parker with Lionel Hampton/Boogie Woogie Santa Claus/Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955)/Document Records

Junior Wells & the Aces/I Don’t Know/Live In Boston 1966/Delmark   **new live set release

Albert King/Christmas Comes But Once A Year/Christmas In Soulsville/Stax

Elvis Presley/Santa Claus Is Back In Town/Elvis Christmas Album

Booker T & The MG’s/White Christmas/Christmas In Soulsville/Stax

Kenny Wayne Shepard/Sick and Tired (featuring: Bryan Lee)/Live! In Chicago/Roadrunner Records

Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From Jazz 90.1 & Doc’s Juke Joint

Doc’s Juke Joint – 7pm Hour

Artist/Title/Album/Label

Little Walter/Juke/Best of /Chess

Elvis Presley/Santa Claus Is Back In Town/Elvis Christmas Album/RCA

Johnny Rawls/I’m A Bluesman/Ace of Spades/Catfood Records *** In area week after Christmas, Geneva on Dec. 28th at Sunset Bowl.

James Kinds/I Got A Woman/Love You From The Top/Delmark ***NEW

Pine Leaf Boys/Pine Leaf Boys Two Step/Live at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & HeritageFestival *** at the Harmony House next Sunday.

Albert King/Santa ClausWants Some Lovin’/Christmas In Soulville/STAX

JW-Jones/Kissin’ In Memphis/Midnight Memphis Sun/Ruf

Kirsten Thien/Please Drive (Featuring: Hubert Sumlin)/Delicious/Screen Door Records

Hosea Hargrove/Boog a Loo/Tex Golden Nugget/Dialtone Records

Washboard Pete/Christmas Blues/Savoy Christmas Blues

Chris Beard/Gotta Find My Baby (featuring  Joe Beard)/Who I Am & What I Do/Electro Records

The Chris O’Leary Band/Waters Risin’/Mr. Used To Be/Vizztone

8pm Hour

Piano Red/Dr. Feelgood/The Lost Atlanta Tapes/Landslide Records

The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker/Somebody Stop Me/Burn It Down/Outta Sight Records

O.B. Buchana/It’s Christmas/It’s Christmas Baby! (collection on Ecko Records)

Gary U.S. Bonds/Shake A Hand/Let Them Talk/G.L.A. Records

Kenny Neal/Blind,Crippled, or Crazy/Hooke On Your Love/Blind Pig Records

Chris Cain/So Many Miles/So Many Miles/Blue Rock’It Records

Barbara Carr/I Need A Man Down My Chimney/It’s Christmas Baby!/Ecko Records

Big Daddy-O/Life Is Hard/Used Blues/Rabadash Records

Albert Castiglia/Sweet Southern Angel/Keepin On/Blues Leaf Records

John Boutte/Treme Song/Treme Soundtrack/Geffen Records

Lynwood Slim/Little Girl/Brazilian Kicks/Delta Groove

Doc’s Juke Joint 7pm Hour

Artist/Title/Album/Label

Little Walter/Juke/Best of/ Chess

Dr. John/My Indian Red/Treme Soundstrack/Geffen Records

The Homemade Jamz Blues Band/Washing Clothes/The Game/Independent  ***NEW

Jessie Lege’& Edward Poullard/New Crowley Two Step/Live! at the Isleton Crawdad Festival ***Catch Jessie Lege’ at the Harmony House this Friday Night.

Boo Boo Davis/Alligator Blues/Undercover Blues/Crossroads ***NEW IMPORT

The Delta Flyers/61 Highway Blues/Sixteen Bars/Soulbilly Records  ***NEW www.deltaflyers.com

The National Debonaires/Uh Oh/Words Are Like Bullets/Blue Edge Records ***NEW

Tas Cru/My GPS Mama/Jus’ Desserts/Crustee Tees Records  **New

Whitey Morgan & Th 78′s/Buick City/Whitey Morgan & the 78′sBloodshot Records  **at Abilene this FridayNight

Slim Fatz/Evil/Everybody Loves Slim/Aladdin Entertainment Recordings ***NEW

Johnny Rawls/Gasoline On the Fire/Ace of Spades  ***Lots of Upstate NY dates coming in December ****

Mavis Staples/We’re Gonna Make It/You Are Not Alone/Anti

The Norman Sylvester Quartet/Frog Hair/Live/Boogie Cat Productions *NEW

Jay Gaunt/Greensleeves/Harmonicopia/JBG Music

Bob Corritore and Friends/I Need To Be  Be’d With (w/Carol Fran vocals)/Harmonica Blues/Delta Groove

Red Horse/If These Walls Could Talk (John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson, Lucy Kaplansky)/Red Horse/Red House Records **at the Smith Opera House in Geneva on Thursday night.

Charlie Musselwhite/The Well/The Well/Alligator Records

Leyla Fences/Upside Blues/Liars Cheats & Fools/Indepedent

Chris James Patrick Rynn/Little Girl/Gonna Boogie Anyway/Earwig Music

Robin Rogers/Second Time Around/Back In The Fire/Blind Pig

Alabama Mike/Stop Putting Me On/Tailor Made Blues/JukeHouse Records

Rockin Jason D. Williams/Like Jerry Lee/Killer Instincs/RockabillyRecords

Deb Callahan/I Feel The Spirit/Tell It Like It Is/Blue Pearl Records

Matt Hill/Hellz Bellz/On The Floor/Vizztone

9pm – Jimi Hendrix: West Coast Seattle Boy – 1 hr. Special, celebrating the new boxset.

Main Stage, Pocono Blues Festival 2010

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes opened the 19th annual Pocono Blues Festival in true delta style.  Jimmy “Duck” Holmes performed solo on guitar featuring Mississippi Blues Classics from his Broke “n Hungry and Fat Possum releases.  You can also check out Jimmy on the “M” for Mississippi Soundtrack & Movie.

The weather was perfect and so were the ribs.  Part of the Friday night festivities at the Pocono’s is a buffet which includes admission to the three Friday night bands.  All performances on Friday happen under the Tent Stage that is used for the remainder of the weekend.  The weather was perfect since the threatening lighting in the distance that lit up the surrounding mountains stayed far enough away for all three performances to take place.

Next on the bill was Mr. Johnny Rawls.  Johnny was joined by the Nutmeg Horns which really filled out his sound.  Rawls mainly played songs off his last two releases, Ace of Spades and Red Cadillac.  Highlights of Johnny’s set included a cover of his idol Tyrone Davis “Turn Back the Hands of Time” and a great version of the Robert Parker classic “Barefootin’” which brought the house down and got the Pocono crowd on their feet.  The show closer was the  Rawls’ juke joint classic “Juicy Lucy” from his JSP recording days.

Chick Willis, 2010 Pocono Blues Festival

Lady Bianca was the headliner on Friday night.  A real highlight of this set was her guitar player, formerly from London, England but Oakland, CA  based for many years, Steve Gannon.  Steve was also part of the band that backed Sugar Pie DeSanto a few years back at the Pocono’s.  Though Lady Bianca didn’t have the stage antics of Sugar Pie she did lay it down on the keyboards and provided the crowd with a rich variety of blues originals.

So much to do, so much to see and hear at the premier blues festival in the Northeast.  Saturday opened with an up and comer Marquise Knox.  From St. Louis, Knox certainly knew his way around his guitar and some blues classics.  His set included: How Blues Can You Get, Howlin’ For My Darlin’, Good Morning Little School Girl, The Sky Is Cryin’, Born Under a Bad Sign, Hootchie Cootchie Man, Night Fishin’, How Long, How Many More Years and I Got a Problem.

Georgia native, Veronika Jackson opened the tent stage with a nice mix of solo acoustic blues.  Highlights of her set included a real nice version of John Prine’s Angel of Montgomery and Little Walter’s My Babe.  I stopped by the merchandise table and had to laugh at the warning tag on one of her cd’s “Warning: Soul Stirring Conditions.”

Stage 2 opened with South Carolina native, Ms. Wanda Johnson.  She opened with Can You Handle This?  She wore a white dress fitting for an up and coming blues queen.  Wanda sounded a lot like Irma Thomas as she sang through a great set of originals off her independent releases.  Wanda was backed by keyboardist/band leader Shrimp City Slim.  Saturday was turning out to be a beautiful day.  The mountain was starting to heat up as blue skies gave way to a few puffy white clouds rolling over the ski mountain.  Sun block was a must and breaks for shade were definitely needed.

AJ Diggs was up next on the main stage as he opened with a nice version of the Spinners “I’ll Be Around.”  He then kicked into “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”.   He was the first act on this triple bill which he shared with Roy Roberts and Barbara Carr.  Diggs played a real nice version of “Rabbit Got A Gun” off his CD Already In Progress.

My favorite part of the festival came early, as Chick Willis hit the tent stage.  Chick was on guitar, backed by drums, bass and a vetern sax man, Jacques Johnson.   75 year old Chick Willis didn’t look a day over 50 as he opened with “Rib Shack”, one of his best tunes.  The tent crowd was immediately on their feet and Willis rocked the crowd on and off the stage.  Two Ray Charles songs kept his set tight and rollin’ (What I Say & I Can’t Stop Loving You).  Chick took us down to the Juke Joint with I Want a Big Fat Woman.  Other highlights of the Willis set included Tampa Red’s “Let  Me Play With Your Poodle” and Lightnin’ Hopkins “Hello Central Give Me 209.”  In Chick’s own words, he took it “Deep down in the alley” with the Hopkins cover.  Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better Willis broke out his all-time classic – Stoop Down Baby.

Detroit guitarist/vocalist Johnnie Bassett was up next on Stage 2.  A great front man and a great band will always make for a quality blues set and this was no exception.  Johnnie played cuts off his latest disc The Gentleman is Back.  The song, Keep Your Hands off My Baby, was part of one of my favorite sets of the festival.

Willie “Big Eyes” Smith & Hubert Sumlin, 2010 Pocono Blues Festival

Theodis Ealey was really the unknown quantity at this years festival.  Many might have questions why he was given the slot of performing on the Main Stage in the middle of the festival’s biggest day.  Well Theodis is a showman and the show put Ealey on the blues map for many new fans.  Theodis on guitar himself was back by two keyboard players, bass, guitar, a back up singer.  The Ealey band was right on with a JB groove that often bordered on a KC 70′s funk.  From Mississippi, Theodis assured us that he would take us from the mountains of PA to the Juke Joints of his home state with his version of I’m The Man You Need off his latest CD.

Ealey then worked his way through a 10 minute version of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” which was met with an almost out of control response from the mainly fifty year old plus Pocono crowd.  Ealey then performed “Kiss” by that Prince guy who I can’t remember if he is Prince again or some symbol.  The finale was an unbelievable you had to see it to believe version of Ealey’s signature song “Stand Up In It.”  Theodis left us with the quote of the weekend – “Anything can happen at the Juke Joint,” which he repeated throughout his set.

Chick Willis started his 2nd set under the tent stage with a fine version of his “Houdini Lover.”  This song was followed by Voodoo Woman, CC Rider, Everyday I Have the Blues and  Big Fat Woman (where one found her way on stage).  The crowd was soon on their feet and Chick treated them to another version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You.”

The Chicago Blues Legends closed out the main stage on Saturday night.  Lifetime achievement awards were given to former Muddy Water’s bass player Bob Stroger and drummer/harp/vocalist, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith.  After meeting Willie Smith at an after festival party he revealed to me that he had always been a harp player.  He merely took up the drums during the 1950′s when rock n’ roll was coming alive to get work.  If you hear Willie play the harp and sing you will quickly realize that this guy is a true blues legend and should be right up there with the other big names of blues past frontmen.  Bob Margolin joined Stroger and Smith to start and then Hubert Sumlin was brought out to a huge audience applause.

Though Hubert had to be be attached to constant oxygen while on and off the stage nothing would keep him from performing.  Hubert and the band worked their way through several songs including Killing Floor. Before the final performer (Pinetop Perkins) was to join the group, Hubert was summoned by his nurse/manager to leave the stage but he refused.  Sumlin told me after the show that he did not want to disappoint all the people and just could not leave the stage.  The magic was still there when Sumlin stood and took his solo shots.

When you are 97 years old you just hope you can still remember your name.  Pinetop Perkins is now 97 and can still headline a blues festival.  Pinetop played some signature licks as well as his signature song about himself.  The Pocono crowd was whipped into a frenzy as the Muddy Waters Band alumni broke into the classic “Mojo Workin’.”  Willie Smith, Margolin and Stroger finished with one more encore before Saturday’s superior day of blues was complete.

Campbell Brothers, 2010 Pocono Blues Festival

Dave “Muskie” Moskal announced the opening of Sunday’s events at the Pocono Blues Festival.  Moskal’s former hometown of Rochester, NY produced the band that would not only open but give a complete work out to the Pocono Festival early risers.  The Campbell Brothers get better every time I see them and they really connected with the blues fans before them.  A show highlight of their set is their rendition of the Sam Cooke song “A Change Is Gonna Come.”  “Morning Train” off their first album followed and they always seem to take this song higher and higher each time they perform it.

Hands were raising and feet were stomping as the Campbell’s rocked the mountain and the main stage.  Gospel classic “Bye and Bye” became a ten minute vehicle for Chuck Campbell’s guitar.  The best way I can describe the Campbell Brothers is a “Gospel Based Jam Band For People with Good Music Taste.”   Next the Campbell Brothers “Got Their Praise On” for an uncle who had recently passed away.  Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better they kicked into “I’ll Fly Away.”

Billy Sims, Jr. and Chaney Sims filled in for Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whitely.  Apparently Diana had problems getting into the U.S. from Canada so was unable to perform.  The acoustic duo of the Sims was real nice.  Billy switched from guitar to keyboards and performed some real nice blues.  Highlights included “St. Louis Blues” and “St. James Infirmary.”

From there it was off to the East Coast debut of Alabama Mike.  Alabama Mike had one of the best releases of 2009/2010 and is about to release his next CD.  After just two songs the weather turned from bad to worse and his show was shut down until the storm moved through. It then became time for the Rochester crew to gas up the bus and head back home.  Much more continued throughout the day including the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, Mavis Staples, Joe Krown with Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.  So much blues, so little time.

Greg “Doc” Lefebre host of Doc’s Juke Joint, heard every Sunday night from 7-10pm Est.  on Jazz 90.1FM.

Doc’s Juke Joint – November 15, 2009 7pm Hour

Little Walter – Juke  -  Feufollet Ticket Giveaway tonight on the Juke Joint**

Johnnie Bassett – Keep Your Hands Off My Baby – The Gentleman Is Back (Mack Avenue Records)

Murali Coryell – Minor Funk – Sugar Lips (featuring vocalist Murali Coryell, Joe Louis Walker, guitar and vocals and Tom Hambridge on drums also produced the cd)  MuraliCoryell.com (Joe Louis Walker at the Water Street Music Hall on Dec. 3rd) ** get on the email list for ticket giveaways***

Dave Keyes – Bye Bye Baby (Dave Keyes composition) – Roots In the Blues (featuring Popa Chubby on guitar www.davekeyes.com * Keyes is a piano player

Grandpa Elliott – Fannie Mae (Live) – Sugar Sweet (Playing for Change.com & concordmusicgroup.com

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Keep on Looking – 100 Days, 100 Nights (daptonerecords.com) ** at the Water Street Music Hall this Sat. night Nov. 21st.

Downchild Blues Band – Come On In – Come On In ***at the Seneca Niagara Casino on Sat. Nov. 21st.

Big James and the Chicago Playboys – Worry – Right Here Right Now (Blind Pig Records) ** at the Lafayette Tap Room in Buffalo on this Sat. Night Nov. 21st.

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Arthur Adams – Don’t Let the Door Hit You – Stomp The Floor ** new cd for the guitarist on Delta Groove Records

Tenry Johns – Live Your Life – Moving On (www.tenryjohns.com) 2009 release from “the King Kong Rocker” (bass and vocals on the cd)

Donnie Ray – Two Places At the Same Time – It’s BYOB (Ecko Records)

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Feufollett – Cow Island Hop – Cow Island Hop (2008 Valcour Records) ** at the Harmony House in Webster this Saturday night Nov. 21st.

8pm Hour

RJ Spangler’s Blue Four -  Ninety Nine (Sonny Boy Williamson II tune) – You Know I Can’t Refuse the Bill Heid Sessions (Bill Heid piano player that played with Fenton Robinson etc.) RJ Spangler piano and vocals on the cd, features guest appearances by Johnnie Bassett.   Eastlawn Records our of Michigan.

Tony Marcus – Maple Leaf Rag – Contemporary Ragtime Guitar (Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop label)

Dave Evans – Raining Cats and Dogs – Sad Pig Dance (Reissue: orginally recorded/released in 1974) Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop label)

High Performance- Hick’s Wagon Wheel Special – Live From Breaux Bridge Pt. 2 (Swallow Records)

Johnny Rawls -  Gasoline on Fire – Ace of Spades (CatFood Records)        ** at the Dino BBQ this Wed

B.B. King – How Blue Can You Get – the Rolling Stones “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! 40th Anniversary Box Set (originally recorded in 1969)

Juke Joint Live Music Calendar – Get on the email list for your copy. Music by: Billy Flynn

Darrell Nulisch – Let A Woman Be A Woman – Just For You (Severn Records) latest release

Maria Muldaur & her Garden of Joy – The Diplomat (Dan Hicks) – Good Time Music for Hard Times (Stony Plain)

The Cash Box Kings – Iodine In My Coffee (Muddy Waters) Cuttin’ Heads Live At the Cuda Cafe (Blue Midnight Records)

The Twisters – Something’s Got to Give – Come Out Swingin’ (NortherBlues label)

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Brophy Dale – Sound The Bell – Night Hawkin’ (Rimba Records)

9pm Hour

Debbie Davies – Percolatin’ – Holdin’ Court (all instrumental cd featuring guitarist Debbie Davies (Vizztone Records)

Al Basile – Give It Like You Get It – Soul Blue www.albasile.com  Produced and featuring Duke Robillard

Long John Hunter – Looking For My Baby – Looking For A Party (Blues Express)

Samuel James – The Water’s Always Changing, But the River…. – For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen (NorthernBlues)

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Eugene Hideaway Bridges – Learn How To Let You Go – Live In San Antonio (bluearmadillo.com)

Texas Slim – Country Home – Driving Blues (TopCat Records)

Missy Andersen – Tell Mama – Missy Andersen

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Doc’s Basement 9:30pm featuring Robert Cray who has a new CD out.

Robert Cray – Nothin’ But A Woman – Strong Persuader (1986 Polygram includes hit radio hit Smoking Gun)

Robert Cray – At Last – Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1988 Polygram)

Robert Cray -Trouble and Pain – (new CD) This Time

** next week on Doc’s Basement I will be featuring Joe Louis Walker, who will be performing in Rochester on Dec. 3rd at the Water Street Music Hall.

Ann Kerstetter – Messin’ Down In Texas – Duke Street Diary

Kelley Hunt – Wig Chalet – No Mercy (88 Records)

Quintas McCormick Blues Band – Plano Texas Blues – Hey Jodie (Delmark Records)

Thanks for listening!!!!!!!!!!! Doc

Doc’s Juke Joint – 7pm Hour

Little Walter – Juke

RJ Spangler’s Blue Four – I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town – You Know I Can’t Refuse (Eastlawn Records) piano player and vocalist, played with Fenton Robinson

Lil Aaron – Shake For Me – Remembers The Last Employee (Quinn Records)   (Break)

Quintus McCormick Blues Band -I Wasn’t Thinkin’ – Hey Jodie! (Delmark)

Nicole Hart – No Cuttin’ Loose – Treasure (Blues Leaf Records) at the Dino BBQ this Wed Night ****

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Zora Young – Goin’ Back To Memphis (Version 2) – The French Connection

Julius Pittman & The Revival – A Good Fool Is Hard To Find – Bucket List (www.juliuspittmanrevival.com)

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Be Easy – 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone records) *** at the Water Street Music Hall on November 21st.

Fiona Boyes – Howlin’ At Your Door – Blues Woman (Yellow Dog Records) *** Membership Campaign prize tonight on the Juke Joint.

Sugar Blue

Sugar Blue – Messin’ With The Kid (Junior Wells tune) – Threshold (sugar-blue.com) * famous Chicago Harp Player.

8pm Hour

Downchild Blues Band – Now You’re Hooked – Come On In ***at the Seneca Niagara Casino on Nov. 21st.

Ana Popovic – Steal Me Away – Blind For Love ** at the Lafayette Tap Room (Buffalo) on Nov. 14 – this Saturday.

Mike Zito – Big Mouth – Pearl River ** at the Lafayette Tap Room Nov. 14th

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Todd Wolfe Band – Wing of A Dove – Stripped Down At the Bang Palace (Blues Leaf Records)

Irma Thomas – Got To Bring It With You – The Soul Queen of New Orleans 50th Anniversary Celebration (Rounder Records)

Danny Brooks – Rightous Highway – Live At the Palais Royale www.dannybrooksmusic.com

Feufollet – Chere Bet – Cow Island Hop – *** at the Harmony House in Webster Sat. Nov. 21st.  * get on the email list for giveaways for this one.

New Orleans Nightcrawlers – 8th Ward Strut – Slither Slice **dedicated to Muskie

Tommy Castro – Make It Back to Memphis – Hard Believer (Alligator Records) ** Membership Campaign CD tonight!

9pm Hour

The Rolling Stones   Love In Vain – 40th Anniversary boxset – Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!

Keb Mo’ – Better Man – Playing For Change Compilation – Songs Around The World CD/DVD

Joe Louis Walker – Way Too Expensive – Between a Rock and the blues *** at the Water St. Music Hall Dec. 3rd.

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The Revelations featuring Tre’ Williams – Let’s Straigten It Out (Lattimore tune) – The Bleeding Edge

David Maxwell & Louisiana Red – New Jersey Woman – You Got To Move (Vizztone Records)

** Doc’s Basement – featuring Johnny Rawls tonight – Johnny will be at the Dino BBQ in Rochester on Nov. 18th.

Johnny Rawls

Johnny Rawls – Gasoline on Fire – Ace of Spades (2009 Cat Food Records)

Johnny Rawls – Red Cadillac title track of his 2008 release on Catfood Records

Johnny Rawls – Live For Today – Ace of Spades (2009 Catfood records)

Tail Dragger – My Woman Is Gone – Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues at Buddy Guy’s Legends In Chicago

Tamara & Lucky Peterson – Lost The Right – Darling Forever (JSP Records)

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