Dec 2013 - MO Blues

MONTH FULL OF THE BLUES
The Newsletter of the MO Blues Association
December 2013
MO Blues
Please join us Sunday, December 15, 2013
5:00-11:00pm, at Michigan Place Banquet
Center (714 Michigan Ave., Jefferson City)
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013
5:00- 11:00 p.m.
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Doors at 5:00,
Dinner at 6:00
Music starts 7:00 p.m
at
Michigan Place
Banquet Center
714 Michigan Ave,
Jefferson City, MO
TICKETS ARE
LIMITED,
PLEASE ORDER SOON!
The event will feature a Cajun-style meal with all the
trimmings. Larry Zulauf at the Michigan Place Banquet
Center has an outstanding menu prepared that will have you
ready to hit the dance floor.
MENU: Rusty Nail Chicken (Smoked chicken thighs - a little sweet, a
little tangy, & a little hot); Mud Bugs & Veg. (crawfish/corn on the
cob), Blues Brothers Shrimp Creole, Coonass Jambalaya, Raging
Cajun (Red beans and rice), Swamp Cabbage (Coleslaw), Southern
Corn Bread. There will be a cash bar and other beverages
available.
As part of the holiday celebration, MO Blues is honoring our
local blues musicians. Various artists have been invited,
representing bands who hosted MO Blues jams during 2013.
2013 Host Bands performing:
 Dig Nitty (committed)
Invitations (still pending) to:
 Blue Max, Serious Blues Band, Blues DeVille, and Mojo Roots
Doors open at 5:00pm, and dinner will be served at 6:00pm.
Music starts at 7:00pm. The cost is $15 per person or $25
per couple. A great price for an evening of fun and friends.
Tickets: $15.00 per person, $25 per couple
Available at:
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Prison Brews (305 Ash St)
Will West Music and Sound (807 Missouri Blvd)
online at MOBlues.org
TICKETS ARE LIMITED, PLEASE ORDER SOON!
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October JAM NOTES
- by Chuck Renn
Pink isn’t my color, it’s my cause…
(at the October Jam, that is…)
On Oct. 19, 2013, the Community Breast Care
Project and MO Blues partnered to hold the First
Annual “Bras, Blues and BBQ.”event. According
to Lorie Smith, the representative of the
Community Breast Care Project, the jam was a
huge success. Lorie said, “The music was
awesome and so was the food.”
The Blues DeVille kept the event jumping
with solid blues, and when the dust settled, the
event had raised $3,500 for the Community
Breast Care Project and served 150
people. According to Smith, this amount is the
most ever raised in our efforts to auction the
uniquely decorated bras. If you missed the
event, part of the event’s attraction were bras
decorated in the most unique and sometimes
outlandish manner. The bras were auctioned off
as part of the fund raising efforts.
Smith stated that the amount of money raises
will help seven women with $500 checks each.
The funds go to the individuals to help to pay for
things like gas, food, utilities or in some cases a
house payment. Smith emphasized that it is
expensive to have breast cancer and the project
hopes to provide just a little to help those in
treatment get buy during this period.
The Community Breast Care Project is a not-forprofit foundation created for the purpose of
supporting women (and men) of central
Missouri. The project relies on the support of
individuals and corporations to provide free
programs and services to individuals with
breast cancer and to promote breast care in the
community. The mission of the project is to
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provide educational, financial and emotional
support to the Central Missouri community
regarding awareness of breast health and breast
cancer treatment.
Smith extended many thanks to the MO Blues
Association for the great time that night. She
thinks our partnership is a good one. The
Community Breast Care Project is working with
the Eagles Lodge in Jefferson City to schedule
the 18th of October, for the event in 2014. They
are hoping to double the attendance. A special
note of thanks goes to Blues DeVille and the
MO Blues members who showed up to jam and
promote this good cause. MO Blues joins with
the project in looking forward to bigger and
better event in 2014. Hope you all get this on
your calendar.
You a’comin’ to the MO Blues
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
5:00-11:00pm
Michigan Place Banquet Center
Tickets: Single - $15.00, Couple - $25.
Available at: Will West Music & Sound,
Prison Brews, and at MOBlues.org
Tickets are limited - don’t delay!
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The Duck Tapes
by ROBERT DUCKWORTH
I think the first time I saw him was on
Austin City Limits or something, in
1977 or so. He had on a hat, was
drinking from a glass of water, while doing
amazing pull offs with his left hand on the neck
of his beat up telecaster. He sang very little and
you could tell he was nervous of the microphone.
Sang enough to get by, because he knew nobody
was there to hear him sing anyway. He was one
of the greatest telecaster players ever and called
the best unknown guitarist in the world. This
silly man, showing off playing guitar onehanded, was Roy Buchanan…and he was the
best unknown guitarist in the world.
Roy was born September 23, 1939, in Ozark,
Arkansas. His family soon moved to Pixley,
California, a farming community near
Bakersfield. He started hearing gospel music in a
racially mixed church and said of the experience,
“That’s the first place I heard black music. That’s
how I got into it”. At age 15, he was already good
enough to be playing in Johnny Otis’s blues
band, and in 1958 was playing with Dale
Hawkins, the man who originally recorded “Suzy
Q”. He later joined Ronnie Hawkin’s band,
which at the time included a young Robbie
Robertson, Levon Helm, and other players called
the Hawks, later to be known as the Band. I saw
an interview with Robbie years later, referring to
his meeting with Roy. “I was a cocky kid, a
teenager, but I was good. And Roy came up and I
said…OK, you wanna dance…let’s dance, and I
played my stuff. And then Roy started and Oh
my God. He started doing bends, turning the
tuners, all the time just tearing up the guitar”.
A recording session with a drummer named
Bobby Greg yielded a single called “Potato
Peeler”. It was this session Roy accidently
recorded a take loaded with his now famous
“pinch harmonics”. He said at that session, “Hey
man, don’t use that. I’ll do another take”. The
producer’s response was “No way!”, and the take
Roy Buchanan [photo by RoyBuchanan.org]
survived and was released, putting the guitarist
out to the public’s ear.
Roy moved to New York in the early sixties
and formed several bands. Several things
happened during this period. Roy’s reputation
spread that he was such a good guitarist that it is
rumored the Rolling Stones asked him to join
them after the death of Brian Jones. The other
was Roy got heavily into narcotics. Roy stayed in
New York and in the 1968 was given tickets to
see the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix’s use
of the wah pedal, as well as his stage show had a
powerful effect on Roy. At first he was angry that
his technique for achieving sounds was
dismissed into a pedal and he realized he would
never have the stage presence of Hendrix.
Hendrix was invited to a “pick off” with Roy
after this show but seemed more interested in a
young girl who was backstage at the time, so Roy
and Jimi never shared a stage. Jimi did talk to
Roy about the show, and afterwards Roy had
nothing but good things to say about Jimi.
Roy now decided to concentrate his musical
efforts on a more American roots style at this
time. By this time Roy had a growing family and
realized he needed a “real job”, and learned to be
a hair dresser and moved back to Arkansas.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) at this time
had heard enough about Roy to do a TV special,
and in 1971, aired the show, “Introducing Roy
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Buchanan, the Best Unknown Guitarist in the
World”. This show’s broadcast led to Roy being
signed to Polydor records where he produced
several albums for them and then several for
Atlantic.
Though these records received critical acclaim,
Roy never seemed to break beyond cult status.
Musicians like Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton raved
about him, but Roy vowed to never enter a
recording studio unless he could record records
his way. This was around 1981 and he toured for
income. I’ve read
about Roy during this
period. He wasn’t big
enough to play huge
spaces but really too
big to play clubs, but
he still did. I
remember reading a
story about Roy when
an interviewer went to
see him at a club date.
He was back with Roy
between sets in his
Roy Buchanan
dressing room, the
[photo Wikipedia]]
crowd was screaming
for more, and the room didn’t have its own
bathroom. As he was talking to Roy, Roy started
peeing on the floor. The interviewer was
completely stunned by this, but later realized
that if Roy went to the club’s bathroom he would
be heavily mobbed. Obviously Roy had had this
happen enough that this was his only option in
certain situations.
Roy resumed recording , working with
Alligator records, recording “When a Guitar
Plays the Blues”, “Dancing on the Edge”, and
“Hot Wires”. He toured with this new material
and a video was recorded with Roy, Lonnie
Mack, and Albert Collins called “Further on
Down the Road”, shot at Carnegie Hall in 1987. I
have this show on VHS and still have not seen it
re-released on DVD. All three play very well and
obviously all three jammed onstage at the end.
A rather interesting note is after the Carnegie
gig, Lonnie Mack and Albert Collins went out
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jamming at a club after the show and super
bassist Jaco Pastorius, of all people, wound up
on stage playing with them. Roy continued
touring, playing around the world, and was
trying to clean up his alcohol and drug intake. I
heard he attempted Buddhism, shaving his head
and giving it his best. Unfortunately, while in
Virginia after a show, Roy fell off the wagon and
wound up arrested and in jail on a drunk and
disorderly conduct charge. He was found later in
his jail cell dead, having hanged himself. It has
been said the police worked him over some, but
that is just a rumor. A sad loss to the guitar fans
around the world.
Roy’s guitar of choice was a stock ’53 Fender
Telecaster, named “Nancy”. He plugged into a
Fender Vibrolux, a 35 watt amp with two 10”
speakers, with the volume and tone controls full
up. He often played with his amp facing away
from the audience and other players thought he
was being secretive about his settings. My
hypothesis is Roy’s guitar had a microphonic
rear pickup, causing it to squeal at full volume
when faced into the amp, so he just turned the
amp around. You can hear the guitar squeal on
the album “Live Stock”, a live record from 1975.
Later guitars were a newer Fender Telecaster
with a rosewood fingerboard plugged into a
Marshall JCM 800 half stack and a Gibson Les
Paul Custom. The only effect in use would be an
old Echoplex. His old Telecaster was owned by
Danny Gatton in later years.
My favorite album of his Polydor period is
“Second Album”. However, get “The Best of Roy
Buchanan: 20th Century Masters. It has the best
of “Second Album” plus other tracks. “Sweet
Dreams: The Anthology” is a good overview of
Roy’s extended work. Cruise YouTube for Roy.
The cat could really play.
Now I gotta go make duck soup.
See ya’ -
THE DUCK
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December 2013
2013 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
Attracts More than 22,000
The 2013 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival welcomed 22,250 fans who traveled from
35 states, Canada, England, Germany, Scotland, and Sweden, from Friday,
September 20 to Sunday, September 22 and featured 27 local, national, and
international artists.
The festival took place for the first time at Stephens Lake Park this year, Fans were able to spread
out and enjoy the weekend on 49 acres of green space. The festival brought $1,205,842 in economic
impact to the City of Columbia and the State of Missouri (Source: Convention and Visitors Bureau
Economic Impact Study, 2013).
. The Blues in the Schools program saw tremendous growth from 2012. The music education
program, which is supported by the Roots N Blues N BBQ Foundation, increased its participation
from 11 schools to 15 schools. In addition, West Middle School and Douglass High School became the
first middle school and high school to participate, respectively.
The Roots N Blues N BBQ ½ Marathon and 10K races had 1,378 runners participate. The number
of states represented in the race increased from 18 in 2012 to 30 in 2013. The races featured slightly
modified courses from the previous year.
The final day of the festival included the Sunday Gospel Brunch. The event showcased the gospel
talents of Music Maker Revue and legendary performer Mavis Staples. Fans were also able to enjoy
vendors that offered brunch menus.
The Festival featured a more kid-friendly environment from previous years, including a Ferris
wheel and plenty of green space for playing while BBQ vendors and food trucks served fans delicious
fare throughout the weekend. In addition, Stephens Lake Park was decorated with unique pieces of
art, including creatures, giant puppets, an octopus, and light arrangements that were showcased at
night.
The 2014 Festival will take place September 26 through September 28. The latest
information on the Festival can always be found at rootsnbluesnbbq.com
Thanks from the young people of at St. Peter’s school
As reported in the October Month Full Of the Blues, thanks to generous members and supporters of
the MO Blues Association, we were able to provide funding for a Blues In The Schools visit by
renowned musician and educator T.J. Wheeler for the 460 students at St. Peter Interparish School in
Jefferson City on Sept. 23. Pictured above is a “Thank You” banner, signed by the students. (Sweet!)
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December 2013
Ben Green’s blues CD advances through IBF competition
The 2014 International Blues Foundation’s 2014 Best
Self-Produced CD competition is in full swing! MO
Blues is proud to announce that “Can’t Life Without
‘Em” by local bluesman and MO Blues member Ben
Green, has advanced to Round Two of the
competition. As a member of the IBF, MO Blues
sponsored the entry of Ben’s CD in the current
competition.
IBF advised MOBlues late last week that Ben’s CD
will be advancing to the second round. The winner of
the competition will be announced at the International
Blues Challenge on January 25, 2014 at Finals in the
Orpheum Theatre January 25, 2014.
The announcement was accompanied by the IBF comment, “Thank you to the affiliates for
continuing to foster new blues acts to keep this Genre alive.” MO Blues is very appreciative of Ben’s
long support of the association and his dedication to the blues. Ben lives our mission statement, to
Promote, Support and Preserve the blues. Check it out, Ben Green Acoustic Blues CD “Can't Live
Without 'Em” made the second round.
MOBlues Reviews…by Chuck Renn
Charles Burton, “Sweet Potato Pie.”
This CD is definite thumbs up. To start, “Sweet Potato Pie” has been
nominated for "Best Blues Album of 2013" by the San Diego Music Awards.
The CD is 13 original blues songs. The recording is well mastered and
accompanying musicians are solid throughout. This is rocking blues, folks.
High energy. Burton goes through all the different blues grooves with
blistering guitar on every track.
Burton was born in Los Angeles in 1958. He headlined the Fresno Blues Festival playing with the
late great Hosea Leavy in 1995. As a guitarist and singer, he has released five CDs with his band and
has toured Europe headlining festivals, culture houses, and clubs since 2005. In 2007/2008 he
toured Scandinavia with Maury "Hooter" Saslaff (Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers). In 2009 he won
San Diego's International Blues Challenge finals. That same year he took first place in San Diego's
King of the Blues competition. Burton is widely regarded as the best blues guitarist in San Diego and
his been deemed San Diego's Blues Ambassador to the world.
Burton’s guitar playing is tight. On every cut on the CD, his articulation and phrasing are pure and
recognizable. Aptly named “Sweet Potato Pie,” the CD offers you something sweet, something
different and always something hot. Personal favorites are “Goin’ to Memphis”, “Crackdown” and the
title cut, “Sweet Potato Pie.” The rest of the cuts are solid and very much worth the listening.
However, these three cuts support my assertions on this CD. They offer the sweet, the different and
the heat.
Burton’s forte is the outstanding guitar work that he does. However, this fellow is the complete
package. He offers vocals well matched to the songs and to his distinctively accomplished guitar
playing style. You get some growl; some mellow tones; and even a tiny bit of country-rock sliding in
among the blues licks. In short, this is a good addition to anyone’s blues CD collection. It promises
numerous opportunities to get your boogie on and lose what’s troubling you
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Month Full of Blues
December 2013
Editor- Kerry Cordray
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MO Blues
Association Inc.
Board & Officers
Chuck Renn –President
Bruce Edwards – Vice President
Herb Kuschel – Treasurer
Sherry Hoskins – Secretary
Deb Brown – Chair - Membership
Wayne Johnson – Chair - Jams
Sue Barnes
Josh Bowles
Bill Burnham
Kerry Cordray
Joyce Harkins
Julie Pappenfort
Larry Zulauf
“…the blues
are the roots
and the other
musics are
the fruits.
Without the
roots, you
have no
fruits…”
Willie Dixon
714 Michigan Ave., Jefferson City
at
Prison Brews
Will West Music & Sound
And online at MOBlues.org
Contact Us
MO Blues Association, Inc
P.O. 105758
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Web: MoBlues.org
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