February - Walla Walla Blues Society

Walla Walla Blues Society’s
Volume 23
Inside:
Marcia ball
Blues quiz
Issue 2
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February 2016
“Get Ready for Blues Festivals”
The Walla Walla Blues
Society Blues News
8237 Mill Creek Rd.
Walla Walla WA 99362
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Walla Walla Blues Society hold meetings monthly.
The next meetings are Tuesday March 1st at
Pacific Express. Come on down and have some
great food and beverages.
The Blues News is the official publication of
the Walla Walla Blues Society. Any articles,
advertising, etc. must be submitted to the
Editor no later than the 15th of each month.
All submissions become the property of the
Walla Walla Blues Society. Views and
opinions expressed by individuals represented
in the Blues News are not necessarily those of
the WWBS. Permission to reprint any
material herein should be obtained from the
Editor. The Walla Walla Blues Society is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all
donations are therefore tax deductible.
WWBS Officers
President:
Mike Hammond
Treasurer:
Secretary:
IFK Coord:
BITS Coord:
Webmaster:
Blues News Editor:
Verna Reesman
Kim Ruchert
Mike Hammond
Torch Davis
Rich Smith
Rand Bishop
Board of Directors
George Copeland
Rich Smith
Torch Davis
Donna Copeland
Laura Hall
Audrey Renaud
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business, event or promotion.
Email: [email protected]
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(10% discount on ads that run 6 months or more)
Membership
Blues Society Members will receive a cool
membership card, the Blues News newsletter,
various perks and discounts from time to time
(including the Blues Lottery), and the
satisfaction of knowing you have helped to
promote this unique American art form known
as The Blues in Walla Walla and the
surrounding area.
Annual dues :
Single Membership :
$ 20.00
Family Membership :
$ 30.00
Supporting Membership :
$ 50.00
Corporate Sponsor :
$100.00
The Walla Walla Blues Society
8237 Mill Creek Rd.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
wwbs@ bmi.net
2012 Walla Walla Blues Society
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Marcia ball
Like her fingers that rove so energetically over her piano keys, Marcia Ball
seldom stays still.
As with other brilliant musicians, Ball constantly searches to find that new
sound, to entertain an audience, to write a kind of song she's never written
before. She's a tireless performer, delivering her rousing blend of blues,
country, rock, jazz, and ragtime night after night. Last year she played
between 100 and 120 gigs—"that helps keep the lights on," she laughs. On
New Year's Eve 2015, she headlined the show re-opening Antone's, Austin's
premier blues club, and she's just returned from a little over a week on
Delbert McClinton's annual blues cruise in the Caribbean, where, according to
McClinton, she's a staple.
Marcia Ball's musical influences run very deep—her father was a composer,
her grandmother played ragtime and Tin Pan Alley songs—"she always had a
lot of sheet music"—and her aunt played Gershwin and the pop music of the
'50s—she heard her true calling when she was 13 and went with her aunt and
cousin to New Orleans and saw Irma Thomas. "She just blew me away
and caught me totally unaware," Ball recalls, "and once I started my own
band, the first stuff I did was Irma's." "I grew up at a great time for rock
and roll," she recalls, "and when I was in high school, soul music was big.
Plus, I'm from south Louisiana where people like to dance to Cajun and
zydeco." All of these ingredients Ball poured into her music, mixing up a
steaming pot of musical gumbo that nourished and sustained her and to
which she added even more spices when she left home for college in
Baton Rouge at LSU.
In 1975, Ball reached what she calls one of her turning points. "I could
join a band, start a band, or go do something else," she laughs, "so I
started my own band. For the first time it was up to me what musical
direction I'd take; I knew I was going to go back to my roots."
While the blues have been good to Ball, she recognizes that "it's always been a subgenre. But, I tell you," she says,
"blues fans are the most loyal ones out there; we have blues societies and festivals that keep the music alive. However,
we've lost that first generation of bluesmen and blueswomen, and
we need to continue give our nod to the original players.
It's important to carry that style forward." Ball shares that among
her greatest influences are Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Etta
James, Mickey Newbury—"a fabulous songwriter"—Dan Penn, and
Ray Charles—"I could sell my soul to the devil to get Ray Charles'
voice," she laughs.
(Blues Blast Magazine)
"I've been very fortunate in the people I've worked with, and I've
been able to figure out how to put the right people together to
play music with. I hope I've been able to add to the lexicon of this
music we listen to."
Test your blues
knowledge: Blues Quiz
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1. Sonny Boy Williamson II’s real name.

John Lee Williamson

Aleck Rice Miller

Robert Johnson

Walter Horton
9. What piano player/singer had a #1 hit in 1951 with
“Black Night Is Falling” and a #2 hit with “Driftin
Blues” in 1946?

Lowell Fulson

Charles Brown

Ivory Joe Hunter

Johnny Otis
2. He made it big with a Big Mama Thornton song.

John Lennon

Charlie Musselwhite

Junior Wells

Elvis Presley
3. The Rolling Stones named themselves after one of his
songs.
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Charles Brown

Lowell Fulson

Muddy Waters

Son House
4. Who was the guitar player in the Paul Butterfield
Blues Band (before Mike Bloomfield joined in and they
had two guitar players)?

Elvin Bishop

Duane Allman

Roy Buchanan

Al Kooper
5. What guitar player played with the Yardbirds, Cream,
Blind Faith, and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers?

Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton

Jeff Beck

Tinsley Ellis
6. What jump blues artist had big hits with the songs,
“Caldonia” and “Five Guys Named Moe”?

Wynonie Harris

Roy Brown

Louis Prima

Louis Jordan
7. Who did bandleader, Johnny Otis, discover at age
15, in 1954, and used her as the star performer in the
Johnny Otis R&B Review?

Little Esther Phillips

Sugar Pie Desanto

Big Mama Thornton

Etta James
8. Who was the first white guitar player to be in the
Muddy Waters Band from 1973-1980?

Bob Margolin
Hollywood Fats
Johnny Winter
Tinsley Ellis
10. What female Blues artist had her first hit in 1966,
with Willie Dixon’s “Wang Dang Doodle”?

Big Mama Thornton

Little Esther Phillips

Koko Taylor

Victoria Spivey
11. Who was the driving force behind most of Jimmy
Reed’s great recordings in the 50’s, with his solid guitar
work and a downhome sensibility, and solid sense of
groove?

Hound Dog Taylor

Little Johnny Taylor

Ted Taylor

Eddie Taylor
12. Who was the founder, guitarist, and vocalist of
Roomful of Blues?

Ronnie Earl

Duke Robillard

Jimmie Vaughn

Kim Wilson
13. How many dollars does Paul DeLay have in the
bank?
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$18
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$13
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$14
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None
14. In the song, “Little Red Rooster”, why is there no
peace in the barnyard?

There’s two roosters in the barnyard

The little red rooster is gone

We ate the little red rooster

There’s no chickens in the barnyard
15. Who sold his soul at the Crossroad?

Little Walter

Robert Johnson

Muddy Waters

Mississippi John Hurt
The Patty Party !
Since Patty Keyes has been
such a big part of the Walla
Walla Blues Society we
brought the award winning
Robin Barrett & The Coyote
Kings w/Tiffany Dames.
It was a packed house and
many of the long time blues
members showed up to say
hi. Notice how I say long
time not old time, thinking
of myself of course!
Mike Hammond
I met my wife Verna at a Walla
Test Your Blues
Knowledge
Answers:
1. Aleck Rice Miller
2. Elvis Presley
3. Muddy Waters
4. Elvin Bishop
5. Eric Clapton
6. Louis Jordan
7. Etta Jam
8. Bob Margolin
9. Charles Brown
10. Koko Taylor
11. Eddie Taylor
12. Duke Robillard
13. $14
14. The little red rooster is gone
15. Robert Johnson
Walla Blues Society concert over
20 years ago and asked her to
dance. We have been dancing
ever since. I am now current
President and Verna is Treasure.
We enjoy going to Blues concerts
and Blues Cruises.
We are both proud of what the
Walla Walla Blues Society does
for the Instruments for kids and
are big part of the local Rock
Camp for kids.
Mike Hammond
This year, the Downtown
Foundation and FEAST Walla
Walla are partnering with the
Walla Walla Guitar Festival to
bring the valley a great weekend
full of music, food and splendid
libations. Details are still
developing, but make sure and
mark your calendars for
April 8-10. For more information
please visit
www.downtownwallawalla.com
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