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PUBLISHED BY RBA Publishing Inc. In this Magazine
dba BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE
P.O. Box 920, Arcata, CA 95518 - 707/630-3304
www.BluesFestivalGuide.com FEATURED FESTIVALS .............................. 7-46
facebook.com/bluesfestivalguide
twitter.com/bluesfestguide The Blues Prescription by Don Wilcock ...................................................................... 48
TO HAVE A COPY MAILED TO YOU Revel in Blues History ................................................................................................ 50
Send $8.00 ($13.00 overseas) KBA Honors Festivals ............................................................................................... 53
PUBLISHER Women of the Blues by Robin Zimmerman ................................................................. 56
Kaati: Kaati@BluesFestivalGuide.com Living Legend: John Mayall by Mike Shivvers ........................................................... 60
EDITOR Resonating with Consumers by Tim Parsons ............................................................. 64
Irene Johnson Killer Blues by Steve Salter .......................................................................................... 66
BLUES FESTIVAL E-GUIDE NEWSLETTER EDITOR Game-Changing Blues Originators by Rev. Billy C. Wirtz......................................... 68
Michele Lundeen LRBC Royal Treatment by Katie Martin ....................................................................... 72
SALES MANAGER/MARKETING DIRECTOR Nicknames of Legends by CC Rider ........................................................................... 76
Cheryl O’Grady-Yearnshaw: cogblues@att.net Blues Radio compiled by Irene Johnson ....................................................................... 80
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS What’s Cookin' with Mac Arnold ................................................................................ 82
Mac Arnold, Katie Martin, Tim Parsons, CC Rider, Blues Societies compiled by Heather Penrod-Rudd ....................................................... 84
Steve Salter, Mike Shivvers, Don Wilcock, Rev. Billy C.
Wirtz, Robin Zimmerman Plan Your Blues Festival Calendar ........................................................................... 86
PHOTO & ART CONTRIBUTORS
Courtesy Alligator Records, Vonda Arnold, Kelvin Baldwin,
Courtesy B.B. King Museum, Lou Bopp, April Brown,
Phil Chesnut, Mike Gendimenico, Robert Hughes, Greetings Fellow Blues Fans!
Mattia Insolera, Courtesy Steve McCabe,
Courtesy National Blues Museum, NuNu, Lynn Orman
Weiss, © Joseph A. Rosen, Steve Salter, Dave Schlenker,
© Bob Sekinger, Mike Shivvers, © Marilyn Stringer, Robin Blues is our passion, so it makes the last 15 years of producing the Blues Festival Guide magazine,
Subar, Dick Waterman, Greg Waterman, e-Guide and website seem like a fun whirlwind of blues music, friends and festivals.
Courtesy “Women of The Blues – A Coast To Coast
Collection,” Andrea Zucker Back in 2003, as we were producing blues shows, my marketing guru and friend Nancy Edwards
and I became aware of a need for a free blues publication that reached new blues fans and
ADVERTISING SALES veterans alike to let them all know the details of blues festivals.
Cheryl O’Grady-Yearnshaw, Heather Penrod-Rudd,
Tom Andrews Nancy took a mock-up of our magazine cover and a rate card, and beat the streets during the
International Blues Challenge in Memphis to drum up business. Festivals, blues societies, bands
ADVERTISING TRAFFIC COORDINATOR and labels liked the idea, and we got the support we needed to have a successful first issue.
Heather Penrod-Rudd
We’ve been moving forward, without looking back, ever since.
ADMINISTRATIVE/DATABASE MANAGEMENT It was plain ol’ dumb luck that the launch of our premier edition in 2003 coincided with
Heather Penrod-Rudd what the government ordained as “The Year of The Blues.” We found a friend in Bob Santelli
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER (executive director of The GRAMMY Museum and former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator)
Heather Penrod-Rudd who spearheaded this U.S. congressional initiative, and the Blues Festival Guide became its
unofficial voice.
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION/WEBSITE
Goran Petko/Aqua Design Over the years, we have developed partnerships with
organizations whose projects we love and support,
CONSULTANTS including the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise,
Nancy Edwards, Michele Lundeen, Tom Yearnshaw
the Blues Foundation and the Blues Hall of Fame
The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily the (we are proud of our brick on the wall), Elwood’s
views of RBA Publishing Inc. BluesMobile, Music on the Couch, Big Llou’s Hall of
Fame Tribute Jam, Pinetop Boogie and Crawfish Boil
FRONT COVER fundraiser, International Songwriting Competition,
A city bus driver for 24 years, Toronzo Cannon, a
Chicago native with deep, homegrown roots, has numerous festivals, and of course, the Big Blues
seen just about everything. The impassioned vocalist, Bender.
searing guitarist and poignant storyteller captures real I learn about the history and culture of the blues
life in his songs and performances. “Blues is truth-telling
music,” he says, “and I want my audience to relate to every day from the awesome people I work with, and
my stories.” Relatively new on the scene, his compelling I am introducing them to you here so you can say “Hi”
style is winning over audiences. Here he is delivering a to them at the next blues festival on your calendar.
killer set at the 2016 Mammoth Bluesapalooza.
But for now, your festival smorgasbord is just a page
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHER turn away…
© Marilyn Stringer Kaati, Publisher
www.MJStringerPhoto.com See you at the festivals! Arcata, CA, 2017
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