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The dynamic Bobby Rush and his band Photo © Marilyn Stringer Photography Little Richard at the 2001 Monterey Bay Blues Festival Photo © Jef Jaisun Photography

resemble a cross between a professional wrestling event and the supper of fallen greats: Marvin Gaye, Johnnie Taylor, Bob Marley
pimp of the year contest from I’m Gonna Get You Sucka. The and someone who resembles Frederick Douglass. The big concerts
musicians mingle with the crowd throughout the night, posing for attract both young and nostalgic fans and everyone has a very good
Polaroids with their fans in front of airbrushed backdrops for $10 time, dragging coolers and bottles in and feasting on smoked turkey
a pop. One of these tapestries called “Wipe Me Down,” shows legs, fried catfish and pulled pork-shoulder sandwiches.
a green convertible Rolls with gold rims and upholstery and a Dozens of radio stations – small AM, but still – play chitlin’
tinted windshield stuck in a downpour of hundred dollar bills – if circuit blues. A grab bag of titles include “Lick It Before You Stick It,”
you look closely you see Ben Franklin wearing diamond-studded “You Ain’t Cheatin’ by the Rules,” “I’ll Drink Your Bathwater Baby,”
shades, tugging on a plump joint. “Soul Heaven” shows a last “Everything I Like to Eat Starts With a ‘P’,” “If I Can’t Cut the Mustard

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