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The Saxophone by Terry Hanck ...................................................................................48
To HAVE A coPY mAILED To YoU Raised on Revival by Sugaray Rayford ........................................................................52
Send $7.00 ($12.00 overseas) Germany’s Biggest Festival is Free by Helge Nickel .................................................54

PUBLISHER Blues Flavors of the Legendary Rhythm & Blues cruise by Katie Martinelli ...........56
Kaati: Kaati@BluesFestivalGuide.com Blues Societies… Join one! .......................................................................................60
EDIToR-In-cHIEF The Rich Heritage of Blues by Anita Havens ...............................................................62
Tim Parsons Living Legend of Luck: Elvin Bishop by Tim Parsons ...................................................64
mAnAGInG EDIToR The Blues and the Burn by Polly O’Keary ...................................................................68
Irene Johnson
BLUES FESTIVAL E-GUIDE EDIToR Blues Hall of Fame opens Doors in 2015 by Tim Parsons ........................................71
Michele Lundeen Blues Foundation President Goes out on Top by Tim Parsons .................................72
SALES mAnAGER/mARkETInG DIREcToR Bit By The Blues Bug ..................................................................................................74
Cheryl O’Grady-Yearnshaw: cogblues@att.net Blues Radio compiled by Irene Johnson .........................................................................76
EDIToRIAL conTRIBUToRS What’s cookin’ by Angela Strehli ................................................................................80
Terry Hanck, Anita Havens, Katie Martinelli, Helge Searching for Robert Johnson by Gianna Volpe ........................................................82
Nickel, Polly O’Keary, Tim Parsons, Sugaray Rayford,
Angela Strehli, Gianna Volpe, Reverend Billy C. Wirtz marooned: my Desert Island Blues List by Reverend Billy C. Wirtz ...........................86
PHoTo & ART conTRIBUToRS Plan your Blues Festival calendar ............................................................................90
Andy Cotton, FleaMarketFunk.com, Kaati Gaffney, Anita
Havens, Kurt E. Johnson, Chuck Lamb, Hugues Marley,
Lance Murphey/ Memphis Daily News, Leanne Nelson,
Helge Nickel, Matt O’Brien, Tim Parsons, Rancho
Nicasio, Sugaray Rayford, Kim Reed, © Joseph A.
Rosen, sethskim.com, Jill Sonsteby, Roger Stolle, Memphis or bust! At the time this issue is going to print, our staff is preparing
© Marilyn Stringer Photography, the-saxophone.com, to head to Memphis to witness the historic event of the grand opening of the
Gianna Volpe Blues Hall of Fame. We’ll also be saying good bye to long-time Blues Foundation

ADVERTISInG SALES President, and friend, Jay Sieleman, who is stepping down after developing this
Cheryl O’Grady-Yearnshaw, Heather Penrod-Rudd, organization in amazing ways.
Tom Andrews
ADVERTISInG TRAFFIc cooRDInAToR The organization says it best (quoted directly from www.Blues.org): “The Blues
Florencia Mariona-Raynor Foundation is Memphis-based, but world-renowned as THE organization dedicated
ADmInISTRATIVE/ to preserving our blues music history, celebrating recording and performance
DATABASE mAnAGEmEnT excellence, supporting blues education and ensuring the future of this uniquely
Colleen Gaffney, Leann Linenko, Jada Owens American art form. Founded in 1980, The Blues Foundation has 4100 individual
DESIGn AnD PRoDUcTIon/WEBSITE members and 200 affiliated local blues societies representing another 50,000 fans
Goran Petko, Aqua Design and professionals around the world. Its signature honors and events – the Blues
DISTRIBUTIon mAnAGER Music Awards, Blues Hall of Fame, International Blues Challenge and Keeping the
Heather Penrod-Rudd
conSULTAnTS Blues Alive Awards – make it the international center of blues music. In May 2015,
Nancy Edwards, Michele Lundeen, Tom Yearnshaw it will open the bricks and mortar Blues Hall of Fame in downtown Memphis.”
For the past 13 years, The Blues Festival Guide has been a proud media sponsor of
The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily the
views of RBA Publishing Inc. The Blues Foundation, and for the past two years we’ve also been chipping in some
cash to help build the bricks and mortar Blues Hall of Fame, because every little bit
FRonT coVER helps. Quite a bit of this issue's editorial focus is related to The Blues Foundation,
Young Mississippi-based bluesman Jarekus Singleton
tearing it up at the Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival in including a few stories contributed by 2015 International Blues Challenge winners.
Clearwater, FL. USA Today says his “stinging blues In short, we love The Blues Foundation and the cohesiveness it brings to the fans
guitar and potent, original songs herald the emergence
of a major new talent.” and industry, uniting us as one big blues family. Memphis, here we come!
FRonT coVER PHoToGRAPHER Team Blues Festival Guide
Mikel Samel
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