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www.BluesFestivalGuide.com FEATURED FESTIVALS .............................. 6-43
facebook.com/bluesfestivalguide
twitter.com/bluesfestguide KBA Festival Recipients .................................................................................. 44
TO HAVE A COPY MAILED TO YOU Oakland Walk of Fame by Ronnie K. Stewart ................................................... 46
Send $7.00 ($12.00 overseas) Mississippi’s GRAMMY Museum by Tim Parsons .................................................50
Fueling the Passion for Music by Brian Reiser .................................................... 54
PUBLISHER
Kaati: Kaati@BluesFestivalGuide.com The Dulcimer Pimp by Bing Futch ...................................................................... 56
EDITOR Barbara Newman Takes Lead by Tim Parsons .................................................. 60
Irene Johnson Nicknames and the Blues by CC Rider ............................................................. 62
BLUES FESTIVAL E-GUIDE NEWSLETTER EDITOR Cookin' In Louisiana by Kenny Neal .................................................................. 66
Michele Lundeen Living Legend: Sugar Pie DeSanto by T. Watts .................................................. 68
SALES MANAGER/MARKETING DIRECTOR Blues Radio compiled by Irene Johnson ............................................................... 70
Cheryl O’Grady-Yearnshaw: cogblues@att.net Cruising to NOLA on a Virgin Voyage by Kate Martinelli ....................................72
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Bing Futch, Kate Martinelli, Kenny Neal, Tim Parsons, John Blues Societies… Join One! ............................................................................ 75
Porter, Brian Reiser, CC Rider, Ronnie K. Stewart, T. Watts Young Guns Blazing by John Porter .................................................................. 76
PHOTO & ART CONTRIBUTORS Plan Your Blues Festival Calendar .................................................................. 85
Courtesy B.B. King Museum, Courtesy Chenango Blues
Festival, Exclusive Image, Bing Futch, Jae Futch, Rick
Gould, Courtesy GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi:
photographer Rory Doyle, Courtesy Kenny Neal, Bruce Greetings Fellow Blues Fans!
Newman, PHOTOFEST, Wendy Podmenik Darugar,
Marco van Rooijen, © Joseph A. Rosen, © Marilyn
Stringer, Kurt Swanson, Bob Trester, James Wessel, Bob We are pleased to bring you the 14th annual Blues Festival Guide, which is produced
White/CRW Photography, Holly Whitfield both in print and digital formats once a year. For blues news, music and community
ADVERTISING SALES updates year round, visit us at bluesfestivalguide.com. Stop by and play on our
Cheryl O’Grady-Yearnshaw, Heather Penrod-Rudd,
Tom Andrews website – you can listen to music on the jukebox; search for festivals by name, date
ADVERTISING TRAFFIC COORDINATOR or city; read the latest blues news from around the world; and find bands, blues
Heather Penrod-Rudd societies and more.
ADMINISTRATIVE/DATABASE MANAGEMENT
Heather Penrod-Rudd We are proud to have the Big Blues Bender as our sponsor this year. Downtown
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Las Vegas serves as the backdrop for this premier event, which will once again take
Heather Penrod-Rudd over the Plaza Hotel & Casino September 8-11, 2016. We know every festival claims
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION/WEBSITE to have the top blues artists, but seriously, have you seen the Bender's lineup this
Goran Petko/Aqua Design year? It's crazy!! Artists perform on three indoor stages and a rooftop pool stage –
CONSULTANTS
Nancy Edwards, Michele Lundeen, Tom Yearnshaw as producer A.J. Gross likes to say, “Everything, An Elevator Ride Away!”
The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily the Our new magazine editor, Irene Johnson, has put together a thoughtful and
views of RBA Publishing Inc. interesting collection of features to connect you, the reader, to the greater
FRONT COVER blues community. From a cruise up the Mississippi River, to a family recipe
Here’s high-octane boogie, soul, powerhouse bluesman,
the multi-award winning Victor Wainwright, the “Piana shared by Kenny Neal, to Joe Bonamassa's music education non-profit, to the
from Savannah,” doing what he does best at the 2015 comprehensive festival calendar, we offer something for everyone. You know that
Bonita Blues Festival in Bonita Springs, FL. That’s JP
Soars to his right. Victor is a 2016 Blues Music Award feeling of standing in front of a festival stage, reveling in the camaraderie of your
Nominee for B.B. King Entertainer of The Year, Band fellow festival-goers as your spirits lift together in response to the music? The Blues
of The Year, and Piano Player of The Year! Everything Festival Guide is that in print – as Bobby Rush always says, it's "your roadmap to all
about him is simply infectious! www.vwwroots.com
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHER things blues."
Soulshine Photographix by Rick Lewis Enjoy!
www.SoulshinePhotographix.com
Kaati, Publisher
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