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LRBC CEO Roger Naber and staff toast fellow Cruisers.

previous LRBC performances, photo slideshows, video reels,
culinary and drink demos, theme nights, interviews… almost
everything you might find onboard a classic Blues Cruise!
“Sail-Away Delay” performances were coordinated and
professionally produced live, featuring the Danielle Nicole
Legendary Rhythm Band in Kansas City, MO, for October’s Virtual Cruise and
Albert Castiglia in Melbourne, FL, and Hudspeth & Taylor with
Clever Keys in Kansas City, MO, for January’s Cruise. These

& Blues Cruise events reunited LRBC staff and crew members for some masked
and socially-distanced, responsible fun! To expand reach,
LRBC partnered with Can’t Stop the Blues to rebroadcast later
in the evening.
Dry Docked & Landlocked recording studio, Danielle Nicole remembers, “It was bitter
Performing from the Weights and Measures Soundlab
sweet, but still really cool to do the Virtual Sail Away. The crew
When the world turned upside down in March 2020, took over the studio with beads, decorations and general love to
impacting the lives and livelihoods of millions, the Legendary champion the blues. It felt like the old times that we all needed.
Rhythm & Blues Cruise (LRBC) was no exception. Both the October We had the warmth, love and fun that only the LRBC staff gives.
2020 and January 2021 cruises were canceled, and the LRBC They are advocates of blues artists in all forms and manners of
and Blues Cruisers was forced to navigate uncharted waters. the term, and are dedicated to giving respect to the pioneers and
To stay connected with the Blues Cruiser family and artists, current players. The salty breeze was all that was missing!”
the LRBC teamed up with band lineups from each cruise to The lockdown also gave rise to the Legendary Happy Hour
present Dry Docked & Landlocked − A Virtual Blues Cruise. For series Driftin’ & Driftin’ − Tales & Tunes from the Legendary Rhythm
each cruise, a week-long schedule of live stream performances & Blues Cruise. In each episode, an LRBC artist is interviewed
aired daily and featured over two hours of living room concerts, by music writer, radio personality and LRBC piano bar host

Tommy Castro shares, “The LRBC is, without a doubt, my favorite gig. I could write Danielle Nicole performed for the LRBC’s Virtual “Sail-Away Delay” Cruise in
a book on why.” October 2020.

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